ZincFive BC Series Operation Manual
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- Page 1 OPERATIONS MANUAL BC Series UPS Battery Cabinets BC 2 BC 2 UPS Battery Cabinet Copyright © 2022 ZincFive Inc. All rights reserved.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Safety Symbols Battery Safety Battery Warnings and Cautions Specifications Safety Precautions Tools Précautions de sécurité Outils Introduction ZincFive BC Series UPS Battery Cabinet Introduction ZincFive BC Series UPS Overview Physical Characteristics Setup Power Sequencing Operation Charging Discharging Fan Function Controls Parameters... -
Page 4: Safety Symbols
ZincFive BC Series UPS Battery Cabinet are carefully designed and manufactured to ensure that they are safe and reliable products when used properly. To ensure the safe and proper use of ZincFive BC Series UPS Battery Cabinet, the following symbols are used throughout this manual or on the equipment. Operators, buyers, and technicians must observe each occurrence of these symbols as they appear throughout the document. -
Page 5: Battery Safety
Remove the connection from ground if any part of the battery is determined to be grounded. Note: Reference the Z5 13-80 H S F Safety Data Sheet for additional battery safety instructions. https://www.zincfive.com/subc-prismatic-material-safety-data-sheet French Cette batterie doit être installée par un personnel qualifié conformément à la dernière édition du National Electrical Code ANSI/NFPA 70 et/ou du Code canadien de l'électricité, Partie I, CSA C22.1. -
Page 6: Battery Warnings And Cautions
Retirer le raccordement à la terre si une partie de la batterie est déterminée comme étant mise à la terre. Remarque : Référez-vous à la fiche de données de sécurité du Z5 13-80 H S F pour des instructions supplémentaires sur la sécurité des batteries. zincfive.com/subc-prismaticmaterial-safety-data-sheet Battery Warnings and Cautions English SHIELD EYES AT ALL TIMES WITH PROTECTIVE GEAR. -
Page 7: Specifications
Notice: To limit drift in SOC with extended storage, the batteries must not be stored more than six months without recharging. If attached to a UPS that remains de-energized for a long period ZincFive recommends you energize the UPS system every six months for a 12 hour period in order to recharge the batteries. -
Page 8: Précautions De Sécurité
Si relié à une ASI qui reste inerte pendant une période prolongée, ZincFive vous recommande d'alimenter l'ASI tous les six mois pendant une période de 12 heures afin de recharger les batteries. -
Page 9: Introduction
The ZincFive BC Series UPS Battery Cabinet is comprised of ZincFive’s Nickel-Zinc Batteries integrated into a battery cabinet with built in Battery Monitoring System. The ZincFive BC Series UPS Battery Cabinet can house up to 39 batteries to support various UPS runtimes and voltage requirements. This manual covers the 37 to 39 battery solutions. -
Page 10: Setup
Setup a. All cables should be attached to the cabinet: DC Power and AC Power. Also UVR/Shunt and Aux contacts to the UPS if needed. • The 120-240Vac 50/60Hz feed to the cabinet must be always available (from UPS, backed up—100W backup recommended). -
Page 11: Power Sequencing
Power Sequencing a. Power up the system by turning ON the AC Power to the UPS Battery Cabinet. Make sure the BMS ON/OFF switch on inside of cabinet door is turned ON. • Allow 1 to 3 minutes for the BMS to initialize. b. -
Page 12: Operation
4. Verify that the "Connected Status" is On c. The system will start operations from the Pre Standby. d. Once the circuit breaker is closed the system will enter a Standby, Charge, or Discharge State. Operation Charging To ready the cabinet to attempt charging the batteries, the following steps should be followed: a. -
Page 13: Discharging
Discharging a. The discharge can start if the system is in a Standby State or Charge State. b. If current draw is < -5Amp the system will enter a Discharge State. c. In Validation Mode discharge will end with Breaker opening via BMS upon any of these conditions: •... - Page 14 Number of Operation Serious Critical Email Item Parameter Warning Comments Batteries Min/Max Alarm Alarm Battery Low Flag Counter limit 1, 2 Flag incremented for each battery < 10V during (Battlow) a discharge and the number of times a specific battery position exceeds the limit must be captured.
