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 PV Charge Controller

User's Manual

Table of Contents

Precautions and Specifications          

 

            

 

            

 

            

 

            

 

            

 

            

 

            

 

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1. Introduction                

 

            

 

            

 

            

 

            

 

            

 

            

 

            

 

            

 

            

 

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2. Control and Indicator         

 

            

 

            

 

            

 

            

 

            

 

            

 

            

 

            

 

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3. Installation and Indication              

 

            

 

            

 

            

 

            

 

            

 

            

 

            

 

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3.1

  Connection

          

 

            

 

            

 

            

 

            

 

            

 

            

 

            

 

            

 

            

 

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3.2

  LED Indicator

     

              

 

            

 

            

 

            

 

            

 

            

 

            

 

            

 

            

 

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3.3

  LCD Display

       

 

            

 

            

 

            

 

            

 

            

 

            

 

            

 

            

 

            

 

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3.3.1

  LCD Display Sequence

    

              

 

            

 

            

 

            

 

            

 

            

 

            

 

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3.4

  The Dip Switch, Set-Buttons and Reset Button Functions

       

 

            

 

            

 

            

 

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3.4.1

  Adjust the PV Charge Controller Settings

          

 

            

 

            

 

            

 

            

 

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3.4.2

  Select the Auto/Manual Equalization charging and Night-Light Mode

              

 

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4. PV Charge Control Mode   

              

 

            

 

            

 

            

 

            

 

            

 

            

 

            

 

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4.1

  3-Stage Charge Control

  

             

 

            

 

            

 

            

 

            

 

            

 

            

 

            

 

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4.2

  Equalization Charging Mode (Automatic or Manual)

   

              

 

            

 

            

 

            

 

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4.2.1

  Automatic Equalization Charging

           

 

            

 

            

 

            

 

            

 

            

 

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4.2.2

  Manual Equalization Charging

    

              

 

            

 

            

 

            

 

            

 

            

 

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4.3

  12V DC Load Terminal- Control Mode

            

 

            

 

            

 

            

 

            

 

            

 

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4.3.1

  Low Voltage Disconnect (LVD)

              

 

            

 

            

 

            

 

            

 

            

 

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4.3.2

  Low Voltage Reconnect (LVR)

   

              

 

            

 

            

 

            

 

            

 

            

 

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4.3.3

  Night-Light Mode Programs

       

 

            

 

            

 

            

 

            

 

            

 

            

 

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4.4

  Temperature Sensor (Optional)

               

 

            

 

            

 

            

 

            

 

            

 

            

 

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4.5

  Over Temperature Protection

     

              

 

            

 

            

 

            

 

            

 

            

 

            

 

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5. Remote Signal Terminal (Optional)          

 

            

 

            

 

            

 

            

 

            

 

            

 

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LL00213

Summary of Contents for LL00213

Page 1: ...ler Settings 4 3 4 2 Select the Auto Manual Equalization charging and Night Light Mode 6 4 PV Charge Control Mode 6 4 1 3 Stage Charge Control 6 4 2 Equalization Charging Mode Automatic or Manual 6 4 2 1 Automatic Equalization Charging 6 4 2 2 Manual Equalization Charging 6 4 3 12V DC Load Terminal Control Mode 7 4 3 1 Low Voltage Disconnect LVD 7 4 3 2 Low Voltage Reconnect LVR 7 4 3 3 Night Ligh...

Page 2: ...ause explosion Cover wrench handles with plastic tape or viny l dip coating material Specifications Models Battery voltage 12V Maximum PV panel open circuit voltage 26V Continuous load charge current 20A Maximum charge current 5 mins 25A Maximum load current 5 mins 25A Operation current no Load and no PV 30mA Voltage across terminals PV to Battery 0 8V Voltage across terminals Battery to Load 0 4V...

Page 3: ...imize the charging efficiency Overcharge and Over discharge Protection Over Temperature Protection Short Circuit Protection at load terminal 5 Battery Reverse Polarity Protection at Battery Connection Terminal 6 Informative LCD Display and Tri Color LED indication of system and battery conditions Optional Temperature Sensor for compensated battery charging Optional Remote Signal Terminal 2 Control...

Page 4: ... should be installed in a dry sheltered location away from sources of high temperature and moisture 3 2 LED Indicator Red Flashing Battery Voltage is lower than 12 6V Constant Red Battery Voltage has reached Low Voltage Disconnect LVD Constant Green Battery Voltage is higher than 12 6V Green Flashing Battery Voltage has reached Bulk Charging Setting Fully Charged Orange Flashing Battery Voltage is...

Page 5: ... the total Ampere Hour input to the system in current day L1D PV_AH Shows the total Ampere Hour input to the system a day before L2D PV_AH Shows the total Ampere Hour input to the system 2 days before Charging Status BULK CHARGE Shows the charging process is in Bulk charge ABSORB CHARGE Shows the charging process is in Absorption charge FLOAT CHARGE Shows the charging process is in Float charge EQ...

Page 6: ...urer s specific recommended values How to adjust the Bulk Float Charge Voltage LVD LVR and Night Light Mode 1 First take out all the connections to the PV controller except those to battery 2 Push up the slide cover at the right side of the PV controller 3 Push up all three DIP Switches to OFF position 4 Disconnect the battery negative terminal at the controller 5 Press and hold the Reset Button a...

Page 7: ...zation Eq charging is only for wet type Lead Acid Battery When Auto Equalization Charging is set at ON mode Equalization charge will occur for 2 hours once every thirty days Use the dip switch to select equalization charging and night light mode as below AUTO Equalization Charging Night Light Mode Dip Switch Settings OFF OFF Dip switch 1 OFF Dip switch 2 ON Dip switch 3 OFF OFF ON Dip switch 1 ON ...

Page 8: ... Setting for one full hour with various rapid On Off pulses PWM It then switches to Float Charge Mode c FLOAT CHARGE The controller will maintain the battery voltage at the float voltage setting by giving shorter On pulse charge to make up for any detected self discharge of the battery When the battery voltage drops below the Float Voltage Setting for a total period of 10 minutes a new charging cy...

Page 9: ...nce and the controller will return to the charging mode before the Equalization charge 4 3 12V DC Load Terminal Control Mode The 12V DC load terminal is designed for low power DC load such as street light It prevents over discharging the battery and has 10 Night Light timer programs 4 3 1 Low Voltage Disconnect LVD When the battery voltage is lower than the Low Voltage Disconnect LVD setting for 5...

Page 10: ...ain Z hours before sunrise Dusk to Dawn Load is turned on all night Measure Night Length The load timer options that turn the load on again before sunrise require that the PV charge controller to measure the length of the night The default value of night length is 12 hours after installation or disconnect then reconnect the battery The local length of night will take the moving average of 4 consec...

Page 11: ...Protection The operation temperature of the transistors of the PV Charge Controller is also continuously monitored If excessive temperature is detected the charge controller transistors will repeatedly and rapidly turn On and Off to reduce the charging rate so as to reduce the transistors temperature In case the charging current from the solar panel is reduced to zero and over temperature conditio...

Page 12: ...the battery status Red LED See Section 3 2 Pin 8 4 Shows the battery status Green LED See Section 3 2 Table 7 Pins configuration Note Pin 3 and 5 are not used in Remote signal Terminal Rev 2 05 2009 7673 7120 2302 Figure 8 1 Open the case of the controller there should be a small control board near the Remote Signal Terminal as shown in figure 6 2 On the small control board there is a sky blue col...

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