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Introduction

Invertek Battery Charger is small and lightweight charger that offers charging patterns which are perfectly adapted to each battery technology (liquid electrolyte, gel electrolyte, lead calcium, etc... ). A charging pattern may be factory set to suit your specific application. To prolong the life of your batteries and conserve their initial capacity, the charger is programmed with 5 three-state charging patterns:

l       BOOST Charge/FAST Charge :Restores battery capacity until 80 % in a short

space of time.

l       ABSORPTION Charge/BALANCE Charge : Complements of charge until 100 %

of battery capacity

l       FLOATING Charge/TOP-UP Charge : Compensates for constant battery drain,

while keeping the battery fully charged.

Invertek Battery Charger allows the battery to be connected and used constantly, while still offering a real BOOST (high voltage) charge over short period. The charger switches back to top-up mode automatically.

Advanced Charging Technique

Charging curves of the 3-state IUU type, with a boost phase and a floating phase.

The 3-state charging characteristic, used on boats everywhere, saves on charging time. In addition, the charger can be adapted to all types of battery thanks to its 5 integral charging curves supervised by a micro controller. Charge cycle starts on with the mains power-up of product.

 BOOST/Fast Charge

Charging continues at constant current (charger Inom) until the battery reaches the maximum boost voltage. This voltage is maintained until the charging current falls to Inom/8 ~Inom/10 boost charge over short period (12 hours) from the mains power-up of product. This phase makes it possible to supply the maximum amount of energy in the least possible time.

 FLOATING/Top-Up Charge

The charger supplies just the current necessary to keep the battery at a constant and stable voltage (floating voltage). This charging mode allows 12-volt equipment to be used continuously (water pump, refrigeration, auto pilot, radio, lights, etc.) without the batteries discharging.

It means that the on-board circuit can be used while keeping the battery charge level

constant. WITHOUT BATTERY AND IN SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES, THE INVERTEK CHARGER SUPPLIES STABLE VOLTAGE.

General form of the charging curve (five possible levels according to battery type)