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Owner's Manual

Link 10

Xantrex
Link 10
Battery Monitor

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Page 1: ...Owner s Manual Link 10 Xantrex Link 10 Battery Monitor i4 25 ...

Page 2: ...ICAL OR OTHER INFORMATION PROVIDED IN ITS MANUALS OR OTHER DOCUMENTATION b ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITY OR LIABILITY FOR LOSS OR DAMAGE WHETHER DIRECT INDIRECT CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL WHICH MIGHT ARISE OUT OF THE USE OF SUCH INFORMATION THE USE OF ANY SUCH INFORMATION WILL BE ENTIRELY AT THE USER S RISK Date and Revision November 2002 Revision 1 Part Number 445 0195 01 01 Contact Information Web ...

Page 3: ...storical Data 29 Advanced Functions 30 34 Peukert s Equation 39 42 Troubleshooting 43 Options and Versions 44 High Voltage Prescaler optional 45 Electric Vehicles 46 47 Lift Truck Installations 48 Serial Port RS 232 optional 49 High Voltage Notes 50 CE Declaration of Conformity 51 Limited Warranty 52 54 Index 58 Specifications 59 DO NOT INSTALL OR USE THIS PRODUCT UNTIL YOU HAVE READ THE ENTIRE OW...

Page 4: ...sor Input 6 Optional Low Battery Alarm 7 Optional Temperature Sensor Ground 8 SYSTEM POSITIVE SYSTEM NEGATIVE 1234567 1234567 1234567 1234567 1234567 1234567 Twisted pair wire is used for shunt sensing leads for noise immunity Battery Compartment 2 amp Fuses The Xantrex Link 10 works with flooded or gel lead acid batteries Basic Wiring Diagram The 500 A 50 mV shuntsensescurrent in or out of your b...

Page 5: ...voltsare being displayed the light indicates amps indicates amp hours and indicatestime We llexplaintheseterms on the next page The Button For shortest charging times lead acid battery in marine or RV service is normally dis charged 50 then recharged to 85 90 of full Restoring thelast10 15 of afullcharge requiresalongtime typically 2 3 hours This means only 35 40 of your battery ca pacity is actua...

Page 6: ...42minutesofoperating time remaining Amp hours consumed represents the amount of energy removed from the battery If you run a 10 amp load for one hour the Link 10 will show 10 0 in the display Volts Amps Time Amp hours Press and hold the SET button for 3 sec ondstoentertheSetup and Advanced Func tions mode SEL appearsinthedisplay Advanced Functions Key Advanced Functions Setup Features Advanced Fun...

Page 7: ...04 422 2777 direct You can also email Xantrex at CustomerService xantrex com For warranty and technical support please follow the process outlined on page 52 If you wish the Link 10 to support an external Low Battery Alarm such as a bell or buzzer or if you need the Link 10 to report data to a computer or data logging unit these options must be included at the time of manufac ture and cannot be re...

Page 8: ...ormance What s an amp hour Batteries are rated by amp hour capacity A battery that delivers one amp for one hour has delivered one amp hour Marine and RV deep cycle bat tery capacity is based on their 20 hour discharge rate A battery that delivers 10 amps to a load for 20 hours before battery voltage drops to 10 5 volts is considered a 200 amp hour battery 10 amps times 20 hours equals 200 amp hou...

Page 9: ...and shunt wiring An adjustable 9 16 wrench for shunt bolt connections Wire stripper crimper and a small flat blade screwdriver Make sure you have all the parts you ll need to complete the job A 500 A 50 mV shunt included 18 or 16 twisted pair shunt wire long enough to reach from the battery to the meter location Ask your dealer for Xantrex Technology PN 84 2014 00 25 4 twisted pair cable or PN 84 ...

