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- Page 1 High Precision Modular Battery Monitor Expert Modular Owner’s manual SAMLEX EUROPE® B.V. Aris van Broekweg 15, 1507BA, Zaandam, The Netherlands http://www.samlex.com...
- Page 3 Notice of Copyright Expert Modular owner’s manual © 2017-2019 SAMLEX EUROPE® B.V. All rights reserved. No part ofthis document may be reproduced in any form or disclosed to third parties without the expresswritten permission of SAMLEX EUROPE® B.V., Aris van Broekweg 15, 1507BA, Zaandam, The Netherlands.
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Page 5: Table Of Contents
Global properties ........................23 Advanced properties ....................... 23 7. RESET MENU ............................25 8. LOCK MENU ............................25 Locking the Expert Modular ....................26 Unlocking the Expert Modular ....................26 9. TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDELINE ......................26 10. TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS ......................28 11. -
Page 6: Introduction
Besides offering an accurate state of charge indication, the Expert Modular will also help users how to get the best service life out of the battery bank. The service life of batteries will be negatively... -
Page 7: Expert Modular Highlights
The Expert Modular is compatible with lead based and Lithium (LiFePO4) based batteries. The Expert Modular can monitor up to three battery banks. The inputs for battery bank 2 and 3 can also be configured for other purposes, like mid-point voltage measurement, key switch input or backlight control. -
Page 8: Active Shunt Status Indicator
1. Left key (<) or Previous value 2. Menu or Enter key 3. Right key (>) or Next value 4. 7 character multipurpose information field 5. Alarm indicator 6. Selected battery input indicator 7. Value section for SoC (also for Function, Status and History parameter numbers) 8. -
Page 9: Quickstart
Expert Modular up and running. It assumes that the enclosed installation guide has been followed carefully and that the Expert Modular is powered up for the first time. After this the Setup wizard will start automatically. If the Setup wizard does not start and the Expert Modular will jump to the normal operating mode after power up, it has already been configured before. - Page 10 Functions F2 and F3 (see chapter 6.2 and 6.3). After the Setup wizard has been completed, the Expert Modular will take a few seconds to analyze your battery and estimate the nominal battery voltage as well as the current State of Charge (%). The State of Charge readout will show a small animation while it is calculating.
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Page 11: Normal Operating Mode
Once the Expert Modular shows the estimated state of charge value, it is now ready for use! Over time, it will keep on learning your battery and the estimated state of charge will become increasingly more accurate. 3. NORMAL OPERATING MODE... - Page 12 Battery bank 2 voltage (V) Shows the voltage of battery bank 2 (connected to the +B2 input). This value will only be shown when the +B2 input is configured as a second battery input (see Function F2.0). Battery bank 3 voltage (V) Shows the voltage of battery bank 3 (connected to the +B3 input).
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Page 13: Display Messages
°C, but it can be set to °F as well in Function F10.3. Display messages The Expert Modular can show a number of different status messages on the display. These will vary from advisory- to error messages. Please see the table below for the available messages... -
Page 14: Status Menu
Advanced properties list to modify if desired. See chapter 6.8 for more information. 4. STATUS MENU The Status menu is a read only menu that shows the current status of a number of Expert Modular items. This menu can be accessed by the following sequence: When the Status menu is entered, you can use the left and right arrow keys to browse through the different status items. -
Page 15: History Menu
5. HISTORY MENU The History menu is a read only menu that shows the Expert Modular’s History data. History data are special events that are stored in internal memory. This menu can be accessed by the following... -
Page 16: Function Setup Menu
Alarm 4 count. The number of times Alarm 4 has been triggered. 6. FUNCTION SETUP MENU In the Function setup menu, your Expert Modular can be adjusted further to fit your needs. This menu can only be entered after you have finished the initial Setup wizard. The following sequence... - Page 17 F1.1 Battery capacity. Your Main battery’s capacity in Amphours (Ah). Default: 200Ah Range: 10 – 10000Ah Step size: variable F1.2 Nominal discharge rate (C-rating). The discharge rate (in hours) at which the battery manufacturer rates your battery’s capacity. Default: 20h Range: 1 –...
