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2 = Settings =
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5 == Control ==
6
7 === Common settings ===
8
9 To change the common BMS settings, select the "Control → Common settings" section:
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11 [[image:1735054851946-552.png||data-xwiki-image-style-alignment="center" data-xwiki-image-style-border="true" height="105" width="800"]]
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13 In this section:
14
15 * Cell capacity – nominal capacity of cells, Ah;
16 * Cell resistance – nominal (maximum) internal resistance of the cells, Ohm;
17 * Relax time (after charging) – a relaxation time after charging, second;
18 * Relax time (atfer discharging) – a relaxation time after discharging, second;
19 * Reset parameters – a command to reset cells state of charge, capacity, and resistance;
20 * Method of calculating the battery voltage:
21 ** Summation of cell voltages – the overall voltage is calculated as on sum of all cells in the battery;
22 ** Using voltage before contactors – the overall voltage is estimated as voltage before contactors measured by BMS.
23
24 The values “Capacity”, “Resistance”, “Cycles” are used to calculate the SOC of cells and the battery.
25
26 The values of “Relax time” are used to determine the state of the battery. If the battery is in a state of relaxation, the system recalculates the voltage on the cells to the state of charge of the battery.
27
28 The “Reset parameters” will reset:
29
30 * state of charge (new cell SOC values will be calculated based on cell voltage and “Uocv (open-circuit voltage) table”: in the “Control → SOC estimation” section);
31 * cell resistance to “Cell resistance” value;
32 * battery capacity to “Cell capacity” value.
33
34 The “Reset parameters” command is used for starting-up and adjustment of the battery.
35
36 === SOC estimation ===
37
38 The BMS Main 3 device calculates the state of charge of the battery (SOC) using two algorithms:
39
40 * by open circuit voltage;
41 * by voltage and current.
42
43 It is recommended to use the algorithm of calculation of SOC by voltage and current.
44
45 To change the estimation algorithm for calculating the battery SOC, select the "Control → SOC estimation → Algorithm" section:
46
47 [[image:1733322611549-423.png||data-xwiki-image-style-alignment="center" data-xwiki-image-style-border="true" height="148" width="800"]]
48
49 The following estimation algorithms supported:
50
51 * Voltage – by open circuit voltage;
52 * Current and voltage (simplified) – recommended for LFP cells;
53 * Current and voltage (enhanced) – recommended for NMC cells.
54
55 The **“Voltage”** SOC calculation algorithm calculates cells SOC based on the tabular dependence Uocv = Uocv(SOC, t °C).
56
57 The **“Current and voltage (simplified)”** SOC calculation algorithm works as follows:
58
59 * if I = 0, the battery is in the state of relaxation and the cell voltage Uocv is outside the [U,,ocv[point 1],,; U,,ocv[point 2],,], the SOC calculation is based on the tabular dependency Uocv = Uocv(SOC, t °C);
60 * in any other cases, the SOC value is proportional to the charge (coulomb) passed through the battery (current time integral).
61
62 The **“Current and voltage (enhanced)” **SOC calculation algorithm differs from the simplified algorithm by online correction of the effective capacity. When using this algorithm, it is necessary to fine tune the tabular dependence Uocv = Uocv (SOC, t °C).
63
64 To change the algorithm for calculating the Final SOC, select the "Control → SOC estimation → Final SOC" section:
65
66 [[image:1733322611551-852.png||data-xwiki-image-style-alignment="center" data-xwiki-image-style-border="true" height="148" width="800"]]
67
68 The following calculation methods are supported (“Final SOC”):
69
70 * Minimal SOC – the battery SOC is assumed to be the minimum SOC among the cells;
71 * Average SOC – the battery SOC is taken equal to the arithmetic average of the cell SOC;
72 * Min-Max SOC – the battery SOC is taken based on the minimum and maximum SOC of the cells (recommended method).
73
74 Other parameters:
75
76 * Scale the final SOC – a flag to scale the battery SOC by the following values;
77 * SOC corresponding to 0% – the battery SOC that sets to be 0%;
78 * SOC corresponding to 100% – the battery SOC that sets to be 100%.
79 * Uocv (open-circuit voltage) table – the dependence of the cell open circuit voltage Uocv on SOC and the cell temperature (selected for specific batteries);
80 * Linear zone - linear zone of the Uocv = Uocv(SOC, t°C) dependency, inside which the cell voltage changes insignificantly:
81 ** Linear zone: point 1 – starting point of the Uocv linear zone;
82 ** Linear zone: point 2 – ending point of the Uocv linear zone;
83 * Coulomb counting correction (temperature) – the dependence of battery capacity on temperature;
84 * Coulomb counting correction (cycles) – the dependence of battery capacity on the number of charge-discharge cycles.
85
86 === SOC correction ===
87
88 The BMS Main 3 device can recalculate the battery SOC after long-term storage or after long-term working in the case when the battery was not charged fully or discharged totally. Recalculation is done based on the tabular dependency Uocv = Uocv (SOC, t) (see [[SOC estimation>>doc:||anchor="HSOCestimation"]]).
