Battery Management System
USER’S GUIDE
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To configure multiple Battery Management Systems, see
How to Export Configuration Settings.
Useful terms
Batteries: Single or
Battery Management System: One complete Battery Management System that is composed of one master unit and up to five expansion units.
Battery Management Unit: A single enclosure within a group of enclosures that operate together as a system.
Current acceptance: The amount of current that flows into an individual battery from the Battery Management System’s electrically isolated DC boost supply.
Float charge: The power provided to a battery by the battery charger to sustain the charge.
Jar: An individual battery.
Management Controller: The Battery Management System and associated sensors, wiring, fuses, and cables.
Pilot battery: A single battery that is monitored as a representation of the entire string of batteries.
String current: The common current flowing through the string of batteries. The current polarity can be positive when flowing into the string, as during a charge, or negative when flowing from the string, as during a discharge.
This current has the same value throughout the string.
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