DOMETIC GP-ADV-LIFEPO4-100 100Ah Advanced Lithium Battery Instruction Manual

DOMETIC GP-ADV-LIFEPO4-100 100Ah Advanced Lithium Battery

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Important notes

Please read these instructions carefully and follow all instructions, guidelines, and warnings included in this product manual in order to ensure that you install, use, and maintain the product properly at all times. These instructions MUST stay with this product.
By using the product, you hereby confirm that you have read all instructions, guidelines, and warnings carefully and that you understand and agree to abide by the terms and conditions as set forth herein. You agree to use this product only for the intended purpose and ap-plication and in accordance with the instructions, guidelines, and warnings as set forth in this product manual as well as in accordance with all applicable laws and regulations. A failure to read and follow the instructions and warnings set forth herein may result in an injury to yourself and others, damage to your product or damage to other property in the vicinity. This product manual, including the instructions, guidelines, and warnings, and related documentation, may be subject to changes and updates. For up-to-date product information, please visit documents.dometic.com.

Explanation of symbols

WARNING!

• Indicates a hazardous situation that, if not avoided, could result in death or serious injury.

CAUTION!

• Indicates a hazardous situation that, if not avoided, could result in minor or moderate injury.

NOTICE!

• Indicates a situation that, if not avoided, can result in property damage.
• Note Supplementary information for operating the product.

Safety instructions

WARNING! Risk of injury

• This battery may present a risk of fire or chemical burn if mistreated. Do not disassemble, heat above 140 °F(60 °C), or incinerate. Replace the battery with a Domet-ic battery of the same model only. The use of another battery may present a risk of fire or explosion.
• Do not connect the battery directly to AC power,
• Keep the battery away from water and fire,
• In case of fire, only use dry powder fire extinguishers,
• If the battery system needs to be moved or repaired, remove all power sources to the battery and completely turn off all batteries.
• Keep out of reach of children

CAUTION! Explosion hazard

• Do not place the battery in a location with ignition sources,
• Keep the battery away from heat sources,
• Do not connect the battery to a different type, age, size or brand of battery.
• Do not connect the battery to a faulty or incompatible inverter,
• Only Dometic authorized technicians can open, attempt to repair or disassemble the battery. If the factory seal is removed or broken, the warranty for the battery is void.

NOTICE! Damage hazard

• This battery needs to be handled with care. Warranty is void if damaged due to any of the below conditions.
• Please read the operating manual carefully before using the battery.
• After unpacking, please check the product and packing list first; if the product is damaged or missing parts, please contact your dealer,
• Before installation, be sure to turn off any power sources and make sure all batteries are completely shutdown,
• Be sure to connect the positive and negative cables with the correct polarity and ensure there is no short circuit or potential short circuit with an external device,
• The embedded BMS in the battery is designed for a maximum of 4 series connected batteries; please DO NOT connect batteries more than 4 in series,
• Please ensure the electrical parameters of the battery system are compatible with your electrical equipment and loads,
• If the battery is stored for a long time, it is required to recharge every six months, and the SOC should be no less than 80%
• Battery needs to be recharged within 12 hours after full discharge.

Safety precautions when handling lithium batteries

CAUTION! Risk of injury
Only use batteries with integrated battery management system and cell balancing.

NOTICE! Damage hazard

• Only install the battery in environments with an ambient temperature of at least 0 °C.
• Avoid deep discharge of the batteries.

Scope of delivery

Description/Quantity

• Battery 1
• Mounting brackets 2
• #10 x 1-1/4” Sheet metal screw 14
• M6x 14 machine screw 2
• Installation and operation manual 1

Target Group
The electrical power supply must be connected by a qualified electrician who has demonstrated skill and knowledge related to the construction and operation of electrical equipment and installations, and who is familiar with the applicable regulations of the country in which the equipment is to be installed and/or used, and has received safety training to identify and avoid the hazards involved.

Intended use
The device is intended to be used as a storage of electrical power for motorhomes, RVs, camping and marine applications. This product is only suitable for the intended purpose and application in accordance with these instructions. This manual provides information that is necessary for proper installation and/or operation of the product. Poor installation and/or improper operation or maintenance will result in unsatisfactory performance and a possible failure. The manufacturer accepts no liability for any injury or damage to the product resulting from:

• Incorrect assembly or connection, including excess voltage
• Incorrect maintenance or use of spare parts other than the original spare parts provided by the manufacturer
• Alterations to the product without express permission from the manufacturer
• Use for purposes other than those described in this manual

Dometic reserves the right to change product appearance and product specifications.

