Automated Cycler Unit for Large Scale Vehicles (LSV 2)

This paper explains the novel design of an Automated Cycler Unit (ACU) for VRLA batteries. LabVIEW handles all the decision making for the system. It communicates with DAQ system to interact with the Switching panel (to switch between charging and discharging circuits), to control the Power Supply and monitor the voltage and current levels in the system. SOC accurately monitors the conditions of the battery. The system utilizes a novel approach for real-time SOC assessment and performs accordingly. Due to its versatile features like SOC based Charging, Dynamic Internal Impedance feature and Periodic Standby, the algorithm offers a configurable framework for the cycler. The data-logging block of the cycler records data as a spread-sheet and offers convenient post-operation analysis of the battery. This system is an up-gradation for a previous design synthesized for cycling batteries for Large Scale Vehicles.