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165 1 0 Watt!
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- Page 1 V1.3-M 7Aug2017( Monocrystalline/Polycrystalline Solar Panel User Manual !!40!Watt! 165 1 0 Watt! !90Watt! !Watt! !!!!!!!!330!Watt!Kit! WARNING: Read and understand all instructions, warnings, and cautions before using this product. Failure to follow the instructions, warnings, and cautions may result in serious personal injury and/or property damage.
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Page 2: Precautions When Working With Batteries
Please Read Instruction Manual before Operating Thank(you(for(purchasing(your(Monocrystalline/Polycrystalline(Solar(Panel, (this(manual(contains(safety(and(installation(information(for(the Solar(Panels.((( Cautions Never(touch(the(end(of(output(cables(with(your(bare(hands(when(the(modules(are(irradiated.(Handle(wires • with(rubberMgloved(hands(to(avoid(electric(shock Do(not(wear(metallic(jewelry(when(working(on(electrical(equipment • Product(should(be(installed(and(maintained(by(qualified(personnel • Do(not(drop(tools(or(other(items(on(the(glass(of(the(solar(module • Do(not(scratch(the(back(film(of(the(solar(panel • Avoid(exposing(solar(panels(to(partial(sunlight(or(shadows.(Partial(sunlight(can(cause(hot(spots(on(the(panel • Do(not(pour(chemicals(on(module(when(cleaning.(To(clean(use(a(damp(cloth(do(not(apply(excessive • pressure(to(the(cells Do(not(expose(solar(module(to(sunlight(concentrated(with(mirrors,(lenses(or(similar(means • Keep(module(away(from(children • Precautions when working with batteries Never(smoke(or(allow(a(spark(or(flame(near(the(batteries • Batteries(generate(hydrogen(and(oxygen(during(charging(resulting(in(evolution(of(explosive(gas(mixture. • Care(should(be(taken(to(ventilate(the(battery(area(and(follow(the(battery(manufacturer’s(recommendations Batteries(contain(very(corrosive(diluted(acid(as(electrolyte.(Precautions(should(be(taken(to(prevent(contact •... -
Page 3: Package Contents
Package Contents: 1x(Solar(panel(with(EZ(connect(wiring • 4x(Mounting(ZMbrackets • 4x(Flange(Bolts • 4x(Lock(Nuts • 4x(Flat(Washers • 1x(Battery(Clamps • Required Tools (Not Included) Wrench • Hand(Drill • Pliers • Drill(Bit • Installation Overview Open(the(packaging(and(check(to(make(sure(that(all(parts(have(been(received. • Arrange(to(have(on(hand(the(proper(tools(to(carry(out(the(mounting(installation. • Determine(the(mounting(location(of(the(solar(panel(s). • Mount(the(charge(controller(within(5(feet(of(battery(or(loss(of(current(may(occur. • Wire(the(battery(to(the(charge(controller(and(then(the(solar(panel(to(the(charge(controller(to(ensure(that • the(correct(polarity(is(observed. Secure(the(solar(panel(to(the(desired(location,(solar(panel(must(be(within(20(feet(of(the(battery,(or(loss(of •... - Page 4 28!Amp!Digital!PWM!Charge!Controller(( With(Pulse(Width(Modulation((PWM)(technology(this(charge(controller(helps(to(maintain(a(higher(charging( efficiency,(thus(maintaining(a(higher(battery(reserve(and(capacity(than(the(standard(onMoff(8(Amp(charge( controller.(The(28(Amp(Digital(PWM(Charge(Controller(features(a(digital(LCD(display(and(adjustable(voltage( settings.( Protections:! Short(Circuit Discharging • • Low(Voltage Reverse(Current • • Overloading Discharging • • Selecting the correct Battery We(do(not(offer(batteries.(However,(please(choose(a(12(Volt(rechargeable(battery.(Do(not(attempt(to(recharge( nonMrechargeable(batteries.(6(Volt(battery(configurations(may(also(be(used(if(connected(in(series((Negative(to( Positive).((You(may(choose(a(Sealed(Lead(Acid(battery,(a(GelMCell(or(a(Deep(Cycle(12(Volt(battery.((Batteries( come(in(all(different(sizes,(Please(converse(with(your(battery(dealer(for(more(information(on(which(type(of( battery(you(should(use(for(your(system.(Note(your(solar(panel(amperage(rating(when(selecting(your(battery( size.( FIGURE!1! Easy Electrical Installation Please(confirm(that(you(have(all(parts(to(your(system(before( starting(installation.(( Figure(1(shows(how(to(connect(the(solar(panel(to(the(12(Volt( batteries( Step!1! Connect(the(charge(controller(to(the(solar(panel( Step!2! Connect(the(battery(clamps(to(the(charge(controller( Step!3!! Connect(the(battery(clamps(to(the(battery(in(parallel.( (Parallel(connections(=(Positive(to(Positive(and(Negative(to(...
