Brochure BLU A
Brochure BLU A
Description
Batteries are crucial part to the overall reliability using the most advanced power electronics
of a substation. During the power outage many solutions with coolers and fans integrated into
electric power objects/systems, such as power device.
plants and generator excitation systems, should The BLU series devices are lightweight solution
continue operating using batteries. Inability of a for the test engineers from all around the world,
battery string to provide a sufficient developed to meet customer’s wide ranging test
voltage/power supply to protection circuits may procedures (standardized as well as
lead to catastrophic consequences to the customized). Using a BLU device, the capacity
substation equipment. Therefore, it is necessary test is performed in an accurate, user-friendly
batteries to be inspected regularly in order to way in accordance to actual standards for
monitor their condition and maximize their life- battery testing (IEEE 450-2010 / 1188-2005 /
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time. The essential and most reliable test for a 1106-2015, IEC 60896-11/22 and other relevant
condition assessment of a battery health is the standards).
capacity measurement test. The best way to Additionally, when combined with Zero Voltage
measure battery capacity is to perform a Discharge Module ZVD, BLU series enables full
discharge test. battery discharge down to 0 V, required
The Battery Load Units – BLU-A series are before battery recycling.
stand-alone or PC-controlled battery capacity Discharging can be performed at constant
test set, based on a state-of-the-art technology, current, constant power, constant resistance or
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in accordance with a pre-selected load profile. several BLU devices can be connected in
The discharge test can be conducted even in parallel. Alternatively, External Load Units BXL
case a battery remains connected to the load – series can also be used to increase discharging
by measuring and taking into account the load capacity. Combined with Battery Voltage
current during the process. Supervisor BVS and Battery Voltage Recorders
The BLU-A series devices provide the discharge BVR, BLU-A series devices are powerful tool
current of up to 240 A and are applicable to up which enables performing detailed evaluation of
to 500 V battery voltages. batteries. Overview of the maximum currents for
Values of voltage, current / power / resistance, various battery voltage ranges with the minimum
capacity and elapsed time are displayed on achievable cell voltage of 1,75 V is presented in
touch screen display during the test. The the table below. Maximum currents available by
instrument will keep the preset current / power / using BXL series devices are also presented in
resistance constant during the test (no manual the_table.
corrections during the test are required).
When a required discharge current or power
exceeds the capacity of a single BLU device,
Battery voltage
Maximum discharge current (A)
(V)
BLU-A Series + BXL Models
Nom. Min/max BLU100L BLU100A BLU200A BLU340A BXL-A BXL-T BLU360V BXL-V
222,0 65 85
240 50 50 70 100 - 100
300,0 85 115
300,0 30
65
410,0 41
420 - - - - - -
410,0 41
55
500,0 50
Weight (kg / lbs) 12,8 / 28.2 12,8 / 28.2 14,5 / 32 20,6 / 45.4 12,5 / 28 12,5 / 28 20,6 / 45.4 16 / 35
Max Power (kW) 14,2 14,2 19,7 28,4 25,4 18 28,4 32,4
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Application
Typical application is measuring the capacity of batteries up to 500 V DC. Additionally, BLU & ZVD
system enables full discharge of the battery (down to 0 V DC).
BLU Series can be applied to batteries that can be found in (but not limited to):
BLU + ZVD for Total Discharge (to 0 V) rebound. BLU & ZVD system improves the
discharge process by discharging the battery in
Zero Voltage Discharge Module ZVD Series is 2 steps:
specially designed external module enabling full Step 1: Efficient (up to 60 A) and controlled
battery discharge (down to 0 V). It is designed to (current is constant down till 0 V is reached)
operate in a system with BLU (or BLU-C) discharge until battery voltage drops to 0 V.
providing total discharge of batteries with Step 2: ZVD short-circuits the battery to remove
voltage up to 500 V DC. the remaining energy.
The total battery discharge is required in the
battery recycling process. It is important to
discharge a battery completely before entering
the recycling process, because the battery can
contain some remanent energy. That remanent
energy can be dangerous and create problems
during the disassembling of a battery or even
during its transportation. In order to prevent that,
we created the ZVD Series enabling a full
battery discharge. A single discharge down to 0
V will not extract all the energy from the battery.
