Manual

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2. SCP (if ComBox is not present)
Temperature
The Battery Monitor can be connected to a Battery Temperature Sensor (BTS) to
provide status information on the temperature (in °C) at which the connected
battery is operating. This information is used in SOC% and reserve capacity
calculation. The Battery Monitor broadcasts this temperature information on the
XanBus network which can then be used by other XanBus devices that are
charging batteries to compensate voltage based on the highest temperature
reported by devices on the same battery bank.
Operation with System Control Panel
The Conext SCP features configuration and status monitoring for the Battery
Monitor. See “SCP Menu Map” on page 3–38 for the menu maps and available
fields accessible through SCP.
Operation with Automatic Generator Start
The Battery Monitor allows for one additional trigger to start and stop a generator
based on SOC%. When the Conext Battery Monitor is present on the XanBus
network with other battery based devices, the Conext AGS uses Battery Voltage
status information from the Battery Monitor.
Operation with Conext XW+ Inverter/Charger
The Battery Monitor broadcasts State-of-charge information using XanBus. This
allows The Conext XW+ Inverter/Charger to use the Battery Monitor’s date
instead of its own internal State-of-charge calculation. This technique helps to
achieve a more accurate and consistent State-of-charge display on all XW units
connected to same battery bank. In the future, advanced charging algorithms for
lead-acid batteries will also be implemented using the Battery Monitor.
Operation with Conext ComBox
The Battery Monitor behaves like a regular XanBus device on the ComBox and
provides functionality similar to the Conext SCP through the ComBox. In addition,
the ComBox uses the battery status information broadcast by the Battery Monitor
to display a daily summary of the Voltage, Amps, SOC, and Temperature trends.
The following table provides the firmware version necessary for device operation
with the Battery Monitor:
Table 5 -2
Device Compatibility with Conext Battery Monitor
Device Name Firmware Version
Conext XW+ Inverter/Charger 2.0.0 and higher
Conext AGS 2.07 and higher
Conext SCP 2.00 and higher