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Epever XTRA1206N User Manual

Mppt solar charge controller
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XTRA1206N/XTRA2206N
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MPPT Solar Charge Controller
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  • Page 1 MPPT Solar Charge Controller User Manual Models: XTRA1206N/XTRA2206N XTRA1210N/XTRA2210N XTRA3210N/XTRA4210N XTRA3215N/XTRA4215N XTRA3415N/XTRA4415N...
  • Page 2 Important Safety Instructions Please keep this manual for future review. This manual contains all instructions of safety, installation and operation for XTRA N series Maximum Power Point Tracking (MPPT) controller ("the controller" as referred to in this manual). General Safety Information ...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    CONTENTS 1 General Information ................. 1 1.1 Overview ......................1 1.2 Characteristics ....................2 1.3 Naming Rules ....................3 1.4 Product Classification ..................3 2 Installation ..................5 2.1 Attentions ....................... 5 2.2 PV Array Requirements .................. 5 2.3 Wire Size ......................9 2.4 Mounting ......................
  • Page 4 5.2 Troubleshooting.................... 37 5.3 Maintenance ....................39 6 Technical Specifications ............... 40 Annex I Conversion Efficiency Curves ........... 44...

  • Page 5: General Information

    1 General Information 1.1 Overview XTRA N series controller which can carry different display units(XDB1/XDS1/XDS2) adopt the advanced MPPT control algorithm, it can minimize the maximum power point loss rate and loss time, quickly track the maximum power point(MPP) of the PV array and obtain the maximum energy from solar array under any conditions;...

  • Page 6: Characteristics

     Accurate recognizing and tracking of multi-peaks maximum power point  Wide MPP operating voltage range   Support the lead-acid and lithium batteries; voltage parameters can be set on the controller  Programmable temperature compensation  Limit charging power & current over rated value ...

  • Page 7: Naming Rules

    ★ ❶ ❺ port RS485 communication port ❷ ❻ PV Terminals Terminal protection cover ❸ ❼ Battery Terminals Display units Mounting Hole Φ5mm ❹ ❽ Load Terminals ★ If the temperature sensor is short circuit or damaged, the controller will charge or discharge according the voltage setting point at the default temperature setting of 25 º...
  • Page 8 voltage/current/temperature Load display: current/consumed energy/load working mode LED Indicators: PV & battery & load working status Buttons: View or set the parameters or clear the error information. LCD: PV display: voltage/current Advanced XTRA****N-XDS2 /generated energy/power Battery display: voltage/current/ temperature/capacity Load display: voltage/current/power /consumed energy/load working mode...

  • Page 9: Installation

    2 Installation 2.1 Attentions  Please read the entire installation instructions to get familiar with the installation steps before installation.  Be very careful when installing the batteries, especially flooded lead-acid battery. Please wear eye protection, and have fresh water available to wash and clean any contact with battery acid. ...
  • Page 10 (V ) and the maximum power point voltage (V ) of the MPPT controller, the series number of different types PV modules can be calculated. The below table is for reference only. XTRA1206N/2206N: 36 cell 48 cell 54 cell...
  • Page 11 72 cell 96 cell Thin-Film System Voc＜46V Voc＜62V Module Voc voltage ＞80V Max. Best Max. Best NOTE: The above parameter values are calculated under standard test conditions (STC (Standard ，Module Temperature 25℃，Air Mass1.5.) Test Condition)：Irradiance 1000W/m XTRA3415/4415N: 36 cell 48 cell 54 cell 60 cell System...
  • Page 12 PV array for this controller, please refer to the table below: Rated Charge Rated Charge Max. PV Array Max. PV open Model Current Power Power circuit voltage 130W/12V 195W/12V XTRA1206N ① 260W/24V 390W/24V ② 260W/12V 390W/12V XTRA2206N 520W/24V 780W/24V 130W/12V 195W/12V ①...

  • Page 13: Wire Size

    Isc of the PV array must not exceed the controller’s maximum PV input current. Please refer to the table as below: NOTE: All PV modules in a given array are assumed to be identical. ＊ Isc=short circuit current(amps) Voc=open circuit voltage. ＊ Max. PV wire size Model Max. PV input current XTRA1206N /12AWG XTRA1210N...
  • Page 14 The battery and load wire size must conform to the rated current, the reference size as below: Rated Rated Load wire Model charge discharge Battery wire size size current current XTRA1206N /12AWG /12AWG XTRA1210N XTRA2206N /10AWG /10AWG XTRA2210N XTRA3210N XTRA3215N 10mm...

