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Manual 

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VE.Net Battery Controller (70-385V model) 

VBC-HV 

Summary of Contents for VBC-HV

Page 1: ...Manual EN VE Net Battery Controller 70 385V model VBC HV...

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Page 3: ...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 I...

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Page 5: ...mpatible devices to communicate with each other This means that the charger for example can get information from the battery monitor to optimize the charge current It is possible to control and monito...

Page 6: ...of the battery is low its capacity is decreased even more This is why simple Amp hour counters or Voltmeters give you far from an accurate state of charge indication The VBC HV can display both the A...

Page 7: ...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 eno...

Page 8: ...ller to a VE Net Panel or other VE Net device using a standard straight Cat5 cable The total length of Cat5 cables used in a VE Net network should not exceed 100m After installation and checking all t...

Page 9: ...Net I T T GND VBC Battery system Relay connection Fuse 100mAT Temperature sensor Battery Vin max 385V VE Net Vin max 70V Figure 1 Battery negative System ground Battery positive Load Read the Safety...

Page 10: ...chapter 4 1 3 for more information 3 2 Main menu To view more detailed information press the Enter button to enter the Battery Controller menu Name Description Units Battery voltage Displays the volta...

Page 11: ...hes 100 again Amp hours Average discharge The average discharge over all the cycles counted Amp hours Number of cycles Every time the battery is discharged below 65 of its rated capacity and charged b...

Page 12: ...uch batteries do not exist and a setting of 1 00 in the VBC HV is only implemented to bypass Peukert compensation The default setting for the Peukert exponent is 1 25 and is an acceptable average valu...

Page 13: ...for a 12 V battery or 21 V for a 24 V battery A calculation example is shown below A 200 Ah battery is discharged with a constant current of 20 A and after 8 5 hours 1 75 V cell is reached So 20 h ra...

Page 14: ...charging your battery not only keeps it in sync with the VBC HV but also prevents substantial capacity loss of your battery which limits its lifetime 4 1 4 Synchronisation parameters Based on increas...

Page 15: ...current If the charge current is below this percentage of the battery capacity the battery can be considered as fully charged 4 1 10 1 Sync time The minimum time that the above two parameters must be...

Page 16: ...the shunt at the maximum rated current 50 mV 1 100 1 Current offset Used to compensate for small errors in current measurement caused by unwanted offsets picked up by the measurement cables 0 A 60000...

Page 17: ...arm 50 0 100 1 Low SOC clr The state of charge threshold that has to be reached to cancel an active state of charge alarm 80 0 100 1 Low SOC action The type of action to take when the alarm condition...

Page 18: ...Supply current relay inactive 144V 5mA 288V 5mA Operating temperature range 0 50 C Potential free alarm contact Mode Normally open Rating 30V 3A max Dimensions VBC HV Housing 75 x 110 x 23mm 230x140x...

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Page 20: ...n 06 Date 5 March 2010 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...

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