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MidNite Solar The KID Instruction Manual

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• MPPT Tracking for Wind and Hydro.
• Up to 1 50V input .
• Auto Gen-Start .
• 1 2V, 24V, 36V, 48V battery output .
• Up to 30 amps battery output .
• No fan .
• Reverse polarity protected .
• Battery Temp Sensor standard .
• Front panel exchangeable fuses for battery, input, and load/clipper.
• 3 LED bar graph for battery status at a glance .
• Keypad for access to extensive menu items, and set points .
• Includes wall mount adapter .
• Sealed for harsh environments
• THE KID IS CERTIFIED TO UL1 741 , UL458 (MARINE SUPPLEMENT) & CSA
With the UL458 marine supplement THE KID meets very strict
vibration, environmental, and thermal requirements.
CID2 Model is rated Class I, Division 2 Groups A, B, C, and D Temp Code T5 .
• The KID model CID2 is rated for use in hazardous locations .
• Built in Arlington, WA USA
MidNite Solar
1 7722 - 67th Ave NE
Arlington, Wa 98223
www.midnitesolar.com
The KID Wind/Hydro Controller
Instruction Manual
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This version of The KID are
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  • Page 1 • Includes wall mount adapter . • Sealed for harsh environments • THE KID IS CERTIFIED TO UL1 741 , UL458 (MARINE SUPPLEMENT) & CSA With the UL458 marine supplement THE KID meets very strict vibration, environmental, and thermal requirements.

  • Page 2: Warnings

    FOLLOW THESE INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY. If service or repair should become necessary, contact MidNite Solar Inc. Improper servicing may result in a risk of shock, fire or explosion. To reduce these risks, disconnect all wiring before attempting any maintenance or cleaning. Turning off the inverter will not reduce these risks. Solar modules produce power when exposed to light.
  • Page 3 Si vous ne comprenez pas l’une des concepts ou des instructions contenu dans cette manuel consulter un agent spécialisé. Si des réparations sont nécessaires contactez MidNite Solar pour plus des informations. Danger de choc électrique et de risque de brulure. Rien à dépanner à l'intérieure du cette appareil. Ne pas ouvrir le couver.

  • Page 4: Agency Approvals

    The KID Wind/Hydro Charge Controller Instructions Agency Approvals The KID is ETL listed to: UL 1 741 ISSUE:201 0/01 /28 ED:2 INVERTERS, CONVERTERS, CONTROLLERS AND INTERCONNECTION SYSTEM EQUIPMENT FOR USE WITH DISTRIBUTED ENERGY RESOURCES CSA C22.2#1 07.1 ISSUED: 2001 /09/01 ED: 3 (R2011 ) GENERAL USE POWER SUPPLIES...

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    The KID Wind/Hydro Charge Controller Instructions Table of Contents Warnings....................2 Agency Approvals................4 Stickers....................7 The Kid Dimensions................1 0 Mounting The Kid................. 1 0 Wiring....................1 3 Aux Input / Output................1 6 MNBTS Battery Temperature Sensor...........1 9 Stacking The Kid..................
  • Page 6 The KID Wind/Hydro Charge Controller Instructions The parts included in the hardware kit provide Included Hardware kit great flexibility for installing The KID in many different locations. There are straight and right angle fittings for flex conduit as well as a strain relief for power wires 9-61 4-1 90°...
  • Page 7 The KID Wind/Hydro Charge Controller Instructions Sticker Identification 1 . Warning-ignition protected / CID2*. 2. Equipment grounding terminal. 3. Connection sequence. 4. Do not overtighten. 5. Shipping serial number. 6. Negatives Separate. 7. Model Number. 8. Caution Voltage Present. 9. Aux Output Ratings.
  • Page 8 These warning labels are by the regulatory standards that The KID has been tested to. Required Place the stickers where shown. Some Stickers will be applied at the factory. Some are internal and number 5 will be on the shipping box.

  • Page 9: Stickers

    The KID Wind/Hydro Charge Controller Instructions Additional Stickers: In Canada CSA 22.2 No. 1 07.1 -01 requires certain information to be visible while the unit is in operation. To satisfy this requirement some additional stickers have been provided for the wall mount adapter.

  • Page 10: Mounting The Kid

    The back cover of The KID may also be used as a template. The casting on The KID is 8.65” (21 9mm) x 4.54” (11 5mm) with a .400 (1 0mm) radii on each corner. Mounting holes are designed for a #1 0 (5mm) screw. The center to center dimensions are 8.763”...
  • Page 11 The Wind KID comes pre-installed into the wall mount bracket. These instructions apply to KIDs that are field installed into the wall mount bracket. The KID can be mounted on a wall using the supplied wall mount adapter. As a minimum you will need to supply ½” strain reliefs to secure the wires to the casting.
  • Page 12 Threadlocker 222 (Purple) is recommended to prevent the marine mount from ® loosening due to vibration. The KID should be rotated no more than 1 5º to maintain protection from the rain/drip shield. 1 0-268-2 REV - 1 2 | Page...
  • Page 13 Wind/Hydro Input Connections from the Kid Clipper output go here. Load/Clipper: The Load/Clipper Negative connects to the Clip Out terminal in the Kid Clipper. The Load Positive is not used. Battery Out: Connections to the battery bank go here.
  • Page 14 All Midnite Solar din rail and panel mount breakers are rated for 1 00% continuous duty. MidNite Solar manufactures Baby, Big Baby, Quad and other enclosure needed for mounting the circuit breakers.
  • Page 15 Grounding Lug Required for UL458 Marine and RV standard compliant installations. Grounding points are provided inside and on the back of The KID. This ground lug is necessary to satisfy the requirements of UL458 Marine and RV standard. Drill a 7/32" (5.5mm) hole approximately where shown. Make sure that you have room inside the unit for screwhead clearance.

