Table Of Contents - RC watt's up WU100 User Manual

Table of Contents

1 INTRODUCTION..............................................................................................................................3
1.1 W D ................................................................................................................................3
HAT IT OES
1.2 B .........................................................................................................................................3
ENEFITS
2 FEATURES AND SPECIFICATIONS............................................................................................4
2.1 F ........................................................................................................................................4
EATURES
2.2 S T
PECIFICATIONS
3 SAFETY PRECAUTIONS................................................................................................................5
3.1 S O
AFE PERATION
3.2 E C
LECTRICAL ONNECTIONS AND
3.3 P U .................................................................................................................................5
OWERING P
3.4 L C
IMITS OF ONNECTED
4 BASICS OF ELECTRICITY............................................................................................................7
4.1 C ..........................................................................................................................................7
HARGE
4.2 C .........................................................................................................................................7
URRENT
4.3 V ........................................................................................................................................8
OLTAGE
4.4 R .....................................................................................................................................8
ESISTANCE
4.5 P ............................................................................................................................................9
OWER
4.6 W /E ...............................................................................................................................9
ORK NERGY
4.7 C
ONSERVATION OF
4.8 A U ................................................................................................................................10
BOUT NITS
5 GETTING STARTED.....................................................................................................................11
5.1 M C
AKING ONNECTIONS
5.2 U A
SING UXILIARY
5.3 P U C
OWER P HECKLIST
5.4 A P
PPLYING OWER
5.4.1 Applying Power, Examples...................................................................................................12
5.4.2 Applying Power, Problems...................................................................................................12
6 INFORMATION DISPLAY...........................................................................................................13
6.1 S S
TARTUP CREEN
6.2 M S
EASUREMENT
6.2.1 (Current) Amps A, Peak Amps Ap........................................................................................13
6.2.2 (Voltage) Volts V, Minimum Volts Vm..................................................................................13
6.2.3 (Energy) Watt-hours Wh.......................................................................................................13
6.2.4 (Charge) Amp-hours Ah........................................................................................................13
6.2.5 (Power) Watts W, Peak Watts Wp........................................................................................14
7 USING WATT'S UP........................................................................................................................15
7.1 W D Y
HERE O OU
7.2 M C
AXIMUM URRENT
7.3 U A W M
SING ATT
7.4 R M
ESETTING ETER AND
7.5 C D
ONNECTION IAGRAMS
7.6 I T
NCREASING RANSIENT
8 BATTERY CHARACTERIZATION............................................................................................20
8.1.1 Battery Charging..................................................................................................................20
8.1.2 Battery Discharging, Efficiency and Health.........................................................................20
8.1.3 Low Voltage Measurement...................................................................................................21
9 SYSTEM CHARACTERIZATION...............................................................................................22
9.1.1 Testing & Troubleshooting Loads........................................................................................22
9.1.2 Capturing Current Peaks, Power Peaks and Voltage Minimums (sags)..............................22
9.1.3 Backup DC Voltmeter & DC Ammeter.................................................................................23
9.1.4 Calculating Relative Efficiency............................................................................................23
"Watt's Up" & "Doc Wattson" Watt Meter and Power Analyzer User's Manual
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ABLES
L ........................................................................................................5
IMITATIONS
W ..........................................................................................5
IRING
E ..................................................................................................6
QUIPMENT
E .............................................................................................................9
NERGY
..................................................................................................................11
P .............................................................................................................11
OWER
...................................................................................................................12
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CREEN
C W ' U .........................................................................................15
ONNECT ATT S P
C ................................................................................................15
APABILITIES
I L
ETER WITH NDUCTIVE OADS
C A
LEARING CCUMULATED
................................................................................................................16
V P
OLTAGE ROTECTION
L M .....................................................15
IKE OTORS
V ..........................................................16
ALUES
.............................................................................18
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