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Discussion in 'Gen 2 Prius Main Forum' started by Prius92, Aug 1, 2024 at 12:58 PM.

  1. Prius92

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    This was the Dr.Prius readout.
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    Pulled the hybrid battery out.

    1st glaring thing I see:

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    When I rebuilt the pack around 18 months ago, none of this was there.

    I had nickel plated copper on one side, the original (but polished) bus bars on the other.

    The nickel bus bars held up well.

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    The copper ones...did not.

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    One of the 28 modules appears to have gone kaput. It measures only 2.3 volts.

    A couple measure 7.30, but over 25 measure 7.46.

    7.2v is the "nominal voltage", so I'm not sure what state of charge 7.4x28 or 207.2 volts would be.
     
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    Rebuilt Batteries are only a temporary fix.
     
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    that's what makes them so much fun!
     
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    "Temporary" has quite a wide tolerance. Sometimes 1 month...sometimes 5+ years
    On a tight budget, that one module can be replaced, and that battery may last a while. You never know until you try.
     
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    Odd values on the bottom. The internal resistance is exactly the same on all modules, even the one which has a very low voltage. The bad one also has a 0.00 cumulative delta voltage, while the other cells have tiny voalues. Isn't a weak cell usually a large CDV? Guessing this is a brief snap shot and the software hasn't had time to collect enough data to properly calculate those values.

    Edit: the display really should indicate the data collection period somewhere...
     
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    even a new oem is temporary, as is life
     
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    The IR value of 19 is default whenever 12v is lost and restored. It updates eventually, but the screenshot is likely to have been done shortly after a 12v cycle.
     
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    Are you able to tell me what kind of charge status I'd see if all modules are at 7.4v or 207.2v total?
     
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    Aren't we a 211 volt-based system?
     
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    I can not give you a SOC for a 207.2v battery, but it will be very low. It would be good to charge the complete battery to the 220v range.
     
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    No, we are a 201.7 V (nominal) voltage system. We aim for 210 V as a minimum to equate to 40% SoC.
    It is below the 40% SoC minimum. You need to charge it to be above 210 V and 220 V to 222 V would be desirable.

    This assumes you've replaced the 2.3 V module with a different one that matches the capacity and resting voltage of the other 27 remaining modules.