Victron energy BMV-600 User manual

Manual
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Precision Battery Monitor
BMV-600
BMV-602

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1 INTRODUCTION
Victron Energy has established an international reputation as a leading
designer and manufacturer of energy systems. Our R&D department is
the driving force behind this reputation. It is continually seeking new
ways of incorporating the latest technology in our products. Each step
forward results in value-added technical and economical features.
1.1 Victron Energy battery monitor basics
The Precision Battery Monitor is a device that monitors your battery
status. It constantly measures the battery voltage and battery current.
It uses this information to calculate the actual state of charge of your
battery.
The BMV is also equipped with a potential free contact. This can be
used to automatically start and stop a generator, or signal alarm
conditions.
1.2 Why should I monitor my battery?
Batteries are used in a wide variety of applications, mostly to store
energy for later use. But how do you know how much energy is stored
in your battery? No one can tell by just looking at it.
Battery technology is often oversimplified, but some basic battery
knowledge and good monitoring is essential if you want to enjoy
maximum life from your expensive batteries. The lifetime of batteries
depends on many factors. Battery life gets reduced by under-charging,
over-charging, excessively deep discharges, discharges which go too
fast, and a too high ambient temperature. By monitoring your battery
with an advanced battery monitor like the BMV, important feedback is
given to the user so that remedial measures can be taken when
necessary. This way, by extending the battery life, the BMV will quickly
pay for itself.
1.3 How does the BMV work?
The capacity of a battery is rated in Amp hours (Ah). For example, a
battery that can deliver a current of 5 Amps for a period of 20 hours is

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rated at 100Ah (5 * 20 = 100). The BMV continuously measures the
net current flow into or out of the battery. This way it can calculate the
amount of energy removed from or added to the battery. But since
battery age, discharge current and temperature all influence the
battery’s capacity; you cannot rely simply on an Amp hours reading.
When the same 100Ah battery is discharged completely in two hours, it
may only give you 56Ah (because of the higher rate of discharge).
As you can see the battery’s capacity is almost halved. This
phenomenon is called Peukert efficiency (see chapter 2.3.2). Also,
when the temperature of the battery is low, its capacity is decreased
even more. This is why simple Amp hour counters or Voltmeters give
you far from an accurate state-of-charge indication.
The BMV can display both the Amp hours removed (not compensated)
and the actual state-of-charge (compensated by Peukert efficiency and
charge efficiency). Reading the state-of-charge is the best way to read
your battery. This parameter is given in percentages, where 100.0%
represents a fully charged battery and 0.0% a completely flat battery.
You can compare this with a fuel-gauge in a car.
The BMV also makes an estimation of how long the battery can
support the present load (time-to-go readout). This is actually the time
left until the battery needs to be charged again. If the battery load is
fluctuating heavily it is best not to rely on this reading too much since it
is a momentary readout and must be used as a guideline only. We
always encourage the use of the state-of-charge readout for accurate
battery monitoring.
Besides the main function of the BMV, displaying the actual battery
status, this monitor offers many other features. The readout of actual
battery voltage and current, and the ability to store historic data are just
a few of many features of the BMV. These features are more
specifically explained in the corresponding chapters of this manual.
1.4 Special features of the BMV-602
1.4.1 Starter battery monitoring
In addition to the comprehensive monitoring of the main battery
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input. This is useful for systems such as those with a separate starter
battery. Unless otherwise indicated, all values and settings described
in this manual refer to the main battery system.
1.4.2 PC-Link
The BMV features a serial communications interface for connecting to
a PC, or other suitable equipment, to provide remote monitoring
capabilities. For information on how to use the communications
interface, contact your Victron dealer, or email
[e-mail].

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2 SETTING UP THE BMV
2.1 Safety Precautions!
1. Working in the vicinity of a lead acid battery is dangerous.
Batteries can generate explosive gases during operation. Never
smoke or allow a spark or flame in the vicinity of a battery.
Provide sufficient ventilation around the battery.
2. Wear eye and clothing protection. Avoid touching eyes while
working near batteries. Wash your hands when done.
3. If battery acid contacts skin or clothing, wash them immediately
with soap and water. If acid enters an eye, immediately flood the
eye with running cold water for at least 15 minutes and get
medical attention immediately.
