Installation - BLUE SKY IPN ProRemote Installation And Operation Manual

INSTALLATION

➢ WARNING: Read, understand and follow the Important Safety Instructions. Install in accordance with National
Electrical Code, ANSI/NFPA 70. To reduce risk of electric shock, remove all sources of power before installing.
Connections other than those shown in Figures 6 & 7 void the limited warranty. Note that Figures 6 & 7 are not meant
to show all wiring, circuit protection and safety requirements for a photovoltaic electrical system.
ELECTROSTATIC HANDLING PRECAUTIONS
All electronic circuits may be damaged by static electricity. To minimize the likelihood of electrostatic damage, discharge yourself by touching a water
faucet or other electrical ground prior to handling the unit and avoid touching components on the circuit boards. The risk of electrostatic damage is
highest when relative humidity is below 40%.
ELECTROMAGNETIC COMPATIBILITY (CE Mark)
To comply with electromagnetic compatibility requirements the IPN Remote must be installed with a clamp on type ferrite suppressors (included
with the products). The clamp suppressor must be installe around the remote display cable with the cables looped to pass through the core 2 times.
Additional suppressors can be ordered as BSE p/n 523-0005-01.
IPN ProRemote SETUP
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➢ The IPN ProRemote has various setup parameters all of which are preconfigured at the factory. Most installations
require no setup changes other than increasing Absorption Charge Time to 4 hours, and entering actual battery Amp-
Hours and Self Discharge Rate. Factory default settings shown below reside in the IPN ProRemote. All other settings
shown in the Setup and Battery Charge Parameters menus reside in the charge controller.
As Shipped Factory Default Settings
Factory defaults are configured for two or four (12V or 24V respectively) deep cycle lead-antimony 6V GC2 golf cart batteries in series.
• Amp-hours .......................................... 220 amp-hours
• Charge Efficiency ................................ 94%
• Charge Efficiency Mode ..................... Auto Adjust
Restoring Factory Default Settings
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➢ Factory defaults can be easily restored into the IPN ProRemote and accompanying charge controllers using the
Restore Default Settings function in the Setup menu. All defaults are restored except for auxiliary output settings in
slave charge controllers.
Battery Amp-Hour Rating
The amp-hour setting is used by both the Remaining Battery Capacity function and Advanced Charge Control. The setting should be the total published
25C 20hr rate amp-hour rating of the total battery bank. For systems with more than one battery, battery amp-hours add when batteries are placed in
parallel. When batteries are placed in series battery voltage adds and amp-hours do not.
Charge Efficiency & Charge Efficiency Mode
Charge Efficiency relates to how much charge is absorbed by the battery compared to charge delivered. With charge efficiency set to 94%, the battery
is expected to retain 94 amp-hours for each 100 amp-hours of charge delivered. Charge Efficiency Mode determines whether Charge Efficiency
remains at a fixed number or automatically updates based on actual battery behavior. The factory settings of 94% (Charge Efficiency) and AUTO
ADJUST (Charge Efficiency Mode) are typically suitable for most systems and do not require adjustment.
Systems which may benefit from a FIXED Charge Efficiency Mode are those with less than 2 amps of charge current per 100 amp-hours of battery
capacity, or where another charging source is what typically brings the battery back to full charge. For these systems a suitable Charge Efficiency
value needs to be determined experimentally. Try AUTO ADJUST first and see what charge efficiency the IPN ProRemote computes over 5 –10
"normal" charge/discharge cycles. You may then want to lock this value in place by setting Charge Efficiency Mode to FIXED. A perfect Charge
Efficiency setting will cause the Amp-hours From Full counter to just reach 0 (zero) when the charge controller switches to Float indicating full
charge.
Self Discharge Rate
All batteries self discharge at some rate which varies greatly based on battery type and temperature. The Self Discharge Rate entered should be the
battery manufacturers 25C value. In systems that cycle regularly, self discharge is typically a small contributor to total discharge compared to load
current and an accurate Self Discharge Rate value is not as important. In systems where load current is low, self discharge may be a large
contributor to total discharge and an accurate Self Discharge Rate is much more important. The Self Discharge Rate will be automatically corrected
for temperature if the accompanying charge controller includes a battery temperature sensor.
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• Self Discharge Rate ......................................... 12%/month
• LCD Backlight ................................................... Auto
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