Maretron DCM100 - Manual (Page 11)

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2.5.4.3 Equalization
You may indicate here whether or not the battery supports equalization. This is used only for
reporting over the NMEA 2000 network. Available choices are “Supported” and “Not
Supported”.
2.5.4.4 Temperature Coefficient
The capacity of a battery generally increases with increasing temperature. So that the
DCM100 can properly calculate the battery’s state of charge, program this parameter with the
increase in battery capacity, in percent, per increase in temperature, in degrees Celsius. The
temperature coefficient can be set to a value between 0%/°C – 5%/°C.
2.5.4.5 Peukert Exponent
The Peukert Exponent for the battery can be set to a value between 1.0 and 1.5. Please refer
to Section 4.8 on page 11 for details.
2.5.4.6 Charge Efficiency Factor
The Charge Efficiency Factor for the battery can be set to a value between 5% and 100%.
Please refer to Section 4.6.1 on page 11 for details.
2.5.4.7 Fully Charged Voltage
In order for the DCM100 to determine when a battery is fully charged, it uses three
parameters. The “Fully Charged Voltage” indicates the value voltage at which the battery is
considered fully charged if the battery voltage remains above this value and the battery current
remains below the “Fully Charged Current” for the amount of time defined by the “Fully
Charged Time” parameter.
2.5.4.8 Fully Charged Current
In order for the DCM100 to determine when a battery is fully charged, it uses three
parameters. The “Fully Charged Voltage” indicates the value voltage at which the battery is
considered fully charged if the battery voltage remains above this value and the battery current
remains below the “Fully Charged Current” for the amount of time defined by the “Fully
Charged Time” parameter.
2.5.4.9 Fully Charged Time
In order for the DCM100 to determine when a battery is fully charged, it uses three
parameters. The “Fully Charged Voltage” indicates the value voltage at which the battery is
considered fully charged if the battery voltage remains above this value and the battery current
remains below the “Fully Charged Current” for the amount of time defined by the “Fully
Charged Time” parameter.
2.5.4.10
Battery Temperature
In order for the DCM100 to properly determine battery capacity and state of charge, it must
know the temperature of the battery If you are using a TR3K temperature sensor attached to
the battery, you should set this parameter to “Sensor”. Otherwise, if no temperature sensor is