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SECTION 7  |  

General Information on Lead Acid

Batteries

TABLE 7.4: STATE OF CHARGE VERSUS STANDING VOLTAGE

Percentage of  

Full Charge

Standing 

Voltage of 

Individual Cells

Standing 

Voltage of  

12V Battery

Standing 

Voltage of 

24V Battery

Standing 

Voltage of 

48V Battery

100%

2.105V

12.63V

25.26V

50.52V

90%

2.10V

12.6V

25.20V

50.40V

80%

2.08V

12.5V

25.00V

50.00V

70%

2.05V

12.3V

24.60V

49.20V

60%

2.03V

12.2V

24.40V

48.80V

50%

2.02V

12.1V

24.20V

48.40V

30%

1.97V

11.8V

23.60V

47.20V

20%

1.95V

11.7V

23.40V

46.80V

10%

1.93V

11.6V

23.20V

46.40V

0%

= / < 1.93V

= / < 11.6V

= / < 23.20V

= / < 46.40V

Check the individual cell voltages / specific gravity. If the inter cell voltage difference is 
more than a 0.2V, or the specific gravity difference is 0.015 or more, the cells will require 
equalization. Please note that only the non-sealed / vented / flooded / wet cell batteries 
are equalized. Do not equalize sealed / VRLA type of AGM or Gel Cell Batteries.

7.10   STATE OF DISCHARGE OF A LOADED BATTERY – LOW BATTERY / 

DC INPUT VOLTAGE ALARM AND SHUTDOWN IN INVERTERS

Most inverter hardware estimate the State of Discharge of the loaded battery by measur-
ing the voltage at the inverter’s DC input terminals (considering that the DC input cables 
are thick enough to allow a negligible voltage drop between the battery and the inverter).

Inverters are provided with a buzzer alarm to warn that the loaded battery has been 
deeply discharged to around 80% of the rated capacity. Normally, the buzzer alarm is 
triggered when the voltage at the DC input terminals of the inverter has dropped to 
around (i) 10.5V for a 12V battery, (ii) 21V for 24V battery or, (iii) 42V for 48V battery at 
C-Rate discharge current of C/5 Amps and electrolyte temp. of 80°F.
 
The inverter is shut 
down if the terminal voltage at C/5 discharge current falls further to (i) 10V for 12V bat-
tery, (ii) 20V for 24V battery or (iii) 40V for 48V battery. 

The State of Discharge of a battery is estimated based on the measured terminal voltage 
of the battery. The terminal voltage of the battery is dependent upon the following:

-  Temperature of the battery electrolyte: Temperature of the electrolyte affects the 

electrochemical reactions inside the battery and produces a Negative Voltage  
Coefficient – during charging / discharging, the terminal voltage drops with rise in 
temperature and rises with drop in temperature 

-  The amount of discharging current or “C-Rate”: A battery has non linear internal 

resistance and hence, as the discharge current increases, the battery terminal voltage 
decreases non-linearly

Содержание PST-60S-48E

Страница 1: ...DC AC Power Inverter Pure Sine Wave PST 60S 48E Please read this manual BEFORE installing your inverter Owner s Manual...

Страница 2: ...AKES NO WARRANTY AS TO THE ACCURACY SUFFICIENCY OR SUITABILITY OF ANY TECHNICAL OR OTHER INFORMATION PROVIDED IN ITS MANUALS OR OTHER DOCUMENTATION 2 ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITY OR LIABILITY FOR LOSSES...

Страница 3: ...n and wiring must comply with the Local and National Electrical Codes and must be done by a certified electrician Preventing electrical shock Always connect the grounding connection on the unit to the...

Страница 4: ...isk of dropping a metal tool on the battery It could spark or short circuit the battery or other electrical parts and could cause an explosion Remove metal items like rings bracelets and watches when...

Страница 5: ...t the diversion load if the current rating of the controller is exceeded Disconnec tion of the diversion load may damage the battery as well as the inverter or other DC loads connected to the battery...

Страница 6: ...d specifies the angle in degrees by which the current vector leads or lags the voltage vector in a sinusoidal voltage In a purely induc tive load the current vector lags the voltage vector by Phase An...

