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ENERGIC Plus
AR-TOP [V.140 – January 2011]
USER'S MANUAL
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PROGRAMMABLE
BATTERY CHARGER
AR-TOP
USER'S MANUAL
V. 1.4.0 January 2011
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Page 1: Battery Charger
ENERGIC Plus AR-TOP [V.140 – January 2011] USER'S MANUAL ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ PROGRAMMABLE BATTERY CHARGER AR-TOP USER'S MANUAL V. 1.4.0 January 2011 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Page 1/32... -
Page 2: Safety Instructions And Warnings
ENERGIC Plus AR-TOP [V.140 – January 2011] USER'S MANUAL ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1. SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS AND WARNINGS GENERAL Battery chargers can cause injury or death, or damage to other equipment or property, if the user does not strictly observe all safety rules and take precautionary actions. -
Page 3: Burn And Bodily Injury Prevention
ENERGIC Plus AR-TOP [V.140 – January 2011] USER'S MANUAL ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ BURN AND BODILY INJURY PREVENTION The battery produces very high currents when short circuited, and will burn the skin severely if in contact with any metal conductor that is carrying this current. - Page 4 23-26% of the battery capacity C/5 The power conversion system of the AR-TOP and its optimized charging algorithm help to reduce the charging factor to the minimum value, so the duration of the overcharge/gassing phase and the average temperature of the battery are minimized.
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Page 5: Installation Of Charger
ENERGIC Plus AR-TOP [V.140 – January 2011] USER'S MANUAL ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 3. INSTALLATION OF CHARGER Conditions of use: Operating/Storage temperature: 5°C to 45°C • Relative humidity: less than 75% • WARNING ! The charger can be installed by qualified personnel only! To avoid the risk of injuries, the user is not allowed to open the cabinet. - Page 6 Order and replace all labels that cannot be easily read. Energic plus AR-TOP battery chargers have been designed to charge lead-acid batteries. These units can convert the AC input voltage to a DC voltage at the correct level, in order to charge the battery cells.
- Page 7 ENERGIC Plus AR-TOP [V.140 – January 2011] USER'S MANUAL ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Inside of the charger, there are the following devices, not available to the user: Power contactor; • Power transformer; • Microprocessor controlled electronic board; • Output fuse; • Plugs for input voltage selection;...
- Page 8 ENERGIC Plus AR-TOP [V.140 – January 2011] USER'S MANUAL ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ The charger is marked with a technical label, containing the following data: Model; • Serial number (S/N); • Weight (kg and lbs); • Input voltages (V); • Maximum input current (A);...
- Page 9 ENERGIC Plus AR-TOP [V.140 – January 2011] USER'S MANUAL ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ AC VOLTAGE SELECTION 3 x 220/380 V The BOARD FOR INPUT VOLTAGE SELECTION is composed by six terminal blocks, to be connected in one of the two configurations represented on the picture inside the charger.
- Page 10 ENERGIC Plus AR-TOP [V.140 – January 2011] USER'S MANUAL ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ AC INPUT VOLTAGE ADJUSTMENT The local AC input voltage must be measured with an adequate voltmeter, then the charger input must be adjusted by moving the three wires marked with the letters A, B, C on the PLUGS FOR INPUT VOLTAGE ADJUSTMENT.
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Page 11: Grounding And Line Connection
ENERGIC Plus AR-TOP [V.140 – January 2011] USER'S MANUAL ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ GROUNDING AND LINE CONNECTION WARNING ! The cabinet of the battery charger must be properly grounded to protect personnel against hazard of electrical shock in case of fault on the charger! The grounding conductor must have a current carrying capacity equal or higher than the current carrying capacity of the AC-input wires. -
Page 12: How To Use The Charger
ENERGIC Plus AR-TOP [V.140 – January 2011] USER'S MANUAL ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 4. HOW TO USE THE CHARGER PRELIMINARY CONTROLS Inspect the charger completey for loose screws, electrical connections or other damages; • Check that all the ventilation slots are not obstructed to assure proper air flow;... -
Page 13: System Check
ENERGIC Plus AR-TOP [V.140 – January 2011] USER'S MANUAL ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ SYSTEM CHECK PLEASE WAIT ... SYSTEM READY xxx V – xxx A HOW TO ACTIVATE USER PROGRAMMING MODE Press the button DOWN and keep it pressed for 3 seconds •... - Page 14 2.40 V/cell NOTES: This charging algorithm of the AR-TOP charger is adaptive, so it's capable of adjusting the charging curve even if the gassing voltage of the battery deviates significantly from the programmed value. For this reason, this parameter should be modified only when using non-standard batteries, or if the operating temperature is extremely low or high.
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Page 15: Date And Time
EXAMPLE 2) If the battery capacity is 420 Ah and the time available for charging it is 7-8 hours, the recommended AR-TOP charger should have a nominal current of 100A ( ~25% of C), and it should be programmed to operate with charge charging curve A (WSa –... - Page 16 ENERGIC Plus AR-TOP [V.140 – January 2011] USER'S MANUAL ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ PARAMETER 8: START TIME WINDOW Programmable values: From 00.00 to 23:59 Default value: From 00.00 to 23:59 NOTES: This parameter sets a time window during the day in which the charger is allowed to start a new charge cycle.
