2 flexpower with integrated battery, 3 flexpower® solar supply, 3 battery life calculations – Banner SureCross DX80 Wireless Networks User Manual

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Warmup Time

0 Volts

Switch Power

Sample point

Sample point

Sample interval

Voltage

8.2.2 FlexPower with Integrated Battery

A few FlexPower devices operate using a 3.6V lithium D cell battery integrated into the housing.

These integrated battery devices:

Operate only from the battery and cannot use an external power supply,

Are limited in the available I/O because of the limited connectivity, and

Can only be powered from the integrated battery.

8.2.3 FlexPower

®

Solar Supply

Banner’s FlexPower Solar Supply Assembly can be used to power up to two radio devices, including a FlexPower Node, a

FlexPower Gateway, or a data radio.

When used with a FlexPower Node and sensors, the Solar Assembly

supplies enough power to run most sensors at higher sample and

report rates than a single battery can reasonably support.

Rechargeable batteries power the devices while the solar panel

recharges the batteries.

8.3 Battery Life Calculations

8.3.1 Analog Configuration

The battery life calculations, in years, for some analog sensors are shown in the table below.

Table 1: Battery Life in Years

Manufacturer

Device

Model

Boost Voltage

Warmup Time

1

Banner

U-Sonic/Distance

QT50ULBQ6-75390

15V

500 ms

2

Esterlink/KPSI

Submersible Level

KPSI Series 700

10V

10 ms

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