89
90 To configure parameters for periodically correcting the battery state of charge, select the "Control → SOC correction" section:
91
92 [[image:1733322624656-766.png||data-xwiki-image-style-alignment="center" data-xwiki-image-style-border="true" height="121" width="800"]]
93
94 In this section:
95
96 * Enable – a flag to enable the SOC correction;
97 * Shutdown period – a time the battery is off, day. If the BMS detects on its startup that it was off during the “Shutdown period” time, the BMS recalculates the battery state of charge based on the tabular dependency Uocv = Uocv (SOC, t);
98 * Correction period – a period of correcting the battery SOC, day. If the BMS detects that the last correction was more than the “Correction period” ago, the BMS recalculates the battery state of charge based on the tabular dependency Uocv = Uocv (SOC, t) and tunes it gradually during the “SOC change time”.
99 * SOC change time – a duration of the linear changing the battery SOC to the value calculated by the correction algorithm, minute;
100 * Ignore the linear zone – a flag to ignore linear SOC zone while correction (recommended to be unset);
101 * Last correction timestamp – time when last correction was made.
102
103 === Resistance estimation ===
104
105 Calculation of the resistance of cells is carried out in two ways. The first method is used when the battery passes from a relaxation state to a charge or discharge state, wherein the cell resistance value
106
107 R = (U-U,,ocv,,) / I,,stable,,,
108
109 where U is the cell voltage measured in the charge or discharge state, V; U,,ocv,, is the cell voltage measured in the state of relaxation (before switching to the state of charge or discharge); I,,stable,, – stabilized current through the cell in the state of charge or discharge.
110
111 The second method is used for a stepwise change in the current through the cell, while the value of the cell resistance:
112
113 R = (U,,2,,-U,,1,,) / (I,,stable2,,-I,,stable1,,) provided that | I,,stable2,,-I,,stable1,, | > 0.2 × Q,,max,,
114
115 (Q,,max,, is the maximum cell capacity),
116
117 where U,,2,, is the voltage on the cell at the moment when the stabilized current I,,stable2,, is flowing through it; U,,1,, – the voltage on the cell at the moment when the stabilized current I,,stable1,, flowing through it.
118
119 The stabilized current I,,stable,, = I, if during the stabilization time the instantaneous current I is in the range from 0.95 × I to 1.05 × I.
120
121 To change parameters of the algorithm for calculating the cell resistance, select the "Control → Resistance estimation" section:
122
123 [[image:1733322624659-473.png||data-xwiki-image-style-alignment="center" data-xwiki-image-style-border="true" height="108" width="800"]]
124
125 In this section:
126
127 * Current stabilization time, millisecond;
128 * Maximum calculation period – maximum time between resistance measurements. If more time has elapsed since the last determination of the stabilized current I,,stable,, than is determined in this field, the resistance calculation is not performed, second;
129 * Maximum resistance factor – the coefficient of calculation of the maximum acceptable resistance of the cell;
130 * Minimum SOC – minimum cell SOC value for resistance calculation;
131 * Maximum SOC – maximum cell SOC value for resistance calculation.
132
133 The calculated resistance is accepted by the system as valid (and therefore updated) if its value is in the range from Resistance/2 to “Maximum resistance factor” × Resistance, where "Resistance" is the nominal resistance of the cell (see [[Common settings>>doc:||anchor="HCommonsettings"]]). If the calculated resistance value is greater than the value (Maximum resistance factor × Resistance), the updated resistance value will be equal to the value (Maximum resistance factor × Resistance).
134
135 === Low SOC (signal) ===
136
137 To change the parameters of the generation a signal about low battery level, select the "Control → Low SOC (signal)" section:
138
139 [[image:1733322624660-513.png||data-xwiki-image-style-alignment="center" data-xwiki-image-style-border="true" height="116" width="800"]]
140
141 In this section:
142
143 * Enable – a flag to enable signal generation;
144 * Minimum SOC, %;
145 * Tolerant SOC, %;
146 * Delay before setting the signal, second;
147 * Delay before clearing the signal, second;
148 * Lock – lock the signal until the device is reset.
149
150 Signal generation conditions:
151
152 * the battery SOC is less than the “Minimum SOC” value during the “Delay before setting the signal” time.
153
154 Conditions for clearing the signal:
155
156 * the battery SOC is greater than the “Tolerant SOC” during the “Delay before clearing the signal” time.
157
158 The "Low SOC signal" is indicative and can be output to a discrete output or a power switch.
159
160 === High charging current (signal) ===
161
162 To change the parameters of the generation high-current signal, select the "Control → High charging current (signal)" section:
163
164 [[image:1733322624661-915.png||data-xwiki-image-style-alignment="center" data-xwiki-image-style-border="true" height="107" width="800"]]
165
166 In this section:
167
168 * Enable – a flag to enable signal generation;
169 * Maximum charging current, А;
170 * Tolerant charging current, А;
171 * Delay before setting the signal, second;
172 * Delay before clearing the signal, second;
173 * Lock – lock the signal until the device is reset.
174
175 Signal generation conditions:
176
177 * the measured current is greater than the “Maximum charging current” value during the “Delay before setting the signal” time.
178
179 Conditions for clearing the signal:
180
181 * the measured current is less than the “Tolerant charging current” value during the “Delay before clearing the signal” time.
182
183 The "High charging current" signal is indicative and can be output to a discrete output or a power switch.
184
185 === Charge map ===
186
187 The BMS Main 3 device calculates the maximum allowable charge current values in respect to SOC, battery temperature, contactor temperature and cell voltage.
