Using a UPS to charge Li-Ion

Zipporobotics

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I've got a 3KWBraga Moro Memo Plus RTll off ebay and thinking about using it to charge a Li-ion 20s Pack

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DC side is 72 Vdc. It doesn't specify the charge current. It was designed for Lead AcidBatteries


Has Anyone got experience with UPS chargers ? How much current do they usually provide to charge the battery and what charge mode they use ?

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Using UPS' to charge batteries is fine, albeit slowly. Also, the problem is they don't charge with the proper curve, so the batteries will never get fully charged, or they'll take a very long time to do so.
Also, as you brought out, the charging current isn't listed. Probably because it's not much. I would gather the current is close to 5A, maybe 10A at the most. If you read the owners manual for installation and setup, it probably says to let the unit charge for 24hrs or something like that before you put into operation. Most people just drop it in and plug everything up.

It's recommended to use a separate charger to handle the charging of the battery, a separate bms of some sort, and let the UPS be just an inverter and/or automatic transfer switch.
 
Agree with @Korishan. If you set your battery so it needs charging (and lower than UPS) you can use a clamp / amp-meter to measure charging current to see what you have.
 
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