PULSAR 2 User Guide
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1. Cihia rigfe 8 O A ijrjd A h Nii Cld T i Inflex mode is ON r Reflex mode is ON Delta A low D A high function is ON Charge 20 Ni Cd 29 77 Y 5 90 4 38 3 C 456 mimin 1 156 Ah 0 13 35 30 00 Charging ends when voltage drop Av or 28 00 inflex point is detected i The Inflex mode allows finishing charging process before unnecessary heating of 24 00 charged battery inflex point marker zon vertical line on the current graph a The Reflex mode makes it possible to 20 00 recharge batteries and avoid memory effect 18 00 00 00 01 30 03 30 05 30 07 40 09 40 11 40 c gt 1 E a A z 3 gt S t n A bold A after a value of current indicates gt that charger has limited current due to every 5 seconds second line maximum power Vibj 1 2 1 V 4 0 O C f C 08 charging 8 cells 8 0A actual measured current 12 9V actual measured voltage tT mark of increasing voltage i mark of inflex point detection blinking S mark of slow start mode blinking 00 16 00 time elapsed from start of the process 2 326Ah energy taken Charge Keys Function Battery or change program disconnected E current set up E E 1s odd parameters set up 1 Inflex On Off stop at inflexion point E 2 Reflex On Off equalizing impulse E 3 Delta low2. Flo r mi a t 1 8 A 18 C A h Nii Cld 8 no of cycles 8 C conditioning is ON Format 12 Ni Mh 17 36 V 300A g Format 12 Ni Mh 8 83 V 0 20 A 44 0 C 23 mimin 2 540 Ah 224 C 1159 mVimin 2 212 Ah 0 57 00 1 58 58 3 00 15 00 15 00 lza 10 00 10 00 f1 00 i ae ooo 1 00 0 00 o peo 2 00 5 00 i 3 F F J A 00 00 06 25 15 00 23 35 3210 40 45 49 20 00 00 17 05 08 00 34 00 53 25 1 20 00 4 51 50 Formatting a battery means to perform demanded number 1 to 8 of discharging charging cycles Discharging is performed in Auto mode until threshold voltage is reached which depends of cell type Reconditioning a battery special formatting mode which allows to repair the battery z 1 f A 0 2 X A r A bold A after a value of current i indicates that charger has limited current every 5 seconds second line due ta max iaai power Vibj 1 2 5 V 3 6 6 C 4 F 08 formatting 8 cells 1 8A actual measured charging or discharging current 12 8V actual measured voltage 01 10 04 time elapsed from start of the process 2 082Ah energy taken or returned C4 no of chargings before process finish QO ci O Battery or change program disconnected E current set up E E 1s
3. 0 4C no of cells 1 30 1 30 1 18 1 26 1 12 1 12 1 12 it can be reducted by 200mV with 10mV step Where C is capacity of battery 1C for 2400mAh capacity is equal to 2 4A current Values shown in the table are characteristic for particular types of cells but it is recommended to check witch parameters are admissible by producer of the cell Ex to charge propulsive Ni Mh cells with 2C circuit battery needs to be cooled Using inflex mode highly decrease heat diffuse at late charging process Generally propulsive cells which small internal resistance could be charged with higher circuit Cells which are used with transmitter receiver in RC devices should be charged with maximum 1 2A circuit That restriction come off thickness of the wires used with that packets and construction of battery containers Ni Cd Ni Mh The memory occurrence which appears in that cell types needs full discharging battery before charging process That discharging process Auto mode should be done every 5 10 charges One Format cycle with Regen function will give good effects Formatting new packets should be done with 0 2 0 5C circut 3 5 format cycles Regeneration of the packed should be done by 3 5 cycles with 0 2 0 5C Format Regen on Li Ion Li Pol each cell in packets could be parallel to extend maximal circuits and capacities and then serial connected to receive suitable voltage Number of cells set