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Page 5: Connecting!Solar!Panels
To(prevent(loss(of(current(we(suggest(mounting(the(solar(panel(within(20(feet(of(the(charge(controller(and(the( charge(controller(should(be(installed(within(5(feet(of(the(battery.(( Connecting!additional!Solar!Panels( Connecting!Solar!Panels! Assembly:! 1. To(connect(2(Solar(Panels(together(simply(remove(the(JMplugs(at(the(end(of(each(Solar(Panel(to(reveal(at least(2(inches(of(bare(wiring. 2. Once(the(two(wires(are(exposed(they(can(be(connected(together(by(either(twisting(the(wires(together or(by(using(solder.(When(connecting(the(wires(always(ensure(the(correct(polarity(is(observed,(Negative (M(Black)(to(Negative(and(Positive((+(Red)(to(positive. 3. Once(the(wires(are(connected(they(can(be(place(in/on(the(correct(terminals(of(your(charge(controller. 4. Once(the(wires(have(been(placed(on(their(terminals(correctly(ensure(the(connection(is(safe(and(secure and(that(the(bare(wires(cannot(come(into(contact(with(each(other.(This(can(be(done(by(using(insulation tape(or(electrical(tape(that(can(be(wrapped(around(the(wires(to(stop(the(coming(into(contact(with(one another. Note:(If(the(Solar(Panel(wires(short(while(being(connected(to(the(Charge(Controller(it(may(cause(irreparable( damage.(Removing(the(JMPlug(will(not(affect(the(warranty(on(Solar(Panels.( Tools!Needed:! Crimping(Tool/(Wire(strippers • Solder(and(Soldering(Iron((optional) • Electrical(Tape • Additional!12V!DC!Batteries! Addition(batteries(may(be(desired(for(extra(electrical(storage.( For(12(Volt(battery(bank(configurations;(make(sure(your(batteries(are(connected(in(parallel((Positive(to(Positive( and(Negative(to(Negative)( 1. From(the(charge(controller(attach(the(red(battery(clamp(to(the(red(terminal(of(the(first(battery(in(the bank,(matching(the(polarities,(positive(to(positive. 2. Then(connect(the(black(alligator(clamp(to(the(black(terminal(of(the(second(or(late(battery(in(the(bank, again(matching(polarities,(negative(to(negative.(This(will(ensure(an(equal(charging(across(both(or(all batteries. Connecting!an!Inverter! An(inverter(can(be(used(to(converting(the(12(Volt(energy(created(to(120(Volt(Electricity.( Inverter(sizes(and(types(vary(depending(on(your(power(consumptions(needs.(Please(discuss(which(inverter(to( purchase(with(your(Inverter(dealer.((... - Page 6 Monitoring!your!Solar!System! To(confirm(that(your(solar(panels(are(generating(power(we(suggest(purchasing(a(multiMmeter.(Annual(testing( and(inspections(are(recommended(to(confirm(all(connections(are(secure(and(panels(are(functioning(properly.( Open(voltage(testing(of(solar(panels(may(range(from(11(Volts(up(to(21.6(Volts(depending(on(the(intensity(of(the( sun,(this(is(within(normal(range.(( Upon(annual(inspections(it(is(recommended(to(wipe(all(solar(panels(with(a(damp(towel(to(remove(dust(and( debris(covering(the(panels,(as(layers(of(dust(can(affect(the(solar(panel(voltage.(( Routine!Maintenance!Check!List! ! Check(and(replace(damaged(components(if(necessary ! Clean(with(a(damp(towel(or(cloth(remove(all(debris ! Check(and(maintain(the(battery(electrolyte(levels(are(at(regular(intervals(as(per(the(battery manufacturer’s(recommendations(if(flooded(wet(cell(lead(acid(batteries(are(used ! Check(solar(panel(open(voltage(range ! Check(solar(panel(close(circuit(range ! Confirm(all(wiring(connections(are(secure(and(tight ! Confirm(all(mounting(connections(are(secure(and(tight Mounting Recommendations! Choose(a(site(for(mounting(the(solar(panels(that(is(free(from(shade(and(located(in(an(area(that(receives( maximum(sunlight(daily.(For(maximum(solar(power(absorption(throughout(the(day,(a(tiltMmounting(kit(is( recommended.((( The(solar(panels(can(be(permanently(installed(level(using(the(hardware(included.(If(you(choose(not(to(use(the( included(ZMbrackets(ensure(that(you(create(a(½(inch(space(between(the(mounting(surface(and(the(solar(panel(to( allow(for(proper(airflow(under(the(solar(panel.((( When(making(connections(ensure(polarity(is(maintained,(reverse(polarity(may(cause(damage(and(will(void(the( warranty.((( Measure(the(distance(between(the(mounting(site(and(the(battery(location.((The(charge(controller(should(be( mounted(in(close(proximity(to(the(battery(bank((within(5(feet).(Refer(to(the(DC(electrical(wire(guide(to(choose( an(appropriate(gauge(wire(for(the(length(of(the(wire.( If(you(choose(to(mount(your(Solar(Panel(to(your(RV,(be(sure(you(solidly(mount(your(panels(to(the(roof.((If(you( have(a(rubber(roof(over(thin(plywood(you(may(want(to(use(molly(fasteners(to(get(a(better(grip.((If(you(have(a( fiberglass(roof,(drill(some(pilot(holes(through(the(fiberglass(to(reach(plywood(below.((This(will(prevent(cracking( or(damaging(the(fiberglass.((If(your(RV(is(equipped(with(a(metal(roof(you(must(mount(the(solar(panel(to(the( joists(supporting(the(roof.((( Figure(3(shows(an(example(of(how(the(panel(can(be(mounted(with(the(zMbrackets(included.( FIGURE!3!