  • Page 16: Wiring

    The KID Wind/Hydro Charge Controller Instructions Aux input/output wiring: This 3 position terminal block is the aux input/output. Functions such as Auto Gen Start, Low Battery Disconnect or the WhizBang Jr. are connected here. As new firmware features are added they will be available at http://www.midnitesolar.com/firmwareIndex.php...
  • Page 17 Wind or Hydro turbine, battery bank and Kid Clipper as short as possible. Dimensional drawings are provided in this manual to aid in installation. The KID with mounting bracket may also be used as a drilling template.
  • Page 18 30 amps output times 1 4 volts (charge voltage) = 420 watts. A 500 watt turbine would be a good match for a 1 2V system. So this means when you jump to a 24V battery bank, the KID can process twice the power than if it were connected to a 1 2V battery.

  • Page 19: Mnbts Battery Temperature Sensor

    KID. In this mode all downstream KIDs get there programming and commands from the KID that is selected as the Primary KID. All things like Float and EQ etc are shared between the KID’s. See below for jumper settings.
  • Page 20 KID to the Master Jack of the Next KID in line. Up to 1 2 KIDs may be connected in this manner. Serial communications from the stack port: Firmware can be downloaded to upgrade The KID features at http://www.midnitesolar.com/firmwareIndex.php. Important Do Not make or break connections unless in a non-hazardous area.
  • Page 21 The KID Wind/Hydro Charge Controller Instructions 1 0-268-2 REV - 21 | Page...
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  • Page 23: Set-Up And Use

    Battery plus to battery minus to get your nominal voltage. A 1 2V battery should read between 11 .5 and 1 3.00. By the way if it does read below 1 2V, that is not a good sign Then measure it again at The KID terminals.
  • Page 24 The KID Wind/Hydro Charge Controller Instructions The next set of screens are where you select battery type. Selecting the applicable battery type sets some important parameters that are specific to different battery chemistries. Note: These are conservative settings for initial startup and are not a substitute for the actual charging parameters provided by the battery manufacturer.
  • Page 25 AGM etc. batteries. Different manufacturers have different requirements. Differences may be subtle, but The KID is capable of very fine adjustment. There is no reason to guess as to these important settings. When done, hit the right arrow key to go to the Float settings screen.
  • Page 26 12. 7 Wi n d 257W The 9.5a as depicted above represents the battery output current. BULKMPPT shows the state that the charger is in. BULKMPPT means The KID is going all out to put all available energy into the batteries.

  • Page 27: The Kid Keypad

    . The battery has reached float stage. Float . When blinking fast The KID has reached output current limit. When solid The KID has detected input Limit For more Info see HyperVOC section or battery over voltage in the wind/hydro or the battery terminals.

  • Page 28: Menus

    The KID Wind/Hydro Charge Controller Instructions MAIN MENUS: The KID has 7 MAIN MENU headings. This section deals with the MAIN MENU headings only. Each of the 7 main menus is explained in detail on the following pages. Press the MENU/BACK key. This button takes you to all of the Main Menus. Main menus are something you want to become familiar with.
  • Page 29 Bulk MPPT This stage of The KID means; that The KID will be putting out as much current as it can trying to charge the batteries to the absorb voltage set point. This is also known as constant current mode.
  • Page 30 Rebulk is the Voltage set-point at which the Float stage will terminate and return to Bulk. In Float, The KID will return to Bulk if a load placed on the battery bank reduces the battery bank voltage below the Rebulk set point for two minutes.
  • Page 31 Batt+ setting is. For example, if the battery is at Absorb at 57.0 volts and the Batt+ setting is set to 1 0 volts, then the Kid will regulate the battery voltage to 57.0 and the turbine output to 67.0 volts.
  • Page 32 Step 0 is always the cut in voltage of the Kid and 0 watts. Step 1 is the cut in voltage of the turbine and the expected wattage at cut in. Step 1 5 is the maximum input voltage (less than 1 49) and maximum wattage output.
  • Page 33 U-Set Voc This is a fully manual mode based on a percentage of VOC. The KID will do a voltage sweep to find the VOC, then park at the percentage of the VOC the user has set in the menu. The KID will then hold that voltage for the user selected interval.
  • Page 34 The KID Wind/Hydro Charge Controller Instructions AUX MAIN MENU Press the right arrow to advance to the SETUP AUX FUNCTION MISC LOAD <AUX> The AUX menu is where you set up various auxiliary input and output functions such as Auto Genstart, Low Battery Disconnect and the Whizbang Jr.
  • Page 35 The KID Wind/Hydro Charge Controller Instructions FUNC: LBD Low OFF/AUTO - Enable/Disable/Setup Low Battery Disconnect High • From the Status Menu: Press Menu Back • Scroll to the Right and select AUX and Press Enter • Select FUNC:LBD Low • Press SETUP button to set the AlrmON Voltage. scroll to the right to set AlrmOFF Voltage.

