Studer Innotec CT-35, RCC-01, Cxxxx-S, C-IP23, CFC-01 manual Transfer system, Charging current

STUDER INNOTEC XP-COMPACT

Equalization mode should never be used when using Gel-Batteries.

4.7.4 Charging current

The maximum charging current for the battery can be adjusted with the Turning Knob 22 (CHARGER). The charging current of the battery should be set to approximately 10 – 20% of the battery capacity (at C10). This means that the charging current for a battery with 300Ah should be set between 30 – 60A.

The charging current is displayed on POWER MONITOR (25) of the front panel or on the Remote Control.

4.7.5 Battery Condition

Built-in microprocessor with a specially developed algorithm calculates the actual state of charge of the battery and displays it on LED 15 – 18. The LED 14 is lit when the system is carrying out a charge cycle with equalization.

Notice: the exact measure of the battery state of charge with electrical parameters is al-most impossible. The display of the state of charge is always more or less precise. The measure system built in the XP-COMPACT takes into account the battery voltage, the discharge and charge current as well as the undulation of the voltage. If the battery and the XP-COMPACT are used according to their technical data, the battery state of charge is displayed accurately. In the following cases of use the display can diverge:

−Battery charge or discharge with too high currents

−Battery cable cross section too small

−Battery connections badly tightened or corroded

−Charge of the battery with external battery charger

−Discharge of the battery with users not connected to the XP-COMPACT

−Work with defective or sulphated batteries

This means that the display can, within few minutes during the charge, commute from 25% to 75% or during the discharge, to the opposite direction.

As many of the working cases mentioned above often occur, the measure system of the XP-COMPACT takes into account, during the charge, only the peaks of the voltage undulation. As a consequence, the battery voltage at the start of the absorption stage, measured by a voltmeter will appear deeper. By decrease of the charge current the voltage will reach the exact values.

For safety reasons, you must get the recommended charge voltage and charge currents from your battery supplier. The voltage levels and charge characteristics can be changed through Programming. The instruction for programming of battery charger is in the section „Programming“ (Chap. 5.3). The correct charging is mandatory for a safe function and a long-life of the battery.

The battery charger functions are described by the graphic in chap. 4.7.1.

4.8The Transfer system

When an AC voltage is at the input AC IN of the XP-COMPACT, the LED 1 AC IN is lit. When this voltage matches the lowest adjusted value set by the Turning Knob 23 TRANSFER, and the frequency is between 44Hz and 65Hz, this voltage is switched directly to the battery charger and to the output AC OUT. The LED 7 TRANSFER is

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