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- Page 1 OWNER’S MANUAL 193111-200 Issued November 23, 2020 IMPORTANT: Read these instructions before installing, operating, or servicing this system. DO NOT DESTROY AMETEK/PRESTOLITE POWER , TROY, OHIO 45373-1099, U.S.A.
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
AC Power Fail ........................6-2 Abnormal Shutdowns……………………………………….……………………………..…. 6-3 EVOLUTION CONTROL FEATURES Main Features ........................7-1 Description of Features ...................... 7-2 Evolution Charge Archive Function ..................7-3 Evolution Halo Light Description …..................7-5 NAVIGATING THE EVOLUTION CONTROL Home Screen…………………………………………............8-1 Dashboard …………………….................... 8-2 Archive Records ...………….................. -
Page 3: Introduction
193111-200 INTRODUCTION INTRODUCTION How To Use This Manual Equipment Identification The unit's identification number (specification, model, IMPORTANT: It is especially serial number) appears on a nameplate attached to important that all charger the front panel. internal components be kept clean and dry, and all Receipt Of Equipment electrical connections When you receive the equipment, check it against the... - Page 4 NOTE: Information regarding obtaining additional copies of this manual is located in the Introduction chapter of this manual. A battery charger is identified by model number. Incorporated into the model number is the ampere-hour capacity, case size, module count, and number of cells in battery for which charger is intended.
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Page 5: Safety Instructions And Warnings
193111-200 SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS AND WARNINGS SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS AND WARNINGS FOR OPERATION OF BATTERY 1. Installation and Grounding of Electrically Powered Equipment – Electrical equipment must be installed CHARGING EQUIPMENT and maintained in accordance with the National Electrical Code, NFPA 70, and local codes. A power disconnect switch must be located at the equipment. - Page 6 193111-200 SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS AND WARNINGS C. Burn and Bodily Injury Prevention DANGER: ELECTRICAL SHOCK The battery produces very high currents when short CAN BE FATAL. If person is circuited, and will burn the skin severely if in contact unconscious and electric shock with any metal conductor that is carrying this current.
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Page 7: Description Of Equipment
The Evolution provides battery charging over a wide In many applications battery changing can be range of environmental conditions. The charger will eliminated completely. -
Page 8: Evolution Control
193111-200 DESCRIPTION OF EQUIPMENT EVOLUTION Control The Evolution control is the standard charge control for the Evolution Charger. It utilizes either a voltage/time (VT) charge termination or a patented dV/dT charge termination technique which eliminates excessive gas- sing returning approximately 107% of the amp hours removed from the battery. -
Page 9: Installation
193111-200 INSTALLATION INSTALLATION Location equipment, grounding serves to discharge the static electrical charges which tend to build up on the For best operating characteristics and longest unit life, surfaces of equipment. These static charges can take care in selecting an installation site. Avoid cause painful shock to personnel, and can lead to the locations exposed to high humidity, dust, high ambient erroneous conclusion that an electrical fault exists in... -
Page 10: Line Connections To Battery Charger
193111-200 INSTALLATION COPPER CABLE SIZE AWG * * DISCONNECT BRANCH FUSE SIZE LINE AMPS SWITCH * (AMPERES) POWER GROUND 0-2.5 No. 14 No. 14 2.6-4.5 No. 14 No. 14 4.6-7.5 No. 14 No. 14 7.6-12 No. 14 No. 14 12.1-16 No. -
Page 11: Charging Cable Connectors
“blow” output fuse and may cause Other functions are available for programming the other damage. Evolution Control to meet your specific charging needs. Programming these functions is described in the Pre-operation Checks Programming the Evolution Control chapter of this manual. -
Page 12: Maintenance
(supplying AC power to Fuse Replacement charger) and disconnect battery. The input and output of the Evolution modules are protected by ‘fast clearing’ fuses. Three AC fuses on Inspection And Cleaning the input and a DC fuse on the output. -
Page 13: Operation
193111-200 OPERATION OPERATION The operating procedure given here explains the operation of a Prestolite Evolution Charger equipped NOTE: To disconnect battery from charger before with the Evolution Control. charge is complete, press the “Stop” button on the charger front panel. -
Page 14: Equalize Or Weekend Charge
Equalize or Weekend Charge AC Power Fail Batteries may need periodic equalizing to correct for The Evolution Control will resume the charge where it inequalities between cells that result from daily or left off when the AC power failure occurred, virtually frequent cycling. -
Page 15: Abnormal Shutdowns
193111-200 OPERATION Abnormal Shutdowns: Over Max AH Returned- Without a BID this will trip at 125% of total battery amp hour. 150% with a BID. For an equalize charge, it is 150% without High Battery Reject- Initial battery voltage higher a bid and 175% with a BID. - Page 16 193111-200 OPERATION This page intentionally left blank. November 23, 2020...
