Configuration

External equipment

The BMS Main 3 device supports joint operation with chargers, inverters, indication panels, trucks and vehicle controllers.

J1939 charger

To change the parameters of communication with a charger using J1939 protocol, select the "External equipment → Chargers → J1939 charger" section:

In this section:

• Enable – a flag to enable communication with the charger;
• CAN port – port which is used to communicate with the charger:
  • CAN1 (ext);
  • CAN2 (int);
• Receive timeout – a timeout for receiving packets from the charger (if there is no data being received from the charger for a given time, the connection loss flag is set), millisecond;
• Output period – a period of sending commands to the charger, millisecond;
• Charge voltage – maximum charging voltage, V;
• Charge current – maximum charging current, А;
• Set “Charger connected” signal if the charger is online – a flag to generate the “Charger connected” signal if connection with the charger is established;
• OSN Power compliance – a flag to enable compatibility mode with chargers by OSN Power;
• OSN Power: Protocol – choose the OSN Power protocol version;
  • V0;
  • V1;
• OSN Power: Battery type – a type of the for OSN Power battery:
  • 48V
  • 80V
  • 24V
  • 220V
• OSN Power: Charging mode:
  • Constant current;
  • Constant voltage;
• CCS2 compliance – a flag to enable compatibility mode with the new generation of stationary chargers;
• CCS2: Discharging current – maximum discharging current, A;
• Great Power compliance – a flag to enable compatibility mode with the Great Power chargers.

Algorithm for working with the charger:

The BMS sends a command to charge the battery if the "Allow charging" flag is set (see Charge).

Eltek charger

To change the communication parameters with an Eltek charger, select the "External equipment → Chargers → Eltek charger" section:

In this section:

• Enable – a flag to enable communication with the charger;
• CAN port – port which is used to communicate with the charger:
  • CAN1 (ext);
  • CAN2 (int);
• Charger address – the charger’s network address;
• Receive timeout – a timeout for receiving packets from the charger (if no data is being received from the charger during this time, the connection loss flag is set), millisecond;
• Output period – a period of sending commands to the charger, millisecond;
• Charge voltage – maximum charging voltage, V;
• Charge current – maximum charging current, А;
• Set “Charger connected” signal if the charger is online – a flag to generate the “Charger connected” signal if connection with the charger is established.

Algorithm for working with the charger:

The BMS sends a command to charge the battery if the "Allow charging" flag is set (see Charge).

MicroPower charger

To change the parameters of communication with a MicroPower charger, select the "External equipment → Chargers → MicroPower charger" section:

In this section:

• Enable – a flag to enable communication with the charger;
• CAN port – port which is used to communicate with the charger:
  • CAN1 (ext);
  • CAN2 (int);
• Node ID – charger identifier in the CANopen network;
• Receive timeout – a timeout for receiving packets from the charger (if there is no data being received from the charger for a given time, the connection loss flag is set), millisecond;
• Charge voltage – maximum charging voltage, V;
• Charge current – maximum charging current, A;
• Charge power – maximum charging power, W;
• Set “Charger connected” signal if the charger is online – a flag to generate the “Charger connected” signal if connection with the charger is established.
• Use SDO communication – a flag to enable SDO communication with the charger;
• SDO timeout – a timeout for receiving SDO packets, milliseconds.

Algorithm for working with the charger:

The BMS sends a command to charge the battery if the "Allow charging" flag is set (see Charge).

S.P.E. charger

To change the parameters of communication with an S.P.E. charger, select the "External equipment → Chargers → SPE charger" section:

In this section:

• Enable – a flag to enable communication with the charger;
• CAN port – port which is used to communicate with the charger:
  • CAN1 (ext);
  • CAN2 (int);
• Control ID – a control message identifier setting the charging current;
• Receive timeout – a timeout for receiving packets from the charger (if there is no data being received from the charger for a given time, the connection loss flag is set), millisecond;
• Output period - a period of sending commands to the charger, millisecond;
• Charge current – maximum charging current, A;
• Set “Charger connected” signal if the charger is online – a flag to generate the “Charger connected” signal if connection with the charger is established.