Страница 7: ...n averaged over a span of one cycle the net value of this power is 0 However on an instantaneous basis this power has to be provided by the AC source Hence the inverter AC wiring and over cur rent pro...

Страница 8: ...st ance when cold and higher resistance when hot As Tungsten heating element will be cold at the time of powering ON its resistance will be low and hence the device will draw very heavy surge of curre...

Страница 9: ...lements like motor driven tools refrigeration compressors microwaves computers audio video etc The Power Factor of this type of load is 1 e g AC motors PF 0 4 to 0 8 Transformers PF 0 8 AC to DC Switc...

Страница 10: ...by the higher harmonic frequencies These capaci tors are used in ballasts for fluorescent lighting for Power Factor improvement and in single phase induction motors as Start and Run Capacitors Thus Mo...

Страница 11: ...ge Power Rating to accommodate high short duration surge of power required during start up of certain AC appliances and devices Please read details of the above two types of power ratings in Section 2...

Страница 12: ...andescent Halogen Quartz Lamps 3 Laser Printer Other Devices using Infrared Quartz Halogen Heaters 4 Switch Mode Power Supplies SMPS no Power Factor correction 2 Photographic Strobe Flash Lights 4 See...

Страница 13: ...quality of connecting wires and cables etc EMI due to factors external to the inverter may be reduced as follows Ensure that the inverter is firmly grounded to the ground system of the building or the...

Страница 14: ...tate input current of SMPS is a train of non linear pulses instead of a sinusoidal wave These pulses are two to four milliseconds duration each with a very high Crest Factor of around 3 Crest Factor P...

Страница 15: ...Fig 4 1 Inrush current in an SMPS TIME Peak Current RMS Current Non linear Input Current Pulse Input Sine Wave Voltage Crest Factor Peak Current 3 RMS Current Voltage Voltage Current Current NOTE Volt...

Страница 16: ...ative direction and slowly increases in the Negative direction to a peak Negative value Vpeak 325 22V and then slowly drops back to 0V There are 50 such cycles in 1 sec Cycles per second is called the...

Страница 17: ...l is used to connect the metal chassis of the inverter to the Earth Ground Terminal of the premises where the inverter is installed 8 Negative DC Input Terminal 9 Positive DC Input Terminal 10 Modular...

Страница 18: ...second The Capacity C in Ah relates to the ability of the battery to provide a constant specified value of discharge current also called C Rate See Section 7 6 over a specified time in hours before th...

Страница 19: ...led the Capacity of the battery and is designated by the symbol C The time in Hours over which the battery is discharged to the End Point Voltage for purposes of specifying Ah capacity depends upon th...

Страница 20: ...ing and discharging characteristics of a typical 12V 24V 48V Lead Acid battery at electrolyte temperature of 80 F 26 7 C The curves show the State of Charge X axis versus terminal voltage Y axis durin...

Страница 21: ...4V inverter However if it is discharged at a rate of 50 Amperes 500W output for a 12V inverter and 1000W output for a 24V inverter then theoretically it should provide 100 Ah 50 2 Hours However Table...

Страница 22: ...nput terminals considering that the DC input cables are thick enough to allow a negligible voltage drop between the battery and the inverter Inverters are provided with a buzzer alarm to warn that the...

Страница 23: ...pletely Discharged 0 SOC 12V 24V 48V 12V 24V 48V C 3 A 10 45V 20 9V 41 8V 09 50V 19 0V 38 0V C 5 A 10 90V 21 8V 43 6V 10 30V 20 6V 41 2V C 10 A 11 95V 23 9V 47 8V 11 00V 22 0V 44 0V C 20 A 11 85V 23 7...

Страница 24: ...tery capacity varies with temperature Battery capacity is also a function of age and charging history Older batteries have lower capacity because of shedding of active materials sulfation corrosion in...

Страница 25: ...he Negative terminal of Battery 2 is connected to the Positive terminal of Battery 1 The Negative terminal of Battery 1 becomes the Negative terminal of the 48V battery bank 7 15 2 Parallel Connection...

Страница 26: ...arly two 24V 200 Ah Battery Banks 3 and 4 are connected in series to form a 48V 200 Ah Battery Bank String 2 These two 48V 200 Ah Strings 1 and 2 are connected in parallel to form a 48V 400 Ah bank CA...

