Just a comment, for the i-Miev we don't have the ambient temperature available.
So for now we need a static diff that is grater then 1.5V

Regards, Thomas



2013/10/30 Rolf Welde Skeie <rwskeie@gmail.com>
Somehow I feel a few fingers pointing my way.. :)
I can have a go, but do not have time until sometime next week.

The algorithm I envision goes something like this:

cold_lim = 10; // celcius that is..
batt_diff = 2; // max difference between charged and non-charged
batt_definitely_low = 12;  // definite low level limit
volts_per_degree = 0.05;

// add cold weather component
if (env_temp < cold_lim) {
  batt_diff += (cold_lim - env_temp)*volts_per_degree;
}

if ((batt_now < batt_definitely_low) || ((batt_charged - batt_now) > batt_diff))) {
  alarm_low();
} else {
  alarm_cleared();
}

Any thoughts?

Actually we should probably look at the server logs and create some statistics to measured correlated 'batt_now' and 'env_temp' to properly calibrate 'volts_per_degree'. Also look at peak highs and lows to see how the batteries out there are performing :)

Regards
  Rolf



On 10/30/2013 12:54 AM, Mark Webb-Johnson wrote:

Can someone try it at 2.0V (rather than 1.5V) and see if it solves the false-alerts problem?

Regards, Mark.

On 29 Oct, 2013, at 5:10 pm, Rolf Welde Skeie <rwskeie@gmail.com> wrote:

Ok, it seems like a few have similar issues.
The logic behind the calculations seems to be reasonable, it is the assumption that there is a 1.5V difference between charging/non-charging state which is not generally applicable.
 From my observations it seems like increasing this to 2.0V would take care of most mis-firing events.?..

Disclaimer: I'm not an expert on batteries...

Running on 2.5.5 experimental/TC

Rolf

On 10/29/2013 10:00 AM, Matt Beard OVMS wrote:
Yup, I also get this message and it would be great if it were working
properly, but it actually fires at 13.1V which is far too high.

Matt



On 29 October 2013 08:46, Rolf Welde Skeie <rwskeie@gmail.com
<mailto:rwskeie@gmail.com>> wrote:

    I have the following features set:
    #0=1, #8=1, #9=1, #15=1, all others =0.

    Can't remember which one made it work, but one of them did, my guess
    would be #9 :)

    Rolf


    On 10/29/2013 09:38 AM, Håkon Markussen wrote:

        I never get this alert.
        I have a Think City (as Rolf Skeie) and use the iOS-app.
        I have tested on both an exhausted aux-battery and on a brand new
        battery in perfect condition.

        Br.
        Håkon


        2013/10/29 Thomas Bergo <thomas.bergo@gmail.com
        <mailto:thomas.bergo@gmail.com>
        <mailto:thomas.bergo@gmail.com <mailto:thomas.bergo@gmail.com>__>>


             I'm also get this alert.

             Regard, Thomas

             tirsdag 29. oktober 2013 skrev Rolf Welde Skeie følgende:

                 Hi,

                 I'm getting 12V battery alerts ala:
                 "MP-0 PAALERT!!! 12V BATTERY CRITICAL (13.2V, ref=14.7V)"

                 So the 1.5V hardcoded difference between charged and
        non-charged
                 state seems to be too low. The battery is working just
        fine and
                 has been tested without any issues, but seems to
        stabilize at
                 approx. 12.8V.

                 Is this a global issue; are others experiencing this as
        well?

                 If this is a issue only relevant to my car: would it
        make sense
                 to allow for controlling some of these kind of values
        through
                 parameters?

                 BTW, I believe the Think City module could be put in the
                 production builds, it seems to be working fine.

                 Best regards
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