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AZBAT48100C Product Manual

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Revision 1.04

September 2022

Azoteq

PowerSense

Series

Lithium-Iron Phosphate Battery

AZBAT48100C

Product Manual

This product manual provides further detail on the AZBAT48100C LiFePO4 battery. Please

familiarise yourself with the operating instructions in this document before operating the battery.

Table of Contents

REVISION HISTORY ................................................................................................................................. 2

DISCLAIMER ............................................................................................................................................ 2

OVERVIEW................................................................................................................................................ 2

SAFETY PRECAUTIONS ......................................................................................................................... 3

PRODUCT INFORMATION ....................................................................................................................... 4

PRODUCTION DIMENSIONS .............................................................................................................4

DETAILED PARAMETERS ................................................................................................................5

BATTERY INTERFACE .....................................................................................................................7

COMMUNICATION PORT DEFINITIONS ........................................................................................... 10

BATTERY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FUNCTIONALITY ........................................................................ 11

INSTALLATION ...................................................................................................................................... 11

HARDWARE REQUIRED ................................................................................................................ 11

INSTALLATION LOCATION ............................................................................................................. 12

INSTALLATION PROCEDURE ........................................................................................................ 12

PARALLEL CONNECTION .............................................................................................................. 14

TROUBLESHOOTING ............................................................................................................................ 16

BATTERY START-UP PROCEDURE ................................................................................................ 16

BATTERY PACK VOLTAGE IS LOW OR ZERO ................................................................................... 17

INSUFFICIENT ENERGY CAPACITY ................................................................................................ 17

PRECAUTIONS ....................................................................................................................................... 18

STORAGE .................................................................................................................................. 18

SAFETY ..................................................................................................................................... 18

Before use ....................................................................................................................................18

During use ....................................................................................................................................18

EMERGENCY CONDITIONS .................................................................................................................. 19

LEAKING CELLS .......................................................................................................................... 19

FIRE .......................................................................................................................................... 19

OTHER ...................................................................................................................................... 19

Summary of content (20 pages)

