Table Of Contents - Valence RT User Manual

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ABLE OF ONTENTS
1. C I
ONTACT NFORMATION
2. S I
AFETY NFORMATION
2.1 Internal Protection Features ...........................................................................................................6
3. B Y S
EFORE OU TART
3.1 General information ........................................................................................................................7
Table 1: Shows charge voltage ratings for packs connected in 1, 2, 3 or 4 in series. ..............8
4. C /T R
ONTENTS OOLS
Table 2: Contents and tools required ................................................................................................8
5. Installation....................................................................................................................... 8
5.1 Tips .................................................................................................................................................8
5.2 Installation of U-Charge
5.3 Installation of up to 4 batteries in Series .......................................................................................10
Table 3: Pin-out of the RS-485 communication ports in U-Charge
6. C B
HARGING THE ATTERIES
6.1 Select a Proper Battery Charger...................................................................................................12
6.2 Charging the Battery.....................................................................................................................12
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7. U-C RT P
HARGE OWER
7.1 Discharge Control .........................................................................................................................13
7.2 Charge Control .............................................................................................................................14
7.3 State Of Charge (SOC) Measurement ..........................................................................................14
7.4 Cell Balancing...............................................................................................................................14
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7.5 U-Charge RT Battery Specifications ...........................................................................................15
Table 4: Battery Specifications........................................................................................................15
Table 5: Self Discharge Rates ........................................................................................................15
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Table 6: U-Charge
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ATTERY STATUS INDICATION
8.1 GREEN LED: Normal Operation...................................................................................................17
8.2 YELLOW LED: Indication .............................................................................................................17
8.3 RED LED: Fault Indication............................................................................................................18
8.4 No LED Indication: Severely Over Discharged .............................................................................18
9. T
IPS FOR OPTIMIZING PERFORMANCE
10. M
AINTENANCE AND
10.1 Visual Inspection.........................................................................................................................19
10.2 Voltage Checking........................................................................................................................19
10.3 Battery Storage ...........................................................................................................................19
Table 7: Recharge Guidelines.........................................................................................................19
10.4 Battery Serial Number ................................................................................................................20
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RANSPORTATION AND
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ATTERY VERHEATING
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Email: sales@valence.com, Web site:
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EQUIRED
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RT Battery into a 12 V System ...............................................................9
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YSTEM EATURES
RT Specifications ............................................................................................16
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TORAGE
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HIPPING
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RT power system ................... 11
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Performance may vary depending on, but not limited to cell usage and application.
If cell is used outside specifications, performance will diminish. All specifications
are subject to change without notice. All information provided herein is believed,
but not guaranteed, to be current and accurate. Copyright © 2005-2008 Valence
Technology, Inc.
Revision Date October 2008