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- Page 1 ENGLISH Lithium Battery Manual...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
Lithium Battery Manual Table of Contents 1. Safety precautions ........................1 1.1. General warnings ......................1 1.2. Charge and discharge warnings ................... 1 1.3. Transportation warnings ....................2 1.4. Disposal of lithium batteries ....................2 2. Introduction ........................... 3 2.1. Lithium iron phosphate battery ..................... 3 2.2. - Page 3 Lithium Battery Manual 8.3. BMS issues ........................ 32 8.3.1. The BMS frequently disables the battery charger ............32 8.3.2. The BMS is prematurely turning chargers off ..............32 8.3.3. The BMS is prematurely turning loads off ..............32 8.3.4. The pre-alarm setting is missing in VictronConnect ............32 8.3.5.
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Page 4: Safety Precautions
Lithium Battery Manual 1. Safety precautions Observe these instructions and keep them located near the battery for future reference. The Material Safety Datasheet can be downloaded from the “Material Safety Datasheet menu” located on the Lithium Smart product page. Work on a li-ion battery should be carried out by qualified personnel only. 1.1. -
Page 5: Transportation Warnings
Lithium Battery Manual Use only with a Victron approved BMS. If charged after the Lithium Battery was discharged below the “Discharge cut-off voltage”, or when the Lithium Battery is damaged or overcharged, the Lithium Battery can release a harmful mixture of gasses such as phosphate. The temperature range over which the battery can be charged is 5°C to 50°C. -
Page 6: Introduction
BMS will turn off loads or chargers accordingly. A Victron Energy BMS is essential for a correct operation of the lithium battery. The lithium battery is not allowed to be used without one. In addition to this you will also need to ensure that the BMS correctly controls all loads and charge sources that are connected to the battery. -
Page 7: Victronconnect
Lithium Battery Manual BMS type Voltage Features 12, 24, 36 or 48 V Controls loads and chargers via on/off signals Pre-alarm control signal Note: the smallBMS was previously named smallBMS miniBMS 12 V 100A dedicated alternator port Controls loads and chargers via on/off signals Pre-alarm control signal Bluetooth Smart BMS CL... -
Page 8: System Design
Lithium Battery Manual 3. System design When designing a system with a lithium battery, a basic understanding of how the battery interacts with the BMS and how the BMS interacts with loads and chargers is required. 3.1. The battery cell alarm signal The battery communicates with the BMS via its BMS cables. - Page 9 Lithium Battery Manual 2. By physically connecting or disconnecting a load or a charge source from the battery, using for example a large contactor. Load or charger signal The BMS sends an on/off signal to a load or charger Load or charger The BMS connects or disconnects from a load or charger The available BMS types for the lithium battery either rely on one or both of these technologies.
- Page 10 The smallBMS controls loads and chargers via “load disconnect” and “charge disconnect” signals The VE.Bus BMS The VE.Bus BMS directly communicates with a Victron Energy inverter/charger system via the VE.Bus. Just like the smallBMS, it also features a “load disconnect”, a “charge disconnect” and a pre-alarm contact.
- Page 11 Lithium Battery Manual Mains detector For more information see the VE.Bus BMS product page. The VE.Bus BMS will turn loads and chargers off via “load disconnect”, and “charge disconnect” and controls the inverter/charger The Smart BMS CL 12/100 The Smart BMS CL 12/100 is equipped with a “load disconnect”, a “charge disconnect” and a pre-alarm contact. It also features a dedicated 100A alternator port •...
- Page 12 Lithium Battery Manual Load Alternator Charger Smart BMS CL 12/100 The Smart BMS CL 12/100 will turn loads and chargers off via “load disconnect“ and “charge disconnect“. It also controls and limits the alternator. The BMS 12/200 The BMS12/200 is equipped with a port to connect an alternator and a port to connect loads and/or chargers. Both ports are rated to 200A.
