RIPCHARGE AP-3000 Pb User manual

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Instructions For use
Rapid Impulse Phase Battery Charger
Models: AP–3000 Pb 12V 135A, 24V 100A, 36V 75A, 48V 50A

Properties
● Charger that can "listen" to the chemistry of the battery
● Fast, smooth and battery friendly charging
● Battery determines charging current by itself under
supervision of RIP algorithm microprocessor charging
system
● No warming up effect, which reduces battery life at overcharge
● Regeneration cells when previously improperly charged
● Longer battery life
● Can increase battery capacity by up to 110% of rated
● Safe against short circuit
● Possible charging of starter battery
● Connector for attachment of outside led indicator
● Automatic detection of battery attachment (yellow led)
● Precise indication of overcharging (green LED)
● Working temperature range from 0º to 35ºC
● Charging is independent from oscillations in the supply voltage
● Temperature compensation charge reference voltage
● Up to 8 charging programs for different types of batteries
● Pulsed or linear charging current
● Simple signalling of green, red, yellow LED, acoustic buzzer and LCD screen
● Settings by using the rotary knob
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Charging Technology Description
Rapid Impulse Phase is a new technology for battery charging. It represents a small
revolution in this field, because the results in practice are fantastic. With this technology,
very fast and very precise charging is possible, because only the electrochemical state
of the battery "dictates" how to charge and what current is used for charging, specific to
and most appropriate for, each battery. Charging with high current is accomplished only
in phases where cells can accept high energy, without warming up or release of gas.
When charging with this technology there is no release of gas from electrolyte, warming
up or sulfation. These processes disintegrates cells of lead-acid batteries, so
extraordinary prolongation of battery life and shortening of charging time is achieved.
Theoretically lead-acid batteries can be charged with 2.5 times higher current than its
default current. This means that for example a 100Ah battery can be charged in less
than half of hour, if we can use a current source of 250A. If the starter battery is empty,
it is possible to start the engine after approximately 5 minutes.
Rapid Impulse Phase charging technology works as a mediator between battery
chemistry and signals that instruct every charge. Each battery is "treated" individually.
Charging Instructions
How to operate the AP-3000 battery charger
Located at the rear of the AP-3000 charger is the 230VAC connector and the main on/off
switch. Insert the plug into the this socket and then plug into a mains 230VAC outlet. Turn
on main on/off switch. On the front of the AP-3000 are three LEDs, Red, Yellow and
Green. The charger will emit a short ‘beep’ and all three LEDs will blink. The display will
show captions. The AP-3000 is now ready for operation. Press the Red START/STOP
button and 3 x short ‘beeps’ will be emitted.The Yellow LED starts to blink and the display
shows the current and voltage values. The battery is now being charged. The battery is
fully charged when the Green LED turns on and the display shows "Float" and the charge
value of 100% is displayed. The battery can be used immediately. (on initial start up, If the
Yellow LED does not illuminate, then the battery voltage is too low (battery is discharged
to level where the automatic charging will not initiate. (check the the display to see the
voltage and current).
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OLED Screen Status
The charging status and the settings on the screen are changed by using selection button
and by pressing, to confirm selection.
Status menu
Immediately after the device is
switched on, the status menu appears:
voltage (VOLT)
current (AMPS)
emitted charge (Ah)
charging time (TIME)
battery type select (WET…)
charger status (Ready,…)
battery charge in %
ambient temperature
Main menu
By pressing the button, the system
goes into main menu. Turning the
button highlights options, pressing
confirms it. In menu »BattType« select
the type of battery. In menu »Disp
Contrast« set the best screen visibility.
In menu »Burst« force the charger to
charge when the battery is fully
discharged.
Battery select menu
Turn the button once and move the
cursor to the appropriate place.
By pressing the button, the new
selected type of battery is confirmed. A
short ‘beep’ will emit and the system
goes into main menu. The available
charging programs are:
Universal(UNI), GEL, Standard (STA),
CaCaWET(WET), LeadCrystal(LC),
U-I, AGM, Traction (TRA). The
selected charging program will remain
even when the charger is switched off.
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Status menu (charge)
The display appears like this, when the
battery is almost fully charged.
