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SYSTEM SETUP AND OPERATION GUIDE FOR THE SOLAR STIK USAF G-BOSS MEDIUM AND HEAVY HYBRID POWER SYSTEM
PRELIMINARY DRAFT
Method to Maintain Battery SOC Parity using Gen Exercise
The Gen Exercise function will periodically start and run the generator to maintain the generator
starter battery and lubricate internal parts of the generator on a regular basis. If run regularly and for
long enough, Gen Exercise can also maintain an equivalent SOC among batteries in a bank.
Gen Exercise is in the Setup Menus. The example below shows the programming values for running
the exercise once a week starting at 8:00 AM for 12 hours.
04H Gen Exercise
On
Set
Gen Exercise
Days=7
Set Exercise Run
Hour=8:00
Set Exercise Run
Minute=#:00-#:59
Set Exercise Run
AM-PM= 8:00P
Set
Gen Exercise
Days=1-255 Days
Set Exercise Run
Hour=1:00-12:00A
Set Exercise Run
Minute= 8:00
Set Exercise Run
AM-PM= 8:00A
Set Exercise Run
Time= 1-25.5 Hrs
Set Exercise Run
Time= 12.0 Hrs
1. Press the SETUP Button on the PRO-Verter user interface
(password may be required).
2. Navigate to 04H Gen Exercise. Press SELECT to enter this
menu.
3. Enter and save the values best suited for your application into
each of the fields. Start with the frequency (e.g., every seven
days) and duration (e.g., 12 hours) as shown.
4. Confirm that the SOC of the System battery bank reported in
METER 05B is 100%.
5. If the Expander Paks do not reach 100% SOC during the 12
hour period, increase the Gen Exercise the time until they do.
default = OFF
Maintaining SOC Parity
The PRO-Verter has two programmable “maintenance” functions in the AGS menus that can be
used to maintain battery SOC parity: Gen Exercise and Gen 100% SOC
Note:
• Ensure that the System clock is set to local time.
• Ensure that the Max Gen Run Time (SETUP 04F) is greater than or equal to the duration of the
Gen Exercise.
Method to Maintain Battery SOC Parity using Gen 100% SOC
The feature “Gen 100% SOC” is designed specifically for the purpose of equalizing the SOC of all
batteries in a bank to 100%. After the SOC of the bank has been below 100% for a programmable
number of days (three in the example below), the PRO-Verter will start and run the generator until
the battery bank is at 100% SOC. The time of day for this protocol to begin must also be set (see
below). The length of time require to restore the bank to 100% will depend on the degree to which
the bank of batteries are discharged and the magnitude of the SOC difference when Gen 100%
SOC starts.
