Agilent Technologies FieldFox N9912A User Manual page 174

Battery Protective Functions
The following protective functions are designed into the lithium-ion rechargeable
battery system used in FieldFox.
The protective functions can be divided between two categories: active and
passive. Active protection refers to the type of protection that depends on at
least two or more protection devices working together to enable the protection
Passive protection refers to the type of protection that is always enabled
independent of any other protection device.
Active Protection
Primary Overcharge Voltage: This prevents the battery from being charged if
the voltage across any cell exceeds approximately 4.35 V per cell. Once the
overcharge protection is tripped, the voltage across each cell must drop below
approximately 4.15 V to reset the protection and permit charging.
Secondary Overcharge Voltage: This is a one-time, permanent protection that is
triggered when the voltage across any cell exceeds approximately 4.45 V. Once
this protection is tripped, the battery can no longer be used and must be
replaced.
Overdischarge Voltage: This prevents the battery from discharging if the voltage
across any cell drops below approximately 2.6 V. Once the overdischarge voltage
protection is tripped, the voltage across each cell must be charged to
approximately 3 V to reset the protection and permit discharging.
Primary Overcharge Current: This prevents the battery from being charged if
the average charging current reaches or exceeds 3.5A for a time period of 120
seconds or more.
Secondary Overcharge Current: This prevents the battery from being charged if
the charging current reaches or exceeds 4A+/–20% for a time period of 20
milliseconds or more.
Primary Overdischarge Current: This prevents the battery from being
discharged if the average current out of the battery reaches or exceeds 5A for a
time period of 120 seconds or more. This protection can be reset by removing
the load.
Secondary Overdischarge Current: This prevents the battery from being
discharged if the current out of the battery reaches or exceeds 6A for a time
period of 20 milliseconds or more. This protection can be reset by removing the
load.
Short Circuit Protection: This prevents the battery from being charged or
discharged and protects against damage or lost data if the current in or out of the
battery reaches or exceeds 12.5A for a time period of 183 microseconds or more.
This protection can be reset by removing the load.
Overtemperature Charging: The system microcontroller prevents the battery
from being charged if the cell temperature exceeds 46C. Once the
overtemperature charging protection is tripped, the cell temperature has to drop
to or below 45C to reset the protection and permit charging.
Overtemperature Discharging: The system microcontroller prevents the battery
from being discharged if the cell temperature exceeds 65C. Once the
overtemperature discharging protection is tripped, the battery is automatically
shut off which results in turning off the instrument as well.
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