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D e lt a S o l ® Manual for the specialised craftsman Mounting Electrical connection Operation Troubleshooting Application examples Thank you for buying this RESOL product. Manual Read this manual carefully to get the best performance from this unit. www.resol.com Please keep this manual carefully.
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• ATTENTION means that damage to the appli- CE mark. The Declaration of Conformity ance can occur. is available upon request, please contact RESOL. Note Strong electromagnetic fields can impair the function of the controller. Î Make sure the controller as well as the system are not exposed to strong elec- tromagnetic fields.
• Thermal disinfection counter for the solar pump, tube collector function, thermostat function, store loading in layers, priority • RESOL VBus ® logic, drainback option, booster function, heat dump • Energy-efficient switch-mode power supply function, thermal disinfection function, PWM pump control, function control according to BAFA guidelines.
Installation Optional functions Mounting The unit must only be located in dry interior rooms. Solar The controller must additionally be supplied from a Bypass double pole switch with contact gap of at least 3 mm screw [0.12"]. CS Bypass Please pay attention to separate routing of sensor ca- External heat exchanger bles and mains cables.
Vor Öffnen Gerät spannungslos schalten! Isolate mains before removing cover! nected: DeltaSol BX Plus ® Masse-Sammelklemme benutzen Made in Germany Use ground common terminal block 100 ... 240 V~ Note Relays 1 ...
Data communication / Bus IP20 Temp. Sensor The controller is equipped with the RESOL VBus ® The terminal S9 can be used as an impulse input for a Vor Öffnen Gerät spannungslos schalten! for data transfer with and energy supply to external V40 flowmeter or as an input for an FS08 flowswitch.
D e lt a S o l ® BX Plus, but can also be purchased at quire one or more relays, the corresponding number RESOL. 2. Registering sensors of free relays can be allocated. The controller always For more information about using an SD card, see If fl owmeters, fl ow switches, Grundfos Direct Sen- suggests the numerically smallest free relay.
Operation and function Buttons Selecting menu points and adjusting values The controller is energised via the 7 buttons next to the display.They have the following functions: During normal operation of the controller, the display is in the main menu. If no button is pressed for a few Button - scrolling upwards seconds, the display illumination goes out.
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adjusted value (not yet confi rmed) adjustment channel active area inactive area If more than one item of several can be selected, they will be indicated with checkboxes. When an item has When two values are locked against each other, they been selected, an x appears inside the checkbox.
Menu structure The menu items and adjustment values se- Main menu lectable are variable depending on adjustments Status already made. The figure only shows an exem- Solar Solar plary excerpt of the complete menu in order to visualise the menu structure. Arrangement Basic settings Basic settings...
Initial commissioning When the hydraulic system is fi lled and ready for op- 1. Language: eration, connect the controller to the mains. Î Adjust the desired menu language. The controller runs an initialisation phase in which the directional pad fl ashes red. When the controller is commissioned for the fi rst time or when it is reset, it will run a commissioning menu after the initialisation phase.
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Î Adjust the desired energy unit. 4. Daylight savings time adjustment: 8. Completing the commissioning menu: Î Activate or deactivate the automatical daylight After the system has been selected, a security enquiry savings time adjustment. appears. If the enquiry is confi rmed, the adjustments will be saved.
Basic systems and hydraulic variants Variant System The selection of the basic solar system is one of the most important adjustments and is thus requested al- ready in the commissioning menu. First, the basic system is adjusted by means of the number of stores and collectors fi elds, then the hy- draulic variant.
Overview of relay and sensor allocation System 1 Relay / sensor allocation Relay Solar pump Opt. function Opt. function Opt. function Opt. function Sensor Collector 1 Store base Free Free Free Free Free Free Free System 2 variant 1 S1 S6 Relay / sensor allocation Relay Pump coll.
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System 2 variant 2 Relay / sensor allocation Relay 2PV coll. 1 2PV coll. 2 Solar pump Opt. function Opt. function Sensor Collector 1 Store base Free Free Free Collector 2 Free Free Free System 3 variant 1 Relay / sensor allocation Optional Optional Optional...