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Benefits and Features
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1 - Display - 4.3’’ color touch 2 - Keyboard - used for
screen display controlling and operating
the instrument
Options and features of the BVR22 model are presented in the table below.
Parameters Measured
- String and cell voltage, cell (electrolyte)/ambient temperature, DC current
measurement using current clamps.
- Simultaneous string voltage and DC current measurement
- Bluetooth communication with external Density Meter
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Measurement range
- String / Cell Voltage: ± 600 V DC
- Current / Intercell voltage: ± 1 V DC
Data Transfer: Bluetooth and USB to PC
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Combining BLU-A and BVS
DV Power battery voltage supervisor – BVS, is capacity testing. There are two types of DV
an accurate battery voltage monitoring system Power battery voltage supervisors:
that monitors the state of health of battery
systems. It records important battery parameters • BVS – One cell voltage module
such as battery voltage, inter-cell connection measures 1 cell
voltage, and ambient temperature. Because of • BVS-4 – One cell voltage module
that, it can be a support tool for BLU during measures 4 cells
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BLU-A Series - models
BLU100L
• applicable to 3,2 V – 300 V DC battery voltages
• weight – 12,8 kg (28.2 lbs)
• discharge power – up to 14,2 kW
• discharge current – up to 160 A
BLU100A
• applicable to 5,55 V – 300 V DC battery voltages
• weight – 12,8 kg (28.2 lbs)
• discharge power – up to 14,2 kW
• discharge current – up to 160 A
BLU200A
• applicable to 5,55 V – 300 V DC battery voltages
• weight – 14,5 kg (32 lbs)
• discharge power – up to 19,7 kW
• discharge current – up to 240 A
BLU340A
• applicable to 5,55 V – 300 V DC battery voltages
• weight – 20,6 kg (45.4 lbs)
• discharge power – up to 28,4 kW
• discharge current – up to 160 A
BLU360V
• applicable to 5,55 V – 500 V DC battery voltages
• weight – 20,6 kg (45.4 lbs)
• discharge power – up to 28,4 kW
• discharge current – up to 160 A
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Technical Data
BLU360V
Instrument
730 x 221 x 355 mm
28.7 x 8.7 x 14 in
20,6 kg
45.4 lbs.
• Display range: 0 – 2 999,9 A DC
•
(without
acc.) Transport 795 x 290 x 415 mm 10,1 kg Basic accuracy: ± (0,5 % of reading + 0,1 A)
case * 31.3 x 11.4 x 16.3 in 22.3 lbs.
• Resolution: 0,1 A
* Included instrument transport case
** Optional instrument transport case Time measurement
• Typical accuracy:
± 0,01 % of reading ± 1 digit
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Load section
Model Resistance
BLU100L 0,1 – 300 Ω
BLU100A 0,2 – 300 Ω
BLU200A 0,2 – 300 Ω (0,2 – 3000 Ω)*
BLU340A 0,2 – 300 Ω
BLU360V ≤ 200 mΩ – 500 Ω Current / voltage diagram for the BLU360V model at +35˚C (+95˚F)
and +50˚C (+122˚F) is presented below.
* Optionally / provided on request
• Typical accuracy: ± 1%
• Resolution: up to 0,01 Ω
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Display Protection
• Thermal cut-outs and automatic overload
Size protection
• 4,3 inch color touch screen display • Emergency Stop button
Range / Resolution • Overcurrent, overheat and overvoltage
protection
• Current: 0 – 2 999,9 A DC / 0,1 A
• Voltage: 0 – 999,9 V DC / 0,1 V Available languages
• Capacity: 0 – 9999,9999 Ah / 0,0001 Ah
• English, German, French, Spanish
• Time: 00h:00m:00s - 23h:59m:59s / 1 sec
Current probe specifications
STOP parameters
Current probe Ranges mV/A – ratio Supply
• End voltage (total battery or per-cell voltage)
30 A 10 mV / A
• Capacity Current clamp
30/300 A*
From the
instrument
300 A 1 mV / A
• Test time
* current clamps 1000 A can be provided on request.