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Page 18: Battery Bank 2 Properties
Vehicle Vehicle battery Trailer Trailer battery Drive Drivetrain battery Brake Brake battery Solar Solar battery Other Other battery Battery bank 2 properties F2.0 Battery bank 2 function. Set the function for the battery bank 2 (+B2) input. Default: DISABLE Range: see table 9 Table 9 Function Description... -
Page 19: Battery Bank 3 Properties
Step size: 100h Alarm properties The Expert Modular offers four independent configurable alarms. This offers great flexibility for the installer. Whether you wish to configure four completely different alarm types, or trigger an individual alarm on for example four different State of Charge values, there are almost limitless possibilities. - Page 20 Table 10 Alarm type On value Off value Range Alarm description (default) (default) Alarm not used V.LOW (bank1) 10.5V 11.0V 7.0V - 70.0V Low battery voltage. When the voltage falls below the On value, the associated alarm will be activated. When the voltage rises above the Off value, this alarms will be deactivated again.
- Page 21 MIDPNT 2.0% 0.5% 0.0% - 50.0% Midpoint voltage deviation. When the (bank1) deviation exceeds the On value, the associated alarm will be activated. When the deviation falls below the Off value, this alarm will be deactivated again. For more information on midpoint voltage measurement and setup, please see appendix 1 in the online version of this manual, available at...
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Page 22: Display Properties
F5.5 Warning. Choose whether or not the active alarm is shown on the display (‘VIS.’) or an audible alarm (‘AUD’) will sound. The audible alarm will stop sounding when the alarm has been cleared, or when a key is pressed. When the audible alarm is not interrupted, the alarm interval will slow down automatically against time. -
Page 23: Global Properties
Auto hide parameter. The default setting will allow the bottom parameter to only show for 120 seconds after the Expert Modular has been accessed. This will keep the display clean under normal conditions, which might be preferred by less technical end users. - Page 24 2. Default: 1 Range: 0 – 2 Step size: 1 All changed Function settings remain in the Expert Modular’s internal memory. Even when the supply voltage has been interrupted. This also applies to the stored Status and History items.
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Page 25: Reset Menu
1.3 Factory Reset. This reset item can be used to reset all Function, Status and History values to factory default values. After a factory reset, the Expert Modular restart to the Setup Wizard again. 8. LOCK MENU... -
Page 26: Locking The Expert Modular
15 seconds, the Expert Modular will automatically jump back to the main menu again. Unlocking the Expert Modular When you wish to unlock the Expert Modular, you will notice that menu name ‘LOCK’ has been changed to ‘UNLOCK’. This is an indication that the unit is currently locked. Using the same method as explained in chapter 8.1, you can access the unlock menu and start entering the previously... - Page 27 Shunt installed in reverse. Make sure that the Current readout gives wrong polarity (current should positive when charging and ‘Battery –‘ bolt is connected to the battery negative when discharging the battery) negative terminal and the ‘System –‘ bolt to the battery loads.
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Page 28: Technical Specifications
10. TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS Parameter Expert Modular Supply voltage range 7..70Vdc Supply current (@ 12V/ 24V/48V) 10mA / 6mA / 5mA Input voltage range main battery (+B1) 7..70Vdc Input voltage range second and third battery (+B2, 1..70Vdc +B3) Input current range -600..+600A... -
Page 29: Warranty Conditions
11. WARRANTY CONDITIONS SAMLEX EUROPE (SAMLEX) warrants this product to be free from defects in workmanship or materials for 24 months from the date of purchase. During this period SAMLEX will repair the defective product free of charge. SAMLEX is not responsible for any transport costs of this product. -
Page 30: Declaration Of Conformity
The Netherlands Declares that the following product : PRODUCT TYPE Battery monitor MODEL Expert Modular Conforms to the requirements of the following Directives of the European Union : EMC Directive 2014/30/EU Low voltage Directive 2014/35/EU Automotive Directive 2004/108/EC RoHS Directive 2011/65/EU... -
Page 31: Appendix 1: Measuring The Midpoint Voltage Of A 24V Or 48V Battery Bank
Appendix 1: Measuring the midpoint voltage of a 24V or 48V battery bank Being able to measure the midpoint (or center-) voltage of a battery bank that contains multiple series connected batteries or cells, is an important feature that can save you a lot of money in case one of the batteries or cells is dying. - Page 32 The reason for this is that through the interconnected midpoints, one bad battery in a series string can damage all other batteries if not being monitored correctly. However, when decent midpoint voltage measurement has been applied and an alarm is triggered when the voltage difference is too large, the midpoints of the series strings are allowed to be interconnected.
- Page 33 Practical information Typically, the midpoint deviation is smallest when the battery bank is not being charged or discharged. However, even with only healthy batteries in the series string, a temporary imbalance will occur: during the absorption charge stage when the battery bank is being deeply discharged ...
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