3.1 General information

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Configuration

General information

List of input signals

Here is the list of available input signals of BMS Main 3.

NameDescriptionUsed bySet up by
Discrete inputCANModbus
Battery cover  a signal from the battery cover;Battery cover protection  
Charger connected  a signal indicating that charger is connected;Charge controller, Discharge controller• (if corresponding External equipment is online) 
Power up/down request  a request to power down the device;Power down controller  
Inhibit charging  a command to open the charging contactor;   
Inhibit discharging  a command to open the discharging contactor;   
CH contactor feedback  a signal from charging contactor feedback loop;Contactor feedback protection  
DCH contactor feedback  a signal from discharging contactor feedback loop;Contactor feedback protection  
Insulation status  a signal from an insulation monitoring device;Insulation protection  
Charge request  a request to close the charging contactor;Charge controller• (by request) 
Discharge request  a request to close the discharging contactor;Discharge controller• (by request) 
PCH contactor feedback  a signal from precharging contactor feedback loop;Contactor feedback protection  
CH/DCH contactor feedback  a signal from charging/discharging contactor feedback loop;Contactor feedback protection  
Main contactor feedback  a signal from main contactor feedback loop;Contactor feedback protection  
Interlock  a signal from interlock loop;Interlock protection  
Fuse 1, Fuse 2, Fuse 3  signals from fuses;   
Circuit breaker status  status of protection disconnector;   
Balancing request  a request to balance the cells;Cell balance controller 
Close Main contactor  a request to close the main contactor;Main contactor controller• (by request) 
Close External 1  a request to close the External 1 discrete output (if assigned).External 1 internal state  

List of internal states

Here is the list of available internal states of BMS Main 3.

NameDescriptionSet up byUsed byOutput by
Discrete outputSwitchCANModbus
Low SOC  a signal corresponding the low SOC of the battery;Low SOC signal controller   
High charging current  charging current is high;High charging signal controller   
Main contactor  state of the main contactor;Main contactor controller   
Charging  state of the charging contactor;Charge controller, Charge/Discharge controller   
Allow charging  a signal for a charger to start charging;Charge controller, Charge/Discharge controller   
Charging current present  the presence of the charging current;Charging status controller   
Precharging  state of the precharging contactor;Precharge controller   
Discharging  state of the discharging contactor;Discharge controller, Charge/Discharge controller   
Discharging current present  the presence of the discharging current;Discharging status controller   
Discharging (AUX)  state of the auxiliary discharging contactor;Discharging (AUX) controller   
Power down ACK  an acknowledgement of BMS power down. Acknowledgement is outputted when the charge and discharge contactors have been opened on power down request;Power down controller   
Charging/dischargingstate of the charging/discharging contactor;Charge/Discharge controller   
Heater  a command to turn on a heater;Heater controller   
Cooler  a command to turn on a cooler;Cooler controller   
Balancing 1  balancing the first series of cells;Series balancing controller   
Balancing 2  balancing the second series of cells;Series balancing controller   
Ready to charge  the battery is ready to be charged;Charging status controllerCharge controller (optionally)  
Ready to discharge  the battery is ready to be discharged;Discharging status controllerDischarge controller (optionally)  
Power up  an indication of BMS power status;    
General error  state of the configurable (general) error;General error protection     
External 1  a signal that activates by the remote request.External 1 input signal     

List of errors

Here is the list of error of BMS Main 3.

Name DescriptionSet up byUsed by 
Overcurrent Overcurrent protection  
Undervoltage Undervoltage protection  
Overvoltage Overvoltage protection  
Low temperature (DCH)  temperature is too low for discharging;Low temperature protection  
High temperature (DCH)  temperature is too high for discharging;High temperature protection  
Battery cover error  battery cover is open;Battery cover protection  
High humidity  humidity of the battery is increased;High humidity protection  
Water  there is water in the battery enclosure;Water protection  
High Logic temperature  at least one of the Logic devices is overheated;Logic high temperature protection  
Logic offline  at least one of the Logic devices is offline;Logic offline protection  
Critical error Critical error protection  
Crown error  connection with a Crown forklift is lost;   
Cell count error  number of cells does not match the specified value;   
HYG offline  connection with a HYG forklift is lost;   
Need acknowledge  there is an unacknowledged error in Error journal;   
Combilift offline  connection with a Combilift forklift is lost;   
Short circuit    
High contactor temperature    
ADC error  current cannot be measured;   
Current sensor error  error in the current sensor circuit;   
CH contactor cycles error  switching frequency of the charging contactor is too high;   
DCH contactor cycles error  switching frequency of the discharging contactor is too high;   
Shunt offline  connection with the shunt current sensor is lost;   
Shunt error  internal error of the shunt current sensor;   
WDT reset  watchdog timer reset the device;   
No temperature sensors  the device has no temperature sensors connected;   
Temperature sensor is shorted  some temperature sensors are shorted;   
Spirit offline  connection with a Spirit forklift is lost;   
Low temperature (CH)  temperature is too low for charging;Low temperature protection  
High temperature (CH)  temperature is too high for charging;High temperature protection  
Unallowable charging  charging the battery through the discharging contactor;   
Stuck contactor;    
CH contactor feedback error  the control signals for the charging contactor and the contactor feedback differ;   
DCH contactor feedback error  the control signals for the discharging contactor and the contactor feedback differ;   
Insulation fault;    
PCH contactor feedback error  the control signals for the precharging contactor and the contactor feedback differ;   
CH/DCH contactor feedback error  the control signals for the charging/discharging contactor and the contactor feedback differ;   
Main contactor feedback error  the control signals for the main contactor and the contactor feedback differ;   
General error    
High voltage fault  failure of high voltage measuring circuits;   
Power switch error  short circuit in contactor coil control circuit or power switch overheating;   
HVIL error  breakage of high-voltage interlock current loop;   
Precharge error  capacitive load pre-charge process did not end during the estimated time;   
Power fault  external devices power supply error: current sensors, HVIL, BMS Logic or CAN2 (int) bus powered devices;   
Current limit error  charging or discharging current is more than limit calculated by Charge map or Discharge map.