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TriStar MPPT-600V-TR Operator's Manual
Battery Charging Settings
The details of the TS-MPPT-600V-TR battery charging settings are shown in tables 4-1 and 4-2
below. All voltage settings listed are for nominal 48 Volt battery banks.
Settings
Switches
4 - 5 - 6
Battery
Type
Absorp.
Stage
(Volts)
Float
Stage
(Volts)
Equalize
Stage
(Volts)
Absorp.
Time
(Minutes)
Equalize
Time
(Minutes)
Equalize
Interval
(Days)
off-off-off
1 - Gel
56.00
54.80
150
off-off-on
2 - Sealed*
56.60
54.80
57.60
150
60
28
off-on-off
3 - Sealed*
57.20
54.80
58.40
150
60
28
off-on-on 4 - AGM/Flooded
57.60
54.80
60.40
180
120
28
on-off-off
5 - Flooded
58.40
54.00
61.20
180
120
28
on-off-on
6 - Flooded
58.80
54.00
61.60
180
180
28
on-on-off
7 - L-16
61.60
53.60
64.00
180
180
14
on-on-on
8 - Custom
Custom
Custom
Custom
Custom
Custom
Custom
* “Sealed” battery type includes gel and AGM batteries
Table 4-1. Battery charging settings for each selectable battery type
Shared Settings
Value
Units
Absorption Extension Voltage
50.00
Volts
Absorption Extension Time
Absorption Time +
30
minutes
Float Exit Time-out
30
minutes
Float Cancel Voltage
46.00
Volts
Equalize Time-out
Equalize Time + 60
minutes
Temperature Compensation Coefficient*
- 5
millivolts /
°C / cell
* 25°C reference
Table 4-2. Battery settings that are shared between all battery types
The TS-MPPT-600V-TR provides seven (7) standard battery charging settings that are selected
with the settings switches (see Step 9 in the Installation Section). These standard charging set-
tings are suitable for lead-acid batteries ranging from sealed (gel, AGM, maintenance-free) to
Flooded and L-16 cells. In addition, an 8th charging setting provides for custom set-points us-
ing MSView
TM
PC software. Table 4-1 above summarizes the major parameters of the standard
charging settings.
The shared settings in table 4-2 are common to all battery types. The following charging profiles
graphically explain the shared settings:
