Sargent EC400 Series User manual

EC400 450 500 Smart Charging V1.0Page 1 of2 4/9/2014
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EC400\450\500 SmartCharging
SmartCharging
TheEC400\450 and500 rangesofPSU’sincorporate a
smartchargefeature,whichmonitorsboth
LeisureandVehicle batteriesandautomaticallyadjusts
anddirectsthecharger power(andsolar power ifasolar
panel isinstalled) tomaintaintheleisureandvehicle
batteriesat anoptimal level.
TheSmartChargefeaturewill default totheLeisure
Batteryandwill monitor theVehicle Battery, ifthe
Vehicle Batterydropsbelow12.4Vthechargerwill divert
thechargetotheVehicle Batteryfor a4Hour period
beforereturningtotheLeisureBatteryfor 4Hours. At
thispointthesystemwill default backtotheLeisure
Batteryandmonitor theVehicle Battery.
SolarSmart Charging
WhereaSolar Panel isfittedthechargefromtheSolar
Regulator will bedivertedtotheopposite batterytothat
being chargedbythemainschargerwhenthemains
power isturnedon.
Anyinstallationsincorporating aSolar Panel will alsofollowasimilar SmartChargeroutinewhenthemains
charger isdisconnected.
EC4xxSystemswill default totheVehicle BatterywhilstEC500 systemsdefault totheLeisureBattery, Both
willthenmonitor thealternativebatteryuntilit dropsbelow12.4Vat whichpointit will switchthecurrentflow
tomaintainahealthychargeonthisbattery.
For SmartChargingtooperatethePSU mustbeturnedon(ShutdownButtoninthe“IN” position) andthe
relevantoptionsprogrammed(Smartis“ON” asdefault)
Thesmartfeaturecanbeoverriddenbyselecting manuallyfromthecontrolpanel at anytimethebatteryto
whichyouwouldlikethechargetobedivertedto.
ChargeDirected to
LeisureBattery
VehicleBattery
Voltage
ChargeDirectedTo
VehicleBattery
<12.4V
>12.4V
ChargeDirectedTo
LeisureBattery
4Hours
4Hours
Mains\PSU\Charger
ON
Solar Chargeto
VehicleBattery
LeisureBattery
Voltage
Solar Charge
Leisure Battery
<12.4V
>12.4V
SolarChargeto
VehicleBattery
4Hours
4Hours
NoMains
EC400 Solar Smart Charging
NoMains
Note: Caravanconnectionsaredirectto
theleisurebatterysono Solar Smart
Chargingfeatureis available.
SolarChargeto
LeisureBattery
VehicleBattery
Voltage
SolarCharge
VehicleBattery
<12.4V
>12.4V
Solar Chargeto
LeisureBattery
4Hours
4Hours
NoMains
EC500 Solar SmartCharging
NoMains

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Programming
Thisfeatureisturnedonasdefault, butcanbeadjustedintheprogramming asper thefollowing:
EC4xxPSU EC500 PSU (EC480 \EC300ControlPanels)
Enter into“Advanced“programmingmodeby
pressingandholding the“Yellow”buttonuntil the
displayshows“AdvancedSettings”
Toscroll throughtheavailableoptionsusethe
“Yellow”button. Tochangesettingspress the“Red”
button.
Once finishedpress hadholdthe“Yellow”buttonuntil
thedisplayshows“Basic Settings”
Toaccess theadvancedsettings, onthehomescreen
(Dealer Logo\EC300 Displayed), press andholdtheup
anddownarrowstogether. Continueholding these
buttonsuntil thescreenchanges.
Toscroll throughthevarioussettingsusetheupand
downbuttons. Tochangeasettingpress theselect
button(leftarrow).
Once finishedscroll to“ExitAdvanced”andSelect.
Option: SOLAR TO (SMARTisthedefault setting.)
SMART –Thisturnsonthesolar smartchargingfeature. Whenasolar panel isfittedtheenergyfromthepanel
isautomaticallydirectedtothevehicle or leisurebatteryaccording chargestate ofeachbatteryandtheoperation
ofthemainsbatterycharger.
LEISURE –Thissetting will causetheenergyfromthesolar panel tobedirectedtotheLeisurebatteryonly.
VEHICLE –Thissettingwillcausetheenergyfromthesolar panel tobedirectedtotheVehicle batteryonly.
Option: CHARGINGMODE (SMARTisthedefaultsetting.)
SMART –Thisturnsonthesmartchargingfeature. Theenergyfromtheintelligentcharger isautomatically
directedtothevehicle or leisurebatteryaccording chargestate ofeachbattery.
NORMAL –Thissetting willcausetheenergyfromtheintelligentbatterycharger tobedirectedtothebattery
selectedmanuallyonthecontrolpanel bythebatteryselect button.
Testing
ToconfirmtheSmartChargefeatureisworking,firstensurethesystemisprogrammedcorrectlyasper the
aboveinformationandthat bothbatteriesarechargedabove12.4V.
Ensurethat theLeisureBatteryisselectedastheactivebatteryfor charge(Youshouldsee avoltageofat least
13.6VontheLeisureBatteryandtheactual voltagefor theVehicle Batterye.g. 12.5V).
Place aloadontheVehicle Battery, I.e. puttheheadlampson, andwhenthisloaddropstheVehicle Battery
voltagebelow12.4Vyoushouldobservethecharger switchfromLeisuretoVehicle Battery(Vehicle Battery
willjumpfrom12.3Vto13.6V\14.4V).
After a4hour period thechargerwill switchbacktotheLeisureBatteryfor 4hoursandwill thenrevertto
monitoring theVehicle Battery.