Page 10: ...f the Link 10 should pro vide an adequate seal againstmoisture Ifasealant is used be sure it is silicone so that the Link 10 may be removed without damage CAUTION Orient ring so the ratchet teethwillengageproperly Practice installing and re moving ring before final assembly Considerable force is required this ensures the ring will not loosen over time Install the meter from the front of your panel...

Page 11: ...ink 10 is the reverse of mounting with a TWIST as shown in the following diagrams Twist 1 8th turn to unlock teeth Then pull lock ring straight back as shown below Pull both sides of the lock ring equally Patented PATENT PENDING ...

Page 12: ...te strain relief to avoid damage to the connector and terminal strip on the rear of the Link 10 DC system ground See Detail page 13 Shunt NOTE TolimitVoltagemeasurementerrordonotexceedwirelengthsshown below Error assumes 16 AWG wire and max power consumption 0 5 Error 72 Feet Maximum 1 0 Error 150 Feet Maximum 3 0 Error 450 Feet Maximum TIP For a neat and professional looking installation use plen...

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Page 14: ...own for Xantrex 4 twisted pair cable P Ns below P N 84 2014 00 25 P N 84 2015 00 50 1 For Voltages above 50 V a Prescaler must be used See page 44 DC Meter Negative BLACK 1 Shunt Sense Lead Load Side GREEN 2 Shunt Sense Lead Battery Side ORANGE 3 Battery Volt Sense 0 50 V DC1 BLUE 4 DC Meter Power 9 5 40 V DC RED 5 Optional Temperature Sensor Input 6 Optional Low Battery Alarm 7 Optional Temperatu...

Page 15: ...unt to the battery All loads and sources must be connected on the other side of the shunt Only the shunt may be connected directly to battery negative 3 Battery Side of Shunt Orange Wire This wire must be a twisted pair with the Green wire described above To check this wire start at terminal 3 and follow it to the small screw on the Battery side of the shunt There should be no other wires connecte...

Page 16: ...n when it went to sleep The Link 10 is designed to work out of the box The factory default values are appropriate for a moderate capacity 12 V liquid lead acid bat tery and a typical user display and function setup Often the only change that must be made is setting the battery capacity You may also have to set the appropriate Peukert s exponent for your battery see page 26 Special functions and di...

Page 17: ...imply charge until the far right LED flashes Green You may also get back in sync by charging until the battery is full and then resetting the amp hours to zero through the RESET function If the Link 10 should accumulate a negative number in the amp hour dis play you will have to charge until you meet the conditions for a recalculation of the Charging Efficiency CEF as described on pages 22 23 If y...

Page 18: ...12 8 V A 12 V battery is 100 discharged when it reaches 10 5 volts with a 20 hour rated load applied A typical charging voltage would be 14 2 V Amps is the present flow of current in or out of the battery For example a refrigerator may draw 6 amps of current This is displayed as 6 0 6 ampsarebeingconsumed Dischargeisshownasanegativenumberand charging is shown as a positive number unsigned Amp hour...

Page 19: ... give you an accurate indication of battery state of charge The Link 10 also usesdeclaredcapacitytocalculatetheTimeRemaining thechargedcurrentfor Charge Efficiency Factor calculations and other control functions Settingcapacitycorrectlyisveryimportant seepage 21 BATTERYSTATE OF CHARGE Full Charged Parameters Met 80 99 60 79 40 59 20 39 0 19 Above the digital display are four LEDs They tell you the...

Page 20: ...alue appears that you wish The order displayed and brief descriptions are below LIGHT DESCRIPTION ChargedVoltage thevoltageabovewhichthebatterymustrisetobefull ChargedCurrent chargingcurrentmustbebelowthispercentagetimes the battery capacity to be considered full See page 22 23 Battery Capacity in amp hours Time interval over which current is averaged for time remaining function Using the Buttons ...