Algorithm for working with the charger:

The BMS sends a command to charge the battery if the "Allow charging" flag is set (see Charge).

Bassi charger

To change the parameters of communication with a Bassi charger, select the "External equipment → Chargers → Bassi charger" section:

In this section:

• Enable – a flag to enable communication with the charger;
• CAN port – port which is used to communicate with the charger:
  • CAN1 (ext);
  • CAN2 (int);
• Node ID – BMS identifier in the CANopen network;
• Charger ID – charger identifier in the CANopen network;
• Receive timeout – a timeout for receiving packets from the charger (if there is no data being received from the charger for a given time, the connection loss flag is set), millisecond;
• Charge voltage – maximum charging voltage, V;
• Charge current – maximum charging current, A;
• Current rize time, second;
• Set “Charger connected” signal if the charger is online – a flag to generate the “Charger connected” signal if connection with the charger is established.

Algorithm for working with the charger:

The BMS sends a command to charge the battery if the "Allow charging" flag is set (see Charge).

ATIB charger

To change the parameters of communication with an ATIB Elettronica charger, select the "External equipment → Chargers → ATIB Elettronica charger" section:

In this section:

• Enable – a flag to enable communication with the charger;
• CAN port – port which is used to communicate with the charger:
  • CAN1 (ext);
  • CAN2 (int);
• Receive timeout – a timeout for receiving packets from the charger (if there is no data being received from the charger for a given time, the connection loss flag is set), millisecond;
• Output period - a period of sending commands to the charger, millisecond;
• Charging voltage – maximum charging voltage, V;
• Charging current – maximum charging current, A;
• Set “Charger connected” signal if the charger is online – a flag to generate the “Charger connected” signal if connection with the charger is established.

Algorithm for working with the charger:

The BMS sends a command to charge the battery if the "Allow charging" flag is set (see Charge).

Fronius charger

To change the parameters of communication with a Fronius charger, select the "External equipment → Chargers → Fronius charger" section:

In this section:

• Enable – a flag to enable communication with the charger;
• CAN port – port which is used to communicate with the charger:
  • CAN1 (ext);
  • CAN2 (int);
• BMS ID – a BMS identifier in the CANopen network;
• Charger ID – a Fronius charger identifier in the CANopen network;
• Charge voltage – maximum charging voltage, V;
• Charge current – maximum charging current, A;
• Nominal voltage – nominal battery voltage, V;
• Nominal capacity – nominal battery capacity, A;
• Set “Charger connected” signal if the charger is online – a flag to generate the “Charger connected” signal if connection with the charger is established.

Algorithm for working with the charger:

The BMS sends a command to charge the battery if the "Allow charging" flag is set (see Charge).

Webasto charger

To change the parameters of communication with a Webasto charger, select the "External equipment → Chargers → Webasto charger" section:

In this section:

• Enable – a flag to enable communication with the charger;
• CAN port – port which is used to communicate with the charger:
  • CAN1 (ext);
  • CAN2 (int);
• Charger ID – a Webasto charger identifier in the CANopen network;
• Charge voltage – maximum charging voltage, V;
• Charge current – maximum charging current, A;
• Set “Charger connected” signal if the charger is online – a flag to generate the “Charger connected” signal if connection with the charger is established.

Algorithm for working with the charger:

The BMS sends a command to charge the battery if the "Allow charging" flag is set (see Charge).

Skytronic charger

To change the parameters of communication with a Skytronic charger, select the "External equipment → Chargers → Skytronic charger" section:

In this section:

• Enable – a flag to enable communication with the charger;
• CAN port – port which is used to communicate with the charger:
  • CAN1 (ext);
  • CAN2 (int);
• Receive timeout – a timeout for receiving packets from the charger (if there is no data being received from the charger for a given time, the connection loss flag is set), millisecond;
• Charge voltage – maximum charging voltage, V;
• Charge current – maximum charging current, A;
• Set “Charger connected” signal if the charger is online – a flag to generate the “Charger connected” signal if connection with the charger is established.