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System 3 variant 2 Relay / sensor allocation Solar pump Solar pump Optional Optional Optional Relay store 1 store 2 function function function Sensor Collector Store 1 base Free Store 2 base Free Free Free Free Free System 3 variant 3 Relay / sensor allocation Optional Optional...
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System 4 variant 1 S1 S6 Relay / sensor allocation Optional Optional Pump coll. 1 Pump coll. 2 Relay store 2 function function Collector 1 Store 1 base Free Store 2 base Free Collector 2 Free Free Free Sensor System 4 variant 2 S1 S6 Relay / sensor allocation Optional...
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System 4 variant 3 S1 S6 Relay / sensor allocation Solar pump Solar pump Optional 2PV coll. 1 2PV coll. 2 Relay store 1 store 2 function Collector 1 Store 1 base Free Store 2 base Free Collector 2 Free Free Free Sensor...
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System 5 variant 1 Relay / sensor allocation Optional Solar pump Relay store 1 store 2 store 3 function Collector 1 Store 1 base Free Store 2 base Store 3 base Free Free Free Free Sensor System 5 variant 2 Relay / sensor allocation Solar pump Solar pump...
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System 5 variant 3 Relay / sensor allocation Optional Optional Solar pump Relay store 1 store 2 function function Collector 1 Store 1 base Free Store 2 base Store 3 base Free Free Free Free Sensor System 6 variant 1 Relay / sensor allocation Pump coll.
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System 6 variant 2 Relay / sensor allocation Solar pump Solar pump Solar pump 2PV coll. 1 2PV coll. 2 Relay store 1 store 2 store 3 Collector 1 Store 1 base Free Store 2 base Store 3 base Collector 2 Free Free Free...
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System 6 variant 4 S1 S6 Relay / sensor allocation Optional Pump coll. 1 Pump coll. 2 3PV store 1 3PV store 2 Relay function Collector 1 Store 1 base Free Store 2 base Store 3 base Collector 2 Free Free Free Sensor...
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System 7 variant 2 Relay / sensor allocation Optional Solar pump Relay store 1 store 2 store 3 function Collector 1 Store 1 base Free Store 2 base Store 3 base Store 4 base Free Free Free Sensor System 7 variant 3 Relay / sensor allocation Solar pump Solar pump...
Main menu Status Heating In the Status / Heating menu, the status of the de- During normal operation, the display of the controller In the Status menu, the status messages for every mands and heating circuits activated as well as of the shows the main menu.
Solar Meas. / Balance values If, for example, S1 is selected, a submenu indicating the minimum and maximum values will open. When the item Chart is selected, a progression chart appears. In the Status / Meas. / Balance values menu, all cur- In this menu, all adjustments for the solar part of the rent measurement values as well as a range of balance arrangement can be made.
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The following items in the Solar / Basic settings menu First of all, the basic solar system can be selected ac- will adjust to the system selected. cording to the number of stores and collector fi elds in use. The corresponding numbers are indicated on the display.
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Store (1 / 2 / 3 / 4) In systems with 2 or more stores, the correspond- ing number of seperate menu items (Store 1 to Store 4) is displayed instead of Store. For each store, an individual ∆T control, a set and a maximum temperature, the priority, a hysteresis, a rise value, a minimum runtime and a minimum pump speed can be adjusted.
Loading logic Solar optional functions process stops and the controller monitors the incre- ase in collector temperature during the loading break time Load. break. If it increases by 2 K [4° Ra], the break time timer starts again to allow the collector to gain more heat.
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If the menu item Delete function is confi rmed by The menu item Relay selec. is available in all optional At the end of each optional function submenu, the pressing button , a security enquiry appears. The functions. Therefore, it will not be explained in the in- menu items Funct.
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Bypass In order to prevent energy from being extracted from the store when starting store loading, this function makes sure that the cold fl uid in the pipes is diverted past the store via a bypass (valve or pump). Once the pipe is warm enough, the store can be loaded.
