User Guide

Programming Battery Setup for the MPM
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19.2. Battery Setup: Parameters (MPM)
String View > Setup|Battery|Parameters
On Parameters, select the hardware and parameters that will be polled and displayed.
Figure 69. Battery Setup - Parameters (MPM)
Discharge Current - You can define up to four discharge current channels, but only one
current channel per string is allowed. If the configuration is one string, then only one current
channel may be used. Only Current 1 can trigger the recording of a discharge if Current Mode
is selected on Setup|Battery|Discharge.
Intertier Resistance - The MPM can monitor up to four strings. If selecting an Intertier
Resistance option, at String #, type the number of the string that contains the intertier. At
Cell #, type the number of the cell that is before the intertier. The intertier resistance must be
selected in numerical order.
Number of Temperatures - You may select up to eight probes to monitor ambient or
electrolyte temperature.
Float Current - The MPM can monitor up to four float current values, displayed on the
Cell Voltage screen. Set the value in the High Float Current field on Setup|Battery|
Float Alarms. Actual current that exceeds set value appears in red on the Cell Voltage screen
and causes an alarm. The float charging current probe (FCCP) may take 25 minutes to
stabilize after a power change. Refer to the Multitel, Inc. Float Charging Current Probe
User's Manual.