Powergen Sirius Instruction Manual

INSTRUCTIONS MANUAL SIRIUS

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Sirius

Single/Three phase

Instructions manual (UK)
Warranty (UK)

Read the following instructions carefully before connecting the rectifier to the
supply line and to the battery.

INSTRUCTIONS MANUAL SIRIUS

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q INDEX

1. INSTALLATION........................................................................................................... 5

2. CONNECTION TO THE SINGLE/THREE-PHASE LINE.............................................5

3. MAINS VOLTAGE SETTING .......................................................................................6

4. MAINTENANCE...........................................................................................................7

5. OPERATION................................................................................................................ 8

6. SIRIUS ....................................................................................................................... 11

6.1 Reading of the Display with pull-right menu .......................................11

7. WARRANTY ..............................................................................................................15

7.1 Problem - Solutions and checks.................................................................16

8. REQUEST OF SPARE PARTS AND/OR SERVICE REQUEST................................17

9. TECHNICAL NOTE ....................................................................................................18

CONFORMITY DECLARATION............................................................................................... 19

ORDER FOR SPARE PARTS BATTERY CHARGER.............................................................. 22

WARRANTY CERTIFICATE.................................................................................................... 23

INSTRUCTIONS MANUAL SIRIUS

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Sirius

Battery Charger

Versions: Single_Phase/Three_Phase

All battery chargers Sirius are conform to the following European standard

DIN 41772-3-4 “Charging method and curve of transformers”.

EN 60335–2-29 “Safety of electrical appliances and similar”.

EN 55014 “E.M.C. standards”.

73/23/EEC

“Electric material used within specific voltage limits”, later
modified by directive 93/68/EEC.

89/336/EEC

“Electromagnetic compatibility”, later
modified by directive 92/31/EEC.

The following equipment is covered by warranty.
The warranty certificate is attached to the following manual. If not, request it to your dealer.
The information contained in the present manual is Powergen s.r.l.’s property. Powergen s.r.l. reserves the
right to provide it to its own customers for their exclusive use.
No other use is allowed without Powergen s.r.l.’s written authorization.
Powergen is not liable for inexact data, misprint and clerical errors.
The data of the present manual may be altered without notice, also in the end user’s interest.

INSTRUCTIONS MANUAL SIRIUS

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INSTALLATION - USE - OPERATION

To use the charger, you have to abide by safety prescriptions contained in law and regulation and in
provisions of local authorities.

Obligations of the “USER” : conforming to the operating instructions, the “USER” is any natural or juridical
person using directly Powergen srl battery chargers or anyone using them for account of the above
mentioned person.
Under special circumstances,e.g.leasing renting, the “USER” is the person who takes following obligations
according to the agreements made by owner and “USER”.
The “USER” will be responsible for the installation site of the charger. He shall check ,whether very sensitive
appliances are disturbed by the influence of the battery charger. He shall choose such an installation
site,that the operation of the charger(a high current produces interferences magnetic fields) does not affect
the functioning of electromagnetic devices and magnetic data carriers (f.e.pace makers,monitors,magnetic
disks and diskettes,magnetic tapes,magnetic card, etc…).
The “USER” shall make sure that “USER”s and operators have read and understood the operating
instructions and that they abide by accident prevention and safety rules and the use and maintenance
provisions.

N.B. Read the following instructions carefully before connecting the rectifier to the

supply line and to the battery.

INSTRUCTIONS MANUAL SIRIUS

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1. INSTALLATION

q The installation environment shall be capable of ensuring the User’s safety and the conditions for a

correct operation.

q Powergen Processor battery charger is exclusively designed to recharge traction batteries and each unit

is assigned to a specific battery.

q Powergen Processor battery charger has IP 20 protection degree, therefore it shall be protected from

rain and water sprays. It shall be installed away from easily inflammable materials and shall not be used
as a supporting top. The presence of dust and/or corrosive environments may damage the components
seriously.

q Do not lay any materials which may obstruct the natural cooling air flow.
q The rectifier shall be laid on the floor in vertical position. For special requirements it may also be placed

on special raised shelves.

ATTENTION :

VIBRATIONS DURING TRANSPORT COULD CAUSE UNPLEASANT
DRAWBACKS, SO BEFORE STARTING UP THE UNIT, PLEASE CHECK NUTS
AND BOLTS FOR TIGHTNESS.

