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SOLAR CHARGE CONTROLLER 

SC-50 / SC-80 / SC-80X / SC-160X MPPT 

Installation and Operation Manual 

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OPTI-Solar SC MPPT Series

Summary of Contents for SC-160X MPPT

Page 1: ...SOLAR CHARGE CONTROLLER SC 50 SC 80 SC 80X SC 160X MPPT Installation and Operation Manual w w w o p t i s o l a r c o m OPTI Solar SC MPPT Series...

Page 2: ...2 1 9 Installation Steps 1 4 Chapter 2 Wiring 2 1 2 1 Front Panel Display 2 1 2 2 Control Terminal Connection 2 3 2 3 Parallel Connection 3 6 Capter 3 User Constants 3 1 3 1 Structure of User Constant...

Page 3: ...1 U Group Operation 5 1 A Group Initialize 5 4 B Group Battery Setup 5 5 C Group MPPT Setup 5 8 D Group Auxiliary Relay 1 5 9 E Group Auxiliary Relay 2 5 12 F Group Parallel Setup 5 12 O Group Operato...

Page 4: ...tery voltage are well applied to the solar system to allow system planner to produce the most of the solar energy The input PV array of the SC 50 MPPT and SC 80 MPPT may be wired in the range of 16 11...

Page 5: ...SC 160X Series Easy stacking of up to 16 units in parallel for high currents Precision charging of 12V 24V 36V 48V batteries with easy set up and using battery voltage sense BVS wires Built in tempera...

Page 6: ...mV per per 2 volt cell DC to DC Conversion Capability 12V Battery 16 112VDC 24V Battery 32 112VDC 36V Battery 48 112VDC 48V Battery 64 112VDC 12V Battery 16 192VDC 24V Battery 32 192VDC 36V Battery 4...

Page 7: ...VII Dimension for SC 50 MPPT Unit mm Fig 1...

Page 8: ...VIII Dimension for SC 80 MPPT Dimension for SC 80X MPPT Unit mm Fig 2...

Page 9: ...IX Dimension for SC 160X MPPT Unit mm Fig 3...

Page 10: ...based on the larger amount of current is the more expen sive the circuit protection is In an example of the 96 watt load it draws 4 amps at 24V battery system but it draws only 2 amps at 48V system As...

Page 11: ...t the sensor but Absorption Trigger set points will be lower and equalization stage will be disabled BTS 3 can be mounted on the battery posts Connecting the red wire to a battery positive bus and the...

Page 12: ...1 3 Fig 4...

Page 13: ...V terminal of the SC 80 7 Connect the PV array directly to the GND terminal next to PV of the SC 80 8 Connect the EARTH terminal of the SC 80 to the system ground 9 To measure the current drawing into...

Page 14: ...N s n o t t u b h s u P PB1 Data write in key PB2 UP key to increment setting values UP key to go to the next selection or constant PB3 DOWN key to decrement setting values DOWN key to go to the last...

Page 15: ...nditions could be displayed as follows EQUAL Flashing Orange OPTI Solar SC MPPT Series unit is in equalization mode Refer to constant B 09 B 12 for the setting details CHARGE Flashing Green OPTI Solar...

Page 16: ...for optional Shunt Negative D BVS Connecting terminal to Battery Voltage feedback Positive E BTS Connecting terminal for Battery Temperature Sensor Positive F BCS Connecting terminal for optional Shu...

Page 17: ...terminal for the contact A of auxiliary 2 N MC2 Connecting terminal for the common contact of auxiliary 2 O MB2 Connecting terminal for the contact B of auxiliary 2 P PV Connecting terminal for Solar...

Page 18: ...he parallel connection of OPTI Solar SC MPPT Series can be up to 16 units 1 Master and 15 Slaves and in the parallel system there is only one Shunt which needs to be connected to the Master unit to me...

Page 19: ...Manual Equalize C MPPT Setup C 01 Set MPPT Type C 02 Set Scan Frequency C 03 Set Percentage VOC C 04 Percentage EveryTime C 05 Set Hold Input Volts D Auxiliary Relay 1 D 01 Set Aux Relay 1 Mode D 02 A...

Page 20: ...3 2 3 2 The following is the Initialization Stage Flow Chart OTPI Solar SC 80 MPPT V0 9311...

Page 21: ...L RECALL Pressing key will return to the last setting prior to entering setup DFLT DEFAULT If DFLT is selected by pressing key the controller will revert to and operate at default settings based on th...

Page 22: ...3 4 3 3 The following is the Operation Stage Flow Chart Main Menu Main Menu Operation Menu Constants...

Page 23: ...3 5 Main Menu Initialize Menu Constants Constants Edit Data Enter Main Menu Programming Group B Menu Group Constants Constants Edit Data Enter...

Page 24: ...3 6 Main Menu Programming Group C Menu Group Constants Constants Edit Data Enter Main Menu Programming Group D D 01 ON or OFF Menu Group Constants Constants Edit Data Enter...

Page 25: ...Aux RY1 ON Condition D 02 000 0 Volts Aux RY1 ON Condition D 02 010 0 Volts Entry Accepted DATA ENTER Aux RY1 OFF Condition D 03 000 0 Volts DATA ENTER ESC RESET Aux RY1 OFF Condition D 03 000 0 Volts...

Page 26: ...3 8 Main Menu Programming Group E Auxiliary 2 ON OFF Condition Setting Menu Group Constants Constants Edit Data Enter...

Page 27: ...3 9 Main Menu Programming Group F Menu Group Constants Constants Edit Data Enter...

Page 28: ...3 10 Main Menu Programming Group O Menu Group Constants Constants Edit Data Enter...

Page 29: ...3 11 Main Menu Data Log Menu Constants Constants Edit Data Enter...

