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   Dingo D4040P User Guide

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Fig. 1

Warning:

 This controller is for DC current ONLY

It is 

not

 an MPPT device 

(there is no voltage conversion)

Suitable array max power voltages are: 12V sys 16-19V,   24V sys 32-38V,  48V sys 64-76V

TEST





BOOST

V

+

-

+

-

+

-

Display

Button

Alarm led

Control connections

(plug in terminal block)

Test

terminal

Accessory

port

High current connections

Summary of Contents for D4040P

Page 1: ...Dingo D4040P Positive Ground 40A Max Charge 40A Max Load Advanced Solar Charge Controller User Guide Read this before installing Ver 3 1 031017 ...

Page 2: ...Dingo D4040P User Guide 2 ...

Page 3: ...em 12 Using the Menus 8 Choosing your Settings 10 Install your controller Vertically where air can circulate around it In a dry environment out of direct sunlight Away from flammable gases or liquids Away from spiders wasps or other insects which might make nests in it ...

Page 4: ...NLY It is not an MPPT device there is no voltage conversion Suitable array max power voltages are 12V sys 16 19V 24V sys 32 38V 48V sys 64 76V TEST BOOST V Display Button Alarm led Control connections plug in terminal block Test terminal Accessory port High current connections ...

Page 5: ...sted on page 6 Basic Connection Order 1 Connect Battery 2 Test Solar Polarity 3 Connect Solar 4 Connect Load After connection you must set the system voltage p10 TEST BATTERY SOLAR BATTERY LOAD G Terminals Sensor T Temperature T B Sense LOAD SOLAR G Terminals Accessory Port Test terminal Fig 2 ...

Page 6: ...ion is correct see figure 3 b Connect the positive wire from the solar panel s to the solar panel positive terminal TEST BOOST V Display comes on Connect Battery 1 Battery For safety most installa tion standards require fuses or circuit breakers on both sides of the battery For other connections see the reference manual WARNING The controller can be damaged quickly by reverse connection of the sol...

Page 7: ... negative terminal d Connect the negative wire from DC load circuit to the load negative terminal and connect the positive wire from the load to the load positve terminal Test that the load circuit works The controller is protected against load short circuits but cannot protect your load devices if you reverse the connection to them Now set the system voltage see pg 10 Note The controller is prote...

Page 8: ...ront of the controller and release it immediately A long push selects moving into a sub menu or allowing you to change settings To do a long push press the button holding it down until the menu changes about one second Getting back Wherever you are in the menu system a series of short pushes will bring you back to the top level menus without changing any settings There are two exceptions when a nu...

Page 9: ... arrow short push SET TIME VOLT PROG BCAP Set Set Set Set DATA VMAX VMIN FTIM SOC TEMP SOLV HIST History Data Adjust OUT INT External Clear Clear IN INT External Clear Clear LOAD LINT External Low Battery Disconnect CHRG CINT External Generator Control BATV Regulator State Fig 5 ...

Page 10: ...shown is correct If you pass 23 9 11 54pm it will cycle back to 0 0 midnight e When the time shown is correct long push to set it Note time setting does not affect battery charging REVERSE FAST FORWARD If you overshoot the setting you want and need to go back you can use reverse Do a long push The number stops flashing Do another long push The number starts flashing again but this time goes down M...

Page 11: ... to make configuration easy for most installations a Short push to move from VOLT to PROG b Long push and the program number will start flashing c Short push to select the best program for your batteries d When the program shown is correct long push to set it 4 Set the Battery Capacity Note BCAP setting does not affect battery charging a Short push to move from PROG to BCAP b Long push and the bat...

Page 12: ... OUT screen shows how many Amp hours the load has used today What voltage did the battery reach VMAX shows today s maximum voltage since midnight VMIN shows today s minimum voltage Both are in the DATA sub menu The actual battery voltage is shown on the BATV screen What is the charge current The top level CHRG screen displays the charge current This is the total current from all charge sources The...