CCS Fast charge controller

To change the parameters of communication with a CCS Fast charge controller, select the "External equipment → Chargers → CCS Fast charge controller" section:

In this section:

• Enable – a flag to enable communication with the charger;
• CAN port – port which is used to communicate with the charger:
  • CAN1 (ext);
  • CAN2 (int);
• Emulate insulation control signal – enable emulation of insulation monitoring device signal;
• Receive timeout – a timeout for receiving packets from the charger (if there is no data being received from the charger for a given time, the connection loss flag is set), millisecond;
• Output period – period of transmitting messages to a controller, millisecond;
• Ovartech receive timeout – timeout of receiving messages from charger (if there is no data being received from the charger for a given time, the connection loss flag is set), millisecond;
• Ovartech output period – period of transmitting messages to a charger, millisecond;
• Nominal battery voltage, V;
• Enable bulk SOC – a flag to enable transmitting of partial charge SOC from BMS to controller;
• Bulk SOC – partial charge SOC value, %;
• Enable full SOC – a flag to enable transmitting of full charge SOC from BMS to controller;
• Full SOC – full charge SOC value, %;
• Charge voltage, V;
• Fast charge current, A;
• Nominal charge current, A;
• Voltage limit – maximum allowable battery voltage, V;
• Current limit – maximum allowable battery current, A;
• Enable power limit – a flag to enable transmitting of maximum allowable charge power from BMS to controller;
• Power limit – maximum allowable charge power value, W;
• Enable energy request – a flag to enable request for battery energy from BMS to controller;
• Energy request – battery energy value, Wh;
• Number of retries to restart nominal charge – number of retries to restart nominal charge after connection loss with charger;
• Set “Charger connected” signal if the charger is online – a flag to generate the “Charger connected” signal if connection with the charger is established.

SMA Sunny Island inverter

To change the communication parameters with an SMA Sunny Island inverter, select the "External equipment → Inverters and loads → SMA Sunny Island inverter" section:

In this section:

• Enable – a flag to enable communication with the inverter;
• CAN port – port which is used to communicate with the inverter:
  • CAN1 (ext);
  • CAN2 (int);
• Receive timeout – a timeout for receiving packets from the inverter (if no data is being received from the inverter during this time, the connection loss flag is set), millisecond;
• Output period – a period of sending commands to the inverter, millisecond;
• Charge voltage, V – maximum charging voltage, V;
• Charge current, А – maximum charging current, A;
• Discharge voltage (min) – minimum discharging voltage, V;
• Discharge current – maximum discharging current, А;
• Invert current – a flag to inverse current sent to the inverter;

When working with the Sunny Island inverter, the BMS Main 3 device sends messages with the values of voltage and charge/discharge current continuously with the period “Output period”: Charging voltage, Charging current, Discharging voltage, Discharging current.

Pylontech inverter

To change the parameters of communication with a Pylontech inverter, select the "External equipment → Inverters and loads → Pylontech inverter" section:

In this section:

• Enable – a flag to enable communication with the inverter;
• CAN port – port which is used to communicate with the inverter:
  • CAN1 (ext);
  • CAN2 (int);
• Type – invertor type:
  • Pylontech;
  • Solis;
• Charge voltage, V – maximum charging voltage, V;
• Charge current, А – maximum charging current, A;
• Discharge voltage (min) – minimum discharging voltage, V;
• Discharge current – maximum discharging current, А.

ASTOM load bank (cycling)

To change the parameters of communication with a ASTOM load bank, select the "External equipment → Inverters and loads → ASTOM load bank (cycling)" section:

In this section:

• Enable – a flag to enable communication with the bank;
• CAN port – port which is used to communicate with the bank:
  • CAN1 (ext);
  • CAN2 (int);
• Number of discharge cycles;
• Minimum voltage of charged cells, V;
• Voltage deviation of charged cells – minimum allowable deviation of the cells voltage at which battery states as charged, V;
• Maximum discharge current, A;
• Cell voltage to stop discharging, V;
• SOC to be at the end of cycling – target SOC at the end of charge-discharge cycling, V;
• Delay before starting discharging – a delay before transmitting command to the load to start discharging, millisecond;
• Check the difference between the min and max cell voltage – a flag to enable check of difference between the minimum and maximum cell voltages to generate an error;
• Voltage difference – difference between the minimum and maximum cell voltages for error to be generated and cycling to be stopped, V;
• Delay before setting the error – a delay before generating an error, second.