188
189 Calculated current values are sent to a charger or an intellectual load over the CAN bus. External devices based on received data provide correct battery operation.
190
191 To configure parameters for determining the charge current limit, select the "Control → Charge map" section:
192
193 [[image:1733322637793-171.png||data-xwiki-image-style-alignment="center" data-xwiki-image-style-border="true" height="177" width="800"]]
194
195 In this section:
196
197 * Enable – a flag to start calculation of the charge current limit;
198 * Maximum charge current – a maximum allowable value of the charge current (under normal conditions), A;
199 * Rate of change – a rate of change the current limit to a new value (0 is for immediate change), A/s;
200 * Option 1: Limit charge current by the battery SOC and temperature – a flag to enable correction of maximum allowable charging current Kcs depending on SOC and battery temperature;
201 * Option 1: SOC x Temperature x Factor – the dependence of the correction factor on SOC and battery temperature;
202 * Option 2: Limit charge current by the contactor temperature – a flag to enable correction of maximum allowable charging current Kcc depending on contactor temperature;
203 * Option 2: Contactor temperature x Factor – the dependence of the correction factor on SOC and contactor temperature;
204 * Option 3: Limit charge current by the maximum cell voltage - a flag to enable correction of maximum allowable charging current Kcv depending on maximum cell voltage;
205 * Option 3: Cell voltage x Factor – the dependence of the correction factor on maximum cell voltage;
206 * Option 4: Limit charge current by the cell temperature - a flag to enable correction of maximum allowable charging current Kct depending on maximum cell temperature;
207 * Option 4: Cell temperature x Factor – the dependence of the correction factor on maximum cell temperature.
208
209 Value of the charge current limit at given SOC, temperature, contactors temperature, maximum cell voltage and maximum cell temperature is calculated as follows:
210
211 Charging current limit = Maximum charging current × Kcs × Kcc × Kcv × Kct
212
213 === Discharge map ===
214
215 The BMS Main 3 device calculates the maximum allowable discharge current values in respect to SOC, battery temperature, contactor temperature and cell voltage.
216
217 Calculated current values are sent to a charger or an intellectual load over the CAN bus.
218
219 To configure parameters for determining the discharge current limit, select the "Control → Discharge map" section:
220
221 [[image:1733322637795-310.png||data-xwiki-image-style-alignment="center" data-xwiki-image-style-border="true" height="178" width="800"]]
222
223 In this section:
224
225 * Enable – a flag to start calculation of the discharge current limit;
226 * Maximum discharge current – a maximum allowable value of the discharge current (under normal conditions), A;
227 * Rate of change – a rate of change the current limit to a new value (0 is for immediate change), A/s;
228 * Option 1: Limit discharging current by the battery SOC and temperature – a flag to enable correction of maximum allowable discharging current Kds depending on SOC and temperature;
229 * Option 1: SOC x Temperature x Factor – the dependence of the correction factor on SOC and battery temperature;
230 * Option 2: Limit discharge current by the contactor temperature – a flag to enable correction of maximum allowable discharging current Kdc depending on contactor temperature;
231 * Option 2: Contactor temperature x Factor – the dependence of the correction factor on SOC and contactor temperature;
232 * Option 3: Limit discharge current by the cell voltage - a flag to enable correction of maximum allowable discharging current Kdv depending on minimum cell voltage;
233 * Option 3: Cell voltage x Factor – the dependence of the correction factor on minimum cell voltage;
234 * Option 4: Limit discharge current by the cell temperature - a flag to enable correction of maximum allowable discharging current Kdt depending on maximum cell temperature;
235 * Option 4: Cell voltage x Factor – the dependence of the correction factor on minimum cell temperature.
236
237 Value of the discharge current limit at given SOC, temperature, contactors temperature, minimum cell voltage and maximum cell temperature is calculated as follows:
238
239 Discharging current limit = Maximum discharging current × Kds × Kdc × Kdv × Kdt
240
241 === Charge map (PEAK & CONTINUOUS) ===
242
243 The BMS Main 3 has an alternative algorithm for the maximum allowed charging current based on peak and continuous battery operating modes.
244
245 To configure parameters for determining the charge current limit, select the "Control → Charge map (PEAK & CONTINUOUS)" section:
246
247 [[image:1733322637796-187.png||data-xwiki-image-style-alignment="center" data-xwiki-image-style-border="true" height="145" width="800"]]
248
249 In this section:
250
251 * Enable – a flag to start calculation of the charge current limit;
252 * Maximum PEAK charge current – a maximum peak charge current (under normal conditions), A;
253 * Maximum CONTINUOUS charge current – a maximum continuous charge current (under normal conditions), A;
254 * PEAK: SOC x Temperature x Factor – the dependence of the correction factor for peak current K,,cp,, on SOC and battery temperature;
255 * CONTINUOUS: SOC x Temperature x Factor – the dependence of the correction factor for continuous current K,,cc,, on SOC and battery temperature;
256 * PEAK time – a time for peak current to be allowed, s;
257 * Sliding time – a time of linear change of the maximum charging current from peak to continuous and from continuous to peak value, ms;
258 * Waiting time – a time for peak current to be prohibited, s.