  • Page 15: Mounting

    2.4 Mounting  Risk of explosion! Never install the controller in a sealed enclose with flooded batteries! Do not install in a confined area where battery gas can accumulate.  Risk of electric shock! When wiring the solar modules, the PV array can WARNING produce a high open circuit voltage, so turn off the breaker before wiring and be careful when wiring.
  • Page 16 Figure 2-2 Schematic of wiring diagram Step 2：Connect the system in the order of ❶battery ❷ load ❸PV array in accordance with Figure 2-2,”Schematic Wiring Diagram” and disconnect the system in the reverse order❸❷❶.  While wiring the controller do not close the circuit breaker or fuse and make sure that the leads of "+"...
  • Page 17 CAUTION common-positive equipment are used, and the positive electrode is grounded, the controller may be damaged. Step 4：Connect accessories  Connect the remote temperature sensor cable Remote Temperature Sensor Temperature Sensor Cable (Optional) （Model:RT-MF58R47K3.81A） （Model:RTS300R47K3.81A） Connect the remote temperature sensor cable to the interface ① and place the other end close to the battery.

  • Page 18: Display Units

    3 Display units 3.1 Basic Display unit(XDB1) (1) Charging and battery LED indicator Indicator Color Status Information PV charges the battery with a low Green On Solid current 1. No sunlight Green 2. Connection error 3. Low PV voltage Green Normal charging Slowly Flashing(1Hz) Green...

  • Page 19: Standard Display Unit (Xds1)

    (2) Battery Capacity Level Indicator  Battery Capacity Level (BCL) Indicator Color Status Information ☆○○○ Green 25% Indicator slowly flashing 0< BCL <25% 50% Indicator slowly flashing ●☆○○ 25%≤BCL <50% Green 25% Indicator on solid 75% Indicator slowly flashing ●●☆○ 50%≤BCL <75% Green 25%,50% Indicators on solid...
  • Page 20 (1) LED indicator Indicator Color Status Instruction PV charges the battery with a Green On Solid low current 1. No sunlight 2. Connection error Green 3. Low PV voltage Normal charging Green Slowly Flashing(1Hz) Green Fast Flashing (4Hz) PV Over voltage On Solid Load ON Load OFF...
  • Page 21 Night No charging Charging PV Voltage, Current, Generated energy Battery capacity, In Charging Battery Battery Voltage, Current, Temperature Battery Type Load ON Load Load OFF Current/Consumed energy/Load mode 2) Browse interface Press the button to cycle display the following interfaces. 3) Load parameter dispaly Display：Current/Consumed energy/Load working mode-Timer1/ Load working mode-Timer2...
  • Page 22 4) Setting ① Clear the generated energy Operation: Step 1: Press the button and hold 5s under the PV generated energy interface and the value will be flashing. Step 2: Press the button to clear the generated energy. ② Switch the battery temperature unit Press the button and hold 5s under the battery temperature interface.

  • Page 23: Adanced Display Unit (Xds2)

    Note: If the controller supports 48V system voltage, the battery type will display LiFePO4 F15/F16, and Li(NiCoMn)O2 N13/N14. Operation: Step1: Press the button and hold 5s under the battery voltage interface. Step2: Press the button when the battery type interface is flashing. Step3: Press the button to confirm the battery type.
  • Page 24 (1) Indicator Indicator Color Status Instruction PV charges the battery with a low Green On Solid current 1. No sunlight 2. Connection error Green 3. Low PV voltage Normal charging Green Slowly Flashing(1Hz) Green Fast Flashing(4Hz) PV Over voltage Green On Solid Normal Green...
  • Page 25 Enter into setting interface Press the button Setting interface switch to the browsing interface Setting parameter as enter button Press the button Exit the setting interface (3) Display Icon Information Icon Information Icon Information Not charging discharging Night Charging Discharging 1) PV parameters Display：Voltage/Current/Power/Generated Energy 2) Battery parameters...
  • Page 26 Display：Voltage/Current/Power/ Consumed energy/Load working mode-Timer1/ Load working mode-Timer2 (4) Setting parameters 1) Battery type Note: If the controller supports 48V system voltage, the battery type will display LiFePO4 F15/F16, and Li(NiCoMn)O2 N13/N14. Operation: Step 1: Press the button to enter the setting interface. Step 2: Press the button and hold 5s for the battery type interface.
  • Page 27 Step 4: Press the button to confirm the battery type. Please refer to chapter 4.1 for the battery control voltage setting, when the CAUTION battery type is User. 2) Battery capacity Operation: Step 1: Press the button for the setting interface. Step 2: Press the button and hold 5s for the battery type interface.
  • Page 28 Step 4: Press the button to set the temperature units. Step 5: Press the button to confirm the parameters. 4) LCD cycle time NOTE: The LCD cycle default time is 2s,the setting time range is 0～20s. Operation: Step 1: Press the button for the setting interface.

