Operating During Transition Between Shore Power and Inverter Mode
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Figure 16 Three-stage Charging Process
VOLTAGE
Bulk
Abs V
Float V
10V
5V
1m
15m
5h
8h
Abs
Float
TIME
See A
Charge Current
Setting
Abs to Float
Transition
Bulk
Abs
Float
See B
TIME
CURRENT
Maximum
Charge
Current
Setting
A
If an external DC load is connected to the battery and it drains the battery down to 12.8 Vdc, the
charger will start a new bulk stage.
B
During the Float stage, the charger will provide up to the maximum set charge current to
compensate for an external DC load on demand.
Status
LED
Display Screen
Condition
Solid
GREEN
FUL
Battery is FULL.
Flashing
GREEN
BUL
—
CHg
—
12
.
8
(where 12.8 is
an example of battery voltage)
Battery is in BULK CHARGE.
ABS
—
CHg
—
14
.
2
(where 14.2 is
an example of battery voltage)
Battery is in ABSORPTION
CHARGE.
Solid
RED
E10
to
e12
See
Table 3 Status LED during Inverter Mode
illustrates the battery charging voltage and current
settings for the Freedom HF 1000 model and all Freedom HF 1800
models.
Battery
Type
Bulk/Absorption
(Volts)
Float
(Volts)
Charge
Current
(Amps)
Absorption to Float
transition (Amps)
Flooded 14.4
13.5
2,
5
a
, 10, 20
40
b
2
2
a
5
a
GEL
14.2
13.8
2,
5
a
, 10, 20
40
b
2
2
a
5
b
AGM
14.3
13.4
2,
5
a
, 10, 20
40
b
2
2
a
5
b
Fixed
13.5
13.5
2, 5
a
, 10, 20,
40
b
2, 5
a
, 10, 20, 40
b
Table 4 Battery Charging Voltage and Current Settings
a. Applicable to Freedom HF 1000 models only.
b. Applicable to Freedom HF 1500/1800 models only.
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