4. high value AV E M 1s change work mode and cell type and forced start M info window Battery connected E Cs stop charging slowly start lessen M LCD light Important Notices e Maximal duration of this process 5 hours e Forced start charging diode protected battery RC transmitter e Delta low 7mV Ni Cd 3mV Ni Mh Delta high 10mV Ni Cd 5mV Ni Mh e Delta high rather for currents lower than 1C for Ni Cd and 0 5C for Ni Mh e Inflex switched on for currents higher than 1C for 4 cells Charging PB bat RAM Li Ion Li Pol Li Ta 0 1 9 9A Fast Reflex V end Cihia rigfe 6 JOIA Firiv IAlh Lii Pjo l 6 F Fast mode ON r Reflex mode ON v corection of threshold voltage is ON it can be reducted by 200mV with 10mV step Charge 1 Li lon 4 20 0 50 4 0 0 C 4 mimin 0 827 Ah 1 06 46 2 50 4 00 Charging ends when threshold voltage is 299 detected and simultaneously charging 350 current is decreased When Fast mode is 4 50 on charging current is controlled with 3 00 pulses which makes it possible to reduce 1 00 charging time more than two times 2 50 Current limitation could be occurred when 0 50 voltage overstep maximal value for given 2 00 cell types 0
5. 00 1 50 00 00 06 55 16 10 25 31 34 56 44 16 53 51 1 04 56 c 5 S A 1 gt f S A E A bold A after a value of current 7 indicates that charger has limited current every 5 seconds second line due to maximim power Vibj 1 2 5 V 213 7 JC l C 02 charging 2 cells 1 0A actual measured current 8 2V actual measured voltage E mark of current limitation blinking S mark of the slow start mode blinking 01 23 25 time elapsed from start of the process 1 298Ah energy taken Charge Keys Function Battery or change program disconnected E current set up E E 1s odd parameters set up 1 Fast On Off fast charging mode E 2 Reflex On Off equalizing impulse E 3 V end corection of threshold voltage E M 1 s change work mode and cell type and forced start M info window Battery connected E 1s stop charging slowly start lessen M LCD light Important Notices e Maximal duration of this process 14 hours e Reduction of threshold voltage V end under standard value voltage for singel cell will display v mark e Switching on Reflex mode increases constant current charging phase time that could shorten charging time reduces sudden increase of internal resistance effect cell pressure and temperature lets using higher charging currents 6699 Formatting Conditioning 2 44 cell type Regen Cycle
6. 30 20 40 00 The Ti dV Buttons turn on off drawing the temperature and increase of voltege curves Rec Button Start Stop data recording Musltisession recording automatic recording of all data i e from the format process Save All Filename format name 01 acp where 01 is a number of the next saved window Opening multisession files automatic opening all data i e from the format process Opening file saved as name 01 acp causes opening all files which the same name witch mumbers after sign Additional Information e Stop of the charging process should be done by pressing the E key for 1s and not by disconnecting the battery e Disconnecting a battery pack during work should be as quick as possible It is unacceptable to reconnect the battery pack without entering main menu of the charger e Correction of cell quantity should be done always after start of charging process It is important especially with Li Ion Li Pol Li Ta and Pb bat cells when battery is not totally discharged Overstate cell quantity will damage battery or even in some cases it could cause auto ignition of the battery e Analysis of Inflexion point and Delta peak starts after 2 minutes for Ni Cd and 4 minutes for NiMh batteries After that time automatic stop of charging could occur e PULSAR charger must be protected from water You must not use PULSAR charger during rain water can get inside and cause severe damage e PULSAR char
7. odd parameters set up 1 typogniw M lub E 2 Regen On Off regeneracja ogniw M lub E 3 Cycle 1 8 ilos cykli E M 1 s change work mode and cell type M info window Battery connected E 1s stop charging or slowly start lessen M LCD light Important Notices e Maximal duration of this process 1 cycle 2 14 hours Test 0 2 1A cell type Tleis t 1 JOIA Nii C d Battery test is done for each cell type at three stages e precise voltage measurement e voltage measurement loaded with set circuit for 10 s e internal resistance measurement of the packet Right after battery is connected exact voltage and no of cells will be shown Next step is to correct no of cells and start battery test by pressing E key Start Tle s t 1 2 9 3 3 V Sitlajlrit 1 0 N i Cld 10 s battery loading with set circuit will start Tle s t 1 OIA 0 0 0 0 Q 1 2 5 5 8 V For next 5 s impulse loading After that battery s internal resistance will be calculated Tiejs t 1 10JA 0 10 3 2 Q 1 2 6 3 7 V To see internal resistance and voltage of the battery counted for each cell press M key Tle