4. Be careful when using metal tools in the vicinity of batteries.
Dropping a metal tool onto a battery might cause a short circuit
and possibly an explosion.
5. Remove personal metal items such as rings, bracelets,
necklaces, and watches when working with a battery. A battery
can produce a short circuit current high enough to melt objects
such as rings, causing severe burns.
2.2 Installation
Before proceeding with this chapter, please make sure your BMV is
fully installed in accordance with the enclosed installation guide.
2.3 Background information
When your BMV is installed it is time to adjust the battery monitor to
your battery system. But before discussing the functions in the setup
menu, four important items must be explained first. It is important that
as a user of the BMV you have some insight into these four items. The
actual setup menu functions are explained in chapter 2.5 - Function
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2.3.1 Charge Efficiency Factor (CEF)
During battery charging, not all of the energy transferred into the
battery is available when the battery is being discharged. The charge
efficiency of a brand new battery is approximately 90%. This means
that 10Ah must be transferred to the battery to get 9Ah actually stored
in the battery. This efficiency figure is called the Charge-Efficiency-
Factor (CEF) and will decrease with battery age. The BMV can
automatically calculate the CEF of the battery.
2.3.2 Peukert’s exponent
As mentioned in chapter 1.3, the Peukert efficiency describes how,
when you discharge a battery faster than the 20hr rating, its Ah
capacity decreases. The amount of battery capacity reduction is called
the ‘Peukert exponent’ and can be adjusted from 1.00 to 1.50. The
higher the Peukert exponent the faster the battery size shrinks with
increasing discharge rate. An ideal (theoretical) battery has a Peukert
Exponent of 1.00 and has a fixed capacity; regardless of the size of the
discharge current. Of course such batteries do not exist, and a setting
of 1.00 in the BMV is only implemented to bypass Peukert
compensation. The default setting for the Peukert exponent is 1.25,
and is an acceptable average value for most lead acid type of
batteries. However for precise battery monitoring, entering the right
Peukert exponent is essential. If the Peukert exponent is not provided
with your battery, you can calculate it by using other specifications
which should be provided with your battery.
The Peukert equation is stated below:
t
n
ICp ⋅= where the Peukert exponent, n =
21
12
loglog
loglog
II
tt
−
−

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The battery specifications needed for calculation of the Peukert
exponent, are the rated battery capacity (usually the 20hr discharge
rate
1
) and for example a 5hr discharge rate
2
. See below for an
example of how to define the Peukert exponent using these two
specifications.
5hr rating
20hr rating,
1.26
1.261.26
1.26 =
−
−
=
5log15log
5log20log
exponent,Peukert n
When no ratings are given at all, you can measure your battery using a
‘constant load bank’. In this way a second rating can be obtained,
together with the 20hr rating which represents the rated battery
capacity in most cases. This second rating can be determined by
discharging a fully charged battery with a constant current; until the
battery reaches 1.75V per cell (which is 10.5 V for a 12 V battery or 21
V for a 24 V battery). A calculation example is shown below:
1Please note that the rated battery capacity can also be defined as the 10hr or even 5hr discharge rate.
2The 5hr discharge rate in this example is just arbitrary. Make sure that besides the C20 rating (low discharge current) you choose a second rating
with a substantially higher discharge current.
A
hr
Ah
I
hrt
AhC
hr
15
5
75
5
75
1
1
5
==
=
=
A
hr
Ah
I
hr
AhC
hr
5
20
100
20t
capacity)(rated100
2
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A 200 Ah battery is discharged with a constant current of 20 A and
after 8.5 hours 1.75 V/cell is reached.
So,
20hr rating,
1.23
1.231.23
1.23 =
−
−
=
10log20log
5.8log20log
exponent,Peukert n
A Peukert calculator is available at http://www.victronenergy.com.
2.3.3 Charged-parameters
Based on increasing charge voltage and decreasing charge current, a
decision can be made whether the battery is fully charged or not.