Страница 27: ...quired from the battery DC current to be delivered A x Time in Hours H The first step is to estimate the total AC Watts W of load s and for how long the load s will operate in hours H The AC Watts are...

Страница 28: ...d at 10 to 13 of their Ah capacity Ah capacity based on C Rate of 20 Hr Discharge Time Also for complete charging return of 100 capacity of Sealed Lead Acid Battery it is recommended that a 3 Stage Ch...

Страница 29: ...Against Fire Hazard The unit is not ignition protected and should not be located under any circumstance in an area that contains highly flammable liquids like gasoline or propane as in an engine comp...

Страница 30: ...e shown in Fig 8 1 below PST 600 dimensions NEG NEG WARNING Reverse polarity will damage the unit AVERTISSEMENT Inversion de polarit peut endommager l unit POS 228 240 6 5 7 5 5 5 1 6 1 6 82 32 32 162...

Страница 31: ...mmended fan opening facing up or down As explained above this is to prevent falling of objects into the unit through the fan opening when the fan opening faces up If fan opening faces down hot damaged...

Страница 32: ...low and may also cause permanent damage to the inverter 8 4 3 Connection from Batteries to the DC Input Side Sizing of Cables and Fuses CAUTION The input section of the inverter has large value capaci...

Страница 33: ...re Effects of low voltage on common electrical loads are given below Lighting circuits incandescent and Quartz Halogen A 5 voltage drop causes an approxi mate 10 loss in light output This is because t...

Страница 34: ...he inverter 8 4 5 Recommended Sizes of Battery Cables and Fuses Sizes of cables and fuses are shown in Table 8 2 Sizing is based on safety considerations speci fied in NEC 2014 Please refer to Notes f...

Страница 35: ...ween the unit and the battery to cover 2 lengths of Positive and Negative cable conductors ii Resistance of the cable is based on Table 8 1 Fuse in the battery circuit is primarily required for protec...

Страница 36: ...simple jumper cable with a male plug on both ends to connect the AC output of the inverter to a handy wall receptacle in the home 8 5 1 AC Output Receptacle For AC output connection the inverter uses...

Страница 37: ...inverter the metal chassis Ground of the AC load is automatically connected to the Earth Ground Terminal of the premises where the inverter is installed WARNING As explained above in Schuko Receptacl...

Страница 38: ...ould be changed only after switching the inverter to OFF condition first 9 2 SWITCHING THE INVERTER ON OFF Before switching on the inverter check that all the AC loads have been switched OFF and the d...

Страница 39: ...to 45 C 3 C Please note that the fan may not come on at low loads or if the ambient temperature is cooler This is normal 9 5 INDICATIONS FOR NORMAL OPERATION When the inverter is operating normally a...

Страница 40: ...on of the AC output voltage waveform and hence the RMS voltage also drops The extent of volt age drop is proportional to the rated surge current of the load minus 4 35A Hence higher surge current of t...

Страница 41: ...ttery is running low and that the inverter will be shut down after sometime if the voltage at the inverter terminals further drops to 40 0V 0 5V or lower 10 3 LOW DC INPUT VOLTAGE SHUT DOWN If the vol...

Страница 42: ...the DC side fuse is blown the inverter will be dead The Green LED marked POWER 2 Fig 6 1 will be switched OFF and there will be no AC output i INFO Reverse polarity connection is likely to damage the...

Страница 43: ...current over the required length Use thicker cables if required Tighten connections of battery input circuit Reduce load AC output voltage is available Buzzer alarm is sounded at no load or when load...

Страница 44: ...er power rating If the unit goes into permanent overload again after resetting and removing the load completely the unit has become defective Call Technical support NOTE The unit will be latched in th...

Страница 45: ...SHORT CIRCUIT SHUTDOWN When output voltage drops to 160 VAC or lower for 1 to 1 5 sec OVERLOAD SHUTDOWN At overload of 110 to 115 for 2 to 2 5 sec OVER TEMPERATURE SHUTDOWN 90 C 5 C Auto reset at 65 C...

Страница 46: ...ng a reasonable number of opportunities to do so Warranty service shall be performed only by the Warrantor Any attempt to remedy the defect by anyone other than the Warrantor shall render this warrant...

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