3.4 Protections - Movicom Electric Docs

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= Settings =

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== Protections ==

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The BMS Main X monitors the battery modules, compares the voltages and currents of the modules, and protects the battery system from damage.

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**Attention!**

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Behavior of contactors at different errors is configured in **corresponding contactor settings**!

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=== Charging current limit ===

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The BMS Main X device protects the battery from charging current higher than estimated current limit.

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To configure parameters of the charge current limit, select the "Protections → Charge current limit" section:

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* Enable – a flag to enable the protection;

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* Threshold to switch from Region 1 to Region 2 – a threshold current value, dividing regions 1 and 2 with their error generation conditions, A;

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* Region 1: Current difference – an absolute difference of measured battery current and calculated value “Charge current limit”, at which error is generated (condition for Region 1), A;

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* Region 2: Current difference – a relative difference of measured battery current and calculated value “Charge current limit”, at which error is generated (conditions for Region 2), %;

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* Delay before setting the error, millisecond;

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* Delay before clearing the error, second;

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* Lock – a flag to block the error until the device is restarted.

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As a result of the operation of the charging current limit protection, the “Current limit error (CH)” is generated.

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Error generation conditions:

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* if the current is positive, less than “Threshold to switch from Region 1 to Region 2” value and exceeds “Charge current limit” by the “Region 1: Current difference” value during the “Delay before setting the error” time;

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* if the current is positive, more than “Threshold to switch from Region 1 to Region 2” value and exceeds “Charge current limit” by the (“Region 2: Current difference” × “Charge current limit”) / 100 value during the “Delay before setting the error” time.

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Error is cleared if conditions for generating an error do not apply during the “Delay before clearing the error” time.

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=== Discharging current limit ===

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The BMS Main X device protects the battery from discharging current higher than estimated current limit.

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To configure parameters of the charge current limit, select the "Protections → Discharge current limit " section:

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In this section:

* Enable – a flag to enable the protection;

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* Threshold to switch from Region 1 to Region 2 – a threshold current value, dividing regions 1 and 2 with their error generation conditions, A;

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* Region 1: Current difference – an absolute difference of measured battery current and calculated value “Discharge current limit”, at which error is generated (condition for Region 1), A;

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* Region 2: Current difference – a relative difference of measured battery current and calculated value “Discharge current limit”, at which error is generated (conditions for Region 2), %;

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* Delay before setting the error, millisecond;

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* Delay before clearing the error, second;

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* Lock – a flag to block the error until the device is restarted.

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As a result of the operation of the charging current limit protection, the “Current limit error (DCH)” is generated.

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Error generation conditions:

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* if the current is negative, and the current modulus is less than “Threshold to switch from Region 1 to Region 2” value and exceeds “Discharge current limit” by the “Region 1: Current difference” value during the “Delay before setting the error” time;

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* if the current is negative, and the current modulus is more than “Threshold to switch from Region 1 to Region 2” value and exceeds “Discharge current limit” by the (“Region 2: Current difference” × “Discharge current limit”) / 100 value during the “Delay before setting the error” time.

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Error is cleared if conditions for generating an error do not apply during the “Delay before clearing the error” time.

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=== Battery cover ===

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The BMS Main X device detects the opening of the battery cover and performs a protective opening of the contactors.

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Battery cover protection is configured in the "Protections - Battery cover" section:

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In this section:

* Enable – a flag to enable the protection;

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* Delay before setting the error;

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* Delay before clearing the error;

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* Lock – a flag to block the error until the device is restarted.

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As a result of the protection against opening the battery cover, the “Battery cover” error is generated. Conditions for generating the error:

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* presence of the “Battery cover” signal during the “Delay before setting the error” time.

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Conditions for clearing the error:

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* no “Battery cover” signal during the “Delay before clearing the error” time.

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If there is the "Battery cover" error, the **"Critical error flag" is generated.**

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=== Insulation ===

The BMS Main X device detects a signal from an external insulation monitoring device (e.g., Bender IR155) and performs a protective opening of the contactors.

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Insulation protection is configured in the "Protections - Insulation" section:

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In this section:

* Enable – a flag to enable the protection;

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* Delay before setting the error;

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* Delay before clearing the error;

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* Lock – a flag to block the error until the device is restarted.

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As a result of the operation of the insulation fault protection, the error “Insulation fault” is generated. Conditions for generating the error:

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* presence of the “Insulation status” signal during the “Delay before setting the error” time.

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Conditions for clearing the error:

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* no “Insulation status” signal during the “Delay before clearing the error” time.

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If there is the "Insulation fault" error, **the critical error flag is generated and all battery contactors open.**

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=== Contactor feedback ===

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The BMS Main X device detects the feedback signals from the main contactors and, in the event of a discrepancy between the feedback signals from the control signals, performs a protective opening of the contactors.

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Contactor feedback protection is configured in the “Protections – Contactor feedback” section:

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In this section:

* Enable – a flag to enable the protection;

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* Delay before setting the error;

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* Delay before clearing the error;

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* Lock – a flag to block the error until the device is restarted.

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As a result of the protection against contactor failures, the errors "CH contactor feedback error", "DCH contactor feedback error", "CH/DCH contactor feedback error" are generated. Conditions for generating the errors:

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* feedback signal from the contactor differs from the contactor control signal for the time "Delay before setting the error".