Page 30: ...erature 1 5 2 U 12 Battery SOC 1 100 1 NOTE 1 5 2 U 13 Battery Current 0 1A NOTE 1 5 2 U 14 Battery Amp Hours 1AHr NOTE 1 5 3 U 15 Battery Temperature 1 NOTE 1 5 3 U 16 Parallel COMM Status NOTE 5 5 3...

Page 31: ...5 7 B 09 Set Equalize Voltage 12V 14 7 16 4 24V 29 4 32 8 36V 44 1 49 2 48V 58 8 65 6 0 1V 12V 15 6 24V 31 2 36V 46 8 48V 62 4 NOTE 3 5 7 B 10 Set MAX EQU Time 0 99 Hr 59 Min 1 Min 2 Hr NOTE 3 5 7 B 1...

Page 32: ...s 0 64 0 1V 0 5 10 When D 01 OUT Current 0 80 0 160 1A 0 5 10 When D 01 BATT Current 500 500 1A 0 5 10 When D 01 Temp 20 100 1 0 5 10 When D 01 Battery Temp 20 100 1 0 5 10 When D 01 Time 00 23 Hr 00...

Page 33: ...tion See Below See Below See Below 5 12 When E 01 Solar Voltage 0 150 0 250 0 1V 0 5 12 When E 01 Output Volts 0 64 0 1V 0 5 12 When E 01 Battery Volts 0 64 0 1V 0 5 12 When E 01 OUT Current 0 80 0 16...

Page 34: ...Stand alone 5 12 F F 02 Parallel Addr 2 16 2 NOTE 5 5 12 Operator O 01 Set CLOCK Mode 12 24 Hr 12 5 13 O 02 Set Time Hr Min Sec 5 13 O 03 Set Date MM DD YY 5 13 O 04 Model Number SC xx MPPT NOTE 6 5...

Page 35: ...horized distributor or technician to lock the constants operation Lock the constants setting 1 Finish setting all the programmable constants to the desired values 2 Change A 01 Operation Only factory...

Page 36: ...splayed if Hold Input V is selected as MPPT Type C 01 NOTE 5 U 16 F 02 U 16 and F 02 are only displayed if Slave is selected as OPTI Solar Network MODE F 01 NOTE 6 B 04 B 05 C 05 O 04 The factory sett...

Page 37: ...to PV array input voltage vs battery voltage Incoming and outgoing amps will also differ because they are the result of dividing watts a constant by volts U 01 Input Voltage This screen displays the...

Page 38: ...ion stage U 11 Temperature This screen displays the temperature detected in OPTI Solar MPPT Battery Charger U 12 Battery SOC This screen displays the stage of charge SOC as a percentage of fully charg...

Page 39: ...shunt is needed U 15 Battery Temperature This screen displays the battery temperature in Battery Temperature will only be visible when Battery Voltage Sensor is connected and will only be active when...

Page 40: ...to their factory preset values You should normally record the setting of any constants that are changed from factory presets Settings A 02 Preset Setting This setting allows to initialize the user con...

Page 41: ...s Set would appear again for programming Main Menu Programming Group B Battery Setup B 01 Set Battery Voltage During initialization of OPTI Solar SC MPPT Series it will detect and ask the installer to...

Page 42: ...ank B 05 BAT MAX Charge Amps Use Constant B 05 to allow the installer to limit the maximum charge amps allowed to the batteries The factory setting is 80 amps SC 80 MPPT and 160 amps SC 160X MPPT B 06...

Page 43: ...he values x 3 are for 36V system and the values x 4 are for 48V system B 09 Set Equalize Voltage z This constant is only displayed if Flooded is selected as battery type B 02 Use Constant B 09 to sele...

Page 44: ...ESC key is active to leave the equalization process screen After the manual equalization starts BAT displays Battery voltage Battery temperature and Equalizing blinks in return CHARGE displays chargi...

Page 45: ...on the percentage set The percentage set point can be from 0 100 and factory setting is 80 C 04 Set Percentage EveryTime This constant is only displayed if Percentage is selected as MPPT Type C 01 Whe...

Page 46: ...n to activate the Auxiliary Relay 1 to be ON The displayed setting range of D 02 will change to less than or greater than or depending on if D 02 or D 03 is higher or lower value This allows setting o...

Page 47: ...Setting Range of D 03 Setting Unit When D 01 Solar Voltage 0 150V 0 250V 0 1V When D 01 Output Volts 0 64V 0 1V When D 01 Battery Volts 0 64V 0 1V Battery Voltage is only displayed and active when ter...

Page 48: ...so please refer to above Group D Auxiliary Relay 1 description Group F Parallel Setup F 01 Parallel MODE Use Constant F 01 to set up OPTI Solar SC MPPT Series Network Each OPTI Solar SC MPPT Series i...

Page 49: ...12 Hour is selected AM and PM indication will be shown in O 02 O 02 Set Time This is the same display as in the initialization setup of battery When 12 Hour format is selected in O 01 AM and PM indic...

Page 50: ...Software Version The software version displayed is important and useful when contacting OPTI Solar MPPT support O 08 Bootloader This is the Bootloader initiation display It is only used to update the...

Page 51: ...s to select the date by one and the energy harvested on the date shown is displayed in G 04 G 04 Day LOG kWHr This screen displays how much the solar energy was harvested in kWHr and AHr according to...

Page 52: ...5 16 z Press ENTER key and use UP and DOWN keys to select between Today s Data and Logged Data and then press ENTER key again to clear the selected data...

Page 53: ...erature is too high and it causes the over temperature of heatsink Place the OPTI Solar SC MPPT Series unit in a cool and well ventilated room The battery temperature is detected too high by the Batte...

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