opti-solar SC-Max series User Manual

Solar charge controller 30a/40a/50a/60a
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Solar Charge Controller
30A/40A/50A/60A
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  • Page 1 SC-Max series Solar Charge Controller 30A/40A/50A/60A User Manual...
  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Contents 1 Description of function 2 Safety Instructions and Waiver of Liability 2.1 Safety 2.2 Liability Exclusion 3 Optional 3.1 Remote display unit 3.2 Remote temperature sensor Dimensions 5 Installation 5.1 Mounting location requirements 5.2 Fastening the solar charge controller 5.3 Preparation of wiring 5.4 Connection 5.5 Grounding...
  • Page 3: Description Of Function

    Dear Clients, Thanks for selecting the SC- Max series solar controller. Please take the time to read this user manual, this will help you to make full use of many advantages the controller can provide your solar system. This manual gives important recommendations for installing, program, using and so on. Read it carefully in your own interest please.
  • Page 4: Dimensions

    4.Dimensions Max-HA series Solar charge controller Figure1:The size of SC-Max30/40 Figure2:The size of SC-Max50/60 5. Installation 5.1 Mounting location requirements Do not mount the solar charge controller outdoors or in wet rooms. Do not subject the solar charge controller to direct sunshine or other sources of heat.
  • Page 5: Grounding

    ② ⑤ ⑥ ③ ④ ① Figure 3: System wiring 1st step: Connect the battery Connect the battery connection cable with the correct polarity to the middle pair of terminals on the solar charge controller (with the battery symbol). If the system is 12V, please make sure that the battery voltage is within 10V~16V, else if the system is 24V, the battery voltage should between 20V~30V.
  • Page 6: Indication Of Status

    6.Indication of Status The two-line display indicates all present system values in short form on the top line, and the values are without units (Volt, Amp, etc) due to a lack of space. The printing above each value serves as a reminder: State of charge Battery voltage Charging currents...
  • Page 7: Operating The Solar Charge Controller

    7.Operating the solar charge controller 7.1 Factory Pre-Set configurations With the factory pre-set configurations, the solar charge controller can be used in most applications without further programming. On delivery, the controller is always set with these pre-set basic configurations that enable immediate use of most typical solar systems after installation.
  • Page 8: Menu Conf (System Module Settings)

    7.3 Menu Conf (System module settings) In this menu, you can configure the system modules, including battery type, battery nominal capacity, low voltage protection mode and activate pre-set configurations. Press ▲ to enter the menu. Battery type selection: Press the OK button to enter the menu, you may toggle between ▲▼...
  • Page 9 Equal voltage settings: Press the OK button to enter the menu, press ▲ ▼ to change the value. Equal charge 14.8V Note: 1.The equalisation charging can only be adjusted for batteries with liquid electrolyte, since high equalising voltages are harmful for sealed batteries. The maximum equalising voltage value should be stated on the battery manufacturer's data sheet.
  • Page 10: Menu Load (Load Mode Settings)

    7.5 Menu Load (Load mode settings) We can set load mode and time in this menu (Figure 5: Load mode), press the OK button to enter this menu. Load mode settings: Press the OK button to enter the menu, and press ▲ ▼ to change the Load control load mode.
  • Page 11: Menu Logg (Inquiry Of Internal Data Logger) P

    Night time 1 settings: Press the OK button to enter the menu, press ▲ ▼ to change the value. Night timer 1 When the “Load control" is set to "Timer", "Night timer 1” is the first part light on time when 00:00 dusk coming.
  • Page 12: Example Of Configuration

    7.7 Example of configuration 7.7.1 Battery type By pressing the MENU key, you leave the online status display and go to the main menu. By pressing the key below the corresponding abbreviation: Conf (System module settings), Prog (System parameter settings) , Load (Load mode settings) and Logg (Inquiry of internal data logger), you can enter the corresponding menu.
  • Page 13: Safety Measures

    8 Safety Measures We urgently recommend the installation of a safety device on the battery pole in order to prevent damage from short circuits between battery and the solar charge controller. 8.1 Electronic Short Circuit Safety An electronic short circuit safety device is built into the solar charge controller and prevents both destruction of the solar charge controller and the blowing of the safety fuse in case of short circuits on the load terminals.
  • Page 14: Malfunctions And Errors

    9 Malfunctions and Errors The solar charge controller is protected against damage by various measures. Nevertheless, always take utmost care in the proper operation of the solar charge controller. Short hints of the malfunctions are indicated with the help of the LCD display. However, errors are only properly indicated in which the system has been properly installed.
  • Page 15: Technical Data

    10. Technical Data M a x 2 0 M a x 4 0 M a x 5 0 M a x 6 0 Mode System voltage 12V/24V automatic recognition 2 0 A 3 0 A 4 0 A 5 0 A 6 0 A Max solar or load current 14.0V/28.0V(25℃)

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