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Page 17: Evolution Control Features
193111-200 EVOLUTION CONTROL FEATURES EVOLUTION CONTROL FEATURES Figure 7-1 Main Features 1. Up to 40 A/100AH high rate opportunity charging output. 15. Failure Mode Diagnostics - High Battery Reject - Low Battery Reject - Module Temperature Warnings - Battery Over-temperature... -
Page 18: Description Of Features
(regardless of the state of discharge) safely charge 24, 18, and 12 cell batteries. and prevents variations in the incoming AC line An 18 cell Evolution will safely charge 18 and 12 cell voltage from affecting the amount of Energy batteries. - Page 19 The Evolution Control has This feature can be used to save on energy costs, an adjustable 0 to 99 hour refresh charge timer provide a battery cool down period, or to prevent (programmed through the “Refresh”...
- Page 20 The battery number of cycles between equalize requests can should never be disconnected while a be varied from 0 to 30. If the Evolution Control is charge is in progress. programmed to automatically provide an equalize cycle every zero cycles, then an equalize charge cannot be requested manually and will never be provided automatically.
- Page 21 193111-200 EVOLUTION CONTROL FEATURES HALO LIGHT DESCRIPTION A warning or a fault will display red in the halo. If the warning did not cause the charger to stop, it will Idle (no lights) indicate that there is an issue by adding a red flash to the color sequences.
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Page 22: Navigating The Evolution Control
NAVIGATING THE EVOLUTION CONTROL NAVIGATING THE EVOLUTION CONTROL HOME SCREEN Archive The Evolution control Home screen is the default screen. From this interface, the user can select four The Archive app is where the control saves the charg- different applications in the control. - Page 23 193111-200 NAVIGATING THE EVOLUTION CONTROL Evolution Dashboard 1. Home Icon: Touching icon will automatically return 6. Battery State of Charge Icon: Indicates battery state the unit to the Home screen from any other screen. at a glance. Each bar indicates the State of Charge in 20% in- 2.
- Page 24 193111-200 NAVIGATING THE EVOLUTION CONTROL Evolution Charge Archive EQUALIZE TIME The time of the equalize portion of the charge cycle. Equalize can be automatically or manually selected. START TIME The time at the start of the charge cycle. END TIME The time at the end of the charge cycle.
- Page 25 193111-200 NAVIGATING THE EVOLUTION CONTROL Start Current – Charger is providing Start Current Addition Charge – Charger is running additional Finish Current charge as specified by the customer. Gassing – Charger is regulating voltage to the Battery BID Comm Failed – Communication with the BID 80 Percent –...
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Page 26: Statistics App
193111-200 NAVIGATING THE EVOLUTION CONTROL Evolution Statistics App The Statistics App can be accessed during or after a charge cycle. The same information that is available in the archive records are available here, but it is updating in real time. - Page 27 193111-200 NAVIGATING THE EVOLUTION CONTROL NAVIGATING THE EVOLUTION CONTROL SETTINGS BID Settings The Settings app opens the settings menu. There BID Settings is the page where BID settings can be are eight icons that can be accessed from this page.
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Page 28: Settings App
193111-200 PROGRAMMING SETTINGS Programming Settings Settings App NOTE: A charger will not be able to output a higher voltage or current than what it is rated. It will electronically protect itself from overheating by pulling the output back or ending the charge cycle. The Settings app has eight icons that grant the user access to different programming parameters. -
Page 29: Start Mode
193111-200 PROGRAMMING SETTINGS Programming Settings Start Mode Time/Date The start mode can be set to: 1. Auto– Charge cycles begins when battery is detected Time/Date– This is the screen that the controls time 2. TODS– Time of Day Start can start the charge and date is programmed. -
Page 30: Charge Curve And Parameters
193111-200 193111-200 PROGRAMMING SETTINGS PROGRAMMING SETTINGS Programming Settings Programming Settings Charge Curve and Parameters BID Settings Charge Curve 1. Battery ID Number The curve setting is the battery type the charger uses to Programs the battery identification number into the BID select proper output voltage &... - Page 31 193111-200 PROGRAMMING SETTINGS Programming Settings Equalize Mode Equalize Type Refresh Off– no Equalize cycles Refresh- Select to enable a refresh charge. Default Off. Cycle– Equalize will occur after the charger completes the Time- The number of hours before the programmed number of cycles charger starts a refresh charge, in the “Charge Cycles”...
- Page 32 193111-200 193111-200 PROGRAMMING SETTINGS DIAGRAMS Programming Settings No Gassing In order to properly opportunity or rapid charge a battery, it must be prevented from charging above 80% This feature is to enable a battery watering indicator. It battery capacity more than once per day. can be set to let the user know when it is to be watered.
- Page 41 INDUSTRIAL BATTERY CHARGERS Ametek/Prestolite Power (hereinafter called “Prestolite”) warrants that each new and unused Industrial Battery Charger manufactured and supplied by it is of good workmanship and is free from any inherent mechanical defects, provided that (1) the product is installed and operated in accordance with generally accepted industrial standards and in accordance with the printed instructions of Prestolite outlined in the product Owner’s Manual, (2) the product is used under normal conditions for which designed, (3) the product is not subjected to...
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