Battery discharge test procedure 2012-2013

1- You have to get the new BDT sheet from office manager before moving to site. 2- You have to check your tools (AVO and clamp) before moving to site. 3- How to perform a BDT : Check the last power alarm ( BDT performed only after 72 Hrs from the last power alarm ) Check on the Utrip low value (must equal 43.2 V). Check the battery charging current from rectifier (Ibatt must equal zero or one). Check the cable connection tightening between batteries and rectifiers please inform us if any lose cables found. Please clear the battery surface and ventilation points. Check the battery connections inside rectifier and check the battery C.Bs Please make sure that the rectifier voltage reading on rectifier controller equals the readings measured from rectifier bus bar (all equal 54.5 OR 55 V) not less. Please take the needed readings before disconnecting rectifier according to BDT sheet as below:: A- Rectifier voltage B- Readings for all battery cells C- Ampere reading for all batteries and on rectifier. D- Make sure that rectifier voltage always equals the summation of all battery cells readings at any time ( in both voltage and ampere readings ) Dont start the BDT if you found one of the below cases : 1- Any battery reading is less than 1.8 V OR 10.8 V (Before disconnecting the rectifier). 2- Battery current is over 4 Ampere (any power alarm) (before disconnecting the rectifier). 3- Any lose of battery cables. Start the test and take the needed readings carefully according to BDT sheet needs. Stop the battery test if any of the below cases found : 1- Rectifier voltage is 44 V. 2- You reached the test time (3Hrs or 4Hrs according to site type). 3- Any battery voltage became less that 1.8 V (for 2V batteries). 4- Any battery voltage became less than 10.8 V (for 12 V batteries). After ending your test, you have to complete all the needed data inside the BDT sheet like : - Site power source - Battery type a- Power safe 2V 42 b- OPZV 2V 42 c- Excide 180 AH d- Excide 165 AH Excide FT e- Power safe 12V 170 AH

f- SBS 12V 170 AH g- North star 170 AH - Rectifier type - Site type and configuration - Accurate date of configuration and traffic and no. of links. Please adjust the below values as mentioned : Ibatt Max no. of strings * 35 no. of strings * 35 no. of strings * 45 no. of strings * 17 no. of strings * 17 no. of strings * 25 Temp Coeff 72 mV/C 72 mV/C 110 mV/C 110 mV/C 96 mV/C 96 mV/C

Battery type Power safe 450 AH OPZV 300AH Excide 180 AH Excide FT 165 AH Power safe 170 AH SBS 170 AH

How to find Ibatt Max and Temp Coeff for every rectifier : a- Delta 1&2, Ascom : - Exit to enter setting menu - Go to menu no. 4 alarm and find Ibatt Max parameter - And then go to menu no. 6 Temp Comp and adjust the temp factor. - If you didnt find the Temp comp menu please call me. - Finally you have to save your changes from menu no. 3 general and press Current Par save. Are you sure yes b- Delta 3: (Password is Exit Exit Enter).

c- Power One: (Password is 1 2 3 4). - Go to menu - Go to menu called adjust limit - Got to submenu called battery current limit and adjust the Ibatt max - Go to submenu called Temp compensation and adjust the Temp Coeff. d- Harmer & Simon :

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Rectifier Alarms troubleshooting

Delta 1, Delta 2 And Ascom: (press the up arrow to get the alarms) UA Alarm 1 is due to faulty surge arrestors. UA battery fuse is due to C.B of batteries is off UA Load fuse is due to C.B of load is off NUA Usys low low rectifier voltage NUA Temp Measurement is due to faulty Temp Sensor. UA RM Failure is due to faulty module.

Delta 3 rectifier: RFA alarm is due to no. of modules need to be readjusted How to edit the no. of installed modules: (from setup).

VDR Alarm is due to faulty surge arrestors inside rectifier. UA battery fuse is due to C.B of batteries is off UA Load fuse is due to C.B of load is off. NUA Usys low rectifier voltage.

Power One Rectifiers: For any alarm on Power one rectifiers please check the below : 1- EC readings 2- Surge arrestors 3- Batteries and Load C.Bs 4- And also check all modules. 5- And if all is ok please do the below steps to try to clear it : a- Got to rectifier menu and go to the last menu called Miscellaneous b- Then go to submenu called accept removed part c- And give the password and change it from NO to Yes. 6- If you still have a problem please call me.

Harmer & Simon rectifiers: To clear any alarm on that rectifier please follow the below : Go to menu Go to menu called Command Then go to submenu called rectifier Then press re account .

Finally and with all my respect and in Arabic words: 2 days salary deduction for anyone how will not stick to the above procedure. 1 days salary deduction for any missing data inside the BDT sheet (any data). Please take care and dont lose your effort and dont miss the above procedure. Any delay in sending the BDT sheet will not be accepted.