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2. CONNECTION TO THE SINGLE/THREE-PHASE LINE

q It is absolutely necessary to plug into a current outlet being proportional to the power of the installed

battery charger (s.the KW value on the rating plate put on the side or on the rear)

q Make sure also the EARTH cable has been correctly connected.
q The unit comes pre-set for a 400 - 415 VAC three-phase mains supply.
q The single phase unit comes is pre-set for a 230 - 240 VAC.
q Should the charger be supplied with a three phase mains supply of 230 VAC, it is necessary to

perform voltage adjustments on the terminal board, tap on the auxiliary transformers (s.page no)
are required and to install to suitable mains fuse.

INSTRUCTIONS MANUAL SIRIUS

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3. MAINS VOLTAGE SETTING

q During the installation (or after a displacement) we recommend to check the actual value of the mains

voltage, if found high or low compared with the rated values, may cause problems due to a higher or
lower delivery of current during the charge.

q As a result, check this value and adjust it, if needed, via the ADJUSTING PLUGS placed in the terminal

board on the transformer.

q Such control is to be carried out by qualified staff and/or by service centres.

WARNING

Connect the auxiliary
Transformer at 230-240V

WARNING

Connect the auxiliary
Transformer at 400-415V

WARNING

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4. MAINTENANCE

q No scheduled maintenance is provided, though control and cleaning inspections may be performed

within the battery charger system depending on its work environment. However such operations shall
only be carried out by qualified staff.

q Any maintenance intervention shall only be carried out after disconnecting the rectifier from mains and

from the battery.

q For a correct operation we recommend to check the mechanical tightening of electric connections and

the good status of wires and connections and to remove the existing dust.

Polycarbonate plate with charging data Pic. (1)

- Before charging the unit, read the instruction manual carefully;

ATTENTION :

- Check the input voltage and adapt the regulation on the power transformer

- Explosive gases - Avoid sparks or flames
This battery charger includes parts such as circuit breakers or relays that may cause

electric arcs or sparks. Thus, if used in a garage or a similar environment, place the
battery charger in a suitable room.

- For indoor use only - do not expose the unit to the rain or similar elements

POWERGEN s.r.l.

INSTRUCTIONS MANUAL SIRIUS

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5. OPERATION

SIRIUS is a battery charger equipped with a control form achieved with microprocessor technology and is
constructed with a superficial component assembly SMD (Surface Mount Device).

The controller is an electronic card developed and personalised for the specific control of battery chargers. It
is a flexible and modulated unit able to satisfy all requirements connected to the recharging of batteries in
general and to specifically resolve all that is necessary for the final utilisation.

In particular, the unit is made from a mother card (main board) and of various daughter cards among these,
a CPU card, a display card, a transceiver radio card, and an interface wiring card and a remote Battery
Monitor form.

The controller is completely programmable and easy to use thanks to the userfriendly interface graphic
shown on the display. Organised by menu, the display allows the planning of configuration data and the
parameter visualisation during the charge.

In particular, it allows the configuration of

• Battery parameters:

- nominal tension (24V, 36V, 40V, 48V, 72V, 80V and 96V),minimum and maximum tension

- minimum current and maximum charge

- integration capacity

• Meter:

- duration of temporised cycle

- time-out of the safety cycle

- delayed start timer (automatic, 3h, 6h and 9h)

• Charge cycle:

- charge modality (Wa) or (WoWa), if required

- energy saving (active and inactive)

- equalised charge (manual and automatic)

• General setting:

- operation formality (normal and test)

- presentation language of the display (english and italian).

During the charge cycle it permits visualisation, in real time, of the battery tension measures, of the

current charged, of exiting power of the battery charger, of the duration of the initial charge and
timed charges and of the charge capacity that the charge cycle is integrating.

In parallel to the logic of standard operation of a battery charge process which foresees for the charge a
controlling of the tension followed by a complete check of the charge in automatic mode going on to verify
both the ampere-hour integrated into the battery and the minimum values of current allocated.

Once the controls have been activated, the charge concludes on the satisfaction of the conditions of at least
one of the controls.

In the events that the control unit doesn’t operate in stand-alone configuration, but is provided with
the radio transceiver card and the Battery Monitor remote unit, we achieve instead an efficient charge
system in able to keep account of the actual charge and discharge processes of the battery.