Battery Management
SMA America, LLC
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SI5048U-TUS121440
Technical Description
a defined period of time (”222.02 — 222.04”, AptTmBoost or AptTmFul or AptTmEqu” parameters).
For this charging phase, the Sunny Island automatically selects one of three possible charging
methods (boost, full, equalizing) which are described in detail in sections 13.4.1 ”Boost Charge”
(page 109) to 13.4.3 ”Equalization Charge” (page 110). The remaining charging time (display
value ”120.04 AptTmRmg”) of this phase and the actual process (display value ”120.05
BatChrgOp”) can be read on the display.
The following figure shows the relationship and the process diagram of the charging phases and
charging processes.
Once this constant voltage phase is finished, the Sunny Island switches to float charge which again
carries out constant voltage charging but at a greatly reduced charging voltage
(”222.10 ChrgVtgFlo” parameter). The purpose of the float charge is to keep the battery in a fully
charged state without causing premature aging through overcharging. The Sunny Island remains in
this phase until either more than 30 % of the nominal capacity has been used (all discharges are
added up) or the state of charge is below 70 %. When the Sunny Island is operating on the public
grid, it can also switch from the float charge into silent mode.
Changing the Charging Voltage
The charging voltage does not rapidly change, but is slowly adjusted to the new nominal
value by approx. 0.5 mV/cell*s as the constant voltage phase changes to the float charge.
This also takes place if the nominal value is changed manually.
