Re: Old BMS Software Thread
Posted: Tue Apr 10, 2012 9:38 pm
yeah thought so! Thats a pretty big balancing current... nearly 500mA. Does it work well? We've gone for around 350mA, but don't really want to push it much further.
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if PackV > MaxPackV then 'If PackV > Maximum pack voltage then set Alarm
Alarms = 7 'set Alarms to 7 (Pack over Maximum Voltage)
endif
if PackV < MinPackV then 'If PackV < Minimum pack voltage then set Alarm
Alarms = 8 'set Alarms to 8 (Pack under Minimum Voltage)
endif
if ChgBit = 1 then 'If Charger is operating (1) then Chg End FullBit Detection routine
VarA2 = 1 'Charge End test Byte all Cells full = 1
for VarA1 = 1 to Cells 'Check FullBit array status (0 = Cell Not Full) (1 = Cell Full)
if FullBit [VarA1] = 0 then 'Check if FullBit for Cell is set
VarA2 = 0 'if it isnt set, clear Charge End Temporay Byte VarA2
endif
next VarA1 'Check Next Cell
if VarA2 = 1 then 'If VarA2 is 1 then all cells have reached balancing voltage during cycle
Alarms = 6 'Set Alarms to 6 (Indicates End of Charge)
endif
endif
isaac_alaska1 wrote:do you have an idea of how much current the BMS draws per cell when it's turned off?