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John Herzog
February 19, 2025
What is the heating element power requirement. Will a 330 Watt solar panel be enough to run the heating element
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Mr. Anderson
February 19, 2025
The TBB Power M12-400 battery has a built-in low-temperature heating element that, when connected to an external power source (such as mains power, solar energy, or a vehicle engine), can automatically heat the battery from -20°C to +5°C in about 90 minutes. However, the exact power requirement for the heating element is not specified in the provided information.
Without knowing the exact power consumption of the heating element, it is not possible to confirm whether a 330-watt solar panel would be sufficient to operate it.
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M12 Series Lithium Battery Module User Manual WARNING: HIGH VOLTAGE INSIDE CAUTION: THE DC FUSE MUST HAVE BEEN TURNED OFF BEFORE SERVICING MADE IN CHINA...
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➢ For your safety, please do not arbitrarily dismantle any components in any circumstances unless a specialist or an authorized one from TBB Power. Device breakdown due to improper operation will not be covered under warranty.
M12 Series Lithium Battery Module User Manual Content 1. Safety Precautions ......................1 1.1 Safety Precautions ..................... 1 1.2 General safety precautions ................. 1 1.3 Disposal ......................1 Product Introduction ......................2 2.1 Brief introduction ....................2 2.2 Features ......................2 2.3 Product dimensions ....................
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M12 Series Lithium Battery Module User Manual 3.7 Disconnect the lithium battery ................16 Battery maintenance ..................... 17 4.1 General description ..................17 4.2 Security check ....................17 4.3 Surface clean ....................17 4.4 Not used for a long time ................... 17 4.5 Use the battery in a low temperature environment ...........
M12 Series Lithium Battery User Manual 1. Safety Precautions 1.1 Safety Precautions ➢ Please pay attention to the safety signs on this product and manual. ➢ During product installation, operation, and maintenance, electrical safety regulations and related operating procedures must be observed, otherwise it may cause personal injury or product damage.
Wide working temperature range, -30℃ ~ +60℃. Good cycle life and discharge performance at high temperature. ➢ Built-in low temperature heating element, with TBB power supply system, can realize automatic battery thermal management under low temperature conditions. With external power supply (mains power, solar energy, vehicle engine), the battery temperature can be automatically heated to meet the requirements of charging and discharging under low temperature conditions.
M12 Series Lithium Battery User Manual 2.5 Optional accessories 2.5.1 Typical wiring Figure 2-4 Typical wiring diagram 2.5.2 Power cable installation package (optional) Table 2-4 Power cable installation package list Name Model/Specification Picture Q’ty Fuse holder BANL-B Fuse ANL500, 500A/32V 70mm , 0.4m, red.
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M12 Series Lithium Battery User Manual To connect the fuse, please follow the steps below: Step 1: Open the protective cover of the fuse holder, as shown in Figure 2-5. Figure 2-5 Open the protective cover of the fuse holder Step 2: Install the fuse and power cable, the recommended torque is 15N.m, as shown in Figure 2-6.
M12 Series Lithium Battery User Manual 2.5.3 MEH-B display panel (optional) An external MEH-B display panel can be used as the display unit of the lithium battery, which can display the current operating information of the lithium battery. It is connected to the lithium battery through a UTP standard network cable.
M12 Series Lithium Battery User Manual 2.5.4 Remote battery switch (optional) The remote battery switch can be connected to the Battery Switch interface, and the battery can be turned on and off through the remote battery switch. Figure 2-10 Remote battery switch To use the remote battery switch, please follow the steps below: Step 1: Please turn the Power switch on the lithium battery to ON.
M12 Series Lithium Battery User Manual 3. Product installation 3.1 General description Limited to 12V system use. It is forbidden to install and use in series! Do not install or use damaged lithium batteries! Please make sure that the polarity connection between the lithium battery and the charger and load is correct! When using lithium batteries in parallel, be sure to use lithium batteries of the same brand, model, cycle life, capacity, and SOC status.
Figure 3-1. Figure 3-1 Installation positioning requirement Table 3-1 Dimension of mounting holes M12-200 M12-400 78.5 3.4 Installation fixed Before use, the lithium battery must be effectively fixed and cannot be fixed upside down. The fixing bolt is M8, and the fixing torque is 15N.m. The specific fixing position is shown in Figure 3-2.
M12 Series Lithium Battery User Manual 3.5.2 Power cable wiring Please make sure that the rocker switch is set to OFF before wiring, and the lithium battery is in the OFF state! Step 1: Remove the protective cover of the lithium battery (+) terminal. Step 2: Connect the cable L1 between the fuse and the (+) terminal of the load or charger.
M12 Series Lithium Battery User Manual 3.6 Connect lithium batteries in parallel 3.6.1 Lithium battery parallel connection diagram The maximum number of lithium batteries in parallel is 8. To ensure the current sharing of lithium batteries in parallel, please follow the installation and wiring requirements below. Figure 3-4 Parallel wiring diagram...
M12 Series Lithium Battery User Manual Step 6: Remove the protective cover of the lithium battery (-) terminal. Step 7: Connect the parallel cables L7(negative) between the lithium batteries. Torque requirement: 15N.M. Make sure the wiring is tight and firm. Step 8: Connect the cable L3 between the (-) terminal of the load or charger and the (-) terminal of lithium battery.
M12 Series Lithium Battery User Manual 4. Battery maintenance 4.1 General description ➢ Before cleaning and maintaining the lithium battery, be sure to disconnect all loads and charging equipment from the lithium battery. ➢ Before cleaning and maintenance of the lithium battery, please put a protective cover on the terminal to prevent the risk of short circuit caused by contacting the terminal during cleaning and maintenance.
M12 Series Lithium Battery User Manual ➢ If the battery is failed to be waken up, please charge the battery directly with charge voltage 14.0V or greater. The battery will wake itself up and start charging if it measures voltage of 14.0V or greater.
M12 Series Lithium Battery User Manual 8. FAQ 8.1 Lithium battery failure quick check Flash time Type of fault Protection type Suggestion indicator ➢ Please check whether the positive and negative terminals of the lithium battery Output short circuit are connected reversely or short-circuited. protection ➢...
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M12 Series Lithium Battery User Manual ➢ Please check whether the ambient temperature of the battery installation location is too high. ➢ Please check whether the battery wiring is tight and reliable. ➢ Please check whether the wire diameter of the battery wiring cable meets the Discharge high temperature...
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M12 Series Lithium Battery User Manual details) ➢ If the above is normal, please contact your dealer. ➢ Check whether the charging voltage of the charger matches the lithium battery. The charging voltage should be 14.0~14.2V. External input over ➢ voltage protection Check whether the charger is abnormal.
M12 Series Lithium Battery User Manual 9. Specification Model M12-200 M12-200/H M12-400 Cell type LiFePO4 Rated capacity 200Ah 400Ah Rated power 2.56kWh 5.12kWh Rated voltage 12.8V Charging voltage 14.2V Maximum charging current 200A Continuous discharge current 200A Maximum discharge current...
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Do you have a question about the M12-400 and is the answer not in the manual?
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What is the heating element power requirement. Will a 330 Watt solar panel be enough to run the heating element
The TBB Power M12-400 battery has a built-in low-temperature heating element that, when connected to an external power source (such as mains power, solar energy, or a vehicle engine), can automatically heat the battery from -20°C to +5°C in about 90 minutes. However, the exact power requirement for the heating element is not specified in the provided information.
Without knowing the exact power consumption of the heating element, it is not possible to confirm whether a 330-watt solar panel would be sufficient to operate it.
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