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Beltpack for Hydrogen Flow Meter with batteries
If a smart Gas Flow Meter is used without an On Board Computer (OBC) , it is powered through its own battery pack.
Description
The purpose of the battery is to supply clean and stable power to the Flow Meter. The battery consists of 4 Li-Ion cells . The battery contains battery management system (BMS) functions to protect the cells form overcharge, overdischarge and short circuits.
Installation at event
- Install beltpack so that the belt pack or the batteries can be easily removed.
- Connect the power cable to the smart Gas Flow Meter.
Characteristics
| Weight belt pack with 4 batteries | 280g |
|---|---|
| Nominal Voltage | 24 VDC |
| Energy fully charged | depends on battery type used |
Handling
| LED Battery | ||
|---|---|---|
| ❷ | Device off | |
| ❷ | Low Battery | |
| ❷ | Replace Battery soon | |
| ❷ | Battery well charged | |
Press the button shortly to turn the poewr on.
Press the button for about 3s toi turn the power off.
Charging
- Teams do not need to charge the Gas Flow Sensor Batteries.
- Teams are required to turn off the Beltpack when not used for within next 10 min.
- The telemetry team / hydrogen team replaces low batteries with charged ones if needed.
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