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The Battery Link feautures a LED light for every communication
port. This LED signals the status of the communication.
•
Green
: the battery has succesfully connected to the Water-
World system.
•
Green blinking
: the system is trying to connect. Please wait a
moment.
•
Orange
: The battery discharge is turned off. There is no volt-
age over the battery terminals.
•
Red
: there is no connection detected between the battery
and the Battery Link. Please reset the system by turning of all
batteries and turning them back on after 30 seconds. If there
is still no connection please contact our customer support.
•
LED off
: there is no data cable connected. Please make sure
you properly connected the cable to the data socket on the
battery.
5.8 Functions of the WaterWorld Battery Link
The Battery Link integrates your batteries with the other compo-
nents of your WaterWorld drive. This results in an extremely reliable
system. In addition, the functions of the BatteryLink ensure that
your batteries are managed even better, so that they will last
longer. The functions of the Battery Link are described below.
Accurate battery State of Charge (SoC)
Thanks to the built-in smart shunt of the battery management sys-
tem in the battery, the current battery percentage of the battery
is always accurately communicated to the WaterWorld display.
The self-learning algorithm in the battery management system
corrects for degradation of your battery over time, so that the
battery percentage and sailing time remain accurate over the
entire life of your system.
High temperature power protection
When the battery gets too hot (60C+) it will switch off. To prevent
this, the Battery Link will reduce the power of the motor before this
temperature is reached. When this happens you will receive a no-
tifi cation in the WaterWorld display. Limiting the power gives the
battery(s) the opportunity to cool down and ensures a reliable
system that does not stop you unexpectedly.
Low temperature power protection
At low temperatures (below freezing) the Battery Link protects
the battery. The power of the motor is reduced untill the battery is
warmed up after which the maximum power can be deliverd. This
will extend the battery lifetime.
Battery shut-off protection
In the case of a multi-battery system, it can happen unexpect-
edly that a battery fails due to low battery voltage, too high
temperature or some other problem. This can result in a chain
reaction where other batteries have to deliver too much power
beyond the limit as described in the specifi cations. This results in
shutting down all battery(s) and thus shutting down the system.
To prevent this, in this event the Battery Link will limit the power so
that the remaining battery(s) always continue to work within their
specifi cations. This ensures that your system does not shut down
and you can continue sailing. You will receive a message in the
WaterWorld display with the error message.
Getting home safely
When the battery(s) are almost empty, it is important not to use
too much power from the engine as this can result in the batteries
dropping below cut off voltage. This is the case with all types of
batteries. To minimize this effect, with a low “state of charge” of
the batteries, the maximum power of the motor is reduced some-
what and you will receive an error message. This ensures that you
can always come home safely and that you do not come to a
standstill unexpectedly.