Page 21: ...eps from 40 100 amp hours capacity and 20 amp hour steps over 100 amp hours of capacity If you continue to hold SET after four incre ments the display scrolls faster When the value you want appears release the SET button If you overshoot your capacity you will have to scroll all the way to 1980 amp hours after which the display will roll over and begin scrolling up starting from 10 amp hours NOTE ...

Page 22: ...be returned additionally the battery must be above 13 2 volts and the current must fall below 4 amps for five minutes When all these conditions are met the battery is considered full CAUTION Ifyourbatteryvoltageisotherthan12VyouMUSTsetup an appropriate Charged Voltage If the charged parameters are not set correctly The Link 10 will never recalculate the CEF Pleaseconsiderchangingonlythebatterycapa...

Page 23: ...e Charged CurrentParametercannotbemet Forexample ifthechargingsystem shuts off when the current is 10 amps using the factory default value of 4 amps 2 of 200 Ah will not work Changing the Charged Current to6 wouldgiveaChargedCurrentof12amps whichwouldwork WHYTHECHARGEEFFICIENCYFACTOR CEF ISIMPORTANT The CEF determines the rate at which the meter counts back up during charging to compensate for the...

Page 24: ...periodoftimeyoucantoensurelong termload variations are considered For instant feedback use the 000 no averaging dis play Timeisinhoursand1 10thsofhours InthePercentofCapacityRemaining mode afullbatteryisdisplayedas100Pandcountsdownasyourdischarge The Percent of Battery Capacity Remaining is referenced to the selected discharge floorandusestheinstantaneous notaveraged rateofdischarge Thepercentof c...

Page 25: ...amp hours consumed in the amp hour display However the light bar shows how much of the available battery has been consumed In 1897 a scientist named Peukert demonstrated that as you discharge a battery more quickly its effective size temporarily decreases A battery is considered fully discharged when it is no longer able to main tain 10 5 volts under load As you ll see in the following table showi...

Page 26: ...d notice that the green LED is on 2 Press SEL again and note that the light comes on Continue to press the SEL button until F8 appears in the display This will require 18 presses of the SEL button The FUNC LED will be lit 3 Now press and hold the SET button The default value of 1 25 or the previously programed value will appear in the display The range of values is from 1 0 to 1 50 Holding down th...

Page 27: ... The Low Bat tery Alarm is controlled by functions F10 F11 and F12 in the Advanced Functions Section Power Loss Alarm Reset Annunciation If the voltage supplying terminal 5 falls too low an automatic shutdown occurs This voltage varies from a low of 7 2 V to about 9 2 volts depending on how fast the voltage drops When power is restored the display defaults to the function and the digital display f...

Page 28: ...er five seconds the amp hour display will be reset to zero and the letters ALL ALL ALL ALL ALL will appear If you continue to hold down the SET for another five seconds all variables and functions are reset to the factory defaults RESET DATA LOCK FUNC Front Panel Locking LOCK Prevents user access to Set Up and Advanced Functions ToLOCKthe Link 10 SELecttheLOCKfunctionaspreviouslydescribed The lett...

Page 29: ...is 90 NOTE If the CEF display has a u in front of it this means the CEF has been selected by the user See Advanced Function F06 for details CEF Recalculations Displayed as I999 I999 I999 I999 I999 This is the number of times that the battery has been discharged more than 10 and then recharged until the Charged Parameters have been met May be considered as the number of charge discharge cycles the ...

Page 30: ...ed for four seconds DEFAULT OFF RANGE OFF or ON F02 ENHANCED SLEEP MODES DEFAULT ON RANGE ON OFF AU AUTOMATIC When the Sleep Mode is ON the Link 10 s numeric display turns off after 10 minutes in order to reduce power consumption Pressing either SET or SEL buttons returns the numeric display to operation When the Sleep Mode is OFF the numeric display stays on at all times Inthespecialautomaticslee...