When the battery voltage is above a certain level during a predefined
period while the charge current is below a certain level for the same
period, the battery can be considered fully charged. These voltage and
current levels, as well as the predefined period are called ‘charged-
parameters’. In general for a 12V lead acid battery, the voltage-
charged-parameter is 13.2V and the current-charged-parameter is
4.0% of the total battery capacity (e.g. 8 A with a 200 Ah battery). A
charged-parameter-time of 4 minutes is sufficient for most battery
systems. Please note that these parameters are very important for
correct operation of your BMV, and must be set appropriately in the
corresponding menu items.
2.3.4 Synchronizing the BMV
For a reliable readout of the state of charge of your battery, the battery
monitor has to be synchronized regularly with the battery and charger.
This is accomplished by fully charging the battery. When the charger is
AI
hrt
20
5.8
1
1
=
=
A
hr
Ah
I
hrt
AhC
hr
10
20
200
20
200
2
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=

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operating in the ‘float’ stage, the charger considers the battery full. At
this moment the BMV must also determine that the battery is full. Now
the Amp hour count can be reset to zero and the state-of-charge
reading can be set to 100.0%. By precisely adjusting the charged-
parameters in the BMV, the battery monitor can automatically
synchronize with the charger when the ‘float’ stage is reached. The
range of the charged parameters is wide enough to adjust the BMV to
most battery charging methods.
When the voltage supply to the BMV has been interrupted, the
battery monitor must be resynchronized before it can operate
correctly.
Please note that regularly (at least once per month) fully charging your
battery not only keeps it in sync with the BMV, but also prevents
substantial capacity loss of your battery which limits it’s lifetime.
2.4 Using the menus
There are four buttons that control the BMV. The functions of the
buttons vary depending on which mode the BMV is in. When power is
applied, the BMV starts in normal mode.
Button Function
Normal mode Setup mode
Setup
Hold for 3 seconds to
switch to setup mode
-When not editing, hold this button for 3 seconds to switch
to normal mode.
-When editing, press this button to confirm the change.
When a parameter is confirmed, it will be checked for
validity. If the value is valid it is stored. If the value is
invalid, the display blinks 10 times and the nearest valid
value is displayed but not stored. The value can be
corrected if needed, and can then be stored by pressing
this button again.
Select Switch between the
monitoring and historical
menus.
-When not editing, press this button to begin editing the
current parameter.
-When editing, this button will advance the cursor to the
next editable digit.
+ Move up one item.
-When not editing, this button moves up to the previous
menu item.
-When editing, this button will increment the value of the
selected digit.
- Move down one item.
-When not editing, this button moves down to the next
menu item.
-When editing, this button will decrement the value of the
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2.5 Function overview
The BMV factory settings are suitable for an average 12V/24V lead
acid battery system of 200Ah. The BMV can automatically detect the
nominal voltage of the battery system (see chapter 3.3), so in most
cases the only setting which will need to be changed is the battery
capacity (Cb). When using other types of batteries please ensure that
all the relevant specifications are known before attempting to setup the
BMV parameters.
2.5.1 Setup parameter overview
* BMV-602 Only
Name Description Min. Default Max. Resolutio
n
Units
Cb Battery capacity 20 200 9999 1 Ah
Vc Charged voltage 0.0 13.2 90.0 0.1 V
It Tail current 0.5 4.0 10.0 0.1 %
Tcd Charged detection time 1 3 50 1 min.
CEF Charge efficiency factor 50 90 99 1 %
PC Peukert exponent 1.00 1.25 1.50 0.01
Ith Current threshold 0.00 0.01 2.00 0.01 A
Tdt Time to go ∆tA 0 3 12 1 min.
DF Discharge floor (SOC relay) 0.0 50.0 99.0 0.1 %
ClS Clear SOC relay 0.0 90.0 99.0 0.1 %
RME Relay minimum enable time 0 0 500 1 min.
RDD Relay disable delay 0 0 500 1 min.