259
260 The maximum charging current value equals to the peak or continuous current according to the following diagram:
261
262 [[image:1733322717451-608.png||data-xwiki-image-style-alignment="center"]]
263
264 I,,peak,, = Maximum PEAK charge current × K,,cp,,
265
266 I,,continuous,, = Maximum CONTINUOUS charge current × K,,cc,,
267
268
269 === Discharge map (PEAK & CONTINUOUS) ===
270
271 The BMS Main 3 has an alternative algorithm for the maximum allowed discharging current based on peak and continuous battery operating modes.
272
273 To configure parameters for determining the discharge current limit, select the "Control → Discharge map (PEAK & CONTINUOUS)" section:
274
275 [[image:1733322735595-661.png||data-xwiki-image-style-alignment="center" data-xwiki-image-style-border="true" height="145" width="800"]]
276
277 In this section:
278
279 * Enable – a flag to start calculation of the discharge current limit;
280 * Maximum PEAK discharge current – a maximum peak discharge current (under normal conditions), A;
281 * Maximum CONTINUOUS discharge current – a maximum continuous discharge current (under normal conditions), A;
282 * PEAK: SOC x Temperature x Factor – the dependence of the correction factor for peak current K,,dp,, on SOC and battery temperature;
283 * CONTINUOUS: SOC x Temperature x Factor – the dependence of the correction factor for continuous current K,,dc,, on SOC and battery temperature;
284 * PEAK time – a time for peak current to be allowed, s;
285 * Sliding time – a time of linear change of the maximum charging current from peak to continuous and from continuous to peak value, ms;
286 * Waiting time – a time for peak current to be prohibited, s.
287
288 The maximum discharging current value equals to the peak or continuous current according to following diagram:
289
290 [[image:1733322753429-968.png||data-xwiki-image-style-alignment="center"]]
291
292 I,,peak,, = Maximum PEAK discharge current × K,,dp,,
293
294 I,,continuous,, = Maximum CONTINUOUS discharge current × K,,dc,,
295
296 === Charge ===
297
298 There are two contactors that serve charging the battery: a charging contactor and an allow charging contactor. With the help of the allow charging contactor, the BMS commands the charger to start or stop charging.
299
300 The device supports three charge control algorithms:
301
302 * Always on – charging is always allowed;
303 * On charger connected – charging is allowed when there is a signal “Charger connected”;
304 * On charge request – charging is allowed when there is a signal “Charge request”.
305
306 If the "**Always on**" algorithm is selected, the charging contactor and the allow charging contactor are always closed. If at least one of the errors appears:
307
308 * Overvoltage;
309 * Overcurrent;
310 * High temperature (CH);
311 * Low temperature (CH);
312 * HYG offline (optional);
313 * Combilift offline (optional);
314 * Spirit offline (optional);
315 * Spirit charger error (optional);
316 * Short circuit (optional);
317 * High contactor temperature (optional);
318 * CH contactor cycles error;
319 * Precharge error (optional);
320 * Critical error
321
322 or one of the signals:
323
324 * Service reset
325 * Power down request
326 * Inhibit charging
327
328 both contactors are open (no current flows).
329
330 When the algorithm "**On charger connected**" is selected, the control is performed as follows:
331
332 * If there is a signal “Charger connected” and there are no errors (see the list above), then through the delay time T,,on,, the charging contactor and the allow charging contactor close;
333 * If the signal “Charger connected” disappears, the allow charging contactor opens and after the delay time T,,off,, the charging contactor opens;
334 * If in the process of charging the voltage on the cell exceeds the “Ready to charge” level, the allow charging contactor opens (while the charging contactor remains closed);
335 * If errors in the list above occur the charging contactor and allow charging contactor open.
336
337 When the "**On charge request**" algorithm selected, the control is performed as follows:
338
339 * If there is a signal “Charge request” and there are no errors (see the list above), then through the delay time T,,on,, the charging contactor and the allow charging contactor close;
340 * If the signal “Charge request” disappears, the allow charging contactor opens and after the delay time T,,off,, the charging contactor opens;
341 * If in the process of charging the voltage on the cell exceeds the “Ready to charge” level, the allow charging contactor opens (while the charging contactor remains closed);
342 * If errors in the list above occur the charging contactor and allow charging contactor open.
343
344 Note – When errors occur in the system, the charging contactor opens either immediately or with the delay T,,off,, (depends on the settings described below).
345
346 To change the parameters of the battery charge control algorithm, select the "Control → Charge" section:
347
348 [[image:1733322798914-813.png||data-xwiki-image-style-alignment="center" data-xwiki-image-style-border="true" height="327" width="800"]]
349
350 In this section:
351
352 * Enable – a flag to activate the charge control;
353 * Algorithm:
354 ** Always on – charging is always allowed;
355 ** On charger connected – charging is allowed when there is a signal “Charger connected”;
356 ** On charge request – charging is allowed when there is a signal “Charge request”;
357 * Current corresponding to charging – a current level to generate the "Charging current present" signal, A;
358 * Current corresponding to no charging – a current level to clear the "Charging current present" signal, A;
359 * Delay before starting charging – a time delay T,,on,, before closing the charging contactor and the allow charging contactor, millisecond;
360 * Delay before stopping charging – a time delay T,,off,, before opening the charging contactor, millisecond;
361 * Use custom delays before stopping charging (on errors) – a flag to enable manual settings of time delays T,,off,, for specific errors;
362 * Custom delay: <error> – specific error delay, millisecond;
363 * Switch off the charging contactor on errors without delay – a flag to protectively open the charging contactor without a delay. In the opposite case, when an error is detected, the charging contactor opens always with the delay “Delay before stopping charging”;
364 * Control the precharging contactor – a flag that allows control of the precharging contactor;
365 * Voltage to clear the “Ready to charge” – a threshold voltage level on the cell, V; if the voltage of any cell is above this level, the “Ready to charge” (hence, the “Allow charging”) signal is cleared;
366 * Voltage to reset the “Ready to charge” – a tolerant voltage level on the cell, V; if all cell voltages are below the tolerant level, the “Ready to charge” (hence, the “Allow charging”) signal is set;
367 * Delay before recharging – a time after which the previously opened the allow charging contactor closes again, minute; to disable the operation by timeout set "Delay before recharging" to 0.