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CS bypass The CS bypass function is a different possibility to ac- The relay remains switched on if the irradiation value tivate the collector circuit. To enable the use of the is exceeded for the delay time. When solar loading be- CS bypass function, a CS10 irradiation sensor has to gins or the irradiation value remains below the switch- be connected.
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Tube collector function This function helps overcome the non-ideal sensor position with some tube collectors. This function operates within an adjusted time frame. It activates the collector circuit pump for an adjust- able runtime between adjustable pauses in order to compensate for the delayed temperature measure- ment.
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Target temperature When the Target temperature function is acti- vated, the pump speed control logic changes. The controller will remain at the minimum pump speed until the temperature at the allocated sensor exceeds the adjusted target temperature. Only then will the standard pump speed control start to operate.
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Afterheating suppression The afterheating suppression blocks the conventional afterheating of a store that is currently in solar loading. This function is activated if a previously selected Store is being loaded. Solar loading means that store loading is only carried out for energy supply and not for cooling purposes etc. If the Tset option is activated, the afterheating will only be suppressed when the store temperature ex- ceeds Tset.
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Cooling mode In the cooling mode menu, different cooling functions In 2-collector systems, separate adjustments can be are available. They can be used for keeping the solar made for each collector fi eld. system operational for a longer time during strong The control logic regards collector cooling operation solar irradiation.
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Solar / Opt. functions / Add new function... / Cooling mode Adjustment channel Description Adjustment range / selection Factory setting Variant Cooling logic variant Col. cool, Syst. cool., Off Tcolmax. Collector maximum temperature 70 ... 190 °C [158 ... 374 °F] 100 °C [212 °F] Store (1 ...
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Solar external heat exchanger This function is used to link loading circuits that are separated by an external heat exchanger. The allocated relay is energised if one of the selected stores is being loaded and there is a temperature dif- ference between the sensor of the corresponding store and the solar fl ow.
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Drainback option A drainback system permits the heat transfer fl uid to drain back into the holding tank when solar energy is not collected.The drainback option will initiate the fi lling of the system when solar loading begins. Note: booster pump A drainback system requires additional com- ponents such as a holding tank.
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Twin pump The Twin pump function controls the equal distri- bution of pump runtime in systems with two equally usable pumps. If the allocated relay has exceeded its adjusted runt- ime and the next switch-on process is imminent, the reference relay is switched on instead. All character- relay reference relay istics are adopted.
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Heat dump The heat dump function can be used to direct excess heat generated by strong solar irradiation to an exter- nal heat exchanger (e. g. fan coil) in order to prevent Relay the collectors from overheating. The allocated relay is energised with 100 %, if the col- lector temperature reaches the adjusted switch-on temperature.
Solar expert menu Arrangement Flow sen- In this menu, all adjustments for the non-solar part of the arrangement can be made. A range of optional functions can be selected and ad- Return sensor justed. Example of fl ow- and return sensor positions Optional functions Solar / Expert Adjustment channel Description...
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When a function is selected, a submenu opens in When a function has been selected and adjusted, it If the menu item Delete function is confi rmed by will appear in the Opt. functions above the menu which all adjustments required can be made. pressing button , a security enquiry appears.
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Arrangement / Opt. functions / Add new function... / Parallel relay The Parallel relay function can be used to operate Adjustment channel Description Adjustment range / selection Factory setting an allocated parallel relay alongside a selected refer- Relay Relay selection system dependent system dependent ence relay.
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Boiler loading In order to adjust the timer, press button First the individual days of the week or all days of the week can be selected. The last menu item after the list of days is Continue. If Continue is selected, the Edit timer menu opens, in which the time frames can be adjusted.
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Arrangement / Opt. functions / Add new function... / Boiler loading Adjustment channel Description Adjustment range / selection Factory setting Relay Relay selection system dependent system dependent Sensor top Top sensor selection system dependent system dependent Sensor base Base sensor selection system dependent system dependent TBoiler on...