8. on LCD panel Tmax On Start analyzing temperature Ton and Toff Ton if packet temperature exceed set up Ton temperature process will start only after cell temperature fall to Ton temperature Toff exceeding set up Toff temperature will stop the process and start alarm Right after connecting packet to charger connection test will start After that charger estimate number of cells in the packet When battery is charged or excessively discharged number of cells should be corrected Confirmation with E key will start appropriate action depending on a set mode Dii sicih OIV RIA 9 ATh O 7 N i Cjd During corretion of number of cels we can set maximal capacity of packet 0 1 12 0 Ah after reaching it proces will be terminate After pressing M key we will be able to set capacity by pressing or and confirm that with E key Ah means that function is turned off Mai N MENU battery is disconnected Main menu consist 10 windows e M1 8 memory of the processes formatting regeneration and battery test Memory of the processes M1 8 Memory number a digit in the down right corner on display There is 8 memories Each can save Process parameters Main parameter is charging discharging current at the complex processes discharging charging charging discharging there is a possibility to set up different amounts of charging dischar
9. PULSAR 2 User Guide V 2 05 PULSAR 2 is a rapid microcontroller based charger suitable for use with various types of batteries Special design of hardware and software makes it possible to charge batteries with high currents without risk of damage and in some cases even improve their durability During charging process all important parameters are displayed on LCD and transmitted via serial port RS232 to a desktop computer Additional software allows visualization of changes in voltage current voltage time derivative and temperature during whole charging process which allows user to determine precisely status of batteries and decide whether they need conditioning or not Technical specification Battery types supported Supply voltage Ni Cd Ni Mh Pb bat RAM Li Ion Li Pol Li Tadiran 10 16V DC car battery min 30Ah 70Ah recommended or power supply 14V 30A Low voltage alarm level alarm Charging voltage Charging current min 10 11 5V adjustable in Setup max 16V 0 5 60V from 1 up to 30 Ni Cd cells 200mA 9 9A 250W Discharging current 200mA 9 9A 250W with energy return 200mA 9 9A 35W with heat dissipation Temperature measurement Voltage measurement Current measurement Time measurement Max voltage on supply battery 0 99 C with 0 1 C accuracy 0 1 60V 0 1 11A up to 14 hours Revers On 15 5V Starting up Pulsar Charger P
10. ULSAR charger is designed to work with car battery but it is possible to use it with DC power supply with output voltage 12 14V and output current at least 5A 30A recommended Red cable 12V Blue cable 12V ground There are three connectors on the left side of the device temperature sensor connector e fan connector max 1 2A for cooling battery pack e serial port connector RS232 DB9 to connect to PC 9 pin After turning the charger on you can enter Setup by pressing M key and switch on off sound signal and adjust minimum input voltage level which protects supply battery from discharging if supply voltage fall below desired level charger is stopped and alarm is on protection against excessive discharge of car battery Pressing Start E key takes you to the main menu P UJLIS A R I Vi2 0 5 S tjalfr t Sje t ufp i S Contrast LCD E M Mode Keys Action Start E Main menu Mem 1 8 Format Test Setup M Global parameters 1 Bip ON OFF sound signal 4 E 2 T max On Off termic protection E 3 Ton lt from 30 to 45 start with T lt Ton 4 E 4 Toff lt from 45 to 60 T stop with T gt Toff E 5 Voff from 10V to 12V min supply voltage E E choose a parameter with or keys and confirm that with E key Adjusted parameter is blinking
