Description Of Equipment; Operating Modes; Opportunity Charging - AMETEK/PRESTOLITE POWER EVOLUTION Owner's Manual

DESCRIPTION OF EQUIPMENT

The basic charging circuit is the IGBT inverter high
frequency-type with isolating transformer (s). This
design regulates charging current by allowing the
battery to determine its own charge cycle rate in
accordance with its state of discharge. It provides a
constant current-constant voltage-constant current (IEI)
charge that eliminates the possibility of overcharging,
even with line voltage variations of ± 10% and allows
the battery to finish at the proper current regardless of
battery age or gravity type.
The Evolution provides battery charging over a wide
range of environmental conditions. The charger will
precisely charge your battery based on battery
temperature, type, and size; by automatically adjusting
its own output charge characteristic within the power
limits of the charger's power circuit.
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When applied with the Prestolite Power optional Battery
Identification Module (BID), the Evolution Charger
identifies a battery selected for charging at the time of
connection and adjusts its output for that specific
battery. During the charge cycle, or duration of
connection, the Evolution continuously monitors the
battery's temperature via the BID and adjusts its output
to match the battery temperature as it changes
throughout the charge cycle.
Upon connection of the battery, the Evolution control
reads the information programmed into the BID and
identifies the battery's AH rating, cell size, type of
construction, electrolyte temperature, and programmed
method of charge and adjusts its output curve based on
this information.
The Evolution is internally protected against overload
and short circuits by both input and output fusing, plus
Prestolite's unique curve monitoring circuit measures
the output curve to ensure that the voltage and current
are within the limits set at the factory.

Operating Modes

The Evolution reads the information that was
programmed into the BID Module during installation
and charges the battery based on an opportunity
charging profile or a profile designed to recharge a
fully discharged battery in 8 hrs. Valve regulated
batteries of several types can also be recharged at
the 8 hour rates when equipped with a properly
programmed BID Module.
The Evolution always defaults to the BID mode
when an installed BID Module is detected. The
charger automatically adjusts its output to match the
battery information programmed into the module.
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DESCRIPTION OF EQUIPMENT
The BID Module allows users with various cell size
batteries to charge any battery on any charger
without the fear of mismatching batteries and
chargers.

Opportunity Charging

In applications utilizing opportunity charging, the
high current output of the Evolution returns
significant capacity to the battery during short
periods such as breaks, lunch and shift changes.
In many applications battery changing can be
eliminated completely.
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