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PowerSense® Series Azoteq Lithium-Iron Phosphate Battery AZBAT48100C Product Manual This product manual provides further detail on the AZBAT48100C LiFePO4 battery. Please familiarise yourself with the operating instructions in this document before operating the battery. Table of Contents REVISION HISTORY ................................................................................................................................. 2 DISCLAIMER ............................................................
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PowerSense® Series Azoteq Revision History Version Release date Change Notes 1.00 06 June 2022 Creation 1.04 29 August 2022 Released Disclaimer This product manual provides further detail on the AZBAT48100C LiFePO4 battery. Please read the operating instructions in this document before using the battery. The installation should adhere to local regulatory guidelines and standards.
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PowerSense® Series Azoteq Safety Precautions The AZBAT48100C Lithium Ion battery operates at hazardous low DC voltage, please be aware of potential arc and shock hazards and handle with caution. Please make use of a qualified installer and have them familiarize themselves with this product manual. Failure to do so or to disregard any of the instructions or warnings in this document can result in electrical shock, serious injury, or death and might damage battery, potentially rendering it inoperable.
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PowerSense® Series Azoteq Product Information Production dimensions The battery is mounted in a durable 4U steel casing and fits in a standard 19-inch rack. The battery has two double M8 terminal connections on the front for a sturdy connection to the battery cables. Figure 1: AZBAT48100C physical dimensions Copyright © Azoteq (Pty) Ltd 2021. All Rights Reserved. AZBAT48100C Product Manual Revision 1.
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PowerSense® Series Azoteq Detailed Parameters Table 1: AZBAT48100C electrical and environmental parameters GENERAL Model AZBAT48100C Battery Type LiFePO4 Nominal Voltage 48V Nominal Current 100Ah Nominal Capacity 4.8kW Cycle life @ 80% DoD* 5 000 @ 25°C Cycle life @ 100% DoD* 2 000 @ 25°C Recommended DoD 80% Operating Temperature 0-45°C Dimensions [mm] 482(W) x 410(L) x 177(H) Weight 48kg IP Rating 20 IEC 62619 Certification CHARGE AND DISCHARGE UN 38.
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PowerSense® Series Azoteq Over discharge cut-off current delay 1s Over discharge recovery condition Automatic (1 min) Over discharge cut-off current 150A Over discharge cut-off current delay 100ms Over discharge recovery condition Automatic (1 min) Charging over temperature alarm 60°C Charging over temperature 65°C Recovery of overcharge temperature 55°C Charging under temperature alarm 0°C Charging under temperature -5°C Charge under temperature recovery 0°C Discharge over temperatu
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PowerSense® Series Azoteq Battery interface This section details the front panel interface of the battery. Figure 2: AZBAT48100C front panel interface Table 2 describes the front panel functional interface as shown in figure 2. Table 2: AZBAT48100C Interface description Index Interface Description 1 Positive battery terminals The battery has two positive M8 terminals. The one terminal can be used to connect to the inverter while the other terminal can be used to connect to a parallel battery.
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Azoteq PowerSense® Series 8 RUN LED Please refer to Table 3 for a detailed overview for these indication lights. (Green) 9 ALARM LED Please refer to Table 3 for a detailed overview for these indication lights. (Red) Used to set the battery address when the batteries are used in parallel. • 10 The DIP switches need to be in the OFF position when using a single battery. The DIP switches need to be setup to a unique address when being used in parallel. Please refer to 5.4 for further detail.
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Azoteq PowerSense® Series The figure above illustrates the LED indicator lights on the front panel. There are 6x green state of charge (SoC) indicator lights, a red ALARM light, and a green RUN light and a green ON/OFF light. Table 3 defines the indicator LED functions based on the different battery states.
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PowerSense® Series Azoteq Note the flashing frequency: • FLASH 1: ON for 0.25s; OFF for 3.75s • FLASH 2: ON for 0.5s; OFF for 0.5s • FLASH 3: ON for 0.5s; OFF for 1.5s Communication port definitions The battery has a three RJ45 MODBUS (RS485) communication ports, one RJ45 CANBUS port and one RJ11 RS232 port. Please refer to the tables below for the port definitions. Table 5: AZBAT48100C MODBUS and CANBUS port pin assignment No.
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PowerSense® Series Azoteq Battery Management System Functionality The Lithium Iron Phosphate cells are monitored and protected by an internal battery Management System (BMS) which provides a multitude of protection features such as: • Over- and Under-voltage protection • Charge and discharge over-current protection • Short-circuit protection • Over- and Under-temperature In the case of any of the aforementioned protection, the BMS will disable charge or charging capability or shutdown the battery
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PowerSense® Series Azoteq i. ≥3 mm2 for 5kW installations ii. ≥ 0mm2 for 8kW installations 2. CANBUS or MODBUS communication cable (usually supplied with the inverter). 3. Parallel communication cable when using multiple batteries. 4. Ground cable and screw (M5) to earth the battery to the installation. 5. DC overcurrent protection (fuse) and isolator for additional protection and compliance. 6. It is recommended to install the batteries in a 19-inch rack mount cabinet. a.
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PowerSense® Series Azoteq a. Please refer to section 5.4 for more detail on the DIP switch settings. Figure 6: AZBAT48100C installed inside a battery cabinet with 3 batteries connected in parallel. 9. Once the above has been done, please verify all the connections to ensure everything is as specified. 10. Follow the instructions as specified in the installer manual before switching the batteries ON. 11. When ready to switch the battery ON, flip the DC break switch to the ON position. 12.
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PowerSense® Series Azoteq Please refer to figure 7 for successful battery communication displayed on a Deye inverter (Left) and an Axpert King inverter (Right) with the AZBAT48100C batteries. Figure 7: Deye LI Battery Communication Page Figure 8: Axpert LI Battery communication indication The figure on the left displays the charge and discharge information for an installation using 1 battery and communication to a Deye Inverter via the CAN port.
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Azoteq PowerSense® Series Table 7: Address (DIP switch) configuration # OF BATTERIES 1 ADDRESS SETTING MASTER CHARGE CURRENT DISCHARGE CURRENT 50A 95A 100A 190A 150A 285A 200A 380A MASTER 2 SLAVE 1 MASTER 3 SLAVE 1 SLAVE 2 MASTER SLAVE 1 4 SLAVE 2 SLAVE 3 Note: The BMS needs to be reset with the RESET switch if adjusting the ADDRESS on the DIP switches. Do not stack the batteries directly on top of each other when using multiple batteries in parallel.
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PowerSense® Series Azoteq Table 8: Charge and Discharge current values # of Parallel Charge Current (A) Discharge Current (A) 1 50 95 2 100 190 3 150 285 4 200 380 5 250 475 6 300 570 7 350 665 8 400 760 9 450 855 10 500 950 11 550 1045 12 600 1140 13 650 1235 14 700 1330 15 750 1425 Troubleshooting Battery start-up procedure In some cases the battery will go into a safe mode in the event of a short circuit or over-discharge.
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PowerSense® Series Azoteq Battery pack voltage is low or zero 1. If the battery is fully charged it will open-circuit to prevent overcharging. a. Applying a load will reset the protection feature. 2. If the battery has been in storage for a long period or over-discharged it will open-circuit to prevent further discharging. a. Follow the battery start-up procedure in Section 5.4 to re-energize the battery. 3. Unstable battery voltage or irregular charging. a.
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PowerSense® Series Azoteq Precautions Storage 1. If the battery is stored for more than 3 months, it should be stored under environmentally controlled conditions: a. Ambient temperature: 25 ±3°C b. Humidity: 25-85% RH c. Air pressure: 86kPa-106kPa 2. Do not store the battery in direct sunlight. 3. The battery should be charged and discharged every 6 months. 4. Battery storage SoC should be ~50% Safety Before use 1. Inspect the battery to ensure that it is not damaged.
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PowerSense® Series Azoteq Emergency conditions Please refer the material safety datasheet (MSDS) for the batteries on the Azoteq website. Leaking cells 1. In the event of a cell leaking liquid or gas, take caution to prevent any contact with the skin and eyes and inhaling the gas. a. Inhalation: Evacuate the contaminated area immediately and seek medical attention. b. Contact skin: Wash the affected area thoroughly with soap and water and seek medical attention. c.
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