- Page 17 ENERGIC Plus AR-TOP [V.140 – January 2011] USER'S MANUAL ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ PARAMETER 12: WBM ENABLE Programmable values: Enabled, Disabled, Optional Default value: Disabled NOTES: This parameter sets the operation of the charger with the Wireless Battery Identification module WBM (optional). Three different operating modes are selectable.
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Page 18: Operation
ENERGIC Plus AR-TOP [V.140 – January 2011] USER'S MANUAL ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 5. OPERATION CONNECTION OF THE BATTERY, AUTOMATIC START Connect the Battery to the charger, using a connector of adequate size. When the battery is correctly connected, the charger visualizes the following message:... -
Page 19: Battery Voltage Too Low
In this case, it's possible to override the warning message and to start the charge manually, by pushing the button DOWN for 5 seconds. The AR-TOP will activate an automatic DESULPHATION-RECOVERY cycle, after that a standard charging cycle will begin. -
Page 20: Emergency Stop
AR-TOP [V.140 – January 2011] USER'S MANUAL ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ The AR-TOP Charger performs an exclusive charge cycle that is composed by stages at constant current and stages at pulsed current, with cool down pauses in between. The management of the charging curve is totally automatic. -
Page 21: Overcurrent Protection
ENERGIC Plus AR-TOP [V.140 – January 2011] USER'S MANUAL ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ OVERCURRENT PROTECTION If the AC input voltage is abnormally high and/or the AC input adjustments have not been done correctly (See Chapter “INSTALLATION”), the charging current may reach an excessive value. - Page 22 ENERGIC Plus AR-TOP [V.140 – January 2011] USER'S MANUAL ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ EQUALIZE CYCLE – MANUAL During the charging of the battery the operator can scroll the menu of the display, and he can force a EQ manual cycle at the end of this cycle.
- Page 23 ENERGIC Plus AR-TOP [V.140 – January 2011] USER'S MANUAL ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ DISCONNECTION OF THE BATTERY DURING THE CHARGE WARNING ! DON'T disconnect the battery from the charger while it is being charged. ARCING AND BURNING OF CONNECTORS OR BATTERY EXPLOSION MAY RESULT! If it's necessary to disconnect the battery while it's being charged, press the button UP for five seconds, in order to stop the charger manually.
- Page 24 Connect the battery to a AR-TOP charger (the Battery Recognition mode must be set to BATTERY ID MODULE or OPTIONAL). The AR-TOP charger will establish a communication with the New Battery ID module, and it will show the message: BATT ID MODULE...
- Page 25 ENERGIC Plus AR-TOP [V.140 – January 2011] USER'S MANUAL ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ PROGRAMMING HARDWARE RULES During installation and programming activity it is necessary to ensure that the position of the battery power cables and charger cables are correct. As illustrated below, it is important that the cables are not overlapping or entwined in the cables of another battery.
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Page 26: History Log
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 7. HISTORY LOG The internal memory of the AR-TOP charger contains a log of the last >250 charge cycles. The most significative parameters can be visualized on the display of the charger, while the complete history log can be accessed and downloaded through DoctorFleet.com management system. - Page 27 ENERGIC Plus AR-TOP [V.140 – January 2011] USER'S MANUAL ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ PAGE B (Not visualized if the battery recognition is set to VOLTAGE DRIVEN mode) BATT. xxxxxxxxx TYPE VOLTAGE Where: XXXXXXX = Identification number of the battery (“ZZZZZZZ” if ID module was not found)
- Page 28 ENERGIC Plus AR-TOP [V.140 – January 2011] USER'S MANUAL ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 8. CHARGE TERMINATION CODES GROUP 1: CHARGE COMPLETED Battery modules recognized. Start charging. Charge completed successfully. Charge completed successfully. Equalize NOT executed because battery was disconnected. Charge completed successfully. Equalize started but not completed, because battery was disconnected during the cool-down time before the Equalize cycle.
- Page 29 ENERGIC Plus AR-TOP [V.140 – January 2011] USER'S MANUAL ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Charge completed successfully. Equalize completed successfully. GROUP 2: MANUAL STOP Charge stopped manually, during a generic cooling state Charge stopped manually, before to reach the gassing voltage. Charge stopped manually, during the finishing charge.
- Page 30 ENERGIC Plus AR-TOP [V.140 – January 2011] USER'S MANUAL ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Charge never started. The battery has been disconnected while the charger was trying to establish a wireless connection with the Battery Identification Module (WBM). Charge never started. The battery has been disconnected while the charger was communicating with the Battery Identification Module (WBM).
- Page 31 ENERGIC Plus AR-TOP [V.140 – January 2011] USER'S MANUAL ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Emergency Stop! Maximum Current Limit Exceeded. Emergency Stop! Maximum voltage exceeded during the refresh cycle. Emergency Stop! Maximum temperature exceeded before to reach the gassing voltage. Emergency Stop! Maximum temperature exceeded during the finishing charge.
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