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OPzV Standby and Solar Batteries
Installation & Operating Guide
Safety Instructions
Carefully read this manual in all its parts upon receipt of Eternity Technologies OPzV Standby & Solar Batteries. Please refer
to the latest edition of the battery room standards, effective at the moment of installation IEC 62485-2.
Lead-acid Standby & Solar Batteries are components of a system and although they are maintenance free, they require suitable precautions and
behavioural norms to guarantee safe working conditions and to ensure maximum performance of the battery during its entire life. The Installation &
Operating Guide supplies the necessary instructions for the correct care, handling, installation, use and maintenance of Eternity Technologies OPzV
Standby & Solar Batteries. The non compliance with the instructions given herein may cause injury to personnel and damage to equipment as well as
bad operation and performance of the battery.
The non compliance with the instructions given herein may cause injury to personnel and damage to equipment as well as poor operation and
performance of the battery. Any repairs made without authorisation, for example, opening the valves, may render the warranty void.
Store this manual in close proximity to the batteries at all times and ensure it is accessible to the relevant personnel.
No naked flames
Keep away from children
Wear protective gloves
Risk of fire, explosion, or burns. Do not disassemble, heat above 55°C, or incinerate.
Corrosive
Wear safety goggles
Explosive
Battery charging
Read instructions
Caution
Electric shock risk
First aid /
medical assistance
Wear protective clothing
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Summary of Contents for ETERNITY TECHNOLOGIES OPzV Series
- Page 1 Installation & Operating Guide Safety Instructions Carefully read this manual in all its parts upon receipt of Eternity Technologies OPzV Standby & Solar Batteries. Please refer to the latest edition of the battery room standards, effective at the moment of installation IEC 62485-2.
- Page 2 Observe the following precautions at all times Eternity Technologies range of OPzV batteries are divided into two product variants: Observe the operating instructions - work on the battery should be a) OPzV Standby – Increased capacity, designed for mainly float / carried out by qualified personnel only.
- Page 3 Vertical Installation Place the cells on the rack (or cabinet) and make sure that the spacing allows the accommodation of the inter-cell connectors (around 10mm). Most batteries have cells connected in a simple series arrangement, so the cells should be arranged to preserve the sequence: positive (+), negative (-), positive (+), negative (-) throughout the whole battery.
- Page 4 If you require larger Solar cells - when charging cells in standby applications with frequent power to be stored horizontally please contact Eternity Technologies. When outages storing horizontally ensure that the internal plates are vertical (to - for float charge using voltages below 2.23 Vpc...
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Page 5: Discharge Rate
IEC 62485-2 be consulted. failure. When operated at 20°C, Eternity technologies OPzV range of batteries will last for 20 years. For every 10°C increase in the average operating temperature, the battery’s life is halved. -
Page 6: Cycle Life
Please see graph below for expected voltage variation vs time: 9. Hybrid Applications Eternity Technologies Solar OPzV batteries can be used in a hybrid system alongside a diesel generator where the batteries are used to decrease the run time of the generator. Charging is critical in this application and the user must ensure that the charging time is sufficient to fully charge the battery between cycles. -
Page 7: Additional Information
Additional information For any further information on Eternity OPzS batteries, please contact: Eternity Technologies FZ-LLC Al Hamra / Al Jazeera PO Box 35102 Ras Al Khaimah U.A.E Phone + 971 72 433 535 Fax + 971 72 433 536 Web www.eternitytechnologies.com...
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