HYG Class I-III truck

The HYG Class I-III equipment is installed on the forklifts by the group of companies HYSTER-YALE.

To change communication parameters with HYG Class I-III equipment, select the "External equipment → Trucks and Vehicles → HYG Class I-III truck" section:

In this section:

• Enable – a flag to enable communication with the forklift;
• CAN port – port which is used to communicate with the truck:
  • CAN1 (ext);
  • CAN2 (int);
• Class – a class of equipment:
  • I;
  • II-III;
  • I-III Gen.2;
• Node ID – an equipment identifier in the CANopen network;
• Send Heartbeat messages – a flag to enable generation of the Heartbeat messages to the forklift;
• Heartbeat period – Heartbeat sending period, millisecond;
• Receive timeout – a timeout for receiving packets from the forklift (if no data is being received from the forklift during this time, the “HYG offline“ flag is set), millisecond; at a value of 0 milliseconds, the "HYG offline" error does not occur;
• Prevent discharging on the “Charger connected” signal and the "HYG offline" error – a flag to forbid discharging if the “Charger connected” signal presents and "HYG offline" error is generated;
• Do not set the 'HYG offline' error if the 'Charger connected' is present – flag to prevent the "HYG offline" error from occurring if the "Charger connected" signal is set;
• Wait for the confirmation from the truck before closing the charging contactor – flag that controls whether to wait for confirmation from the HYG truck or not, to allow the battery to be charged;
• Maximum voltage, V;
• Minimum voltage, V;
• Maximum charge current, А;
• Maximum discharge current, А;
• SOC: Lift lockout – a SOC level, at which the forklift locks the lift, %;
• SOC: Limited operation – a SOC level, at which the forklift goes into a state of limited functionality, %;
• Thermal derate (0%): Contactor temperature - a value of the contactor temperature at which the thermal derate starts, °C;
• Thermal derate (0%): High battery temperature - a value of the high battery temperature at which the thermal derate starts, °C;
• Thermal derate (0%): Low battery temperature - a value of the low battery temperature at which the thermal derate starts, °C;
• Nominal battery voltage, V;
• Warranty SOH, %;
• Warranty cycles;
• Warranty hours;
• Warranty usable energy, Wh;
• Total energy + (initial value), Wh;
• Total energy - (initial value), Wh;
• Total energy regen (initial value), Wh;
• Hours in service;
• Battery brand;
• Battery ID;
• Battery serial number.

TBA

The device with the identifier “Node ID” continuously transmits control commands to the forklift the with a period of 100 milliseconds.

Combilift truck

To change communication parameters with a Combilift forklift, select the "External equipment → Trucks and Vehicles → Combilift truck" section:

In this section:

• Enable – a flag to enable communication with the forklift;
• CAN port – port which is used to communicate with the truck:
  • CAN1 (ext);
  • CAN2 (int);
• Node ID – a BMS identifier in the CANopen network;
• Truck ID – a forklift identifier in the CANopen network;
• Receive timeout – a timeout for receiving packets from the forklift (if no data is being received from the forklift during this time, the “Combilift offline“ flag is set), millisecond; at a value of 0 milliseconds, the "Combilift offline" error does not occur;
• Do not set the "Combilift offline" error on the "Charger connected" signal – flag to prevent the "Combilift offline" error from occurring if the "Charger connected" signal is set;
• Wait for the confirmation from the truck before closing the charging contactor – flag that controls whether to wait for confirmation from the HYG truck or not, to allow the battery to be charged;
• SOC: Limited operation – a SOC level, at which the forklift goes into a state of limited functionality, %;
• SOC: Lift lockout – a SOC level, at which the forklift locks the lift, %;
• Send Heartbeat messages – a flag to enable generation of the Heartbeat messages to forklift;
• Heartbeat period – Heartbeat sending period, millisecond.

