General Description - Victron energy Blue Power IP65 Charger 12/7 Manual

1 General Description

1.1 The highest efficiency ever!
Setting a new industry standard: with up to 95% efficiency these
chargers waste three to four times less heat.
And once the battery is fully charged, power consumption
reduces to less than a Watt, some five to ten times better than the
industry standard.
1.2 Adaptive charge algorithm: charge/test – bulk –
absorption – recondition – float – storage
The Blue Power charger features a microprocessor controlled
'adaptive' battery management. The 'adaptive' feature will
automatically optimise the charging process relative to the way
the battery is being used.
1.
Charge/test
Tests if the battery can accept charge
2.
Bulk
Charges the battery with maximum current until
absorption voltage is reached (battery 80% charged)
3. Absorption
Charges the battery at constant voltage and with
decreasing current until it is fully charged
4. Recondition
Optional reconditioning for deeply discharged an
sulfated batteries: charges the battery at increased
voltage with reduced current.
5. Float
Keeps the battery at constant voltage and fully
charged
6. Storage
Keeps the battery at reduced constant voltage to
reduce gassing and corrosion of the positive plates.
Refreshes the battery every week.
The charger will start a new charge cycle during step
5 or 6 if, due to a load, it switches to maximum current
mode during more than 4 seconds.
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