368
369 Note – The allow charging contactor closes under two independent conditions: 1) the voltage on the cells reaches the “Voltage to reset the “Ready to charge"” level and 2) the "Delay before recharging" time has passed since the opening of the allow charging contactor.
370
371 === Discharge ===
372
373 The device controls the discharging contactor to connect battery to the load.
374
375 The device supports three algorithms to control battery discharging:
376
377 * Always on – load is always connected;
378 * On charger disconnected – load is connected when there is no signal “Charger connected”;
379 * On discharge request – load is connected when there is signal “Discharge request”.
380
381 When the algorithm "**Always on**" is selected, the discharging contactor is always closed. If at least one of the errors appears:
382
383 * Undervoltage;
384 * Overvoltage (optional);
385 * Overcurrent;
386 * High temperature (DCH);
387 * Low temperature (DCH) (optional);
388 * HYG offline (optional);
389 * Combilift offline (optional);
390 * Spirit offline (optional);
391 * Spirit charger error (optional);
392 * Short circuit (optional);
393 * High contactor temperature (optional);
394 * Unallowable charging;
395 * DCH contactor cycles error;
396 * Precharge error (optional);
397 * Critical error
398
399 or one of the signals:
400
401 * Service reset
402 * Power down request
403 * Inhibit discharging
404
405 the discharging contactor opens.
406
407 If the algorithm "**On charger disconnected**" is selected, the control is performed as follows:
408
409 * if there is no signal “Charger connected”, the charging contactor is open and there are no errors (see the list above), then through the delay time T,,on,, the discharging contactor closes;
410 * If the signal “Charger connected” appears or errors occur (see the list above), then after the delay time T,,off,, the discharging contactor opens.
411
412 When the "**On discharge request**" algorithm selected, the control is performed as follows:
413
414 * if there is signal “Discharge request”, the charging contactor is open and there are no errors (see the list above), then through the delay time T,,on,, the discharging contactor closes;
415 * If the signal “Discharge request” disappears or errors occur (see the list above), then after the delay time T,,off,, the discharging contactor opens.
416
417 Note – In case of errors in the system operation, the opening of the discharging contactor is performed either immediately or with a delay T,,off,, (depends on the settings described below).
418
419 The device supports controlling the precharging contactor. The duration of switching on the precharging contactor before closing the discharging (load) contactor is adjusted.
420
421 To change the parameters of the battery discharge control algorithm, select the "Control → Discharge" section:
422
423 [[image:1733323750262-841.png||data-xwiki-image-style-alignment="center" data-xwiki-image-style-border="true" height="360" width="800"]]
424
425 In this section:
426
427 * Enable – a flag to activate the discharge control;
428 * Algorithm:
429 ** Always on – load is always connected;
430 ** On charger disconnected – load is connected when there is no signal “Charger connected”;
431 ** On discharge request – load is connected when there is signal “Discharge request”;
432 * Current corresponding to discharging – a current level to generate the "Discharging current present" signal, А;
433 * Current indicating no discharging – a current level to clear the "Discharging current present" signal, А;
434 * Delay before starting discharging – a time delay T,,on,, before closing the discharging contactor, millisecond;
435 * Delay before stopping discharging – a time delay T,,off,, before opening the discharging contactor, millisecond;
436 * Use custom delays before stopping discharging (on errors) – a flag to enable manual settings of time delays T,,off,, for specific errors;
437 * Custom delay: <error> – specific error delay, millisecond;
438 * Switch off the discharging contactor on errors without delay – a flag to protectively open the discharging contactor without a delay. In the opposite case, when an error is detected, the discharging contactor opens always with the delay “Delay before stopping discharging”.
439 * Precharge time – a duration of closing the precharge contactor before closing the discharging contactor, millisecond;
440 * Check voltages before and after contactors to finish precharging – a flag to check the voltages before and after contactors to ensure that precharge process has finished and it is allowed to close the discharging contactor;
441 * Minimum voltage difference to finish precharging – minimal voltage difference before and after contactors at which precharge process is meant to be finished, V;
442 * Voltage to clear the “Ready to discharge” – a threshold voltage level on the cell, V; if the voltage of any cell is below this level, the “Ready to discharge” signal is cleared;
443 * Voltage to reset the “Ready to discharge” – a tolerant voltage level on the cell, V; if all cells voltages are above the tolerant level, the “Ready to discharge” signal is set;
444
445 === Charge/Discharge ===
446
447 The BMS Main 3 device can control the charging/discharging contactor, which combines algorithms of charging and discharging contactor. It behaves as a charging contactor when “Charge request” or “Charger connected” is set, otherwise – as a discharging contactor.
