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1. INTRODUCTION
1.1 General
Thank you for purchasing the Enerdrive ePRO Plus battery monitor. Please read this owner’s
manual and the supplied installation guide for information about using the product correctly
and safely. Keep this owner’s manual and all other included documentation close to the product
for future reference.
For the most recent manual revision and added content, please check the Downloads section
on our website at: http://www.enerdrive.com.au/product/epro-plus-battery-monitor/
The purpose of this owner’s manual and the installation guide is to provide explanations and
procedures for installing, con guring and operating the battery monitor. The installation
instructions are intended for installers that should have knowledge and experience in installing
electrical equipment, knowledge of the applicable installation codes, and awareness of the
hazards involved in performing electrical work and how to reduce those hazards.
1.2 Box Contents
• The box should contain the following items:
• Active shunt module
• Display and Control Unit (CDU)
• Fused supply cable
• Shunt to CDU cable
• Bag with rubber port covers
• This owner’s manual
• Installation guide
Please contact your supplier when any of these items show visual damage or when some items
are missing.
1.3 Why A Battery Should Be Monitored
Operating your battery bank without good metering is like running your car without any gauges,
although possible to do, it’s always better to know how much fuel is left in the tank.
De ning the amount of energy available in a battery is a complex task, since battery age, discharge
current and temperature all in uence the actual battery capacity. The ePRO Plus is equipped with
high performance measuring circuits and complex software algorithms, to exactly determine
the remaining battery capacity.
Besides o ering an accurate state of charge indication, the ePRO Plus will also help users how
to get the best service life out of the battery bank. The service life of batteries will be negatively
a ected by excessive deep discharging, under- or overcharging, excessive charge- or discharge
currents and/or high temperatures. The user can detect such abuse easily through the clear display
of the ePRO Plus. Or alarms can be triggered when certain limits are exceeded, so that immediate
measures can be taken. All this to extend the battery’s lifetime and save costs in the long term.