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Heat exchange The heat exchange function can be used for transfer- ring heat from a heat source to a heat sink. Sensor Source The allocated relay is energised when all switch-on conditions are fulfi lled: • the temperature difference between the allocated sensors has exceeded the switch-on temperature difference •...
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Solid fuel boiler The solid fuel boiler function can be used for transfer- ring heat from a solid fuel boiler to a store. Sensor Solid fuel boiler The allocated relay is energised when all switch-on conditions are fulfi lled: • the temperature difference between the allocated sensors has exceeded the switch-on temperature difference Relay...
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Circulation Demand + Timer The relay operates when the switch-on conditions of both above mentioned variants are fulfi lled. Sensor Relay Circulation The circulation function can be used for controlling a circulation pump. For the control logic, 5 different variants are available: •...
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The time frames can be adjusted in steps of 15 min- utes. The cursor can be moved along the time line by pressing buttons The beginning of a time frame can be determined by pressing button . The end of a time frame can be determined by pressing button Arrangement / Opt.
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The return preheating function can be used for trans- Return preheating ferring heat from a heat source to the heating circuit return. The allocated relay is energised when both switch-on conditions are fulfi lled: • the temperature difference between the allocated Sensor HS Relay sensors has exceeded the switch-on temperature...
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Function block In addition to the pre-defined optional functions, func- ∆T function Thermostat function tion blocks consisting of thermostat functions, timer The relay allocated to the function block is switched The relay allocated to the function block is switched and differential functions are available. With the help on, when the adjusted switch-on temperature (Th(x) on as soon as the adjusted switch-on temperature dif- of these function blocks, further components, resp.
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Arrangement / Opt. functions / Add new function... / Function block Adjustment Description Adjustment range / selection Factory setting channel Relay Relay selection system dependent system dependent Thermostat a Thermostat a Yes, No Th-a on Switch-on temperature Thermostat a -40 ... 250 °C 40 °C Th-a off Switch-off temperature Thermostat a...
Irradiation switch The Irrad. switch function can be used for operating a relay depending on the measured irradiation value. The allocated relay is switched on if the adjusted irra- diation value remains exceeded for the adjusted dura- tion. If the irradiation falls below the adjusted value for the adjusted duration, the relay is switched off.
10.1 Demands In this menu, up to 2 heating demands can be activated and adjusted. Activated demands will be available for selec- tion in the relay allocation channels of the cor- responding optional functions. This way, sev- eral optional functions can demand the same heat source.
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Summer off: The summer mode becomes active With the Room thermostat option, up to 5 room In order to adjust the timer, press button when the outdoor temperature exceeds the adjusted thermostats can be integrated into the control logic. First the individual days of the week or all days of the summer temperature TSummer.
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Heating / Heating circuits / New heating circuit / Internal Adjustment channel Description Adjustment range / selection Factory setting HC pump Heating circuit pump system dependent system dependent Mixer open Relay selection mixer open system dependent system dependent Mixer closed Relay selection mixer closed system dependent system dependent...
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Chimney sweeper function Adjustment channel Description Adjustment range / selection Factory setting The chimney sweeper function can be used for ena- All days, Monday ... Sunday, Days of the week Day selection bling a quick access to measurement conditions with- Continue out menu operation for the chimney sweeper.
10.3 Optional functions With this menu item, an afterheating demand relay can be allocated to the function. All free relays are available for selection. In the submenu Controller, all free relays of the controller are displayed. If external modules are con- nected and registered, their relays will be displayed in corresponding submenus.
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Thermal disinfection Due to the fl exible control logic, the exact time of thermal disinfection is not predictable. In order to set a fi xed time for the disinfection to be run, the starting delay must be used: If the starting delay option Starting time is activat- ed, a starting time for the thermal disinfection with starting delay can be adjusted.
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DHW heating Boiler mode: If the Boiler mode has been selected, another sensor can be allocated in the channel Sensor 2. The switch- on, or the switch-off conditions respectively, then have to be fulfi lled at both sensors in order for the relay to be energised.