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Page 7: Run Times
The(wire(from(the(solar(panel(can(be(routed(to(the(interior(of(the(RV(through(the(roofMtop(refrigerator(vent.((In( this(kind(of(installation(attempt(to(mount(the(panel(near(the(refrigerator(vent.(See(Figure(4.( FIGURE!4! Run Times Please(refer(to(the(runtimes(chart(to(choose(how(much(solar(power(your(desired(system(requires.(Note(that(all( runtimes(and(ratings(are(approximate(and(may(vary(depending(on(your(location(and(time(of(day(and(are(based( on(7(Hours(of(full(sunlight(a(day.( Rated!Hourly!! 40!Watt! 90!Watt! 165!Watt! 330!Watt! !Watt! 1 0 Watt! (Maximum!output) 2.29(Amp( 5.14(Amp( 5. (Amp( 9.43(Amp( 10.2 (Amp( 18.86(Amp( (((1960(Watts/ Weekly!Output! 4410(Watts/( 8085(Watts/( 16170(Watts/ (Watts/( 8 20(Watts/( ( 112.2(Amps( 251.86(Amps( ( 924.14(Amps( 462(Amps( 2 . -
Page 8: Electrical Ratings
Electrical Ratings Rated(electrical(characteristics(are(within(+10(percent(of(the(indicated(values(of(Isc,(Voc,(Pmax(under(Standard( Test(Conditions((irradiance(of(100(mW/cm²,(AM(1.5(spectrum,(and(a(cell(temperature(of(25°C({77°F}).( The(electrical(characteristics(are(based(on(the(results(of(outgoing(test.( Pmax( 40W( 90W( 165W( 1 0W( 330W( *kit(consists(of(2 17.7V( Voltage(at(Pmax((Vmp)( 17.5V( 17.6V( 17.6V( 17.5V( 165W(panels* 5.65A( 10. A( Current(at(Pmax((Imp)( 2.29A( 5.12A( 9.43A( OpenMCircuit(Voltage( 21.6V( 21.6V( 22.12V( 21.0V( 21.0V( (Voc)( 5.74A( ShortMCircuit(Current((Isc)( 2.47A( 5.49A( 9.95A( 9.95A( Dimension( 40.2x26.4x1.4”( 24x20x2.1”(... -
Page 9: Limited Warranty
Limited Warranty Proof of purchase required (Please keep receipts) Monocrystalline/Polycrystalline Solar!Panels! 25!Year!Limited!Power!Output!Warranty! The(limited(warranty(on(the(power(output,(guarantees(that(your(solar(unit(will(produce(a(minimum(of(80%(of( the(original(rating(for(the(warranted(period(from(the(purchase(date.( The(limited(warranty(program(applies(to(the(original(purchaser(of(the(unit(only(from(a(manufacturer(authorized( dealer.(The(warranty(does(not(extend(to(subsequent(purchasers(or(users.((( One!Year!Limited!Product!Warranty!–!Materials!and!Workmanship! This(warranty(is(limited(to(no(other(than(those(described(herein.(Any(implied(warranty(of(merchant(ability(of( fitness(for(a(particular(purpose(on(this(unit(is(limited(in(duration(to(the(duration(of(this(warranty.(The(solar( module(is(warranted,(to(be(free(of(defects(in(materials(and(workmanship(for(one(year(from(the(date(of( purchase(without(additional(charge.((( The(manufacturer(will(not(be(responsible(for(any(amount(of(damage(in(excess(of(the(retail(purchase(price(of( the(unit(under(any(circumstances.(Incidental(and(consequential(damages(are(specifically(excluded(from( coverage(under(this(warranty.(The(solar(panel(is(not(intended(for(commercial(use.(This(warranty(does(not(apply( to(damage(to(units(from(misuse(or(incorrect(installation/connections.(The(warranty(does(not(cover(any( modules(connected(to(the(solar(panel.(The(warranty(does(not(apply(to(damage(from(hail,(floods,(tornados,( typhoons,(hurricanes(or(other(excessive(weather(related(damage.(Panels(are(weather(resistant(with(tempered( glass;(however(in(extreme(conditions(precautions(should(be(taken(by(the(user(to(protect(materials.(The( warranty(does(not(cover(misuse(including(wiring(or(connecting(to(improper(polarity(power(sources.(The( warranty(does(not(apply(to(damage(to(the(accessories(including(battery(clamps(and(mounting(equipment.((( Please contact Nature Power Products to acquire more information: 1-800-588-0590 info@naturepowerproducts.com www.naturepowerproducts.com Page...
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