11. by 1 4 each 10 00 time the threshold voltage is reached Discharging process ends when discharging 8 00 9 00 current is less than 200mA Reverse mode energy from discharging s00 5 00 battery is transferred back to the supply a accumulator 4 00 10 00 00 00 01 55 04 30 07 00 09 13 10 50 12 52 15 15 D 0 8 8 O A 7 00o 12 1314 1 A bold A after a value of current indicates a a A EET that charger has limited current due to every 5 seconds second line V b 11131 151V 4141 171 C maximum power D 08 discharging 8 cells 8 0A actual measured current 7 2V actual measured voltage I mark of decreasing voltage E mark of current limit blinking 00 12 34 time elapsed from start of the process 1 915Ah energy returned Disch Keys Function Battery or change program disconnected E current set up E E 1s odd parameters set up 1 Revers On Off energy return E 2 Auto On Off decreasing voltage E M 1s change work mode and cell type M info window Battery connected ECs stop discharging M LCD light Important Notices e Maximal duration of this process 5 hours e You must NOT use Reverse function if you are using external DC power supply unit Charging Ni Cd amp Ni Mh 0 2 9 94 Inflex Reflex Delta peak
12. eflex mode charging with equalizing impulse or setup working mode EorM the d D is blinking for Delta parameter d more sensitive Delta Peak threshold or setup working mode EorM confirm and return to menu Warranty ELPROG guarantees this product against defective components and faulty workmanship for a period of 12 months Any defect in materials or workmanship occurring within 12 months from the date of purchase subject to the following conditions will be rectified free of charge by ELPROG within 14 working days Conditions 1 This guarantee must have been completed at time of purchase this is your proof of the date of purchase 2 The guarantee applies only to faults caused by defective components or faulty workmanship on the part of the manufacturer 3 The guarantee does not cover failures caused by accident misuse neglect normal wear and tear alternations and or adjustment made to the charger Type Pulsar ver 2 05 Date Notes
13. ger must be protected from dust Built in fan cools internal radiator and DC DC converter s coil Electronic parts can be damaged if there is to much dust in the charger You must not use PULSAR charger laying directly on a sand ground or grass e The openings in the case must never be covered or sealed PULSAR charger works with heavy loads so it becomes heated it is essential to provide proper ventilation e It is not allowed to change supply cables They are designed to endure currents up to 30A e You must supply PULSAR directly from a car accumulator It is not allowed to supply charger from car lighter socket this can severely damage car wiring system e Make sure all cables connecting a battery pack are at least 2mm in diameter and are not longer than 20cm Examples Setting process parameters memory 8 e Setting up current E current value is blinking or setup needed current value E confirm and return to menu or set up current in complex processes e Setting up working mode and cell types M 1s name of working mode is blinking Disch Charge Dis Ch Ch Dis or setup working mode EorM confirm type of cell is blinking or setup proper cell type EorM confirm and return to menu e Setting up additional parameters charging NiCd or MiMh cells E 1s the On Off is blinking for inflex mode decreasing heat of the packet or setup working mode EorM the On Off is blinking for R
14. ging current Working mode discharging Disch charging Charge discharging charging Dis Ch charging discharging Ch Dis Cell Type Ni Cd Ni Mh Pb bat RAM Li Ion Li Pol Li Tadiran Info wi ndow battery is disconnected To open information window press the M key Vi bj 1 2 5 V Tlc 2 3 7 Mje m 2 1 3 1 A fh Vb 12 5V supply voltage Tc 23 7 battery pack temperature sensor not connected Mem saved data from 8 previous processes 2 131Ah energy in last process To read data from 8 previous press the E key M8 save no 8 16 amount of cells Ni Cd cell type Menu return to main menu E 2 131Ah energy mark mean discharge Info Keys Function Battery or change program disconnected M info window Info window M return to main menu E saved data from 8 previous processes Saved data or change save no E return to main menu M return to info window Discharging 0 2 9 9A Revers Auto Dii sic h 81 JOIA RIA Ath Nlil Cld 8 R Reverse mode is on A Auto mode is on I Disch 10 Ni Cd 9 75 Y 0 23 4 29 6 C 358 mv min 1 562 Ah 0 15 15 14 00 10 00 Discharging lasts until battery voltage 42 00 reaches threshold voltage for given cell type 5 00 In Auto mode current is decreased