Heating / Opt. functions / Add new function... / DHW heating adjustment channel Description Adjustment range / selection Factory setting Demand Demand relay selection system dependent system dependent Loading pump Loading pump option Yes, No Relay Loading pump relay selection system dependent system dependent Overrun time...
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In the adjustment channel Fluid type, the heat trans- The heat quantity measurement deleted will disap- fer fl uid must be selected. If either Propylene glycol pear from the list and become available for selection in the New HQM menu again. The numeration of the or Ethylene glycol is selected, the adjustment channel Ratio is indicated in which the antifreeze ratio of the other activated heat quantity measurements will not...
Basic settings SD card In the Basic settings menu, all basic parameters for the controller can be adjusted. Normally, these set- tings have been made during commissioning. They can be subsequently changed in this menu. Basic settings The controller is equipped with an SD card slot for SD memory cards.
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SD memory card when it is card, select the menu item Save adjustments. the menu item Remove card... before re- stored in a folder named "RESOL" on the moving the card. While the adjustments are being stored, first Please first level of the SD card.
Manual mode Note: Always adjust the operating mode back to Auto when the control and service work is completed. Otherwise normal operation will not be possible. Manual mode In the Manual mode menu, the operating mode of Adjustment channel Description Adjustment range / selection Factory setting all relays in the controller and in connected modules...
User code 16.1 Modules In this menu, up to 2 external modules can be reg- In the User code menu, a user code can be entered. istered. Each number of the 4-digit code must be individually All modules connected and acknowledged by the con- adjusted and confi rmed.
16.3 Outputs In order to reduce the number of switching processes If PWM is selected, the channels Output and Profi le appear. In the Output channel, one of the 4 for high-effi ciency pumps, the controller is equipped with a relay overrun function that automatically PWM outputs can be selected.
16.4 PWM-Profiles PWM A (e. g. manufacturer WILO) PWM D (e. g. manufacturer WILO) 95 100 PWM % PWM % PWM E (e. g. manufacturer Grundfos) PWM B (e. g. manufacturer Grundfos) Solar PM Profile OEM STANDARD PROFILE OEM SOLAR PM-Profile Max Speed Std PWM 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 65 70 75 80 85 90 95 100...
Troubleshooting If a malfunction occurs, a message will appear on the display of the controller. WARNING! Electric shock! Upon opening the housing, live parts are exposed. Î Always disconnect the controller from power supply before opening the housing! The controller is protected by a fuse. The fuse holder (which also holds the spare fuse) becomes accessible when the cover is removed.
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Pump is overheated, but no heat transfer from the collector to the store, flow Pump starts up very late. and return have the same temperature; perhaps also bubbling in the lines. Switch-on temperature differ- Air or gas bubbles in the system? Vent the system;...
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The solar circuit pump does not work, although the collector is considerably Stores cool down at night. warmer than the store. Collector circuit pump runs during the night? Display illuminated? If not, press button . Display illumi- nated now? Check controller Collector temperature at night There is no current;...
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Does the warm water circula- tion run for a very long time? Use the circulation pump with timer and switch-off thermostat (energy efficient circulation). Circulation pump and blocking valve should be switched-off for 1 night; less store losses? Check whether the pumps of the afterheating circuit run at night;...
Smart Display SD3 / Large Display GA3 drical clip-on sensors, also as complete sensors with RPD 0-10 bar Article no.: 130 000 90 The RESOL Smart Display is designed for simple con- immersion sleeve. nection to RESOL controllers with RESOL VBus . It ®...
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The DL2 is appropriate for all controllers RESOL DL3 Article no.: 180 009 90 connected, different fault conditions can be signalled, with RESOL VBus . It can be connected directly to ® e. g. sensor failures, excess or negative system pres-...
The VBus ® / LAN interface adapter is suitable for all controllers equipped with a RESOL VBus . A full version of the RESOL ServiceCenter ® software is included.
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This mounting- and operation manual including all parts is copyrighted. Another The texts and drawings of this manual are correct to the best of our knowledge. use outside the copyright requires the approval of RESOL – Elektronische As faults can never be excluded, please note: Regelungen GmbH.
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