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Operation
12LPC15 Manual
External Power Mode (LPC Only) Continued
Battery Charger Continued
Battery Type
AGM
GEL
Wet
Bulk Charge Phase
Bulk
Bulk charge current limit
SEE SPEC
Bulk phase terminates
1.
When battery voltage reaches the accept voltage
Accept Charge Phase
Accept
Accept charge voltage @ 77°F/25°C
14.3 VDC
13.7 VDC
14.6 VDC
Accept voltage temp compensated
5mv/cell/°C
Maximum accept voltage at low temps
15.0 VDC @ 4°C
14.5 VDC @ -6°C 15.0 VDC @ 10°C
Accept phase terminates
1.
When charge current is reduced.
2.
When the accept timeout is reached.
Accept phase timeout
6 hours (may be configured through CAN)
Float Charge Phase
Float
Float voltage @77°F/25°C
13.4 VDC
13.4 VDC
13.2 VDC
Float voltage temp comp
5mv/cell/°C
Condition (Equalization) Phase
Condition
Condition voltage @ 77°F/25°C
N/A
N/A
15.5 VDC
Condition voltage temp compensation
N/A
N/A
30.24mV/cell/°C
Condition duration
N/A
N/A
4 hours
Condition frequency
N/A
N/A
Manual Control
Battery Temperature
Batter
y T
emp
Charger Warm Battery: output switches to compensated float from
bulk/accept/off (hot)
>122F/50°C
<140F/60°C
Charger High Battery Temp: output to off
>140F/60°C
Charger resumes in previous mode: bulk/accept/float
<112F/45°C
Table 3 Three-Step Charger Recipe with BTS Reference