The charging phases are: Ready, Bulk
charge, abs (absorption), Equal
(equalization), Float (maintenance)
Status menu (float)
The display appears like this, when the
battery is fully charged (float).
When the battery charger is
disconnected from the battery, charge
value (CAP) and the charging time
(TIME) remain in memory. When
beginning a new charge cycle, these
values will be reset.
Contrast MENU
By using the selection button and
pressing a key, selection
»Menu/Contrast«
Here screen brightness is set.
Reduced brightness levels extend the
lifetime of the screen.
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Menu for forced charging
If the battery is fully discharged (when
battery drops to under 50% of its
nominal voltage), the system will not
start charging. In this case choose the
heading "Burst Charge" to activate
forced charging.
Current limit MENU
By using the selection button and
pressing to confirm, you can set limit
of the charging current in the range of
20% to 100% , based on the rated
charging current.
Battery Size MENU
By using the selection button and
pressing to confirm, select the battery
size (within the limit of between 50 to
1000Ah).
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Battery select menu (U-I)
If you want to charge with a constant -
linear current UoIo (non pulsed) in
the Battery select menu (U-I) select
‘UoIo’.
The desired voltage U0 and maximum
current I0 can be selected in the
submenu »UoIo Menu«
UoIo Menu
By using the selection button and
confirm by pressing, select the
desired voltage Uo (48.0V-68.0V) and
Io (1.8A-50A). Finally, confirm with OK
to leave the menu.
Calibrate Heading: calibration of the
reference voltage Uo. The calibration
value1..99.
This section is reserved for
authorized service personnel only.
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Charging with continuous current U-I
For special purposes where a stable voltage and current are required, the AP-3000 also
provides this function. The charging current is continuous, it can be chosen from ‘Battery
Type’ menu heading by selecting ‘UI’. In the sub-menu choose ‘UoIo Menu’, which
appears automatically. Now you can set the desired voltage and current, and confirm with
"OK". The system automatically enters the "Status menu" and on the upper right hand
corner of the screen we see the inscription ‘UI’.
There are technical constraints of the AP-3000, for example, it is not possible to set a
voltage of 62V and current 50A at the same time. (This example relates to the AP-3000
48V battery charger).
Selected voltage  Uo
Max selected current Io
>66.0V
10.5A
64.0V
12.2A
62.0V
15.8A
60.0V
29.8A
59.2V
40.2A
<59.2V
50.0A
** Mains Voltage Too Low **
In the case of the mains voltage being too low, (considered to be all voltages below 210V
AC), the charging current is automatically reduced by up to 35% of the nominal value. This
occurs down to a voltage of 90V AC. The device can therefore also be used in
environments where mains voltage fluctuates significantly. Current from the mains will
never exceed 16A. The charger is automatically protected against damage, as too is the
mains supply. The the mains fuse is 16A. Charge current is reduced in steps, as shown in
the table below. Mains voltage is displayed in the status menu, bottom left. If the charger is
in standby and is not charging, the display shows the mains voltage with a considerable
error. During charging, the measurement error of mains voltage is minimum.
Uac[V]
210
200
190
180
170
160
150
140
130
120
110
100
90
Ibat[%]
95
90
85
80
75
70
65
60
55
50
45
40
35
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Start / Stop Button (Button MENU)
The Start / stop button can be used to start charging when the battery and charger are
already connected. In the menu, the button is activated by selecting ‘enable’. Before
disconnecting the battery from the charger and after charging has been completed, press
the button again. If prefered this button can be deactivated by selecting ‘disable’ in the
menu, in this case the charging will begin immediately when the battery and charger are
connected.
Limiting charging current (Current limit MENU)
In circumstances where the electrical installation does not allow or cannot be used for
such a large consumption of energy from the mains supply network (example: fuse
limited), the charging current in this case can be reduced to 20% of nominal. Charging
current is reduced in steps of 10%. In the case of setting the charging current to 20% of
the power consumption of the mains network of more than 650W.