Page 31: ...us indicators If 0 is displayed at normal 20 C temperatures an open temperature probe should be assumed If 99 is displayed at normal temperatures a shorted probe should be suspected F04 TURNONKWHRSDISPLAY KilowatthoursaredisplayedintheAhmode Note ThekWhdisplay does not take into account Charging Efficiency As a condition for a recalculation of the CEF and an automatic reset of amp hours to zero 10...

Page 32: ... 0 1 F08 SETPEUKERTEXPONENT Sets exponent for Peukert s equation A setting of 1 0 defeats Peukert s calculation See pages 39 42 for a discussion of Peukert s equation and typical values for various batteries F09 SETDISCHARGEFLOOR Sets the discharge floor used to calculate bar graph status and time of operation remaining functions The factory default is to calculate time remaining and bar graph bas...

Page 33: ...F13 SEEHIGHVOLTAGENOTES PAGE50 F14 ENABLELOWBATTERYALARM In versions of the Link 10 equipped with the Low Alarm Switch this function allows the Low Battery Alarm to be disabled DEFAULT OFF RANGE ON OFF F15 SOFTWARE REVISION Displays revision of software Please note that the software enhancements to the Link 10 may not be retrofitted into earlier versions of this product If the Link 10 has serial n...

Page 34: ...F RANGE ON OFF F17 LIGHTTEST This function confirms proper operation of the Link 10 s front panel display When the SET button is pressed in the F17 mode the two top left lights on the Light Bar will display orange yellow color the numericdisplaywillread188 8andallfourstatuslightswillbeon The display returns to normal when the SET button is released Operation of the two top right green lights on th...

Page 35: ...arm Level 1 The normal display alternates with a blank Bar Graph and LO LO LO LO LO appears in the numeric display Level 2 Once the Level 1 alarm display is acknowledged by the operator by pressing either SET or SEL once the Level 2 Alarm flashes the amp hours function light while dimming the presently displayed function light In the event amp hours are displayed the amp hours light will go off at...

Page 36: ...d F11 is displayed as a percentage i e 10 is 10 discharged F11 may set anywhere in its range but at least 10 below the F10 Low Battery Alarm OFF Set Point set point DEFAULT 80 RANGE 10 80 STEP 5 F10 TURNS ON Low Battery Alarm at a set of rate compensated amp hours discharged F11 TURNS OFF Low Battery Alarm when amp hours are restored Refer to F14 in the Owner s Manual Functions F10 F11 and F12 def...

Page 37: ...ltage threshold for 15 seconds If the battery is below the Alarm OFF amp hour Set Point when low voltages turn the Alarm ON the alarm stays on until the battery is recharged to above the Alarm OFF amp hour Set Point RANGE 5 0 40 V 0 50 V Scaling STEP 0 1 V Default 10 5 V RANGE 5 0 80 V 0 100 V Scaling STEP 0 1 V Default 10 5 V RANGE 50 400 V 0 500 V Scaling STEP 1 0 V Default 105 V THINGS TO REMEM...

Page 38: ...er lead is completed while the alarm is active This lead is protected against polarity reversal so the switch connection has about 1 ohm of resistance This should be taken into account when sizing relays or designing logic interfaces The maximum amount of current that may be controlled by this circuit is 150 mA 0 150 A at no more than 50 V Below are two typical applications for the optional Low Ba...

Page 39: ...e rate typically a battery s 20 hour rate the logrithmic effect of Peukert s Equation is greatly reduced The effect of discharge rates smaller than this is nearly linear Battery manufacturer specifications of battery capacity in amp hours is typically given at the 20 hour rate From this description if a battery is discharged at this rate for the period of time called out you will be able to remove...

Page 40: ...ouhavea200 Ah battery Now discharge at a 50 amp rate until the battery reaches 1 75 V per cell 10 5 V for a 12 V battery Thiswouldbeequivalenttoadischarge rate of 25 A for a 100 Ah battery If the battery delivered 67 134 Ah the appropriate Peukert s exponent would be 1 25 Example 2 A 100 Ah battery with a Peukert s exponent of 1 3 will deliver only 41 of its capacity when supplying a 100 amp load ...