  • Page 36: Firmware Update

    • Save the file to a known location on your PC (eg. Desktop \). • Plug in the USB cable to The KID connector located on the bottom of the unit. • Plug the other end into an available USB port on the PC.
  • Page 37 If the update process does not complete, power down The KID, and wait 60 seconds. Hold the SETUP button while powering up The KID. This will put The KID into update mode. The KID is now ready to retry the firmware update.
  • Page 38 Gen Run Confirm: When the battery voltage has dropped below the set point and the delay time has been satisfied The KID will begin the process of starting the generator. The first step it takes is to temporarily disable the input charging so it can monitor the battery voltage to verify the generator actually started.
  • Page 39 State Of Charge: The KID, in conjunction with the Whiz-Bang JR. creates a very accurate battery State Of Charge meter within The KID. There is some set-up before using the WBJr and it will be necessary to enter values for Battery bank size in Amp-Hours, battery efficiency, Battery temperature compensation reference and percentage of change per degree C.
  • Page 40 Eco mode is the default mode. This mode will turn off the Backlight after 5 min of no user input on the keypad. Turning the backlight off helps reduce the idle power of The KID by 1 /3 of a watt. This mode will also return the menus to the Main Status menu after 5 minutes has elapsed.

  • Page 41: Ratings

    LEDs as indicators, The top 3 LEDs refer to the Battery Capacity Meter function on The KID that indicates to the user the current battery status at a glance . The FLT LED will come on when the unit goes to Float. It will blink Slowly when the unit goes to Float MPPT.
  • Page 42 The KID Wind/Hydro Charge Controller Instructions Wiring Diagrams D.C. System Three Phase System 1 0-268-2 REV - 42 | Page...

  • Page 43: Hypervoc

    1 51 and the absolute maximum of 1 62. When the input voltage is between 1 51 V and 1 62V, The KID is unable to charge the battery bank, but it has not been harmed by over voltage. Any voltage above 1 62V will result in severe damage to the charge controller which is not covered by warranty.

  • Page 44: Accessories

    The KID Wind/Hydro Charge Controller Instructions Example of an available Pre-Wired System Pre-wired system with integrated KID charge controller. Accessories Below are optional accessories and accessory kits. MNKID-BREAKER-30A 30 Amp replacement circuit breaker for The KID. 1 0-268-2 REV - 44 | Page...
  • Page 45 The KID Wind/Hydro Charge Controller Instructions Accessories Continued MNHydrometer Easy to use battery hydrometer for checking the specific gravity on all "Flooded" style batteries. Size: 5.25"L x 4.25"W x 1 .5"D MNBCM / MNBCMS : Battery Status Monitor 1 . LEDs that correspond to battery voltage 2.
  • Page 46 The KID Wind/Hydro Charge Controller Instructions Accessories Continued Whiz Bang Jr.: The Whiz Bang Jr. is designed to work with The KID to give accurate battery status. The Whiz Bang Jr. keeps track of Amp-Hours going into and out of the battery. Simple one-wire installation.
  • Page 47 The KID Wind/Hydro Charge Controller Instructions Optional Circuit Breakers and Accessories Quad Big Baby The Big Baby is an aluminum The Quad is an aluminum powder powder coated breaker enclosure coated breaker enclosure that holds that holds four DINRail breakers.

  • Page 48: Specifications

    Products will be considered accepted by customer unless written notice to the contrary is given to MidNite Solar within ten (1 0) days of such delivery to customer. MIDNITE SOLAR is not responsible for loss or damage to products owned by customer and located on MIDNITE SOLAR’S premises caused by fire or other casualties beyond MIDNITE SOLAR’s control.
  • Page 49 The KID Wind/Hydro Charge Controller Instructions * The MNKID-C1 D2 is rated -40 to 40°C 1 0-268-2 REV - 49 | Page...

  • Page 50: Glossary

    LVD........Low Voltage Disconnect. OVD........Over Voltage Disconnect. MPPT......... Maximum Power Point Tracking. Adjusts loading on the wind or hydro generator for optimum power yield. The KID employs MPPT. Minus......... Negative battery or input connection or Negative load connection Plus........Positive power connection.
  • Page 51 The KID Wind/Hydro Charge Controller Instructions 1 0-268-2 REV - 51 | Page...

  • Page 52: Wall Mount Template

    The KID Wind/Hydro Charge Controller Instructions Wall Mounting Template 4.50 4.54 5.01 0 1 0-268-2 REV - 52 | Page...

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