All specifications herein are valid at ambient temperature of + 25 °C /+ 77°F and standard accessories.
Specifications are subject to change without notice.
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Accessories
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Order Info
Instrument Article No
Battery Load Unit BLU100L BLU100A-N-00
Battery Load Unit BLU100A BLU100L-N-00
Battery Load Unit BLU200A BLU200A-N-00
Battery Load Unit BLU340A BLU340A-N-00
Battery Load Unit BLU360V BLU360V-N-00
Standard Article No
Current cables 2 x 3 m 35 mm2 (9.84 ft, 2 AWG) with alligator clamps (A4)
C2-03-35VA4I
isolated (for BLU100L, BLU100A, BLU340A and BLU360V models)
Current cables 2 x 3 m 50 mm2 (9.84 ft, 0 AWG) with alligator clamps (A4)
C2-03-50VA4I
isolated (for BLU200A model)
Cable bag CABLE-BAG-00
Optional Article No
Zero Voltage Discharge Module ZVD BLU-ZVDMxx-0
Battery External Load Unit BXL-A BXL400X-A-00
Battery External Load Unit BXL-T BXL400X-T-00
Battery External Load Unit BXL-V BXL400X-V-00
Cable set 2 x 2 m 1 mm2 (6.56 ft, 17 AWG) for BLU-BXL simultaneous
PO-02-01BPBP
triggering (for BXL models)
Battery Voltage recorder BVR11 with accessories BVR11X-NN-00
Battery Voltage recorder BVR22 with accessories BVR22X-NN-00
Current cables 2 x 3 m 50 mm2 (9.84 ft, 0 AWG) with alligator clamps (A4)
C2-03-50VA4I
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isolated (for BLU100L, BLU100A, BLU200A, BLU340A, BLU360V, BXL-A and BXL-V models)
Current cables 2 x 5 m 35 mm2 (16.4 ft, 2 AWG) with alligator clamps (A4)
C2-05-35VA4I
isolated (for BLU100L, BLU100A, BLU340A, BLU360V, BXL-A and BXL-V models)
Current cables 2 x 5 m 50 mm2 (16.4 ft, 0 AWG) with alligator clamps (A4)
C2-05-50VA4I
isolated (for BLU100L, BLU100A, BLU200A, BLU340A, BLU360V, BXL-A and BXL-V models)
Current cables 2 x 5 m 70 mm2 (16.4 ft, 00 AWG) with alligator clamps C2-05-70FA4I
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(A4) isolated (for BXL-T model)
Extension cables 2 x 5 m 35 mm2 (16.4 ft, 2 AWG)
E2-05-35VA3I
(for BLU100L, BLU100A, BLU340A, BLU360V and BXL models)
Extension cables 2 x 5 m 70 mm2 (16.4 ft, 00 AWG)
E2-05-70VFMI
(for BXL-T model)
Sense cables 2 x 3 m (9.84 ft) with banana plugs + dolphin clip
S2-03-00BPDC
(for BLU models)
Sense cables 2 x 5 m (16.4 ft) with banana plugs + dolphin clip
S2-05-00BPDC
(for BLU models)
Current clamp 30/300 A power supplied from the instrument with extension
CACL-0300-06
5 m (16.4 ft) (for BLU models)
Cable for external alarm (for BLU models) CABLE-EXA-05
Extension cable for external alarm 5 m (16.4 ft) (for BLU models) E1-EXABLU-05
Cable for BLU-BLU parallel operation 3 m (9.84 ft)
CP-03RJ45-00
(for BLU200A, BLU340A and BLU360V models)
Cable set 2 x 5 m 1 mm2 (16.4 ft, 17 AWG) for BLU-BXL simultaneous
PO-05-01BPBP
triggering (for BXL models)
Canvas transport case – small size (for BLU100L and BLU100A models) HARD-CASE-B2
Canvas transport case – medium size (for BLU200A model) HARD-CASE-B3
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Order Examples
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