Choosing the size of the battery (Battery Size MENU)
The battery size accommodated by the AP-3000 is from 50Ah, there is no maximum
limitation. The ability to accept electrical energy depends on the size of the battery. In
absorption phases, this varies greatly. The charging profile in the phases of absorption,
equalizing and maintaining adjusts to the battery size. To make sure that battery charging
is optimal, you can select the size (capacity) of the battery in the "Batt Size MENU".
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Charging Diagram
LED Indicator Meaning
LED
LED activity
Charge phase
Battery tension
red, yellow, green
short blink all LEDs
charger is ready
/
yellow
blinks
bulk charge
< 65%
yellow
on constantly
absorption I charge (Abso1)
65%...75%
green
blinks
absorption II charge (Abso2)
75%...90%
green
2x fast blink
Equalization charge (Equ)
90…95%
green
on constantly
float charge
>95%
red
on constantly
temperature off
/
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Programs for charging batteries
1. Universal program - UNI, Universal, used for unrecognized types of batteries
2. Standard Pb battery - STA, Standard, used for older types of Pb batteries
3. Pb Ca / Ca battery - CaCaWET is used for starting maintenance free batteries
4. Pb with acid swab - AGM, used for hermetic AGM batteries
5. Pb with GEL electrolyte -GEL, used for hermetic GEL batteries
6. Kristal Pb-LC, SIPBE, Lead Crystal, used to lead Si crystal battery
7. U-I, continuous charging current, U and I set
8. Pb Traction battery-TRA, Traction, used for fueling traction batteries
Operational Problems
Error
Cause
Solution
The charger is connected to the mains,
power switch is ON -LED is not
flashing, the screen does not work
-there is no mains voltage 230Vac
- Ensure supply
voltage 230Vac
The battery is connected but the
charger is not charging, all LEDs
blinking indicates »no battery
connected«
- too low voltage on the battery (
battery is totally discharge)
- Select from the
menu ‘BURST’
mode
Red LED illuminates and the is an
Error on LCD screen
-device has overheated due to high
ambient temperatures
-Hepatic fan (Error)
decrease temp. of
environment
-service intervention
-clean fan
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Technical Data
Model
AP-3000 12V
135A
AP-3000 24V
100A
AP-3000 36V
75A
AP-3000 48V 50A
Output
Bulk charge voltage
14,6V yellow LED
29,2V yellow LED
43,8V yellow LED
58,4V yellow LED
Float charge voltage
13,7V green LED
27,4V green LED
41,1V green LED
54,8V green LED
Pulse current-eff
135A
100A
75A
50A
Battery capacity
200Ah (min)
150Ah (min)
100Ah (min)
50Ah (min)
Battery type
GEL, AGM, tekoči elektrolit CA/CA, trakcijska, univerzalni, standardni, kristal SiPb, U-I
Charging mode
Rapid Impulse Phase
Charge phases
bulk / absorption I / absorption II / equalization float
Input
Mains voltage
185V-265Vac
Mains frequency
40-65 Hz
Power factor
> 0,95 at all volt. range, Active PFC
Efficiency
91%
92%
93%
94%
Input current
15Amps at 215Vac, 13.5Amps at 230Vac
Inrush current
Cold start 23A
Leakage current
< 4,5mA / 240Vac, klase I
Protection
Short circuit
no voltage on output if battery is not connect
Start charge at
6V
12V
18V
24V
Reverse polarity
Save, active protect, acoustic buzzer active, Error on LCD
Over temperature
automatically disconnect charge current and red LED is active, Error on OLED
Cooling
Active with fan, 5 speeds
Environment
Working temperature
0-35 °C
IP protect
IP20
Temperature
compensation
+2mV/°C /cel, if temp < 15°C and -2mV/°C/cel, if temp > 25°C,
for SiPb battery: +4mV/°C/cel, if temp<15°C and -4mV/°C/cel., if temp >25°C
Other
Weight
10kg
Dimensions
330 x 180 x 245 mm (L x W x H)
Signals
Red, yellow, green LEDs & buzzer sound, OLED display,, encoder + boton
Use area
workroom, labs, el. vehicle, scooter, etc
Assembling
Desktop or wall mounting
!!! WARNING !!!
Only to be used by qualified and authorized personnel
Never! hold the Red & Black crocodile clips and push BURST!
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