Technical description

The advanced LiFePO4 battery offers the desired features like charging below freezing, series-connected batteries as well as BLE and RV-C connectivity. The batteries are equipped with a Battery Management System (BMS) which is built in the battery housing. The battery management system is a non-power consuming, passive electronic device, that protects the battery against deep discharging, overcharging, and over-temperature and ensures cellbalancing of all serial switched blocks during charging. This battery has the following features:

RV-C terminal
The two connectors are for inter-battery communication via the RV-C protocol for parallel and series connecting batteries. It connects to the RV-C network on an RV.

Reserve Capacity

• A reserve capacity of 5 % is provided to allow users to perform emergency actions with the battery even when it is completely discharged. This is accomplished by disconnecting the battery before the battery is completely discharged.

Power Button

• Button with LED for indicating and controlling the power mode of the battery.
• This button will allow transition between the following modes:

BMS power is on (BLE and RV-C both active)
OFF| LED is solid off| battery charge and discharge paths are both disabled and BMS power is off (BLE and RV-C both inactive)
Sleep| LED is slow flashing| battery charge path is enabled but discharge path is disabled and BMS power is on (BLE and RV-C both active)
Reserve| LED is slow flashing| battery charge path is enabled but discharge path is disabled and BMS power is on (BLE and RV-C both active)

Heater

There is a heater inside the battery on the bottom side of the cells. This heater is controlled by the BMS and allow the battery to be charged in ambient temperatures as low as -20 °C. The BMS implement three modes for heater control.

Mode/Heater Function

• Auto Heater is always on when the battery is in sleep mode and always off when the battery is in OFF mode. When the battery is in ON mode the heater will only turn on when there is a charging source available that is capable of fully powering the heater.
• ON Heater always turns on when the battery’s internal temperature is below 2C and it stays on until the battery’s internal temperature is above 7C.
• OFF Heater is always off.

Real-Time Clock
Real time clock is implemented on the BMS. The battery supports RV-C real-time clock messages for configuration of the time and date. It is broadcasted via RV-C standard messages and priority.

Capacitor Pre-Charge
Pre-charge and pre-discharge circuits in the BMS allow large capacitor banks to be charged before connecting the cells. This avoids damaging inrush currents.

Fault Recovery
If the BMS disconnects the battery due to a fault it will reset automatically when the conditions return to normal. For low voltage disconnect the BMS shall allow up to 10 A of current to be drawn from the battery.

Installation

The 100 Ah battery has the following components:

between them for cooling
5| integrated screw holes for easy mounting. This works well for width-limited enclosures
6| staggered terminals allow parallel/series connections without much wire interference

The 300 Ah battery has the following components:

Easy mounting works well for width limited enclosures.

• Mount the battery on wall either in the vertical or standing position with the screws and the mounting bracket.
• Do not mount the battery on the wall without the mounting bracket.
• Do not mount the battery on the wall with the mounting bracket in a horizontal position.
• A maximum of 8 batteries can be connected in parallel.
• A maximum of 4 batteries can be connected in series.

Configuration

NOTICE! Damage Hazard The embedded BMS in the battery is designed for maximum 4 pieces in serials use. Do not connect more than 4 pieces of battery in series.

1. The batteries communicate with each other using the RV-C ports to co-ordinate balancing. The master battery collects the information from the secondary batteries in the bank and relays the information on behalf of the entire bank of up to 32 batteries via BLE and RV-C.

2. Inter-battery communication is handled using the three cable types
   1| system harness
   ---|---
   2| inter-battery harness
   3| terminator

3. To connect and configure multiple batteries:

   • connect the RV-C wires between the batteries as shown in the below diagram
   • configure the batteries using the Go Power! Connect app
   • the master battery can now communicate with the secondary battery/batteries

4. Configure the battery pack as follows:
   NOTICE! Damage Hazard
   Make sure that the batteries are in power-off mode before connecting.

   • Hold down the power button for 2 seconds or charge to wake up each battery pack, the battery enters power ON mode and LED is solid light.
   • Fully charge each battery pack separately. Ensure the voltage difference between battery packs is within 1 V of each other.
   • Assign each battery pack ID one by one via the mobile app and set a master battery pack that communicates with UPS/application system, other battery packs are set for slave.
   • Press and hold power button for more than 15 seconds to shut down the battery pack. LED will turn off.

