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QRPworks 

SolMate

 Manual                rev 1.1                 Page 7 of 11

 

 

 

Displays 

 
The LCD Display scrolls through the following seven measurements 
items every 25 seconds. The function title is displayed, followed by its 
value. 
 

Display 

Function 

 

Bat

tery Voltage 

 

Solar 

Pan

el Input Voltage 

 

Output current in 

A

mps 

 

Out

put power in Watts 

 

P

eak 

P

ower in Watts 

 

Cumulative output 

A

mp-

H

ours 

 

SolMate 

PC 

b

oard 

t

emperature in degrees F 

Summary of Contents for SolMate

Page 1: ...QRPworks SolMate Manual rev 1 1 Page 1 of 11 QRPworks SolMate Solar Charge Controller User Manual...

Page 2: ...Pworks SolMate Manual rev 1 1 Page 2 of 11 Table of Contents Overview 3 Applicability 3 Connections 4 Output 5 Displays 7 Theory of Operation of the SolMate Charge Controller 9 SolMate Specifications...

Page 3: ...y Maximum Power Point Tracking MPPT technology used to extract the maximum power from your solar panel Applicability SolMate can charge the following batteries 14 volt 4 cell LiFePo batteries that hav...

Page 4: ...rrect voltage Each cable is identified by a label on it Cable types available are o 14 volt 4 cell LiFePo SLA o 11 1 volt 3 cell Li Ion SolMate comes with a cable of your choice Additional cables are...

Page 5: ...acks as supplied by Elecraft and Tenergy and others which have a MALE connector on the battery pack These batteries have a built in charging and protection circuits which are required as SolMate is no...

Page 6: ...o the rig for simultaneous charging and the radio s power source Do not connect the charge controller to the rig s 2 1mm female power input connector without the battery also being connected Remember...

Page 7: ...wing seven measurements items every 25 seconds The function title is displayed followed by its value Display Function Battery Voltage Solar Panel Input Voltage Output current in Amps Output power in W...

Page 8: ...lso see the following on the display Full indicating the battery is fully charged Note that you will also this if no battery is connected as no current is being drawn from SolMate O L Input Over volta...

Page 9: ...routine adjusts the power transfer over 2500 times per second to yield maximum performance even in partial shading of the solar panels from shadows clouds trees utility poles etc Rapid sunlight chang...

Page 10: ...Output Output Voltage 14 4 volts max battery type dependent Output Current o 11 1 volt Li Ion 1 35 amps max o 14 4 volt LiFePo 1 25 amps max Operating Temperature Range 4 to 120F Internal Thermal Limi...

Page 11: ...QRPworks SolMate Manual rev 1 1 Page 11 of 11 32 MHz Microprocessor for fast MPPT control Internal 24 bit Processing...

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