HindlePower Atevo Series Operating/Service Instructions Manual page 247

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13.1. 13.1. Forced Load Sharing – Forced Load Sharing –
Introduction Introduction
Multiple battery chargers are sometimes employed in dc power systems to provide redundancy.
Two (2) or more chargers of the same voltage rating can be connected in parallel, each of them
capable of powering the connected dc load(s) and charging the battery. When two (2) or more
chargers operate in parallel, they normally will not
two (2) chargers will usually have slightly
system will typically have a slightly higher dc output voltage, and will therefore assume more
of the burden of providing the necessary load current.
ATevo's forced load sharing feature supports a single 'Primary' charger, and up to three (3)
'Secondary' chargers. The Primary charger communicates with Secondary chargers over a
serial connection. Each charger requires a Serial Communications Adapter (A13) set for RS-485,
wired to all other chargers, to create the forced load sharing communication network.
The ATevo Forced Load Sharing feature is supplied in a bagged kit (p/n EJ5306-##). It can be
ordered with ATevo, or supplied later for field installation. In addition to the A13 pc boards, and
a signal interconnection cable, the kit also contains a separate user Installation & Operating
Instructions (p/n JA5054-50). An abbr
sections.
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not share the load current equally. Since any
slightly different connection paths, one of the chargers in a
abbreviated eviated version of that text is listed in the following
ATevo O&SI - 3PH Input (16-1000 Adc) - 1.1_en
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