Specifications

FEATURES & BENEFITS
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500A
PWM DC
n Designed for battery-powered vehicles: Industrial or recreational.
n PC programmable parameters: Speed limit, current limit, throttle high and low voltages, braking amount.
n Diagnostic: Fault detection with flashing LED signalization.
n Safety features: Protection from high-speed runaway, rollaway, overheating and main contactor arcing. Under-voltage
control, low power direction switching, and back-up alarm signals.
n Outputs: Hour meter signal for time-in-use measuring. Isolated frequency output for speedometer. “Back up”
alarm signal.
n Inputs: Engage “hill” mode for more torque and less speed.
n Stopping Modes: Regenerative braking. Regen energy stored to extend battery charge range.
n Plug in connector: Easy wire up. Locking feature keeps connection secure.
n Options and Accessories: 134-0046 serial cable. Cruise control support (consult factory).
DC500
Typical Applications
DC500 Dimensions
The DC500 PWM DC drive was developed and designed for battery operated elec-
tric vehicles with separately excited DC motors.
DC500 safety features for safe integration into electric vehicles include runaway and
rollaway protection, battery under-voltage control, and protection from overheating.
The DC500 drive detects when battery voltage drops too low, and will gradually
boost the field current to compensate. This prevents intermittent operation of the vehi-
cle and provides torque to get back to the charging station.
The DC500 drive heatsink has a temperature sensor that at 60°C triggers a warning
signal along with gradual automatic field current boosting and armature current cut-
backs to help keep the drive below the shut down temperature of 85°C. The warning
signal generates progressively faster beeps as the temperature increases beyond
60°C.
Configurable safety parameters, such as speed limit, throttle voltage range, current
limit and braking amount are set via any terminal program on a Windows based PC.
Connection to the DC500 drive is via a standard DB9 female-male serial cable.
Additional DC500 features are an alarm signal when in reverse, regenerative brak-
ing which charges the battery, an input to select more torque and less speed, and
outputs for an hour meter and a speedometer.
Packed with all the necessary features, the DC500 drive is the perfect solution for
industrial or recreational battery operated vehicle motor control.
n Golf Carts
n Neighborhood Electric
Vehicles
n Electric Scooters
n Electric Carts, Bikes
n Automated Vehicles
n Electric Utility Vehicles
DC500 Specifications
DC5004Q-36/48
*For 2 minutes.
for 60 minutes at 40°C
36-48
36-48
500*/ 200
Models
Input Voltage
(VDC)
Output Voltage
(VDC)
Max Armature Current
(Amps)
50*/15
Field Current
Rating (A)
DC5004Q-36/48
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