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Page 13: Bms Controlled Loads Or Chargers
Lithium Battery Manual 3.4. BMS controlled loads or chargers The BMS sends a “load disconnect” signal to loads in case of a low cell voltage alarm and it sends a “charge disconnect” signal to chargers in case of a high cell voltage or a cell temperature alarm. The loads or chargers can be controlled by the BMS either directlyor indirectly. -
Page 14: Charging From An Alternator
Lithium Battery Manual In case a load or a charger does not have a way of being remotely controlled, a device that can be controlled by the BMS must be connected between the battery and the load or charger. These are the options: •... -
Page 15: Battery Monitoring
Lithium Battery Manual 200A 100Ah 100Ah Current limiting device 100Ah Alternator charging For more information on charging lithium battery with an alternator, see the Alternator lithium charging blog and video. 3.6. Battery monitoring The battery internals (temperature & cell voltages, as well as alarms and other BTV parameters) can be monitored with the VictronConnect App. -
Page 16: Installation
Lithium Battery Manual 4. Installation 4.1. What's in the box Take care when unpacking the battery. Batteries are heavy. Do not lift it by its poles or by its BMS cables. The battery has two carry handles on either side of the battery. The weight of the battery can be found in the “Technical data” chapter. Familiarize yourself with the battery. -
Page 17: Charge Batteries Before Use
Lithium Battery Manual • Go to product info. • Check if you are running the latest firmware and look for the text: “This is the latest version”. • If the battery does not have the most up to date firmware, perform a firmware update. Go to settings Go to option menu Firmware... -
Page 18: Mounting
Lithium Battery Manual Recommended charger settings 12.8 V - 200 Ah 100 A Lithium, fixed 14.2 V 13.5 V 12.8 V - 300 Ah 150 A Lithium, fixed 14.2 V 13.5 V 25.6 V - 200 Ah 100 A Lithium, fixed 28.4 V 27.0 V Initial charge procedure:... -
Page 19: Cable Cross Sectional Area And Fuse Ratings
Lithium Battery Manual Observe the battery polarity when connecting the battery poles to a DC system or to other batteries. Take care not to short circuit the battery poles. Connect the cables; place the cable’s cable lug on the battery pole, place the washer, place the spring washer and then insert and tighten the bolt When tightening the bolt, use the correct torque and use insulated tools that match the batteries spanner size Positive pole... -
Page 20: Connecting A Single Battery
Lithium Battery Manual 12.8 V - 300 Ah 600 A 25.6 V - 200 Ah 400 A For more information on cable cross sectional area, fuse types and fuse ratings see the Wiring Unlimited book. 4.6.2. Connecting a single battery •... -
Page 21: Connect The Bms
Lithium Battery Manual Multiple batteries in parallel Connecting multiple batteries in series/parallel • All batteries need to be the same model and age. • Connect a maximum of 5 batteries or battery series strings in parallel. • Each battery needs to have been fully charged individually. •... -
Page 22: Battery Settings
Lithium Battery Manual Female BMS cable connector Male BMS cable connector Connected male and female BMS cable connector If multiple batteries are used, the BMS cables of the batteries need to be interconnected (daisy chained). The batteries can be interconnected in any order. Male connector Female connector Interconnecting BMS cables... -
Page 23: Allowed-To-Discharge Cell Voltage
Lithium Battery Manual If settings need to be changed use the VictronConnect App. To access the settings, click on the settings symbol 4.8.1. Allowed-To-Discharge cell voltage This is the lowest battery cell voltage, at which discharging the battery is disallowed. A lithium battery cell will be damaged if the voltage drops too far. - Page 24 Lithium Battery Manual Recommended charger settings Battery Recommende Maximu Charge Absorption Absorption Float Storage model d charge profile time* voltage voltage** voltage current charge current 12.8 V - 30 A 100 A Lithium, Between 13.5 V 13.5 V 60 Ah fixed 14.0V –...
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Page 25: Commissioning
Lithium Battery Manual 5. Commissioning Once all connections have been made, the system wiring needs to be checked, the system needs to be powered up and the BMS functionality needs to be checked. This is how to do this: • Check polarity of all battery cables. •... -
Page 26: Operation
Lithium Battery Manual 6. Operation Once in operation, it is important to take proper care of the battery to maximise its lifetime. These are the basic guidelines: • Prevent total battery discharge at all times. • Familiarize yourself with the pre-alarm feature and act when pre-alarm is active to prevent a DC system shutdown. •... - Page 27 VictronConnect manual. Please contact your Victron representative and ask him to escalate this to Victron Energy, as this error should never happen. Please include battery serial number and firmware version. Hardware failure alarm This alarm is generated when hardware has failed in the Battery. Contact your dealer or distributor to resolve this situation.