Al Alarm low voltage (buzzer) 0.0 0.0 95.0 0.1 V
Alc Clear low voltage alarm 0.0 0.0 95.0 0.1 V
Ah Alarm high voltage (buzzer) 0.0 0.0 95.0 0.1 V
Ahc Clear high voltage alarm 0.0 0.0 95.0 0.1 V
AS Alarm low SOC (buzzer) 0.0 0.0 95.0 0.1 %
ASc Clear low SOC alarm 0.0 0.0 95.0 0.1 %
Rl Relay low voltage 0.0 0.0 95.0 0.1 V
Rlc Clear relay low voltage 0.0 0.0 95.0 0.1 V
Rh Relay high voltage 0.0 0.0 95.0 0.1 V
Rhc Clear relay high voltage 0.0 0.0 95.0 0.1 V
BLI Backlight intensity 0 5 9 1
D V
The quantity with an ‘x’ can
be selected in display
mode. When they are all
clear, the SOC is displayed.
No Yes Yes N/A
D VS* No Yes Yes N/A
D I No Yes Yes N/A
D CE No Yes Yes N/A
D SOC No Yes Yes N/A
D TTG No Yes Yes N/A
ZERO Zero current calibration N/A N/A N/A N/A
SYNC Manual synchronization N/A N/A N/A N/A
R DEF Reset default values N/A N/A N/A N/A
Cl HIS Clear history N/A N/A N/A N/A
LOCK Setup lock No No Yes N/A
SW Firmware version (cannot
be altered)
N/A N/A N/A N/A

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Name Description Min. Default Max. Resolution Units
AlS Alarm low starter battery
voltage (buzzer)
0.0 0.0 95.0 0.1 V
AlcS Clear alarm low starter
battery voltage
0.0 0.0 95.0 0.1 V
AhS Alarm high starter battery
voltage (buzzer)
0.0 0.0 95.0 0.1 V
AhcS Clear high starter battery
voltage
0.0 0.0 95.0 0.1 V
RlS Relay low starter battery
voltage
0.0 0.0 95.0 0.1 V
RlcS Clear relay low starter
battery voltage
0.0 0.0 95.0 0.1 V
RhS Relay high starter battery
voltage
0.0 0.0 95.0 0.1 V
RhcS Clear relay high starter
battery voltage
0.0 0.0 95.0 0.1 V

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2.5.2 Setup parameter detail
Cb: Battery capacity Ah. The battery capacity for a 20h discharge rate
at 20C.
Vc: Charged voltage. The battery voltage must be above this voltage
level to consider the battery as fully charged. Make sure the
voltage-charged-parameter is always slightly below the voltage at
which the charger finishes charging the battery (usually 0.1V or
0.2V below the ‘float’ stage voltage of the charger).
It: Tail current. When the charge current value is below this
percentage of the battery capacity (Cb), the battery can be
considered as fully charged. Make sure this is always greater than
the minimum current at which the charger maintains the battery, or
stops charging.
Tcd: Charged detection time. This is the time the charged-parameters
(It and Vc) must be met, in order for the battery to be considered
fully charged.
CEF: Charge Efficiency Factor. When a battery is being charged,
energy is lost. The Charge Efficiency Factor compensates for the
lost energy, where 100% is no loss.
PC: Peukert exponent (see chapter 2.3.2). When unknown it is
recommended to keep this value at 1.25. A value of 1.00 disables
the Peukert compensation. Contact your battery manufacturer for
the correct Peukert exponent for your battery.
Ith: Current threshold. When the current measured falls below this
value it will be considered as zero Amps. With this function it is
possible to cancel out very small currents that can negatively affect
long term state-of-charge readout in noisy environments. For
example if an actual long term current is +0.05A and due to
injected noise or small offsets the battery monitor measures –
0.05A, in the long term the BMV can incorrectly indicate that the
battery needs recharging. When in this case Ith is set to 0.1, the
BMV calculates with 0.0A so that errors are eliminated. A value of
0.0 disables this function.
Tdt: Average time-to-go. Specifies the time window (in minutes) that
the moving averaging filter works with. Selecting the right time
depends on your installation. A value of 0 disables the filter and
gives you instantaneous (real-time) readout; however the displayed
values may fluctuate heavily. Selecting the highest time (12

12
minutes) ensures that long term load fluctuations are included in
the time-to-go calculations.
DF: Discharge floor. When the state-of-charge percentage has fallen
below this value, the alarm relay will be activated. The time-to-go
calculation is also linked to this value. It is recommended to keep
this value at around 50.0%.