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Page 15: Battery Monitoring System
Battery Monitoring System The BMS consists of a main processing Unit (M800) and several Secondary Processing Units (S48). • The M800 is the master control module for performing real-time monitoring of the ZincFive Nickel-Zinc batteries. • The S48 is a secondary module which has direct connections to the batteries monitoring voltage, temperature State of Charge (SOC) and State of Health (SOH) •... -
Page 16: System Status
Use the assigned login user name. (Example: user1@yourcompany.com) Then select the “Assigned Systems” tab and select the system to be monitored: System Status The System Summary page shows the attributes of the system: • Connect Status: On/Off • SOC: <Percentage> •... - Page 17 • System Activity (State) • State – Operational state of the cabinet. • Pre Standby – Breaker is open, but BMS is powered and can be viewed remotely. • Standby – BMS is powered, breaker is closed, and faults are cleared. Ready for operation. •...
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Page 19: System Summary
System Summary The System Summary section shows a graphic of the battery cabinet, a list of all the secondary processing units and status of the digital inputs/outputs. Clicking on any one of the Secondary Processing Unit icons will show the detailed voltages and temperature readings for the batteries attached to that SPU. -
Page 20: Historical System Data
Historical System Data System voltage, temperature and current over time can be displayed by clicking on the Historical Data tab. 20 | Operations Manual... -
Page 21: Details
Details The Details page allows you to see information about individual battery strings and the ability to download the historical data in a comma separated values (CSV) format formatted file. Note: by clicking the stop watch icon in the top right the system will be set to update measurements every second. - Page 22 Table View Clicking on the Table tab will show the battery voltages and temperatures in table format. Line Graph Clicking on the Line Graph will allow you to specify the start and end time for the monitoring data to be shown. Then press the Get Data button to update the display.
- Page 23 CSV Data The CSV Data tab allows you to capture a specific date range of data and download it as a Comma Separated Value (CSV) file which can be read into MS Excel. Follow the following steps to download the data: •...
- Page 24 The following information is included in the CSV file for the timespan specified: Field Name Notes R3000 Timestamp Time stamp of the record in the current time zone. UTC Timestamp Time stamp in UTC time zone. R3000 Time Zone Current Time Zone location. Battery Voltage 1-38 One column per battery.
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Page 25: Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting Critical/Serious/Error Alarms: • Serious – Something is wrong with UPS or battery cabinet and some action or investigation is recommended. • Critical – A potential UPS or battery damaging situation has occurred and some action or investigation is required. •... -
Page 26: Maintenance Instructions
System is not going into Charge state (SOC < 90% and all batteries between 15°C – 40°C) – Contactor Control Power Status is Red. • Open and close the breaker and the state should be reset. Battery voltage or temperature is not reading correctly: •... -
Page 27: Battery Replacement
Battery Replacement The Battery Management System will recommend batteries to be replaced in the maintenance tab. Follow the Battery Replacement Method of Procedure document for a detail battery replacement procedure. Upon completion of this procedure select the battery has been replaced in the maintenance tab and select the replace icon. If all batteries are replaced select the SOH Reset tab and reset SOH to 100% by selecting the reset icon. - Page 28 28 | Operations Manual...
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Page 29: Appendix
APPENDIX Current Sensor Calibration ONLY AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL CAN PERFORM MAINTENANCE. The current Sensor calibration is done in the factory prior to shipment of the battery cabinet. This step should NOT need to be done unless BMS components are replaced, settings are lost, or when tested the system calibration is off by more than 10%. - Page 30 8. To start charging the batteries set SOC to 50% so that the positive current would start to flow. 9. Acquire the Point 2. For Measured Value input the value from multimeter and press read to input the display value. 10.
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