Owner's manual

Galaxy Pulsar Edge Power System Controller
Issue 3 October 2011 89
Number Of Strings
The total number of battery string installed in the system. Uses for
inventory purposes, state of charge, and initial reserve time calculations.
Available range is 0-16 with factory default of zero strings for VRLAs.
Battery Type
The type of batteries used in the system can be selected from the
following battery types loaded in the Standard controller:
• M12V90FT
• M12V105FT
• M12V155FT
• NCX-125
• NCX-80
• NSB110FT
• NSB170FT
• NSB60FT
• SBS-145
• SBS-170
• TEL12-90
• TEL12-105
• XE60
• 12A100FT
• 12A150FT
• 12AVR145
• 12FAT130
• 12FAT155
• 12IR150/150LP
• IR40EC
• Generic VRLA (Valve Regulated Lead Acid)
• Generic FLOODED (flooded lead acid)
• Generic NiCad (Nickel Cadmium)
• Generic Li-LMP (Lithium Metal Polymer)
• Generic Li-ELiTE (Lithium ELiTE)
Once selected the user has the op
portunity to automatically accept the
standard defaults for all battery Type related features. Parameters such
as float voltage, float alarms, thermal compensation parameters, etc. are
automatically adjusted if defaults are accepted.
Note: In custom
contro
ller configurations this list can be configured to limit battery
selection to what is applicable. Battery models can also be removed or
added in the field as desired. The system factory default is Valve-Reg.
String Capacity
Capacity of an individual battery string used to derive the total installed
system battery capacity, state of charge and initial reserve time. Value
must be entered for Generic battery types but is configured for specific
battery models mentioned previously. The value configured should be
the rating to 1.75V at an 8-hr discharge rate. The available range is 0-
9999 AH with factory default of 0AH for Generic Valve-Reg.
Enable Recharge
Current Limit
Recharge Current
Limit
Enable or Disable battery recharge limiting and set recharge current
limit. When enabled, the controller regulates current into the batteries
per limit setting. Recharge current limit is factory Disabled. The current
limit range is 5 to 1000A with a factory default of 50A for Valve-Reg
batteries.
Voltage Imbalance
User defined voltage threshold for a mid-string voltage imbalance
alarm. Range is 1.4 to 3.0 Volts with a factory default of 1.7V for