ClS: Clear SOC relay. When the state-of-charge percentage has risen
above this value, the alarm relay will be de-activated. This value
needs to be greater than or equal to DF.
RME: Relay minimum enable time. Specifies the minimum amount of
time that the alarm relay should be enabled once an alarm
condition has occurred.
RDD: Relay disable delay. Specifies how long you have to wait before
disabling the relay; after the alarm condition has cleared.
Al: Alarm low voltage (buzzer). When the battery voltage falls below
this value for more than 10 seconds a bell icon appears on the
display, the backlight flashes, and the buzzer will sound. The
buzzer and backlight-flashing can be turned off by pressing any
key; the bell-icon will remain on the display.
Alc: Clear low voltage alarm. When the battery voltage rises above
this value, the alarm is turned off. This value needs to be greater
than or equal to Al.
Ah: Alarm high voltage (buzzer). When the battery voltage rises
above this value for more than 10 seconds a bell icon appears on
the display, the backlight flashes, and the buzzer will sound. The
buzzer and backlight-flashing can be turned off by pressing any
key; the bell-icon will remain on the display.
Ahc: Clear high voltage alarm. When the battery voltage falls below
this value, the alarm is turned off. This value needs to be less than
or equal to Ah.
AS: Alarm low SOC (buzzer). When the state-of-charge falls below
this value for more than 10 seconds a bell icon appears on the
display, the backlight flashes, and the buzzer will sound. The
buzzer and backlight-flashing can be turned off by pressing any
key; the bell-icon will remain on the display.
ASc: Clear low SOC alarm. When the state-of-charge rises above this
value, the alarm is turned off. This value needs to be greater than
or equal to AS.
Rl: Relay low voltage. When the battery voltage falls below this value
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Rlc: Clear relay low voltage. When the battery voltage rises above this
value, the alarm relay will be de-activated. This value needs to be
greater than or equal to Rl.
Rh: Relay high voltage. When the battery voltage rises above this
value for more than 10 seconds the alarm relay will be activated.
Rhc: Clear relay high voltage. When the battery voltage falls below this
value, the alarm relay will be de-activated. This value needs to be
less than or equal to Rh.
BLI: Intensity backlight. The intensity of the backlight, ranging from 0
(always off) to 9 (maximum intensity).
D V: Battery voltage display. Determines if the battery voltage is
available in the monitoring menu.
D I: Current display. Determines if the current is available in the
monitoring menu.
D CE: Consumed energy display. Determines if the consumed energy
is available in the monitoring menu.
D SOC:State-of-charge display. Determines if the state of charge is
available in the monitoring menu.
D TTG: Time-to-go display. Determines if the time to go is available in
the monitoring menu.
ZERO: Zero current calibration. If the BMV reads a non-zero current
even when there is no load and the battery is not charging, this
option can be used to calibrate the zero reading. Ensure that there
really is no current flowing into or out of the battery, then hold the
select button for 5 seconds.
SYNC: Manual synchronization. This option can be used to manually
synchronize the BMV. When the battery is fully charged, hold the
select button for 5 seconds. Note: If the BMV fails to automatically
synchronize, check the wiring, and ensure that Cb, Vc, It, and Tcd
are set correctly.
R DEF: Reset to factory defaults. Reset all settings to the factory
defaults by holding the select button for 5 seconds.
Cl HIS: Clear historic data. Clear all historical data by holding the select
button for 5 seconds.
Lock:Setup lock. When on, all settings (except this one) are locked and
cannot be altered.
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AlS: Alarm low starter battery voltage (buzzer). When the starter
battery voltage falls below this value for more than 10 seconds a
bell icon appears on the display, the backlight flashes, and the
buzzer will sound. The buzzer and backlight-flashing can be turned
off by pressing any key; the bell-icon will remain on the display.
AlcS: Clear low starter battery voltage alarm. When the starter battery
voltage rises above this value, the alarm is turned off. This value
needs to be greater than or equal to AlS.
AhS: Alarm high starter battery voltage (buzzer). When the starter
battery voltage rises above this value for more than 10 seconds a
bell icon appears on the display, the backlight flashes, and the
buzzer will sound. The buzzer and backlight-flashing can be turned
off by pressing any key; the bell-icon will remain on the display.
