Technical Manual

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16 D C U M a i n t e n a n c e a n d O p e r a t i o n M a n u a l
Data Collector Unit (DCU)
Version 2.08 dynamically switches the battery current on and off, significantly
increasing the possibility that the 5 minute readings occur when the battery is not
being charged, even if for a few seconds. So if all the charge current reading are
less than zero in an hour, the records will be zero for that hour. An example of this
is shown in the 3rd frame of the figure below on May 28th when the charge current
reading did not reflect the actual charge which occurred and raised the battery
voltage above its natural no-charging level of 12.7V.