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DC Power Technologies FS3 Version 3 - Technical Hardware Manual User Manual

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LED

Light emitting diode, a solid state light source that does not
wear out

micro controller

Computer in a single chip

motive

Battery application used in moving plant and being regularly
used and then recharged by connecting to a battery charger

MP130 – MP330

3kW Motive low voltage charger modules

MP133 – MP333

3kW high voltage charger modules

MPC35/37

Motive Power Controller type 35/37

neutral

The fifth wire in a three phase supply

PCB

Printed circuit board used to mount and connect together
electronic components

phase

Identification of the 3 lines of electrical power that make a
3phase supply, referred to as A,B,C or 1,2,3

power factor

A measure of the effectiveness of an electrical device to
convert volt-amperes to watts, PF=1 is best

charger module

The core module that converts AC power into DC power
suitable for charging a battery

rectifier

Another name for the charger module

reserve

Battery application where the batteries are generally on float
charge, only being discharged during AC power outages

reversed battery

Battery/charger must be connected positive/positive and
negative/negative, reversed connection will blow the fuses

RJ45

8 pin modular connector used for the control cabling between
the MPC31 controller and the backplane

SB350/SC350

350A Anderson Power connector type SB/SC

SOC

State of charge, measure of the battery charge condition,
100% is fully charged

sq mm or mm²

Measure of the cross sectional area of an electrical cable,
large enough to carry the required current without overheating

sulphated

Battery plates have built up a hard sulphate layer which
prevents the battery charging and discharging properly

switched mode

Power conversion process using rapid turning on and off of a
regulating device to achieve high efficiency and small size

temp comp

Temperature compensation where the charging voltage is
adjusted for the ambient temperature operating conditions

termination

When the charge cycle completes

timeout

Timer used to protect against abnormal conditions

txt

text file format

urgent alarm

Alarms that stops a charge from completing, battery may not
be charged, battery cannot be used

USB driver

Universal Serial Bus driver necessary to allow the host
computer to communicate with the controller

Vpc

Voltage per cell, total battery voltage divided by the number of
cells