5. Refer to the connection diagram to connect the battery pack in series and/or parallel. Battery pack terminals and connection cables to be correctly installed and connected well with UPS/RV system.
   WARNING! Damage hazard
   Do not hot-swap the battery pack connection with RV system unless necessary, it will cause surge current. If the battery pack needs replacement, it is necessary to turn off all the battery packs by pressing the physical button of one battery pack until the LED lights of all the battery packs are off.

6. Then press one of the battery buttons for 2 seconds or add a charger to wake up
   all battery packs.

Using the Advanced Lithium app

1. Download the Go Power Connect! app.
2. Add device for the GP-ADV-Lithium battery.
3. Setup one master battery by pressing and then configure each battery.
4. Press Indicate to blink the power LED for physical reference of the current battery configured.
5. Press Setup for each battery to configure it.
6. Press the Load System once each battery is configured. Changing the DC Instance will change all the batteries to match for the battery bank.
7. Set the battery instance configuration through the change battery instance (master/secondary).
   • Set the battery instance to assign different instances for each battery.
   • Batteries in series must have the same series string value. Batteries wired in parallel must be different from each other.
   • There must be only one master per DC source. All other batteries on the DC source must be in secondary.
8. Press Load system to run the main functionalities.
9. Monitor the battery voltage, DC, power, Ah remaining, time remaining, charge state and battery temperature.

Operation

• Various Power Modes:

Press button for more than 3 seconds and release. The battery will enter sleep mode. The LED will blink. Power-off mode should only be used for long-term storage or to reset the BMS. Use sleep mode to disable the output power of batteries. To prevent a surge current, perform a “pre-discharge” as outlined in the steps below:

1. Ensure all batteries are in power-off mode.

2. Connect batteries following the series or parallel connection diagrams found at gopowersolar.com/advanced-lithiumwiring. Cable 2 must be installed for each battery pack followed by a Cable 3 cable on the last battery.

3. Ensure battery pack terminals are correctly installed and connected to the inverter system.

4. Press the power button on one of the battery packs for 3 seconds to wake up all battery packs from Power Off mode.The LED indicator will turn on.
   Note
   Batteries are in power-off mode when unboxed. Press the power button for 3 seconds to turn on. If it doesn’t turn on, you will need to charge the battery.

5. The batteries need to be configured before they can be used. Please see the battery manual for instructions on battery configuration.

Charging

WARNING! Damage Hazard

• Do not hot-swap the battery pack connection with the RV system unless necessary, it will cause a surge current.
• Do not charge with a higher current than the recommended value. It will damage the battery’s electrical, mechanical and safety performance and could lead to heat generation or leakage.
• The charging current should be less than the maximum charging current.
• Charging voltage should be less than 14.6 V. Charging beyond this absolute maximum voltage is strictly prohibited.
• The battery should be charged within the charging temperature range.
• Reverse charging is prohibited.
• The battery should be connected correctly and the polarity should be confirmed to be correct before wiring.
• In case the battery is connected improperly, the battery cannot be charged.
• The reverse charging may cause damage to the battery which may lead to degradation of battery performance and safety, and could cause heat generation or leakage.

Discharging

• The battery should be discharged at less than the maximum discharge current.
• High discharging current may reduce the discharging capacity significantly or cause overheating.
• The battery should be discharged within the discharging temperature range.
• To prevent over-discharging, the battery should be charged periodically to keep about 60% charge.
• Over-discharging may cause loss of battery performance, characteristics or battery functions.
• The charger prevents the battery from discharging beyond the discharge voltage threshold.

Cleaning

The lithium batteries are maintenance-free. Occasionally clean the product with a damp cloth.

Storage

Battery is shipped in shutdown mode, and SOC is about 30 % by air shipment, about 50 % SOC by sea shipment. The storage environment requirement is as follows:

Do a cycle test when the storage reaches 12 months in the warehouse (Based on the date of manufacture on the label). After that, the battery voltage to be checked every three months. Battery Pack Voltage ←12 V, need to do second cycle test. And after another year,do a cycle test.

Troubleshooting

temperature is high- er than 80 °C)

Protection against under voltage protection Protection against over current protection Battery output terminal is short circuit System failure

| Regulate battery pack discharge ambient temperature lower than 55 °C

Charge battery

RV discharge power is overload, should decrease dis-charge power.