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Page 28: Battery Charging And Discharging
Lithium Battery Manual 7. Battery charging and discharging This chapter describes the charging, discharging and cell balancing process in more detail for those who are interested in the technical background. 7.1. Charging Lithium batteries are easier to charge than lead-acid batteries. The charge voltage may vary anywhere from 14V to 15V for a 12.8V lithium battery and 28V to 30V for a 25.6V lithium battery, as long as no cell is subjected to more than 4.2V. -
Page 29: Discharging
Lithium Battery Manual Though carefully selected during the production process, the cells in the battery are not 100% identical. Therefore, when cycled, some cells will be charged or discharged earlier than the other cells. The differences will increase over time if the cells are not regularly balanced. -
Page 30: Cell Under Voltage Pre-Alarm
Lithium Battery Manual Discharge graph showing cell voltage at various depths of discharge for different discharge rates The BMS will turn off all loads as soon as a battery cell voltage drops below the low voltage threshold. Although a BMS is used, there are still a few possible scenarios where the battery can be damaged due to over discharge. This can occur if small loads, such as: alarm systems, relays, standby current of certain loads, back current drain of battery chargers or charge regulators, slowly discharge the battery when the system is not in use. -
Page 31: Troubleshooting, Support And Warranty
Lithium Battery Manual 8. Troubleshooting, support and warranty Consult this chapter in case of unexpected battery behaviour or if you suspect a battery fault. The troubleshooting and support process is to first consult the common battery issues as described in this chapter. Should this fail to resolve the issue, follow the advice in the technical support paragraph. -
Page 32: Less Capacity Than Expected
Lithium Battery Manual The indication of imbalance is that the BMS frequently disables the charger. On a well-balanced battery the charger would not be disabled – not even once the batteries are fully charged. More details can be seen with the VictronConnect App. Be aware that checking the cell balance can be done only near the end of a charge cycle. -
Page 33: Battery Very Low Terminal Voltage
Lithium Battery Manual 8.2.3. Battery very low terminal voltage If the battery has been discharged too far, the voltage will fall well below 12V (24V). If the battery has a voltage of less than 10V (20V) or if one of the battery cells has a cell voltage below 2.5V, the battery will have permanent damage. This will invalidate the warranty. - Page 34 To check if the battery has been misused: • Is the BMS connected and functional? Not using the battery with a Victron Energy approved BMS voids the warranty. • Is there mechanical damage to the battery, its terminals or the BMS cables. Mechanical damage voids the warranty.
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Page 35: Bms Issues
Lithium Battery Manual • Is there an indication that the battery bas been totally discharged? Look at the battery monitor settings or VRM. Inspect the deepest discharge, minimum battery voltage and number of full discharge in the battery monitor. Total and very deep discharge voids the warranty. -
Page 36: How To Test If The Bms Is Functional
Non-compliance with the instructions in this manual will render the warranty void. Victron Energy is not liable for any consequential damages arising from the use of this product. The maximum liability of Victron Energy under this limited warranty shall not exceed the actual purchase price of the product. -
Page 37: Technical Data
Lithium Battery Manual 9. Technical data Battery specification VOLTAGE AND LFP- LFP- LFP- LFP- LFP- LFP- LFP- CAPACITY Smart Smart Smart Smart Smart Smart Smart 12.8/60 12.8/100 12.8/150 12.8/160-a 12.8/200-a 12.8/300 25.6/200 Nominal voltage 12.8V 12.8V 12.8V 12.8V 12.8V 12.8V 25.6V Nominal capacity 60Ah... - Page 38 Lithium Battery Manual Battery specification Power connection (threaded inserts) Dimensions (h x 240 x 197 x 321 237 x 321 237 x 321 237 x 321 347 x 425 317 x 631 w x d) mm 285 x132 x 152 x 152 x 152 x 152...
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Page 39: Appendix
Lithium Battery Manual 10. Appendix 10.1. Initial charge procedure without BMS If, for a specific reason, the initial charge procedure needs to be performed without a BMS, this is the procedure for it. Please note that this is not something we recommend because this process can be risky. A supervisor must be present, who will need to watch their phone continuously for hours as the battery cell voltages must be checked continuously to safeguard that the voltage of the highest cell never exceeds 4V. - Page 40 Lithium Battery Manual • The supervisor interrupts the battery charge process immediately should a battery cell voltage exceeds 4 Volt. • The process is complete when all cell voltages are between 3.5V and 3.6V Page 37 Appendix...
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