AhcS: Clear high starter battery voltage alarm. When the starter
battery voltage falls below this value, the alarm is turned off. This
value needs to be less than or equal to AhS.
RlS: Relay low starter battery voltage. When the starter battery
voltage falls below this value for more than 10 seconds the alarm
relay will be activated.
RlcS: Clear relay low starter battery voltage. When the starter battery
voltage rises above this value, the alarm relay will be de-activated.
This value needs to be greater than or equal to RlS.
RhS: Relay high starter battery voltage. When the starter battery
voltage rises above this value for more than 10 seconds the alarm
relay will be activated.
RhcS: Clear relay high starter battery voltage. When the starter
battery voltage falls below this value, the alarm relay will be de-
activated. This value needs to be less than or equal to RhS.
D VS:Starter battery voltage display. Determines if the starter battery
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3 GENERAL OPERATION
3.1 Monitoring menu
In normal operating mode the BMV can display the values of selected
important parameters of your DC system. Use the + and - selection
keys to select the desired parameter.
* BMV-602 Only
3.2 Historical menu
The BMV tracks multiple statistics regarding the state of the battery
which can be used to assess usage patterns and battery health. The
historical data can be viewed by pressing the select button when
viewing the monitoring menu.
Label Description Units
V
Battery voltage:
this readout is useful to mak
e a rough estimation of the battery’s
state-of-charge. A 12 V battery is considered empty when it cannot maintain a voltage
of 10.5 V under load conditions. Excessive voltage drops for a charged battery when
under heavy load can also indicate that the battery capacity is insufficient.
V
VS*
Starter battery voltage:
this readout is useful to make a rough estimation of the starter
battery’s state-of-charge.
V
I
Current:
this represents the actual current flowing in to or out of the battery. A
discharge current is indicated as a negative value (current flowing out of the battery). If
for example a DC to AC inverter draws 5 A from the battery, it will be displayed as –5.0
A.
A
CE
Consumed Energy:
this displays the amount of Ah consumed from the battery. A ful
ly
charged battery sets this readout to 0.0 Ah (synchronized system). If a current of 12 A
is drawn from the battery for a period of 3hours, this readout will show –36.0 Ah.
Ah
SOC
State
-
of
-
charge:
this is the best way to monitor the actual state of the b
attery. This
readout represents the current amount of energy left in the battery. A fully charged
battery will be indicated by a value of 100.0%. A fully discharged battery will be
indicated by a value of 0.0%.
%
TTG
Time
-
to
-
go:
this is an estimation of h
ow long the battery can support the present load;
until it needs recharging.
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Label Description Units
H1 The depth of the deepest discharge. Ah
H2 The depth of the last discharge. Ah
H3 The depth of the average discharge. Ah
H4 The number of charge cycles.
H5 The number of full discharges.
H6 The cumulative number of Amp hours drawn from the battery. Ah
H7 The minimum battery voltage. V
H8 The maximum battery voltage. V
H9 The number of days since the last full charge.
H10 The number of times the BMV has automatically synchronized.
H11 The number of low voltage alarms.
H12 The number of high voltage alarms.
H13*
The number of low starter battery voltage alarms.
H14* The number of high starter battery voltage alarms.
H15* The minimum starter battery voltage. V
H16* The maximum starter battery voltage. V
* BMV-602 Only
3.3 Nominal voltage detection
Although the BMV factory settings are chosen for a 12V battery
system, the BMV is able to automatically determine the nominal
voltage. The BMV is also able to adjust the charged voltage parameter
without user intervention.
During charging, the BMV measures the current battery voltage, and
uses this to estimate the nominal voltage. The following table shows
how the nominal voltage is determined, and how the charged voltage
parameter is adjusted as a result.
Measured voltage (V) Assumed nominal voltage (V) Adjusted charged voltage
(V)
≤15 12 13.2
15 - 30 24 26.4
30 - 45 36 39.6
45 - 60 48 52.8
60 - 90 72 79.2
Notes:
•The nominal voltage will only increase.
•After one hour of charging the BMV will stop estimating and use
the current nominal voltage.
•If the voltage charged parameter is altered by the user, the BMV
will stop estimating.