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Conditions for clearing the error:

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* feedback signal from the contactor repeats the contactor control signal for the time "Delay before clearing the error".

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If there is the “CH contactor feedback error”, “DCH contactor feedback error”, or “CH/DCH contactor feedback error”, **the critical error flag is generated and all battery contactors open.**

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=== Module offline ===

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The BMS Main X device detects the loss of communication with the battery modules and performs a protective opening of the contactors.

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Protection against loss of communication with battery modules is configured in the "Protections - Module offline" section:

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In this section:

* Enable – a flag to enable the protection;

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* Delay before setting the error;

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* Delay before clearing the error;

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* Lock – a flag to block the error until the device is restarted.

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As a result of the protection against loss of communication with the battery module, the “Module offline” error is generated. Conditions for generating the error:

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* at least one of the battery modules does not respond to commands within the "Delay before setting the error" time.

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Conditions for clearing the error:

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* all battery modules respond to commands within the "Delay before clearing the error" time.

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If there is the "Module offline" error, **the critical error flag is generated and all battery contactors open.**

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=== Voltage unbalance ===

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Before closing the contactors for charging and discharging battery modules, the BMS Main X device detects those modules whose voltage is significantly different from the rest. For unbalanced modules, errors "Voltage unbalance (CH)" (charge circuit) and "Voltage unbalance (DCH)" (discharge circuit) are generated.

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Protection against voltage unbalance of battery modules is configured in the section "Protections - Voltage unbalance":

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* Enable – a flag to enable the protection;

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* Delta voltage – maximum allowable voltage difference of battery modules, V;

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* Delay before setting the error;

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* Delay before clearing the error;

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* Lock – a flag to block the error until the device is restarted.

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As a result of the operation of the voltage unbalance protection the errors “Voltage unbalance (CH)” and “Voltage unbalance (DCH)” are generated. Conditions for generating the error:

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* battery module is not included in the largest group of modules whose voltages differ from each other by no more than "Delta voltage" during the "Delay before setting the error" time.

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Conditions for clearing the error:

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* battery module is in the largest group of balanced modules during the "Delay before clearing the error" time.

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If there is the error "Voltage unbalance (CH)" ("Voltage unbalance (DCH)"), the charging (discharging) contactor of the battery module opens.

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=== Current unbalance ===

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When battery modules are connected in parallel, the most charged modules transfer charge to the least charged modules. The process of charge transfer is accompanied by the flow of balancing currents. The BMS Main X device detects modules with high balancing currents and generates “Current unbalance (CH)” (charge circuit) and “Current unbalance (DCH)” (discharge circuit) errors for them.

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Protection against current unbalance of battery modules is configured in the section "Protections - Current unbalance":

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In this section:

* Enable – a flag to enable the protection;

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* Maximum current – a maximum allowable self-balancing current of battery modules, A;

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* Delay before setting the error;

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* Delay before clearing the error;

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* Lock – a flag to block the error until the device is restarted.

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As a result of the operation of the current unbalance protection the errors “Current unbalance (CH)” and “Current unbalance (DCH)” are generated. Conditions for generating the error:

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* current of the battery module is greater than the "Maximum current" value during the "Delay before setting the error" time.

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Conditions for clearing the error:

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* current of the battery module is less than the "Maximum current" value during the "Delay before clearing the error" time.

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If there is the error "Current unbalance (CH)" ("Current unbalance (DCH)"), the charging (discharging) contactor of the battery module opens.

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=== Charging current unbalance ===

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During battery charging, the currents of the battery modules may vary. The BMS Main X device detects modules whose charging currents are significantly different from the currents of other modules and generates the “Charging current unbalance” errors for them.

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Protection against different charge currents is configured in the "Protections – Charging current unbalance" section:

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* Enable – a flag to enable the protection;

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* Delta current – maximum allowable charge current difference, A;

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* Delay before setting the error;

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* Delay before clearing the error;

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* Lock – a flag to block the error until the device is restarted.

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As a result of the operation of the protection the “Charging current unbalance” are generated. Conditions for generating the errors:

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* battery module is not included in the largest group of modules whose charge currents differ from each other by no more than "Delta current" during the "Delay before setting the error" time.

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Conditions for clearing the error:

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* battery module is included in the largest group of modules with similar charge currents during the “Delay before clearing the error” time.

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If there is the “Charging current unbalance” error, the battery module charging contactor opens.

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=== Discharging current unbalance ===

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During battery discharging, the currents of the battery modules may vary. The BMS Main X device detects modules whose discharging currents are significantly different from the currents of other modules and generates the “Discharging current unbalance” errors for them.

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Protection against different discharge currents is configured in the "Protections – Discharging current unbalance" section:

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In this section:

* Enable – a flag to enable the protection;

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* Delta current – maximum allowable discharge current difference, A;

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* Delay before setting the error;

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* Delay before clearing the error;

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* Lock – a flag to block the error until the device is restarted.

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As a result of the operation of the protection the “Discharging current unbalance” are generated. Conditions for generating the errors:

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* battery module is not included in the largest group of modules whose discharge currents differ from each other by no more than "Delta current" during the "Delay before setting the error" time.

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Conditions for clearing the error:

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* battery module is included in the largest group of modules with similar discharge currents during the “Delay before clearing the error” time.

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If there is the “Discharging current unbalance” error, the battery module discharging contactor opens.

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