448
449 The charging/discharging contactor control is configured in the “Control – Charge/Discharge” section:
450
451 [[image:1733322827919-875.png||data-xwiki-image-style-alignment="center" data-xwiki-image-style-border="true" height="85" width="800"]]
452
453 In this section:
454
455 * Enable – a flag to enable the charge/discharge controller.
456
457 === Discharge (AUX) ===
458
459 The BMS Main 3 device can control the power supply of external equipment using the auxiliary (AUX) discharging contactor. An example of external equipment can be an inverter that converts DC to AC to power a service laptop and other devices.
460
461 The power supply circuit of the external equipment using the auxiliary (AUX) discharging contactor is independent of the battery load circuit. The closing and opening of the auxiliary (AUX) discharging contactor is performed according to its program.
462
463 If the power supply function of the external equipment is enabled, the auxiliary (AUX) discharging contactor closes. The opening of this contactor occurs on three independent conditions:
464
465 * the battery has low SOC;
466 * the battery voltage is out of range;
467 * the battery system errors are detected.
468
469 To change the parameters of the powering of external equipment, select the "Control → Discharge (AUX)" section:
470
471 [[image:1733322827920-878.png||data-xwiki-image-style-alignment="center" data-xwiki-image-style-border="true" height="130" width="800"]]
472
473 In this section:
474
475 * Enable – a flag to activate the auxiliary discharge control;
476 * Switch off the discharging (AUX) contactor if the SOC is too low;
477 * Minimum SOC – a minimum SOC value, when reached, the auxiliary (AUX) discharging contactor opens, %;
478 * Tolerant SOC – a permissive SOC value, upon reaching which the auxiliary (AUX) discharging contactor re-closes, %;
479 * Switch off the discharging (AUX) contactor if the battery voltage is out of the range;
480 * Minimum voltage – minimum battery voltage, V;
481 * Maximum voltage – maximum battery voltage, V;
482 * Switch off the discharging (AUX) contactor on errors – the auxiliary (AUX) discharging contactor opens if the following errors occur: Undervoltage, Overcurrent, High temperature (DCH), Short circuit, Critical error.
483
484 === Main contactor ===
485
486 The BMS Main 3 device controls the main contactor. The main contactor is usually placed in the common (minus) battery line for opening the charge and discharge circuits in case of sealing of the charging or discharging contactors.
487
488 The Main contactor algorithm supports the following modes:
489
490 * Always on;
491 * Automatic;
492 * On demand.
493
494 In “Always on” mode main contactor closes if all the following is true:
495
496 * Charging contactor is open;
497 * Discharging contactor is open;
498 * There are no errors from the list below:
499 ** Overcurrent;
500 ** Undervoltage;
501 ** Overvoltage;
502 ** High temperature (CH);
503 ** High temperature (DCH);
504 ** Unallowable charging;
505 ** Critical error.
506
507 In “Always on” mode main contactor opens if all the following is true:
508
509 * Charging contactor is open;
510 * Discharging contactor is open;
511 * There is an error from the list below:
512 ** Overcurrent;
513 ** Undervoltage;
514 ** Overvoltage;
515 ** High temperature (CH);
516 ** High temperature (DCH);
517 ** Unallowable charging;
518 ** Critical error.
519
520 In “Automatic” mode, the main contactor closes by internal charging and discharging algorithms at the same time with Precharging, Charging and Discharging contactors.
521
522 In “On demand” mode, the main contactor closes by external the “Close Main contactor” request.
523
524 To change the parameters of the main contactor, select the "Control → Main contactor" section:
525
526 [[image:1733322872744-536.png||data-xwiki-image-style-alignment="center" data-xwiki-image-style-border="true" height="105" width="800"]]
527
528 In this section:
529
530 * Enable – a flag to enable the main contactor control;
531 * Algorithm – main contactor control algorithm:
532 ** Always on – contactor is always closed;
533 ** Automatic – contactor closes by internal charge and discharge algorithms;
534 ** On demand – contactor is closed by an external request;
535 * Time to keep the contactor closed before closing the others – a time for other contactors to be open after the main contactor is closed;
536 * Delay before opening the contactor – a time which is used to detect conditions for opening the contactor, s;
537 * Keep the contactor open until the device is restarted – a flag for keeping the main contactor open until the system is reset.
538
539 === Cell balancing ===
540
541 Balancing makes the voltage of all cells equal to the minimum cell voltage.
542
543 The following balancing rules are supported:
544
545 * when the battery is charging (current I > 0) and time after until the battery is relaxed;
546 * when the battery is charging (current I > 0) or when the battery is in a state of relaxation;
547 * always (regardless of battery state).
548
549 A balancing resistor is connected to the cell if the following conditions are simultaneously met:
550
551 * the voltage on the cell is higher than the balancing start voltage;
552 * the difference between the voltage on the cell and the minimum voltage among the battery cells is greater than the balancing start threshold.
553
554 A balancing resistor is disconnected from the cell if any of the following conditions are met:
555
556 * the voltage on the cell is less than the balancing start voltage;
557 * the difference between the voltage on the cell and the minimum voltage among the battery cells is less than the balancing stop threshold.
558
559 If the “High logic temperature” occurs, then the balancing of the cells connected to the overheated BMS Logic device will not be performed.
