Mate Specifications

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e following tasks are common to many OutBack Power Systems customers and are viewable
andprogrammableusingtheMATE.eyarefullyexplainedwithinthismanual.epurpose
hereistooeranoverviewofthetasksandputtheminaneasilyunderstandablecontext,
especially for new users.
GototheCHARGERscreensintheADVANCEDmenuandsetthelimits.eselimits
include:
• charger limit—howmuchchargetheFXusestochargethebatteries
• absorb set point—voltagelevelreachedduringtheBULKorrststageofcharging
• absorb set time limit—amountoftimerechargingspendsattheabsorbsetpointtofully
recharge the batteries
• oat set point—thenalchargingvoltagewhenthereoatvoltageismet
• oat time period—amountoftimethechargingprocessholdsattheoatsetpoint
• reoat set point—whenthebatteriesfallbelowthisvoltage,theFXstartsaREFLOATcycle
to keep the batteries charged
• equalize set point—ahighvoltageusedforoccasionalequalizationrecharging
• equalize time period—amountoftimethebatteriesareheldattheEQvoltage
GototheHBXscreensintheADVANCEDmenuandestablishthevoltageandtimesetpoints:
• hbx-use grid set point:thevoltagevaluethatinitiatestheHBXrechargingmode
• hbx-use grid delay—theamountoftimethebatteryvoltagemustremainbelowthehbx-use
grid set point before the charge cycle can begin
• hbx-drop grid set point—thevoltagevaluewhich,whenreached,stopstherecharging
process
• hbx-drop grid delay—theamountoftimethebatteryvoltagemustremainaboutthehbx-
drop grid set point before the recharging stops
NOTE:eMATEactsalmostexclusivelyasadisplayscreenonlyfortheMX60 Charge
Controller.eMX60hasitsownscreenandsokeysforitsprogramming.
APPENDIX
Common Tasks
How to recharge the batteries using an FX Series Inverter/Charger
Recharge the batteries using HBX—high battery transfer—with a grid-connected FX Series Inverter/Charger