Page 41: ...Batteries Model Volts Res Min 20 Hr rating n 8GGC 6 375 180 1 14 8GU1 12 43 43 1 20 8GU24 12 130 70 1 13 8GU27 12 167 86 1 12 8GU30H 12 188 95 1 12 84D 12 388 180 1 11 8G8D 12 500 225 1 10 Trojan Batteries Model Volts Res Min 20 Hr rating n T 105 6 447 225 1 24 T 125 6 488 235 1 19 T 145 6 530 244 1 14 J250 6 535 250 1 17 J305 6 660 305 1 21 L16 6 760 350 1 28 24TM 12 135 85 1 23 27TM 12 160 105 1...

Page 42: ...t s Exponent log t2 log t1 log I1 log I2 n log 20 log 7 45 log 25 log 11 25 1 301 0 872 1 398 1 051 1 24 Example of using Reserve Minutes 25 amps and the 20 hour rate to calculate n First convert Reserve Minutes to hours then find the discharge current at for the 20 hour rating Finally use a calculator to solve the arithmetic Trojan T 105 Reserve Minutes 447 min 25 amps t1 447 min 447 60 7 45 hrs ...

Page 43: ...rear panel connections Check voltage sense and shunt wiring at battery location Accumulates Negative Charge Parameters not met Check Amp hour reading Charged Parameter values has 100 of kWh been returned Charging Current is not passing through shunt pages 13 22 23 and Function F04 Xantrex Technology Inc warrants that the Link 10 will measure voltage amperage and amp hours within the published spec...

Page 44: ...84 6000 05 Temperature Sensor Reports battery temperature in Degrees Celsius Xantrex P N 84 2024 00 All other options must be installed at the time the Link 10 is manufactured as additional circuitry is involved Special order VERSIONS of the Link 10 RS 232 9600 8 N 1 ASCII computer port Alarm Switch Switch closure when Low Battery Alarm is active RS 232 Alarm Switch Both options above ...

Page 45: ...ith any DC system even so called ungrounded floating systemswithnoplannedchassisconnection disconnect the negative battery terminal first HV Battery Prescaler Note Black wires are common within Prescaler Warning Reversing input voltage destroys Prescaler and voids warranty Shunt Black Red Tagged Black 2 A Fuse Above 250 V use 500 V rated fuse Prescaler Part Numbers 0 100 V 84 6000 00 0 500 V 84 60...

Page 46: ...at supplies a 100 amp load for 1 hour At the end of one hour 12 000 watt hours 12 00 kWh will have been consumed In the same period of time 100 amp hours will be used But now suppose we have a 240 volt battery supplying a 100 amp load for one hour What happens to the math Well 24 000 watt hours 24 00 kWh of power have been consumed The amp hours consumed is the same as the first example 100 amp ho...

Page 47: ...tive with the motive battery is required This device provides power for the Link 10 without electrically connecting the motive battery negative to the chassis The diagram shown is for a typical DC DC converter If you use a different DC DC converter the pin out may be different DC DC Converter pin outs vary HV Battery Prescaler Black Black Red Tagged Red Tagged 5678 1 234 5 6 7 8 Acces Battery DC D...

Page 48: ... during onboard charging In any other instance a 500 V Prescaler must be used If possible install separate Anderson SMH connector so pack can be charged in truck if batteries are not changed This way battery cycles will be counted HV Battery Prescaler Black Red Tagged Black Red Tagged 234 5678 1 Acces Battery 2 A fuse Above 250 V use 500 V rated fuse Link 10 Shunt 12 V or 24 V Warning Reversing in...