560
561 The BMS Main 3 can enable the cell balancing by the external “Balancing request” signal. Balancing process will be started to cells which the voltage is higher than the balancing start voltage and the difference between the cell voltage and the minimum voltage among all the cells is greater than the balancing stop threshold.
562
563 To change the cell balancing parameters, select the "Control → Cell balancing" section:
564
565 [[image:1733322883460-118.png||data-xwiki-image-style-alignment="center" data-xwiki-image-style-border="true" height="114" width="800"]]
566
567 In this section:
568
569 * Enable – a flag to enable cell balancing;
570 * Balancing rule:
571 ** Balance on charge – balancing is performed while and after the charging (in the “Charge ON” and “Charge OFF” states);
572 ** Balance on charge or relaxed - balancing is performed while and after the charging and in the relaxed state (in “Charge ON”, “Charge OFF”, “Relaxed (after charging)” and “Relaxed (after discharging)” states);
573 ** Balance always – balancing is always performed regardless the battery state;
574
575 [[image:1733322883462-975.png||data-xwiki-image-style-alignment="center" data-xwiki-image-style-border="true" height="74" width="600"]]
576
577 * Minimum cell voltage to start balancing, V;
578 * Voltage deviation to start balancing;
579 * Voltage deviation to stop balancing;
580 * Command to discharge all cells – a flag to force the balancing of all cells.
581
582 === Series balancing ===
583
584 The BMS Main 3 device supports work with two independent (galvanically unrelated) cell series. To monitor the status of two series, two current sensors are used. A series of cells must be equivalent: they must have the same number of cells and the same capacity.
585
586 Since the series of cells can operate at different loads, they must be balanced. For this, the BMS Main 3 provides two signals to power switches: “Balancing series 1” and “Balancing series 2”, as well as a combined algorithm that considers both the voltage of each series and the charge that these series gave load. The “Balancing series 1” and “Balancing series 2” signals are used to connect high-power balancing resistors in parallel with cell series 1 and 2.
587
588 When charging the battery, balancing is performed based on the voltage of the series. A balancing resistor is connected to the cell series if:
589
590 * the series voltage is higher than the start balancing voltage;
591 * the difference between the voltage of a series of cells and the minimum voltage among the battery series is greater than the balancing threshold.
592
593 When the battery is discharging (work on load), balancing is turned on if one of the series gives the load a charge (Ah), which is more by the amount Qthr of the charge given off by another series.
594
595 To change the series balancing parameters, select the "Control → Series balancing" section:
596
597 [[image:1733322892811-410.png||data-xwiki-image-style-alignment="center" data-xwiki-image-style-border="true" height="126" width="800"]]
598
599 In this section:
600
601 * Enable – a flag to enable series balancing;
602 * Number of Logics in a series;
603 * Minimum series voltage to start balancing, V;
604 * Balancing threshold, V;
605 * Coulomb threshold – the difference of the charges Qthr, given by a series of cells, above which balancing to be started, Ah;
606 * Period – a period to reset of charge counters for each series (to avoid accumulation of error), second;
607 * Do not sum series voltages – a flag to disable the summing of series voltages.3
608
609 === Power down ===
610
611 The BMS Main 3 device can shut down itself if the battery voltage is low or the battery is idle for a long time.
612
613 Shutting down the battery system is performed according to the following conditions:
614
615 * the battery voltage is below the minimum level;
616 * the “Charger connected” signal is cleared for 60 seconds.
617
618 The BMS Main 3 device also shuts down the battery if it stays in the “Charging OFF”, “Discharging OFF”, “Relaxed (after charging)” or “Relaxed (after discharging)” for the configured time.
619
620 To change the parameters of the power down control, select the "Control → Power down" section:
621
622 [[image:1733322892813-562.png||data-xwiki-image-style-alignment="center" data-xwiki-image-style-border="true" height="103" width="800"]]
623
624 In this section:
625
626 * Minimum voltage to power down – a minimum voltage level of the battery below which the BMS commands to shut down the battery, V;
627 * Idle time to power down – a time of battery inactivity after which the battery is shut down, minute;
628 * Wait the "Power up/down request" is cleared (on startup) – a flag to enable delay for clearing the “Power up/down request” signal while starting the BMS.
629 * Power down if KEYRUN and CHARGE_ON are cleared – a flag to power down the device if KEYRUN and CHARGE_ON signals are cleared;
630 * Delay before setting the internal power down signal – a delay before turning off the device power when removing KEYRUN and CHARGE_ON or receiving the “Power down request” command, ms.
631
632 === Heater ===
633
634 To change the parameters of the heater control algorithm, select the "Control → Heater" section:
635
636 [[image:1733322901923-144.png||data-xwiki-image-style-alignment="center" data-xwiki-image-style-border="true" height="108" width="800"]]
637
638 In this section:
639
640 * Enable – a flag to enable the heater control;
641 * Minimum cell temperature, °C;
642 * Tolerant cell temperature, °C;
643 * Delay before starting the heater, millisecond;
644 * Delay before stopping the heater, millisecond;
645 * Switch off the heater on errors (Undervoltage, Overcurrent, High temperature, Short circuit or Critical error).
646
647 As a result of operating the heating algorithm, the “Heater” signal is generated.
648
649 Conditions for signal generation:
650
651 * the minimum temperature among all cells of the battery is less than the “Minimum cell temperature” value during the “Delay before starting the heater” time.
