REV Midwest Automotive Design American Coach Patriot 2022, Owner'S Manual

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A M E R I C A N C O A C H P A T R I O T O W N E R ’ S M A N U A L
A M E R I C A N C O A C H // P A T R I O T S E C T I O N 9 // 1 0 3
Turn on the inverter at the Firefly interface touch-control whenever you
desire to operate 120-VAC appliances (such as the convection oven),
TVs, or other plug-in appliances� It will operate off the house battery,
the generator, and shore power� The Inverter will also charge your
house and chassis battery banks whenever you are plugged into shore
power or are operating the optional Onan LP generator� The inverter
will not produce sufficient power to operate the roof top 120-VAC air
conditioner unit�
■ SOLAR CHARGING SYSTEM (CHARGE
CONTROLLER / PANELS / FUSES)
Your American Coach Patriot is equipped with a ZAMP solar charge
controller and either a single solar panel, or multiple solar panels,
depending on its configuration. The ZS-30A accepts up to 25 volts of
solar input and will deliver up to 30 amps of charging current to the
house battery bank� Coaches with the 330-amp AGM battery receive
up to 125 watts of solar charging power from a single rooftop mounted
solar panel via the ZS-30A controller� Coaches equipped with the
optional Freedom
®
Lithium package deliver 320 watts of 12-volt DC
power from three rooftop solar panels in parallel through the ZS-30A to
a bank of six 100-amp hour LiFePO4 Dragonfly Energy
®
batteries�
The ZAMP solar charge controller is located in or near the galley area
and displays the charging state and battery charging status on its
integrated LCD display� The charge controller only charges the house
battery bank� It will not charge the chassis battery�
See image below.
The LCD Display and two main control buttons are located on the
top half of the ZAMP Solar Controller� The “BATTERY TYPE” button
allows the user to set the type of batteries installed in the house bank�
The appropriate battery type setting was established at the factory
and should not be changed, unless the type of batteries installed in
the coach have been changed� To change the battery type, press and
hold the button for three seconds to enter the new type of battery� The
unit provides 6 battery type options for selection: LiFePO4, LTO, Gel,
AGM, WET (conventional lead acid), and Calcium.
NOTE
Use only AGM or LiFePO4 batteries in your coach,
preferably of the same type and capacity as originally
installed. If you change battery types for any reason,
remember to update the inverter settings as well to avoid
damaging the batteries or under charging.
The “AMP/VOLT” button toggles between a display of the total solar
power produced by the rooftop solar panels in amp hours, or the
battery(s) combined voltage. See image below.
You also can visually monitor your battery charging condition for each
battery; there is an LCD bar at the top of the display that depicts the
percentage of charge in four increments (25%, 50%, 75% or 100%).
The ZAMP Solar Controller utilizes a five-stage charging protocol: Soft
Charge (Level 1); Bulk Charge (Level 2); Absorption Charge (Level 3;
Equalizing Charge (Level 4); and Float Mode (Level 5). This charging
method optimizes the condition of your house battery(s). The time
spent at each stage will vary based on the condition of the battery(s),
temperature, and any loads being placed on them� Individual charging
levels may not be bypassed and must progress through a complete
stage before the unit will advance to the next stage of charging�
note