UAV-1004233-001, AV-30-E Pilot’s Guide
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10 Internal Battery Operation
10.1 General
The internal battery consists of a rechargeable LiPo battery system
with automatic recharge, self-test and power switching capability.
The internal battery capacity will provide approximately 2 hours of
operation at standard temperatures and 30 minutes (minimum) of
operational capacity over the operational temperature range.
10.2 Battery Transition Logic
The battery is tested, enabled and disabled based on airspeed and
aircraft bus voltage as follows:
10.2.1 Power-On Self-Test (Pre-Flight)
On powerup, the battery charge status will show TEST in amber.
During this process, an internal load is being applied to the battery to
determine general capacity capability. If the battery fails this self-
test, the charge status field with show FAIL in red and no battery
capability will be available.
Figure 32 - Battery Fail Indication
If the battery status shows FAIL, departure into actual or
planned IFR conditions must not be performed.