Check the connection wire and try to charge battery Shutdown system and check the RV system function

Battery cannot charge| Protection against over-voltage protection Protection against over current protection

Protection against over-temperature or under-temperature (cell temperature is lower than 0 °C or higher than 60 °C) Battery output terminal is short circuit

System failure

| Disconnect the charger and load the discharge current for few minutes.Try again to charge the battery.

Charge is abnormal and the output current is over value. Regulate battery pack charge ambient temperature to

5 °C … 45 °C. If charged in freezing weather, need to wait until it is heated up to 5 °C by inner heater.

Check the connection wire and try charge the battery. Check RV system and RV charger.

Mobile App cannot connect| Poor signal

The battery pack is shut down

| Approach the RV system and try connect again.

Press the physical button for 2 seconds to wake up the battery pack.

RV read battery information fail| RV system CAN1 120 ohm resistor is missed or damaged Cables 1, 2 and 3 have poor connection

Battery pack ID is not correct

| Check the Cable1 wire and RV system CAN1 port 120-ohm resistor.

Check cable 1,2 and 3 connection.

Check the battery ID setting and refer RV-C protocol to correct battery pack ID one by one.

Disposal

Recycling products with batteries, rechargeable batteries and light sources: Remove any batteries, rechargeable batteries, and light sources before recycling the prod-uct. Return defective or used batteries to your retailer or dispose of them at collection points. Do not dispose of any batteries, rechargeable batteries, and light sources with gener-al household waste. If you wish to finally dispose of the product, ask your local recycling center or specialist dealer for details about how to do this in accordance with the applicable disposal regulations. Do not disassemble and do not dispose of in fire.The product can be disposed free of charge.

• Recycling packaging material: Place the packaging material in the appropriate recycling waste bins wherever possible.

Warranty

• Misuse and/or abuse, neglect or accident
• Exceeding the unit’s design limits
• Improper installation, including, but not limited to, improper environmental protection and improper hook-up
• Acts of God, including lightning, floods, earthquakes, fire, and high winds
• Damage in handling, including damage encountered during shipment

This warranty shall be considered void if the warranted product is in any way opened or altered. The warranty will be void if any eyelet, rivets, or other fasteners used to seal the unit are removed or altered, or if the unit’s serial number is in anyway removed, altered, replaced, defaced, or rendered illegible.

Repair and Return Information
Visit www.gopowersolar.com to read the “frequently asked questions” section of our website to troubleshoot the problem. If trouble persists:

• Fill out our online Contact Us form or live chat with us
• Email techsupport@gopowersolar.com
• Return defective product to place of purchase

Technical data

For the below table, all items are minimum performance values and “must have” UNLESS indicated otherwise.

200 A starting temp of 77 °F (25 °C)
Surge discharge current|  | 120 A for 30 min starting temp of 77 °F (25 °C)| 400 A for 10 min starting temp of 77 °F (25 °C)
Pulse discharge current|  | 200 A for 5 s starting temp of 77 °F (25 °C)| 1000 A for 1 s starting temp of 77 °F (25 °C)
Pulse discharge current|  | 400 A for 3 s starting temp of 77 °F (25 °C)| –
Low voltage end-of-discharge voltage|  | 9.2 V ± 0.1 V|
Mechanical Characteristics|  |  |
Dimensions|  | length: 313.9 mm| length: 498 mm
 |  | width: 174.1 mm| width: 379 mm
 |  | height: 221 mm| height: 206 mm
Weight|  | 11 kg| 33.1 kg
Ingress protection|  | IP67|
Storage|  |  |
Storage temperature & humidity range| 1 Week| -20 °C … 50 °C, 45 % … 85 % RH

1 Month -20 °C … 45 °C, 45 % … 85 % RH

6 Months -20 °C … 40 °C, 45 % … 85 % RH

|

• Long term storage
  • If the battery needs to be stored for > 3 months the voltage should be 13.2 V(50 %SOC), and stored at the storage specifications shown above. Additionally, the battery needs at least one charge & discharge cycle every six months.

BMS

• Balancing
  • balance start voltage cell ≥ 3380 mV
  • balance start voltage difference ≥ 50 mV

voltage < 2.5 V
 | exit reserve mode| pack SOC > 5 Ah AND min cell voltage ≥ 2.5 V AND charging OR button pressed for 3 s
Communication| CANbus and BLE| protocol: RV-C with baud rate 250 kB/s

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References

• Complete Mobile Power Solutions | Solar, Batteries & Inverters | Go Power

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