Operation
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6.6 Charging the high-voltage batteries
DANGER!
Danger of fire and burns from overheating or from hot component sur-
faces!
Fire and hot surfaces can result in death or severe physical injuries.
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Do not store flammable objects in the vicinity of the high-voltage equip-
ment.
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Use only charging cables which are suitable for outdoor use.
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Always unroll the cables completely.
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If the DEEP BLUE system becomes very hot or you see steam or smoke,
switch the system off immediately.
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During or immediately after a trip, do not touch any of the motor or battery
components.
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Prevent strong mechanical forces from working on the batteries and cables
of the DEEP BLUE system.
Prerequisites:
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The fuse for the Emergency Stop Switch must not be removed.
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The Emergency kill switch must not be depressed.
1. To start the charging process, insert the charger plug into the provided socket
ashore.
The charging process starts automatically.
If the system is switched on, then the displays switch on automatically. If the
system is switched off, only the display for the accelerator lever is switched
on.
As soon as AC voltage is detected at the plug, an icon is displayed on the
Drive screen.
An arrow and the combined charging power of all charger units are displayed
on the Energy Flow screen.
A plug symbol and the charging power are displayed on the accelerator lever
display.
2. To end the charging process, pull the charger plug out of the socket.
ADVICE
Although the high-voltage batteries of the DEEP BLUE system are protected
from deep discharging, a certain self-discharge is unavoidable.
In order to prevent damage to the high-voltage batteries, comply with the fol-
lowing instructions:
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Top-up the charge of the high-voltage batteries after every trip. If the high-
voltage batteries are discharged to below 20 %, then they must be recharged
within 48 hours.
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During extended storage, check the state of charge of the
high-voltage batteries once per month, by reading the state of charge from
see "Fig. 75: Drive screen", page 92
). The value must be
greater than 20 %.
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Only charge the high-voltage batteries at the permitted ambient tempera-
tures,
see
Chapter 3, "Technical data", section High-voltage battery
.
If the sockets available for charging cannot provide the power required by the
charger unit, then under
"Settings
|
Charger"
, the maximum current per charger
unit can be set using a slider, until problem-free charging is achieved.
This extends the charging time required.
If the high-voltage batteries or the charger unit heat up significantly during the
charging process (e.g. at very high ambient temperature), or they disrupt the supply
voltage excessively, then the charger unit reduces the charge automatically. This also
extends the charging time.
Via
System Management
|
Components
|
Charger
or
Battery
you can view de-
tailed values for the charging process.
