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Page 1: ...Manual EN Precision Battery Monitor BMV 600 BMV 602 ...

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Page 3: ...Y PRODUCTS AND MAKES SUCH VICTRON ENERGY PRODUCTS AVAILABLE SOLELY ON AN AS IS BASIS IN NO EVENT SHALL VICTRON ENERGY B V BE LIABLE TO ANYONE FOR SPECIAL COLLATERAL INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES IN CONNECTION WITH OR ARISING OUT OF PURCHASE OR USE OF THESE VICTRON ENERGY PRODUCTS THE SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE LIABILITY TO VICTRON ENERGY B V REGARDLESS OF THE FORM OF ACTION SHALL NOT EXCEED THE PURC...

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Page 5: ... should I monitor my battery Batteries are used in a wide variety of applications mostly to store energy for later use But how do you know how much energy is stored in your battery No one can tell by just looking at it Battery technology is often oversimplified but some basic battery knowledge and good monitoring is essential if you want to enjoy maximum life from your expensive batteries The life...

Page 6: ... way to read your battery This parameter is given in percentages where 100 0 represents a fully charged battery and 0 0 a completely flat battery You can compare this with a fuel gauge in a car The BMV also makes an estimation of how long the battery can support the present load time to go readout This is actually the time left until the battery needs to be charged again If the battery load is flu...

Page 7: ...d settings described in this manual refer to the main battery system 1 4 2 PC Link The BMV features a serial communications interface for connecting to a PC or other suitable equipment to provide remote monitoring capabilities For information on how to use the communications interface contact your Victron dealer or email sales victronenergy com ...

Page 8: ...vicinity of batteries Dropping a metal tool onto a battery might cause a short circuit and possibly an explosion 5 Remove personal metal items such as rings bracelets necklaces and watches when working with a battery A battery can produce a short circuit current high enough to melt objects such as rings causing severe burns 2 2 Installation Before proceeding with this chapter please make sure your...

Page 9: ...city reduction is called the Peukert exponent and can be adjusted from 1 00 to 1 50 The higher the Peukert exponent the faster the battery size shrinks with increasing discharge rate An ideal theoretical battery has a Peukert Exponent of 1 00 and has a fixed capacity regardless of the size of the discharge current Of course such batteries do not exist and a setting of 1 00 in the BMV is only imple...

Page 10: ...he 20hr rating which represents the rated battery capacity in most cases This second rating can be determined by discharging a fully charged battery with a constant current until the battery reaches 1 75V per cell which is 10 5 V for a 12 V battery or 21 V for a 24 V battery A calculation example is shown below 1 Please note that the rated battery capacity can also be defined as the 10hr or even 5...

Page 11: ... charged These voltage and current levels as well as the predefined period are called charged parameters In general for a 12V lead acid battery the voltage charged parameter is 13 2V and the current charged parameter is 4 0 of the total battery capacity e g 8 A with a 200 Ah battery A charged parameter time of 4 minutes is sufficient for most battery systems Please note that these parameters are v...

Page 12: ...ns vary depending on which mode the BMV is in When power is applied the BMV starts in normal mode Button Function Normal mode Setup mode Setup Hold for 3 seconds to switch to setup mode When not editing hold this button for 3 seconds to switch to normal mode When editing press this button to confirm the change When a parameter is confirmed it will be checked for validity If the value is valid it i...

Page 13: ...ay 0 0 50 0 99 0 0 1 ClS Clear SOC relay 0 0 90 0 99 0 0 1 RME Relay minimum enable time 0 0 500 1 min RDD Relay disable delay 0 0 500 1 min Al Alarm low voltage buzzer 0 0 0 0 95 0 0 1 V Alc Clear low voltage alarm 0 0 0 0 95 0 0 1 V Ah Alarm high voltage buzzer 0 0 0 0 95 0 0 1 V Ahc Clear high voltage alarm 0 0 0 0 95 0 0 1 V AS Alarm low SOC buzzer 0 0 0 0 95 0 0 1 ASc Clear low SOC alarm 0 0 ...

Page 14: ... 0 95 0 0 1 V AhS Alarm high starter battery voltage buzzer 0 0 0 0 95 0 0 1 V AhcS Clear high starter battery voltage 0 0 0 0 95 0 0 1 V RlS Relay low starter battery voltage 0 0 0 0 95 0 0 1 V RlcS Clear relay low starter battery voltage 0 0 0 0 95 0 0 1 V RhS Relay high starter battery voltage 0 0 0 0 95 0 0 1 V RhcS Clear relay high starter battery voltage 0 0 0 0 95 0 0 1 V ...

Page 15: ...energy where 100 is no loss PC Peukert exponent see chapter 2 3 2 When unknown it is recommended to keep this value at 1 25 A value of 1 00 disables the Peukert compensation Contact your battery manufacturer for the correct Peukert exponent for your battery Ith Current threshold When the current measured falls below this value it will be considered as zero Amps With this function it is possible to...

Page 16: ...y key the bell icon will remain on the display Alc Clear low voltage alarm When the battery voltage rises above this value the alarm is turned off This value needs to be greater than or equal to Al Ah Alarm high voltage buzzer When the battery voltage rises above this value for more than 10 seconds a bell icon appears on the display the backlight flashes and the buzzer will sound The buzzer and ba...

Page 17: ...charge display Determines if the state of charge is available in the monitoring menu D TTG Time to go display Determines if the time to go is available in the monitoring menu ZERO Zero current calibration If the BMV reads a non zero current even when there is no load and the battery is not charging this option can be used to calibrate the zero reading Ensure that there really is no current flowing...

Page 18: ... icon will remain on the display AhcS Clear high starter battery voltage alarm When the starter battery voltage falls below this value the alarm is turned off This value needs to be less than or equal to AhS RlS Relay low starter battery voltage When the starter battery voltage falls below this value for more than 10 seconds the alarm relay will be activated RlcS Clear relay low starter battery vo...

Page 19: ...icient V VS Starter battery voltage this readout is useful to make a rough estimation of the starter battery s state of charge V I Current this represents the actual current flowing in to or out of the battery A discharge current is indicated as a negative value current flowing out of the battery If for example a DC to AC inverter draws 5 A from the battery it will be displayed as 5 0 A A CE Consu...

Page 20: ...ximum starter battery voltage V BMV 602 Only 3 3 Nominal voltage detection Although the BMV factory settings are chosen for a 12V battery system the BMV is able to automatically determine the nominal voltage The BMV is also able to adjust the charged voltage parameter without user intervention During charging the BMV measures the current battery voltage and uses this to estimate the nominal voltag...

Page 21: ...ature range 0 50 C Readout resolution Voltage 0 135V voltage dependent Current 0 10A 0 1A Current 10 500A 1A Amp hours 0 200Ah 0 1Ah Amp hours 200 2000Ah 1Ah State of charge 0 100 0 1 Time to go 0 100hrs 1minute Time to go 100 240hrs 1hr Voltage measurement accuracy 0 3 Current measurement accuracy 0 5 Potential free alarm contact Mode Normally open Rating 60V 1A max Dimensions Front panel 69 x 69...

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Page 24: ...on 06 Date 5 June 2008 Victron Energy B V De Paal 35 1351 JG Almere PO Box 50016 1305 AA Almere The Netherlands General phone 31 0 36 535 97 00 Customer support desk 31 0 36 535 97 03 Fax 31 0 36 535 97 40 E mail sales victronenergy com www victronenergy com ...

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