External Power Mode - Sensata Dimensions 12LPC15 Owner's Manual

External Power Mode

Battery Charger
The status LED located on the side of the inverter will blink green to indicate the charging process mode. See the
LED Status Chart for additional blink codes.
NOTE: The battery charger requires about 8.5 VDC to be present at the DC output before the charger will operate.
The battery charger will engage automatically and independently of the inverter on/off status. The three-step
charging process modes are bulk, accept, and float.
Bulk
The charger will output the maximum rated current to the battery until the battery voltage (as measured at the
charger DC terminals) reaches the maximum voltage threshold or the constant current timer expires.
Accept
The charger will output at the rated voltage until the output current reaches nearly zero or the constant voltage time
expires.
Float
The charger will output current and voltage at the minimum duty cycle until the voltage drops below a threshold.
NOTE: The term "bulk" is used for constant current and "acceptance" is used for constant voltage. The terms may
be used interchangeably throughout this document.
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