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QRPworks 

SolMate

 Manual                rev 1.1                 Page 3 of 11

 

 

 

Overview 

 
This manual describes how to use the QRPworks 

SolMate

 solar charge 

controller.  
 

SolMate 

is a flexible solar charge controller that can charge a variety of 

battery technologies.  
 

SolMate 

features include: 

 

  The ability to charge your battery at the same time the battery is 

being used to run your rig. 

 

  Display of seven measurements during the charging process. 

 

  Short circuit, reverse polarity, and thermal overload protection 

 

  High efficiency 

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 have a built in Battery 

Management System (BMS…balanced charger and protection 
circuit), such as those from Bioenno Power. 
 

  12 volt SLA batteries (gel cells) 

 

  11.1 volt, 3 cell Li-Ion batteries that have a built in in Battery 

Management System (BMS…balanced charger and protection 
circuit (such as the Tenergy batteries used in the Elecraft KX2) 
 

SolMate is not intended for and should not be used with batteries that 
do not have a built in Battery Management System and require a 
balanced charger. 

Содержание SolMate

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

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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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