15. l be asked to choice serial port which is used to connect Pulsar Charger COM 1 4 Zooming and Moving the graph Press left mouse button and drag mouse to right down direction Rectangle will be drawn and view inside rectangle will be zoomed after after the button is released To move the graph move the mouse with Pressem right button in needed direction Double clicking left mouse button will return to default view Data Window Shows numerical data After clicking Data button window with numerical data will appear voltage increase of voltage current temperature time and capacity Pressing button with single cell icon displays the voltage and the increase of voltege count for single cell Capacity compare Window comparison of bettery capacity from several m processes 000 A column graph allows for quick data comparison i e format or regeneration of packet oa Red column shows discharging process light red to the first change of voltage witch Auto function Green column shows charging process light green to the inflexion point detection i i i iojxi Volt compare Window comparison of bettery voltage from several processes me When cursor is placed no the voltage line cursor cross and we click left mouse button z a value of voltage will be shown in the Voltage window Be z Pressing button with single cell icon displays the voltage count for single cell 1 000 0 600 00 00 07 10 1920
16. lsit 1 0 A 0 0 0 3 0 1 12 6 3 VC C mark inform that value is counted for single cell Again pressing E key will repeat the test Battery s internal resistance measurement method is different than method used by cell producers This could cause variance in received results The resistance of wires connected to battery is not measured neither variety types of cables and connections exclude that possibility that s way measurement of single cell could be affected with big error Internal resistance measurement should be regarded as a comparative measurement of multiple packets Measurement should be taken by the same cable Alarm messages ound alarm Tc 50 0 Toff Tc blinking temperature is overstepped Vb 16 0V high supply voltage is too high high is blinking Vb 10 5V low supply voltage is too low low is blinking VC high maximal voltage for single cell is overstepped WC is blinking In those cases process will be stopped Pressing any key will stop the alarm Cel l S Characteristic parameters Ni Cd Ni Mh Pb bat Name se nieke eee lead acid alkaline lithium ion pen neh bai cadmium hydride polymer tadiran Voltage 1 2V 1 2V 2V 1 5V 3 6V 3 7V 3 0V Discharging 0 9V 0 9V 1 8V 1 0V 2 7V 3 0V 2 4V voltage Max hates 1 85V 1 85V 2 35V 1 65V 4 2V 4 2V 3 45V voltage 0 2 2C 0 2 1C Charging current max 4C max 2C 0 1 0 4C 0 2 1C 0 1 1C 0 1 1C 0 1
17. up at charger is equal to the number of serial connected cells For example for 2P3S packet 2 parallel and 3 serial connections 3 cells should be set up Cells or groups of cells parallel connected in the time of using could be discharging in various measure That leads to considerable decreasing of cell capacity Following discharging charging cycles increases that occurrence At the extreme cases this could damage or even auto ignite the packet To avoid that menaces voltage at every cell should be measured between whiles When the differences in charged batteries are greater than 0 1 V it is recommended to charge each cell separately with maximal 0 5 C circuit and turned off Fast mode It is possible to do 1 2 Format cycles with active Regen mode for each cell separately Regeneration of whole packets Format Regen on make sense only when calls are equated This mode could improve parameters of used packet but not as that range as regeneration of Ni Cd packets Graf PC software v 2 12 PULSAR charger supports serial port RS232 what enables you to transmit data Graf PC is capable of drawing graphs of changes during charging or discharging process Analysis of voltage current voltage time derivative dV dt and temperature curves makes it possible to determine precisely status of batteries and decide whether they need conditioning or not Installation GrafPC is a Windows application Whet you start GrapdPC for a first time you wil
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