The device with the identifier “Node ID” continuously transmits control commands to the forklift with a period of 200 milliseconds.

Spirit AGV

To change communication parameters with a Spirit AeroSystems truck, select the "External equipment → Trucks and Vehicles → Spirit AGV" section:

In this section:

• Enable – a flag to enable communication with the truck;
• CAN port – port which is used to communicate with the truck:
  • CAN1 (ext);
  • CAN2 (int);
• Protocol – version of protocol:
  • V1;
  • V2;
• Node ID – a BMS identifier in the CANopen network;
• Receive timeout – a timeout for receiving packets from the truck (if no data is being received from the truck during this time, the “Spirit offline“ flag is set), millisecond; at a value of 0 milliseconds, the "Spirit offline" error does not occur;
• SOC: Limited operation – a SOC level, at which the truck goes into a state of limited functionality, %;
• SOC: Lift lockout – a SOC level, at which the truck locks the lift, %;
• Send Heartbeat messages– a flag to enable generation of the Heartbeat messages to the truck;
• Heartbeat period – Heartbeat sending period, millisecond;
• Config 1 (bitfield) – configuration bitfield 1;
• Config 2 (bitfield) – configuration bitfield 2.

The device with the identifier “Node ID” continuously transmits control commands to the truck with a period of 100 milliseconds.

Crown truck

The BMS Main 3 device uses the BMS Crown adapter to control powering the Crown forklift.

To change communication parameters with the BMS Crown adapter, select the "External equipment → Trucks and Vehicles → Crown truck" section:

In this section:

• Enable – a flag to enable communication with the BMS Crown;
• CAN port – port which is used to communicate with the truck:
  • CAN1 (ext);
  • CAN2 (int);
• Node ID – a BMS Crown identifier in the CANopen network;
• Delta voltage (tolerance) – a maximum deviation between the battery voltage and the voltage output by the Crown forklift system, V;
• Prevent discharging on the EWS signal – a flag to inhibit reclosing the discharging contactor after sending EWS signal to the forklift.

When working with the Crown forklift, the algorithm for controlling the discharging contactor is changed. The state machine used to switch the discharging contactor is described below.

1) "Discharging off" state.

In this state, the discharging contactor is open.

If all the conditions are met:

• the charger is disconnected;
• the charging contactor is open;
• the “Critical error” is cleared;
• the "Undervoltage" error is cleared;
• the "Overcurrent" error is cleared;
• the "High temperature" error is cleared.

then the transition to the state "Load connection".

2) “Load connection” state.

In this state, the discharging contactor is still open and at the same time the battery voltage is switched to line A2 (see “Relay” status field).

If, after T = 10 seconds, the difference is |Voltage A2-Voltage A1| < “Delta voltage (tolerance)”, then the transition to the state "Load connected". If after the expiration of the time T the difference |Voltage A2-Voltage A1| > “Delta voltage (tolerance)”, then the transition to the "Crown error".

3) "Load connected" state.

In this state, the discharging contactor is closed.

If any of the conditions are met:

• the charger is connected;
• the “Critical error” is generated;
• the "Undervoltage" error is generated;
• the "Overcurrent" error is generated;
• the "High temperature" error is generated;
• Voltage A1 = 0V (load disconnection initiated by the forklift)

then the transition to the "Discharging Off" state is performed.

4) “Load disconnection” state.

In this state, the discharging contactor is still closed and at the same time the battery voltage is not output to the A2 line.

After T = 10 seconds, the transition to the "Load Off" state if performed.

5) "Crown error" state.

In this state, the discharging contactor is open and the "Crown error" is generated. If the "Inhibit discharging on the EWS signal" is not set, then after T = 10 seconds, the "Crown error" is cleared and the transition to the "Discharging Off" state is performed.