Page 49: ...r amps are signed or volts are positive time remaining is in hours or tenths of hours Peukert amps and Peukert amp hours are compensated for Peukert s equa tion These numbers are primarily intended for our development and trouble shooting Please do not attempt to interpret these numbers The Bar Graph state is indicated by the following integers 1 20 2 40 3 60 4 80 5 100 6 Full Charged Params met I...

Page 50: ...the RS 232 Serial Computer Port option and is being used to record data into a laptop computer we strongly recommend use of an optical isolator such as Omega Cat 268 to eliminate danger of a HV short to ground or personal shock hazard Use caution in connecting wires to the DB 9 on the rear of the Link 10 as Pin 5 is connected directly to motive battery F13 SETVOLTAGESCALING Sets proper voltage sca...

Page 51: ...echnology Inc 8999 Nelson Way Burnaby BC Canada V5A 4B5 Herewith declares that the Xantrex Link 10 is in conformity with the provision of the EEC Directive EMC 89 336 EEC and amend ments 92 31 EEC 93 68 EEC The following harmonized standards have been applied EN 50081 1 1992 EN 50082 1 1992 ...

Page 52: ...e facilities In any warranty claim dated proof of purchase must accompany the product and the product must not have been disassembled or modified without prior written authorization by Xantrex Proof of purchase may be in any one of the following forms The dated purchase receipt from the original purchase of the product at point of sale to the end user or The dated dealer invoice or purchase receip...

Page 53: ... factory Ship To address Products must also be shipped prepaid Product shipments will be refused and returned at your expense if they are unauthorized returned without an RMA number clearly marked on the outside of the shipping box if they are shipped collect or if they are shipped to the wrong location When you contact Xantrex to obtain service please have your instruction manual ready for refere...

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Page 55: ...ery negative will be connected to the chassis of the computer THIS EXPOSED BATTERY NEGATIVE MAY BE HAZARDOUS AND POSSIBLY FATAL IF YOU HAVE A HIGH SIDE MOTIVE PACK FAULT We strongly recommend that when using a computer to log data you minimize the hazard by installing an RS 232 Opto Isolation Module One such module is available through Omega Engineering Inc Model 268 costs 126 Call 1 800 872 9436 ...

Page 56: ...either SET or SEL reactivates the numeric display The numeric display automatically wakes up when the rate of charge or discharge exceeds 1 amp The Automatic Sleep Mode is ideal for electric vehicles TIME REMAINING DISPLAY DEFAULT 001 Range 000 001 002 003 P When P is selected an averaged Time Remaining number is not displayed Instead the Link 10 reports rate compensated percent of declared Batter...

Page 57: ...eter operates as described elsewhere inthismanual WhenthisfunctionisON theamp hourcapacityrange allows capacities as low as 2 amp hours to be declared When ON capacity may be set from 2 200 amp hours and small capacity increments are allowed as follows From2 40amphours 1amp hourcapacityincrementsarepermitted Above 40 to 198 amp hours 2 amp hour capacity increments are permitted ...

Page 58: ...0 Operation Basic 18 24 Options and Versions 44 Peukert s Equation 26 39 42 Prescaler optional 45 Quick Reference Guide 5 6 Reading the Bar Graph 19 Removing 11 Reset and Lock 28 Serial Port RS 232 optional 49 Setting Battery Capacity 21 Setting Peukert s Exponent 26 Setting Up t 24 Shunt Battery Wires 13 Specifications 59 Startup 16 Synchronizing the Link 10 17 Temperature Sensor optional 25 Trou...

Page 59: ...ng Low Range 0 to 199 9 hours 0 1 hour resolution High Range 0 to 255 hours 1 0 hour resolution PowerRequirements 9 5 40 volts DC Current 50 150mA Dependsonambientlight Displayautodims 28mA SleepMode BarGraphDisplayOnly Shunttyperequired 50mV 500amp Accuracy Voltage 0 6 of reading 1 least count of resolution Amperage 0 8 of reading 1 least count of resolution Amphours AhError Timeofmeasurementxcur...

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