652
653 Conditions for clearing the signal:
654
655 * the minimum temperature among all cells of the battery is greater than the “Tolerant cell temperature” value during the “Delay before stopping the heater” time.
656
657 If there is the "Heater" signal, the heater contactor closes and/or a signal is output to the corresponding digital output.
658
659 === Cooler ===
660
661 To change the parameters of the cooler control algorithm, select the "Control → Cooler" section:
662
663 [[image:1733322901924-962.png||data-xwiki-image-style-alignment="center" data-xwiki-image-style-border="true" height="107" width="800"]]
664
665 In this section:
666
667 * Enable – a flag to enable the cooler control;
668 * Maximum cell temperature, °C;
669 * Tolerant cell temperature, °C;
670 * Delay before starting the cooler, millisecond;
671 * Delay before stopping the cooler, millisecond;
672 * Switch off the cooler contactor on errors (Undervoltage, Overcurrent, Low temperature, Short circuit or Critical error).
673
674 As a result of operating the cooling algorithm, the "Cooler" signal is generated.
675
676 Conditions for signal generation:
677
678 * the maximum temperature among all cells of the battery is greater than the “Maximum cell temperature” value during the “Delay before starting the cooler” time.
679
680 Conditions for clearing the signal:
681
682 * the maximum temperature among all cells of the battery is less than the “Tolerant cell temperature” value during the “Delay before stopping the cooler” time.
683
684 If there is the "Cooler" signal, the cooler contactor closes and/or a signal is output to the corresponding digital output.
685
686 === High voltage ===
687
688 The BMS Main 3 device has an ability to measure high voltages before and after contactors.
689
690 To change the parameters of high voltage fault, select the "Control → High voltage" section:
691
692 [[image:1733322914683-203.png||data-xwiki-image-style-alignment="center" data-xwiki-image-style-border="true" height="87" width="800"]]
693
694 In this section:
695
696 * Enable – a flag to enable High voltage control;
697 * Delay before clearing the High voltage fault, second;
698 * Lock the High voltage fault.
699
700 The BMS Main 3 implements a self-diagnostics of high-voltage measurement lines. If measurement line breaks or high-voltage polarity is wrong, “High voltage fault” is generated.
701
702 **If there is the “High voltage fault”, the “Critical error” is generated and all contactors open.**
703
704 === Cell analysis ===
705
706 The battery discharge characteristic – the dependence Uocv = Uocv(DOD) – is used to determine the tabular dependence Uocv = Uocv(SOC, t°C), which is necessary for calculating the battery charge level.
707
708 The BMS Main 3 device can automatically determine the battery discharge characteristic.
709
710 Before starting the process of determining the discharge characteristic, it is necessary to prepare a BMS:
711
712 1. Charge the battery.
713 1. Connect a resistive load to the discharging contactor, which will provide a discharge current of 0.5C (where C is the cell capacitance).
714
715 To configure parameters for determining the discharge characteristic of the battery, select the "Control → Cell analysis" section:
716
717 [[image:1733322914685-558.png||data-xwiki-image-style-alignment="center" data-xwiki-image-style-border="true" height="107" width="800"]]
718
719 In this section:
720
721 * Enable – a flag to enable cell analysis;
722 * Discharge step, Ah;
723 * Delta voltage – a maximum allowable voltage drop for the cell, V;
724 * Logic index, Cell index – a position of the analyzed cell;
725 * Analyse the most discharged cell – a flag to analyse of the least charged cell (in this case, the values “Logic index” and “Cell index” are ignored).
726
727 Discharge step should be set equal to
728
729 Discharge step= С/21,
730
731 where C is the cell capacity.
732
733 The discharge characteristic will be constructed for the given cell (its position is determined by the fields “Logic index” and “Cell index”).
734
735 The algorithm for determining the discharge characteristic of the battery will be started if the “Enable” flag is set. From this moment, the control of the discharge contactor is performed by this algorithm.
736
737 Algorithm steps:
738
739 1. DOD = 0.
740 1. Opening the discharging contactor.
741 1. Waiting for the relaxation of the battery.
742 1. Measuring Uocv = U.
743 1. Saving the point of the discharge characteristic (Q, U,,OCV,,).
744 1. Closing of the discharging contactor. DOD,,1,, = DOD + Discharge step, U,,1,, = U
745 1. If DOD = DOD,,1,, or U < (U,,1,, – Delta voltage), then go to step 2.
746 1. If the "Undervoltage" error is detected, then the end of the algorithm.
747
748 During the operation of the algorithm, a file with the name "CELLANALYSIS.TXT" in the CSV format will be created on the SD card.
749
750 File structure:
751
752 |**Time**|**DOD**|**Logic**|**Cell**|**OCV**|**Resistance**
753 |**10.11.2017 12:28:34**|0.0|1|1|4.180|0.080000
754 |**...**|...| |…|...|...
755
756 Parameter names:
757
758 * Time – date and time;
759 * DOD – depth of discharge, Ah;
760 * Logic - position of the Logic device to which the analyzed cell is connected;
761 * Cell – position of the analyzed cell for which OCV and Resistance values are provided;
762 * OCV – cell voltage Uocv, V;
763 * Resistance – cell resistance, Ohm.