The value of T is set in the "Delay before starting discharging" field (see Discharge).

ZiK truck

To change communication parameters with a ZiK truck, select the "External equipment → Trucks and Vehicles → ZiK truck" section:

In this section:

• Enable – a flag to enable communication with the ZiK truck;
• CAN port – port which is used to communicate with the truck:
  • CAN1 (ext);
  • CAN2 (int);
• Node ID – a ZiK identifier in the CANopen network;
• SOC: Limited operation – a SOC level at which the truck goes to limited operation mode, %;
• Send supercapacitor parameters – a flag to enable transmitting the supercapacitor parameters.

The BMS with the identifier “Node ID” continuously transmits control commands to the truck with a period of 100 milliseconds.

Evocargo Evo1.1 truck

To change communication parameters with an Evocargo Evo1.1 truck, select the "External equipment → Trucks and Vehicles → Evocargo Evo1.1 truck" section:

In this section:

• Enable – a flag to enable communication with the truck;
• Receive timeout – a timeout for receiving packets from the truck, millisecond.

BKM vehicle

To change communication parameters with a BKM vehicle, select the "External equipment → Trucks and Vehicles → BKM vehicle" section:

In this section:

• Enable – a flag to enable communication with the vehicle;
• CAN port – port which is used to communicate with the truck:
  • CAN1 (ext);
  • CAN2 (int);
• Receive timeout – a timeout for receiving packets from the vehicle.
• Number of Logics in a pack.

Basic J1939 vehicle

The basic vehicle protocol J1939 is developed by Movicom Electric, and its description is available upon request. Using this protocol, information about the parameters of the battery can be obtained. The protocol also implements the management of battery operation modes.

Communication parameters via the Basic J1939 protocol are configured in the “External equipment → Trucks and Vehicles → Basic J1939 vehicle” section:

In this section:

• Enable – a flag to enable communication using the protocol;
• CAN port – port which is used to communicate with the vehicle:
  • CAN1 (ext);
  • CAN2 (int);
• First BMS message ID – an identifier of the first message of the device in the J1939 network;
• Receive vehicle messages – a flag to activate receiving vehicle messages;
• First vehicle message ID – an identifier of the first message of the vehicle in the J1939 network.

Bender iso165C

To change communication parameters with a Bender iso165C, select the "External equipment → IMD → Bender iso165C" section:

In this section:

• Enable – a flag to enable communication with the IMD;
• CAN port – port which is used to communicate with the vehicle:
  • CAN1 (ext);
  • CAN2 (int);
• Receive timeout – a timeout for receiving packets from the IMD, millisecond;
• Configure the IMD thresholds – a flag to enable the threshold values for generating insulation error and insulation warning;
• Threshold to detect insulation error – threshold resistance value to generate the insulation error, Ohm;
• Threshold to detect insulation warning – threshold resistance value to generate the insulation warning, Ohm.

BMS IMD

To change communication parameters with a BMS IMD, select the "External equipment → IMD → BMD IMD " section:

In this section:

• Enable – a flag to enable communication with the IMD;
• CAN port – port which is used to communicate with the vehicle:
  • CAN1 (ext);
  • CAN2 (int);
• Node ID – a CANopen address of the BMS IMD device;
• Configure the IMD thresholds – a flag to override the IMD warning and alarm settings;
• Threshold to detect insulation alarm, Ohm;
• Threshold to detect insulation warning, Ohm.

Main X

The BMS Main 3 device can connect to BMS Main X strings controller.

Communication parameters with the Main X are configured in the "External equipment → BMS → Main X" section:

In this section:

• Enable – a flag to enable communication with the BMS Main X;
• Receive timeout – a timeout for receiving packets from the BMS Main X (if no data is being received from the BMS Main X during this time, the “Inhibit charging“ and “Inhibit discharging” signals may be generated), millisecond;
• Set the 'Inhibit charging' signal if BMS Main X is offline;
• Set the 'Inhibit discharging' signal if BMS Main X is offline;