HRD
i
Charge Regulator
Installation and Operation
Understanding The LCD Display
HRD
i
Display
Button Functions
: Scroll Button -
Press to scroll through the settings displayed.
: Zero Button -
Press to zero the logged Ah displays.
: Light - Switches the back light on/off.
Default setting is is on for 60 seconds
All three buttons have
further functions when
the HRD
i
is put into
programme mode. In this
mode the buttons become
selectors where choices
have to be made
WG:
3.25A 38.0W
6Ah
After
2h
1 : 11.7V l Charge
2 : N/C l Bulk
WG
= Windcharger
PV
= Solar Panel(s)
NET
= Combined WG
+
PV
( less Regulation reduction )
3.25 Amps of
current generated
by the Windcharger
in this case
38 Watts of power
generated by the Windcharger
in this case
6 Amp hours of
stored charge have
been accumulated by
the battery after 2
hours of charging
Battery 1 is 11.7 Volts
Battery 2 is not
connected
Low
will alternate
Multistage Charge Mode - Either :
with the voltage
reading for values
below 11.0 V @ 25°C
Charging Mode -
Either :
Charge
-
Current may be
flowing into the
battery bank(s)
Charge/
Reg
-
Regulation has
begun but some
current may still
flow into battery
bank(s)
Reg
-
No current is
flowing to the
battery bank(s)
as the mode has
shifted to
Regulation and
the Windcharger
will run very
slowly
Bulk
- Bulk rapid charging or absorption
stages.
Float
- Float stage maintaining and slowly
building to full charge.
User Guidance
Use the Scroll Button to scroll between
WG, PV & NET
to see the displays of current, power inputs and Ah from these
charge sources.The display can be left in any of the three
positions and the quantities refer only to the featured input.
Press once to open the menu for zeroing ALL the Amp hours &
elapsed time previously logged. The NO and YES options are on
the top two buttons.
Charge / Stop Switch should be kept in upper position during
maintenance / setting up. The switch should NOT be operated
during high winds.
Elapsed time
since last reset