RT 12180

(12V18.0Ah)

RT12180 is a general purpose battery with 5 years life in standby

service, or more than 260 cycles at 100% D.O.D by cyclic use. As
with al l Ritar batteries, all RT models are rechargeable, highly
efficient, leak pr oof and maintenance free.

Specification
Cells Per U nit

Voltage Per Unit

12

Capac ity

18.0A h@ 20hr-rate to 1. 75V p er cell @25 C

Wei gh t

Appro x. 5.3 Kg

M ax. Discharge Cu rrent

180 A (5 sec)

Inte rnal Resistance

Appro x. 14 m

Operating Temperature Range

Di sch ar ge: -2 0 C ~60 C

Charge : 0 o C~50 oC
Sto rage: -20 oC ~60 o C

Norm al Operating Tempe rature Range

25 oC 5 oC

Float charging Voltage

13.6 to 13.8 V DC/uni t Average at 25 o C

Reco mmen ded Ma ximum Char ging

Current Lim it

5.4 A

Equa lizatio n and C ycle S ervice

14.4 to 15.0 V DC/uni t Average at 25 o C

S elf Discharge

R ITAR b att eri es ca n be stored fo r mo re tha n 6 m on ths

a t 2 5o C. Ple as e c ha rg e b att eri es be for e u si ng. Fo r
h ig her te mp er ature, th e tim e inter val wi ll b e short er.

Term inal

Fa ston F3 /F13

Cons tainer Materi al

A. B.S. (U L94-HB ) Flam mabilit y resist ance o f UL94-V2

ca n be av ailable upon r equest .

Dimensions
Unit: mm

Teminal F3

Terminal F13

Constant Curren t Discharge Characteristics Unit: A(25 o C)

F. V /Time

5MIN

10 MI N

15MIN

30M I N

1HR

2HR

3 HR

4HR

5HR

8HR

10HR

2 0 HR

1.60V

74.7
69.9
66.2
59.8
53.4
47.0

50.0
46.6
45.2
42.3
39.4
36.5

38.4
36.1
35.3
33.4
31.6
29.7

21.1
20.8
20.6
20.2
19.7
19.2

12.5
12.4
12.3
12.2
12.0
11.8

7.49
7.43
7.42
7.33
7.20
7.09

4.61
4.59
4.57
4.55
4.52
4.48

3.78
3.76
3.74
3.73
3.71
3.69

3.04
3.02
3.01
2.99
2.97
2.95

2.23
2.23
2.23
2.23
2.21
2.21

1.76
1.75
1.73
1.71
1.67
1.66

0.99
0.95
0.94
0.90
0.86
0.85

1.67V
1. 70V
1.75V
1.80V
1.85V

Constant Power Discharge Characteristics Unit: W(25 o C)

F.V/Time

5MI N

10MIN

15MIN

30MIN

1HR

2HR

3HR

4HR

5HR

8HR

10HR

20HR

1.60V

144
135
132
120
107
94.1

93.6
90.0
87.3
83.7
78.3
72.9

76.1
72.2
70.5
66.8
63.1
59.5

42.2
41.5
41.3
40.3
39.3
38.4

25.0
24.9
24.8
24.4
24.0
23.6

15.0
14.9
14.8
14.6
14.4
14.2

9.20
9.18
9.16
9.11
9.04
8.96

7.52
7.51
7.51
7.45
7.40
7.34

7.15
7.09
7.07
7.06
7.04
7.02

4.48
4.48
4.45
4.43
4.41
4.41

3.51
3.47
3.44
3.40
3.35
3.29

1.96
1.89
1.85
1.78
1.73
1.67

1.67V
1.70V
1.75V
1.80V
1.85V

Al l mentioned values a re aver age va lues.

RT 12180

12V18.0Ah
Storage characteristic
100

120

Supplementar y charge require d

(Carr y out sup plemen tar y charge
befo re use if 100 % capacity is
requ ires)

0
100

80

0.05C(A)

10

80
0.1C(A)
60

Supplementar y charge require d

befo re use.
This supplementar y ch arge will h elp
to recover the capacity and sh ould
be m ade as early as pos sible.

60
20

0.2C(A)

40

40

30

40

Supplementar y charge may often

fail t o recove r the cap acity.
The batter y sh ould never be left
standing till th is state is reached

1C(A)

20

20

2C(A)

0
-20

-15

-10

-5

10

15

20

25

30

35

Ambient Temperature

Supplementar y charge and sto rage

guidelines

8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24

Storage Time (months)

10

120

8
100

80

60

100%D.O.D.

30%D.O.D.

50%D.O.D.

40

20

300

600

900

1200

1500

1800

10

20

Number of Cycle

15

7.5

5.0

120

0.24

100

0.20

80

0.16

60

0.12

Chcrge Volume

14

7.0

4.7

13

6.5

4.3

Chcrge Voltage

Discharge
100% 0.05CA 20h
50% 0.05CA 10h
Charge
Chcrge Voltage2.275V/C
Charge Current0.1CA
Temperature 25

30

40

50

Battery Temperature

13

6.5

4.3

12

6.0

4.0

11

5.5

3.7

12

11

6.0

5.5

4.0

3.7

0.16C

40

0.08

10

5.0

3.3

5.0

3.3

0.05C

0.62C
3C

10

0.093C

0.35C

20

0.04

4.5

1C

3.0

Charge Current

4.5

3.0
0

0.6

1.2

12

Charge Voltage (V)

Max. Charge
Curren t

Final Discharge
Voltage V/ cell

1.75V

14.4~15.0

0.3C

Discharge
Current (A)

A 0.2C

13.6~13.8

0.3C

Temperature

Set point

Allowable range

25 oC

14.7
13.7

St andby

25 C

10

20

24

Hr

Discha rge Current VS. Discharge Voltage

Cha rgin g Proced ure s

Cy cle Us e

Discharge Time

Charge Timeh

Application

30

min

10 12 14 16 18 20 24 28

1. 70V
0. 2C A 1.0C

1.60V
A 1.0C

Ch arging P roce dures(6 V se ries )

Cha rge the b atte ries at le ast onc e eve ry s ix m onth s, if
o
they are stored a t 25 C.
Charging Method:
Constant Voltage

14.4~15.0V,5~11h,Max. Current 0.1CA

Constant Curre nt

0.1CA5h

Fast

0.3CA 1.7h

Charge Voltage (V)

Application

Max. Charge
Current

Temperat ure

Set point

Allowable range

Cycle Use

25 oC

7.35

7. 25~7.45

0.3C

Standby

25 oC

6.85

6.8~6.9

0.3C