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Batteries and Chargers
News Release from: VxI Power | Subject: BCL series chargers
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 30 November 2007
Battery chargers suit industrial systems
Chargers produce a regulated and filtered voltage that allows them to be connected to a battery for extended periods without overcharging or damaging the battery.
VxI Power has a new range of battery chargers for demanding industrial applications As well as offering environmental protection to IP65, the BCL series chargers produce a regulated and filtered charging voltage that allows them to be connected to a battery for extended periods without overcharging or damaging the battery
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 13 Apr 2004 at 8.00am (UK)
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Featuring cyclic three-stage charging, the BCL units start the charging cycle at a voltage of either 14.4 or 28.8V, depending on model.
After a preset time or current level has been reached, they automatically switch to maintenance charging at a lower voltage.
All models carry the relevant European EMC and LVD approvals.
With a switching frequency of 9kHz, the chargers exhibit very low levels of EMI - unlike many switch-mode power supplies and chargers that run at frequencies up to 148kHz and generate comparatively high levels of electromagnetic radiation.
This is an important feature when the units are used in advanced industrial systems where control buses and sensor systems could potentially be influenced by EMI.
Operating from an input voltage of 230V AC, the BCL series can be specified with charging currents of 6 or 15A for 12V batteries or 3 or 8A for 24V batteries.
The chargers' black moulded-aluminium enclosures are waterproof and shockproof, and the units come in two sizes measuring 80 x 125 x 35 or 99 x 193 x 46mm and weighing 900 or 1700g, respectively.
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