Calypso Instruments Ultrasonic Portable Solar User Manual page 6

Battery Power
The Ultrasonic Portable Solar wind instrument counts on an advanced power
management system so no external source of energy is required beyond solar light.
The product has a solar panel integrated on the top that feeds an internal, rechargeable
battery located in the interior of the product. Thanks to a laboratory-tested sealing design,
the battery is protected against any external agent (water, dust..) reaching an IPX8
protection grade rating.
The internal rechargeable battery cannot be repaired; opening the product will permantly
damage the sealing and void the warranty. The battery can handle thousands of charge/-
discharge cycles and its capacity and overall characteristics guarantee a superb perfor-
mance along the life of the product. If fully charged, the battery can feed the unit around
30 days in the absence of sun (>30 days on continuous measureing in full darkness).
The useful life of the battery is 2100 full charge/dischage cycles.
Battery life is approximately 30 days in sleep mode without sunlight.
See Chart: page 6.
Please note the solar panel has a protective film which should not be removed.
Advanced Power management
The Ultrasonic Portable Solar anemometer and wind vane firmware automatically mana-
ges power d rain, energy storage, and solar production. The firmware sets one of the
following battery modes depending on the battery status:
SAFETY MODE
· Battery level: 0% - 2,5%
· This is a safety mode to prevent permanent battery damage. It does not receive or send
any information and it will not be visible via Bluetooth.
· Needs to be charged.
SLEEP MODE
· Battery voltage: 2,5% - 10%
· In sleep mode the device only provides advertising information (BLE signal). It does not
send any wind info.
· Needs to be charged
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