Users Guide

Peak Shift

Peak Shift is an optional feature that reduces power consumption by automatically switching the system to battery power during

certain times of the day, even if the system is plugged into a direct power source. After Peak Shift begins, the system will run on

battery power until the combined charge level of all batteries reaches a minimum threshold. See Enabling Peak Shift for instructions

on how to change these settings. At that time, if the system is plugged in, it will be powered by the direct power source; however,

the battery will not charge until Peak Shift ends.

Users can program the start and end times at which the Peak Shift feature is active and inactive each day.

NOTE: If the hours assigned to Peak Shift and Advanced Charge overlap, then Peak Shift takes priority. Batteries will not

charge during Peak Shift hours.

Enabling Peak Shift

1. Click the Peak Shift tab in the left pane.

NOTE: Hover your cursor over the icon if you want to see further information on Peak Shift.

2. To enable Peak Shift, click the toggle at the top of the page to the On position.

NOTE: Your system BIOS already has a minimum threshold setting below which the system always draws AC power

if it is available; this BIOS setting always takes precedence over any setting you enter here.

3. To select the percentage at which the system will Restore AC power if available system charge falls below, move the slider.

For example, selecting 15 percent causes the system to switch from battery to AC power during Peak Shift if the power

remaining falls below 15 percent.

While the system runs as normal on AC (direct) power, the battery does not charge until Peak Shift ends.

4. To enable or disable Peak Shift for a specic day, click the toggle next to each day of the week.

NOTE: If you have not enabled Advanced Charge for a particular day, that day will not display on the Time Settings

page, and you will not be able to set an Advanced Charge schedule for that day. Go back to the main Advanced

Charge page and enable Advanced Charge for that particular day.

5. To set the time of day when Peak Shift is active, click Settings.

6. On the Time Settings screen, click a day of the week. Using either the circular slider or the drop-down menus:

NOTE: You can select times in 15–minute increments—for example, you can enter 11:15 AM or 9:30 PM.

NOTE: The circular slider represents a 24-hour period.

• Activate Peak Shift: Select the time you want Peak Shift to begin.

NOTE: If you enable Operate only on AC, then the time between starting Peak Shift and operating on AC power

is indicated in blue, and the time between starting to operate on AC power and ending Peak Shift is indicated in

yellow. Green indicates the period of operation on AC power without charging the battery.

• Set a time at which the system begins to operate only on AC power without charging the battery: Select the Operate

on AC power without charging battery check box, then select the time that you want the system to start operating on AC

power without charging the battery.

• End Peak Shift: Select the time you want Peak Shift to end.