Power Management Controller; System Power Consumption; Rechargeable Battery Pack - GE Venue Go Service Manual

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Power Management Controller

The System Power Management is responsible for operating the system in different power states, in
accordance with the power condition and User request.
The Power Management Controller (PMC) responsible to the following functions:
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System Power Consumption

The power consumption of the system without any additional peripherals is:
• Without charging (only batteries or AC/DC connected with fully charged batteries) in any mode of
operation MAX: 125 VA.
• With charging (AC/DC connected with not fully charged batteries) in any mode of operation MIN: |
MAX: 230.0 VA.
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Rechargeable Battery Pack

The Venue Go™ system contains two smart battery packs, each one containing Li-Ion cell, controller
and fuel gauge electronics.
The battery pack has an automatic self-calibration feature.
The basic system configuration (two battery packs) supports up to two hours of continuous scan.
5-9-3-1 Battery - General Safety Guidelines
The lithium ion rechargeable battery packs provides power to the Venue Go™ system whenever an AC
power source is not available.
Venue Go™ ultrasound scanner is supplied with two battery packs installed in the battery bay as
standard. Each battery pack includes three lithium ion batteries bounded in plastic enclosure.
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System Power Modes Management Control.
Dual Battery Status Monitoring via SMBUS Interface.
Dual Battery chargers Control
Back End Temperatures, Voltages and Status monitoring Reading from BMC (BE Controller)
via SMBUS Interface
Scanner Thermal management
Outlet FANs Speed Control and Monitoring.
Inlet FAN Speed Control and Monitoring.
Front End Monitoring Device Control via discrete signals and I2C Interface
Scanner Application Programming Interface
Optional External Battery Interface via SMBUS
Battery switching Control to allow switching between Internal and External Battery supply
(optional)
Front Panel Status Control via I2C Interface
Front Panel Light Sensors Reading via I2C Interface
Monitoring of all LVPS input and output voltages
Monitoring of system power consumption
Monitoring of local Temperature sensors
Chapter 5 - Venue Go™Components and Function (Theory)
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