Product Manual

Table of Contents
1. Safety Instructions ................................................................................................................... 1
1.1. General ....................................................................................................................... 1
1.2. Installation .................................................................................................................... 1
1.3. Transport and storage ...................................................................................................... 1
2. Installation and wiring ............................................................................................................... 2
2.1. Installation .................................................................................................................... 2
2.2. Connecting the main battery ............................................................................................... 2
2.2.1. Main battery connection sequence .............................................................................. 2
2.2.2. Main battery disconnection sequence .......................................................................... 3
2.3. Connecting the starter battery ............................................................................................. 3
2.4. VE.Can connection .......................................................................................................... 3
2.4.1. Synchronised parallel operation ................................................................................. 3
2.4.2. Input/shore current limit .......................................................................................... 4
2.5. User relay, external sense and remote shut down ....................................................................... 4
2.5.1. External voltage sense ........................................................................................... 4
2.5.2. External temperature sense ...................................................................................... 4
2.5.3. Remote shut down ................................................................................................ 5
2.5.4. User relay connections ........................................................................................... 5
2.6. Connecting the mains ....................................................................................................... 5
3. Control and Adjustment ............................................................................................................ 6
3.1. Monitor menu ................................................................................................................ 6
3.2. Setup menu .................................................................................................................. 7
3.3. Battery selection ............................................................................................................. 9
3.4. Power supply mode ......................................................................................................... 9
3.5. Temperature compensation (dV/dT) ....................................................................................... 9
3.6. Power Control – maximum use of limited shore current .............................................................. 10
4. Operation ............................................................................................................................ 11
4.1. Battery charging ........................................................................................................... 11
4.2. Seven stage charge curve for lead-acid batteries ..................................................................... 11
4.2.1. Bulk ............................................................................................................... 11
4.2.2. Battery Safe ...................................................................................................... 11
4.2.3. Absorption ........................................................................................................ 12
4.2.4. Automatic equalization .......................................................................................... 12
4.2.5. Float .............................................................................................................. 12
4.2.6. Storage ........................................................................................................... 12
4.2.7. Weekly battery ‘refresh’ ......................................................................................... 12
4.3. Four stage charge curve for Lithium Iron Phosphate (LiFePo4) batteries .......................................... 12
4.3.1. Bulk ............................................................................................................... 12
4.3.2. Absorption ........................................................................................................ 12
4.3.3. Storage ........................................................................................................... 12
4.3.4. Weekly battery ‘refresh’ ......................................................................................... 12
5. Maintenance ......................................................................................................................... 13
6. Troubleshooting .................................................................................................................... 14
7. Temperature Compensation ...................................................................................................... 15
8. Specifications ....................................................................................................................... 16
9. Error indication ..................................................................................................................... 17
10. Dimensions ........................................................................................................................ 18
Skylla-IP65