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Страница 1: ...SLB Series User Manual 1 SLB SERIES SMART DC LOAD BANKS User ManualV1 1 www GlobalTestSupply com Find Quality Products Online at sales GlobalTestSupply com...
Страница 2: ...2 DAC Connection 13 DAC Test Leads Explained 14 DAC Connection to 2V 1 2V Cells 15 DAC Workflow Connection to 6V 12V Cells 16 Multiple DAC Notice 17 Software 18 Installation 18 Preparing for Testing 1...
Страница 3: ...35 Data Management 35 System Management 36 Time and Date Setting 37 Parameter Management 37 Function Settings 40 Service Maintenance 40 Troubleshooting 41 Error Codes 42 APPENDIX A General Specificati...
Страница 4: ...ttery banks Always place the load bank as far away from the batteries as possible Excessive discharge on a battery can cause severe damage to it and in rare circumstances explode or overheat thermal r...
Страница 5: ...ures SMART Load Banks with system and per cell monitoring with DAC Data View Management Software for data analyzing and reporting with Microsoft Excel Rugged compact and portable unit with included ca...
Страница 6: ...ion Antenna For communication with COM terminal and DAC if applicable RS 232 Adapter Serial adapter for COM Terminal External Current Clamp optional Positive Load Cable USB Drive Contains software use...
Страница 7: ...Use the directional buttons to navigate the menu Continue on for details on using the keypad SLB Series Medium Size 1 Enter ENT button 2 Escape ESC button 3 Directional buttons 4 LCD display 5 USB po...
Страница 8: ...ection for external current clamp optional 3 Connection for positive load cable 4 Connection for negative load cable IMPORTANT Some models will have 2 of each load cable connection as well as multiple...
Страница 9: ...down to highlight options Change numbers Move left right to highlight options ENT Confirm selection or number input ESC Return to the previous menu Menu Discharge System Other Test Data 07 21 2016 02...
Страница 10: ...to have the load bank as far from the batteries as possible 3 The nominal voltage of the load bank matches or exceeds that of the battery string Ex Do not use a 48V unit on a 125V battery system 4 Th...
Страница 11: ...second method would be to directly connect the load cable to the terminal also pictured below Disassembled Clamp Assembled Clamp Clamp Connection Direct Connection IMPORTANT Some models will have 2 o...
Страница 12: ...of the battery string Repeat this process with the red load cable by connecting one end of the red load cable with the red port of the load bank and the other end with the positive pole of the battery...
Страница 13: ...discharge is a function where the SLB supports either another SLB or any other load bank This function is useful if you already have an existing load bank and would like to increase your discharge am...
Страница 14: ...xtra DACs The DAC kits come with two types of cable harnesses 3 lead and 7 lead The 7 lead cable contains 6 red leads and 1 black lead and is used for testing 1 2V NiCad or 2V cells The 3 lead cables...
Страница 15: ...r clip labeled 0 to the most negative post of the battery string Connect the red alligator clips each labeled to the next 6 positive posts Next use DAC cable 2 black serial connector Connect the black...
Страница 16: ...gative post of the battery string Connect the red alligator clips each labeled 1 2 to the next 2 positive posts Next use DAC cable 2 black serial connector Connect the black alligator clip labeled 0 t...
Страница 17: ...the system the most positive with the 12 lead for 7 point leads or 4 lead for 3 point leads and work backwards towards the previous DAC until you have used all of the lead connections The next page h...
Страница 18: ...and charging per cell in real time Installation Insert your Eagle Eye USB drive that came with your new SLB Series load bank On the drive you will find the installation program Battery DataView Manage...
Страница 19: ...as a USB Serial Port with an assigned com number In our example the assigned com is 6 Note Your device assigned Com Port may be different A simple method to determine if the device is on this list is...
Страница 20: ...ver software Go to the USB drive from Eagle Eye Select the Com Terminal USB R232 Drivers folder and press Ok Windows will install the drivers Confirm the Com Terminal is powered on You should now have...
Страница 21: ...elect the company right click choose add site 2 Select the Icon 3 Go to Edit Add Site Once you have created your string or selected the New String option you can go to File Start Monitoring or press t...
Страница 22: ...en the load bank begins testing the live monitor will show string voltage discharge amperage lowest 6 cells and a chart with all cells on the home String View page Right clicking on any graph allows f...
Страница 23: ...view allows you to choose individual or all cells Adjustable chart graph Hover over any line for cell number and voltage Viewing tab Selected cells www GlobalTestSupply com Find Quality Products Onlin...
