Product Manual
Table Of Contents
- Lynx Smart BMS
- Table of Contents
- 1. Safety Precautions
- 2. Introduction
- 3. Features
- 4. Communication and interfacing
- 5. System Design
- 6. Installation
- 7. Commissioning the Lynx Smart BMS
- 8. Operation Lynx Smart BMS
- 9. Troubleshooting and Support
- 9.1. Lynx Smart BMS does not power up
- 9.2. Lynx Smart BMS operational issues
- 9.3. BMS issues
- 9.3.1. The BMS frequently disables the battery charger
- 9.3.2. The BMS is prematurely turning chargers off
- 9.3.3. The BMS is prematurely turning loads off
- 9.3.4. The pre-alarm setting is missing in VictronConnect
- 9.3.5. BMS is displaying alarm while all cell voltages are within range
- 9.3.6. How to test if the BMS is functional
- 9.3.7. System in sleep or hibernate mode
- 9.3.8. Battery communication error
- 9.4. Battery monitor issues
- 9.5. VictronConnect issues
- 9.6. GX device issues
- 10. Warranty
- 11. Technical specifications Lynx Smart BMS
- 12. Appendix
• Navigate to the product settings by clicking the "cog" symbol in the top right hand of the product status screen.
• Click on the "3 dots" symbol in the top right hand of the settings screen.
• Select "Product info" from the pop-up menu.
• The firmware version will be displayed. It is mentioned if this is the latest firmware version (or not). If a newer firmware version
is available, an "UPDATE" button will be displayed.
• To update the firmware, press the "UPDATE" button.
On a new install is also recommended to check and update the firmware of each connected Smart Lithium battery. This is done
via Bluetooth using the VictronConnect app in a similar manner as described above.
6.3.3. Settings Lynx Smart BMS
Once powered up, use the VictronConnect app to configure the BMS.
Check the battery voltage (12, 24 or 48V):
• This will have been detected automatically, double check it.
Set the battery capacity:
• Enter the battery capacity of the connected battery bank. Careful, for series connected batteries, the capacity of each individual
battery must
not be summed up to get the total bank capacity.
Check the pre-alarm mode:
This setting is automatically configured during the first power-up as well as after a factory restart. Double check the setting.
•
Battery controlled: all connected Lithium Smart Batteries feature the pre-alarm signal.
• Fixed 30 seconds: use this setting for a system where one or more of the installed batteries do not have the pre-alarm feature.
Programmable relay:
• The programmable relay has two operation modes: "Alarm relay" and "Alternator ATC". When set to "Alarm relay" mode,
continuous or intermittent operation can be selected. In intermittent operation the relay switches on and off every 0.8 seconds.
For more information about these modes and see chapter Programmable relay [6]
DVCC settings:
• The discharge current limit at pre-alarm setting is set by default set to "no". This can be changed to "yes".
• The absorption time is set by default to 2hours. This can be adjusted if required.
• The state of charge (SoC) threshold is set by default to 70%. This is the threshold at which the Lynx Smart BMS starts a new
full charging cycle. This can be adjusted if required.
• The repeated absorption time in days at which a new full charging cycle is started if the battery state of charge does not fall
below the SoC threshold. The default is every 30 days and can be adjusted if required.
Battery Monitor settings:
• The charged voltage is the voltage at above which the battery monitor synchronises and resets the state of charge to 100%.
For synchronisation to happen, the tail current and charged detection time conditions need to have been met as well. The
default is set to 14.0V and can be adjusted if required. In case the system voltage setting is changed, the charged voltage
setting needs to be adjusted as well.
• The tail current is the current at below which the battery monitor synchronises and resets the state of charge to 100%. For
synchronisation to happen, the charged voltage and charge detection time conditions need to have been met as well. The
default is set to 4.00% and can be adjusted if required.
• The charged detection time is the time passed after which the battery monitor synchronises and resets the state of charge to
100%. For synchronisation to happen, the charged voltage and charged current conditions need to have been met as well. The
default is set to 3 minutes and can be adjusted if required.
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