Page 13: ...es will display any external load currents How full is the battery The voltage level of your battery is a good measure of how full it is and is shown on the top level BATV screen Alternatively SOC in the DATA sub menu long push on DATA then three short pushes uses amp hour voltage temperature data to provide an estimate of the state of charge Warning SOC will be less accurate if the controller is ...

Page 14: ...re is shown on the TEMP screen in the DATA sub menu If it is blank no temperature sensor is attached To test your solar array the SOLV screen in the DATA menu shows the open circuit voltage of the solar array Note charging is interrupted while the SOLV screen is displayed If the controller is left in this state it will automatically turn the charge back on after a period of time This is to prevent...

Page 15: ...estimate of the state of charge of the battery based on amp hours in out A very rough fuel gauge TEMP Temperature being sensed by the battery temperature sensor if attached SOLV Solar panel open circuit voltage NB charging stops while displaying this screen HIST Entry point for history data display IN The amount of energy collected in Amp hours today OUT The amount of energy used in Amp hours toda...

Page 16: ...ach day s data In the history display DAY 1 is yesterday and DAY 99 is 99 days ago Note the controller actually stores 512 days data but this is only accessible via the computer interface History Mode Thin arrow short push Thick arrow long push BATV CHRG LOAD IN OUT DATA SET DAY 1 IN OUT VMAX VMIN FTIM SOC NEXT BACK EXIT DAY 2 DAY 99 DATA VMAX VMIN FTIM SOC TEMP SOLV HIST DAY 2 IN OUT VMAX VMIN FT...

Page 17: ...tery is fully charged so the controller now maintains the battery at a lower voltage If the battery voltage drops below a pre set point the controller will move back to the Boost phase automatically For flooded batteries the controller will occasionaly do a deliberate overcharge of the battery This is called Equalisation This phase helps level the charge between the different cells inside the batt...

Page 18: ...to return to the BATV screen without changing the state do a short push Low Battery Disconnect LBD To prevent battery damage due to overdischarge the controller has an optional Low Battery Disconnect LBD function which can be set to turn off the load terminal if the battery falls below a pre set voltage for a period of time For more information see the Reference Manual The pre set values provided ...

Page 19: ...NEVER connect batteries or inverters 40A draw to the load terminals of the controller This can cause large currents to flow which may damage the controller Light Controller Option There is a built in light controller which can switch lights on at night When the voltage from the solar array drops the Light Controller function will switch on power to the load terminals If you have connected lights t...

Page 20: ... to the battery wall The DTB has a bolt on lug for attaching to the battery terminal either terminal It connects to the T and T inputs on the green plug in terminal block under the wiring cover See Section 7 4 3 of the reference manual for details The following accessories plug into the accessory port socket RJ12 External Shunt Adaptor DSA Up to four external shunts can be added to the controller ...

Page 21: ...gs can be adjusted Windows based software is available to download the data Data can then be loaded into a spreadsheet or other applications DNET The DNET Ethernet Gateway provides basic read only access to the main parameters of the Dingo4040P via both HTTP and SNMP DRC The Dingo Remote Control allows all of the functions on the Dingo to be accessed remotely Includes built in audible alarm and di...

Page 22: ...for a 24V system multiply each voltage figure by 2 CHRG Setting for program number Parameter 0 1 2 3 GMOD 0 G ON V 11 5 GOFF V 13 8 GDEL Min 10 GEXD Day 30 GRUN Hr 1 0 LOAD Setting for program number Parameter 0 1 2 3 LOFF V 11 3 L ON V 12 8 LDEL Min 10 SET REG Setting for program number Parameter 0 1 2 3 BMAX V 15 0 14 2 15 0 14 2 EMAX V 16 0 14 0 16 0 14 0 ETIM Hr 1 0 0 1 0 0 EFRQ day 45 ABSV V ...

Page 23: ...nals 85 V Maximum voltage B sense to BAT 30 V Maximum continuous charge current SOL 40 A Maximum continuous load current LOAD 40 A Maximum short term load current 5 minutes 45 A Maximum G relay contact current 300 mA Battery temperature sensor operating range 20 to 70 o C Maximum storage temperature 70 o C Supply current device only battery at 12V 13 mA Supply current device only battery at 60V 16...

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