Страница 24: ...ge Discharge current and each cell s voltage Selecting any data point will be reflected in the chart at the bottom of the screen Hovering over any bar on the chart will display the corresponding cell...
Страница 25: ...ata View Data Select the appropriate test from the list choose write to USB Once completed you can now insert the USB drive into your PC USB port With the DataView software either go to File Import or...
Страница 26: ...port to Microsoft Excel or delete View data will bring up the Live monitor screens previously covered Export will bring up a command box with time interval selection of either 15 30 or 60 minute inter...
Страница 27: ...for a discharge test These settings vary slightly depending on whether or not the test will include the use of DACs Discharge Parameters Use the left right arrow keys to adjust the following values S...
Страница 28: ...multiplied by 0 9 1 2V 1 08V 2V 1 8V 6V 5 4V 12V 10 8V After setting the cut off parameters press the down arrow key to progress to the next screen First Cell Polarity The First Cell Polarity setting...
Страница 29: ...a 60 second countdown can be enabled system settings Several events can occur during this time If using the DataView Management Software the system information starts to populate If the total system o...
Страница 30: ...nction it can be replaced using a spare DAC DAC Replacement DAC 3 to replace DAC 1 To replace a faulty DAC 1 Unplug the faulty DAC 2 Plug in replacement DAC 3 Enter the number of the spare DAC after s...
Страница 31: ...he main menu then select Function 2 Set Parallel to 2 from the default setting of None 3 If using DAC set Str Grouped to Yes Operation After setting up the load bank for a parallel test the discharge...
Страница 32: ...so that the test can continue NOTE Ignored cells will still be discharged unless removed from the string It is recommended to adjust the overall system voltage cut off to reflect the number of cells r...
Страница 33: ...this value on screen Other Tests Assistant Discharge Test Assistant discharge is an auxiliary discharge to external discharge This function is used when batteries are connected online with other load...
Страница 34: ...tor Charge monitor is a supplemental function for monitoring data when using an external charger for a battery string Similar to external testing the SLB is acting as a battery data logger To start th...
Страница 35: ...ables from the load bank 6 Disconnect the voltage cable first from the battery and then from the load bank 7 Remove current clamp or serial cables if applicable 8 Disconnect DAC 9 Disconnect antenna D...
Страница 36: ...o delete the test date Format Data 1 Select Format under the data menu 2 Enter the password 1234 to format the unit s memory NOTE Formatting the unit will permanently erase all test data System Manage...
Страница 37: ...ent is used for various calibration and parameter settings Param manage Zero calib Measure calib Mainboard Para Parameter Management Menu Zero Calibration To ensure measurement accuracy zero calibrati...
Страница 38: ...an accurate multi meter is needed Select Measure calib under the Param manage menu to select a calibration method Measure calib Strg U calib DIS I calib Save param Calibration Menu To perform a String...
Страница 39: ...w on the load bank panel until the current value in current clamp is higher than 70 of load bank maximal discharge current For example for a load bank of 48V 300A the current value in the standard cur...
Страница 40: ...unication to the DACs Str Grouped Used to set parallel strings using DAC These DACs are grouped to fit different strings in the way of String 1 DAC 1 2 String 2 DAC1 2 and so forth For detailed discha...
Страница 41: ...e unit Load bank fails to communicate with PC 1 Check connection of COM terminal and that it is powered on 2 Check to ensure the Com Terminal is correctly installed in the device manager and take note...
Страница 42: ...il The discharge communication between the loads failed load failure Communication before discharging with the load failed and or parameter setting is incorrect or met Load Total U too high Detected t...
Страница 43: ...harge is beyond the scope of the currently selected voltage type Other I channel abnormal Current cannot be discharged This is due to breakers being turned in the off position or damaged parts www Glo...
Страница 44: ...ltage 0 001 V Sampling Interval 5 seconds 1 minute Data Transfer USB Wireless 466 MHz Display Backlit LCD Operating Environment 0 40 C 32 104 F Power Requirements 110 220 VAC 50 60 Hz DC from connecte...
Страница 45: ...75 225 300 19 SLB 48 400 400 20 SLB 48 500 125 250 290 375 500 21 SLB 48 125 100 25 50 58 75 100 64 100 22 SLB 48 125 200 50 100 116 150 200 128 200 23 SLB 48 125 300 75 150 174 225 300 192 300 24 SLB...
