MASTERBUS
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January 2013/ Alpha alternator - Alpha Pro II regulator / EN
6.3
MASTERBUS FUNCTIONS
Adjustment of the settings of the Alpha Pro II can be
made via the MasterBus network (by means of a
remote control panel or a MasterBus - USB interface
connected to a PC with MasterView System
software).
CAUTION!
Invalid settings of the Alpha Pro II can
cause serious damage to your batteries
and/or the connected load! Adjustments
of settings may be undertaken by
authorised personnel only.
6.3.1
Monitoring
Value
Meaning
General
Device state
Shows the state of the Alpha Pro II: Standby/ Charging/ Alarm
Charger state
Shows the state of the internal charger: Off/ Bulk/ Absorption/ Float
Battery
Battery voltage
Battery voltage measured by the MasterShunt or, if no Mastershunt has been selected, the
battery voltage is measured by the Alpha Pro II [V]
Battery temp.
Battery temperature measured by the MasterShunt or, if no Mastershunt has been
selected, the battery temperature is measured by the Alpha Pro II [°C]
Alternator
Alternator shaft
Number of revolutions alternator [rpm]
Engine shaft
Number of revolutions engine [rpm]
Sense voltage
Battery voltage measured by the Alpha Pro II [V]
Field current
Current through the alternator field coil [A]
Alternator volt.
Voltage measured bBat and GND [V]
Alternator temp.
Alternator temperature, mount the sensor on the alternator. Also refer to section 6.3.4
Shunt
Status
Not selected/ Connected/ Connection lost
State of charge
Battery state of charge calculated by the shunt [%]
Battery voltage
Battery voltage [V] measured by the MasterShunt
Battery current
Battery current [A] measured by the MasterShunt
Battery temp.
Battery temperature measured by the MasterShunt temperature sensor [°C]
6.3.2
Alarms
Value
Meaning
TS error
Temperature Compensation error
Bat. Temp. high
The battery temperature sensor measures a high temperature
Dev. Temp. high
Alpha Pro device temperature too high
+D overload
Overload of the lamp connection (current too high)
Invalid system
Selector on a blank spot. The selector has two blank spots to separate 12V,MasterBus,24V.
The yellow LEDs are blinking twice alternately.
Battery high
Battery high voltage warning, generated by the Alpha Pro II
Battery low
Battery low voltage warning, generated by the Alpha Pro II
High field current
Field current too high, Alpha Pro II stops regulating and retries after 5 seconds repeatedly
Low field current
Field current too low, there is a disconnection in the field wiring
Cable losses
Cable between alternator and battery is too thin, causing voltage drop
Shunt mismatch
Different voltage settings of MasterShunt and Alpha Pro II
6.3.3
History
Value
Meaning
Factory setting
Adjustable range
Completed cycles Total number of completed charging cycles
0
0-200000 x
Restarted cycles
Total number of aborted charging cycles
0
0-200000 x
Total charge time Total regulator charge time since commissioning
0 min
0-2000000 min
# Temp. alarms
Total number of temperature alarms
0
0-65535
# High DC alarms Total number of high DC voltage alarms
0
0-65535
# Low DC alarms
Total number of low DC voltage alarms
0
0-65535