  • Page 29: Parameters Setting

    4 Parameters Setting 4.1 Battery parameters 4.1.1 Supported battery types Sealed(default) Battery Flooded Lithium LiFePO4(4S/8S/15S/16S) battery Li(NiCoMn)O2 (3S/6S/7S/13S/14S) User Note: If the controller supports 48V system voltage, the battery type will display LiFePO4 F15/F16, and Li(NiCoMn)O2 N13/N14. 4.1.2 Local setting When the default battery type is selected, the battery voltage parameters cannot be modified.
  • Page 30 Parameters Default Range Settings on XDS1 module Settings on XDS2 module 1) Under the "USE" battery type, press the button 1) Under the "USE" battery type, press the button to enter the “SYS” interface. to enter the “SYS” interface. 2) Press the button again to display the current 2) Press the button again to display the current...
  • Page 31 after no operation of more than 10S. Note: It exists automatically from the current interface after no operation of more than 10S. The SYS value can only be modified under the non-lithium "USE" type. That is, the battery type is Sealed, Gel, or Flooded before entering the "USE"...

  • Page 32: Remote Setting

    4.1.3 Remote Setting Setting the battery parameters by PC software Connect the controller's RJ45 interface to the PC's USB interface via a USB to RS485 cable (model: CC-USB-RS485-150U). When selecting the battery type as "USE," set the voltage parameters by the PC software.
  • Page 33 Float charging voltage 13.8V 13.8V 13.8V 9~17V Boost reconnect 13.2V 13.2V 13.2V 9~17V charging voltage Low voltage reconnect 12.6V 12.6V 12.6V 9~17V voltage Under voltage warning 12.2V 12.2V 12.2V 9~17V reconnect voltage Under voltage warning 12.0V 12.0V 12.0V 9~17V voltage Low voltage disconnect 11.1V 11.1V...
  • Page 34 voltage Float charging 13.8 V 27.6 V 51.7V 55.2V 9~17V voltage Boost reconnect 13.2 V 26.4 V 49.5V 52.8V 9~17V charging voltage Low voltage 12.8 V 25.6 V 48.0V 51.2V 9~17V reconnect voltage Under voltage warning reconnect 12.2 V 24.4 V 45.7V 48.8V 9~17V...

  • Page 35: Load Working Modes

    Under voltage 10.5 V 21.0 V 24.5 V 45.5V 49.0V 9~17V warning voltage Low voltage disconnect 9.3 V 18.6 V 21.7 V 40.3V 43.4V 9~17V voltage Discharging limit 9.3 V 18.6 V 21.7 V 40.3V 43.4V 9~17V voltage ① The battery parameters under the “User” battery type is 9~17V for LFP4S. They should x2 for LFP8S, and x4 for LFP15S/LFP16S.
  • Page 36 Step1: Press the button and hold 5s for the load mode interface. Step2: Press the button when the load mode interface is flashing. Step3: Press the button to confirm the load working modes. XDS2 display and operation When the LCD shows above interface, operate as following: Step1: Press the button for the setting interface.

  • Page 37: Rs485 Communication Setting

    Please set Light ON/OFF, Test mode and Manual mode via Timer1. Timer2 will CAUTION be disabled and display "2 n ". 4.2.2 RS485 communication setting Load working mode  Manual Control (default) Control ON/OFF of the load via the button or remote commands (e.g., APP or PC software). ...
  • Page 38 Connect the controller's RJ45 interface to the PC's USB interface via a USB to RS485 cable (model: CC-USB-RS485-150U). Set the load mode by the PC software. Refer to the cloud platform manual for detail. (2)APP software setting Connect the controller to the WIFI module through a standard network cable or connect to the Bluetooth module by Bluetooth signal.

  • Page 39: Others

    5 Others 5.1 Protection When the charging current or power of the PV array exceeds the controller’s rated current or power, it will be charge at the rated current or power. PV Over Current/power WARNING: When the PV’s charging current is greater than the rated current, the PV’s open circuit voltage cannot greater than the "maximum PV open-circuit voltage", otherwise the controller may be damaged.
  • Page 40 battery damage caused by over-discharging. (Any controller connected loads will be disconnected. Loads directly connected to the battery will not be affected and may continue to discharge the battery.) The controller can detect the battery temperature through an external temperature sensor. The controller stops working when Battery Overheating its temperature exceeds 65 °...

  • Page 41: Troubleshooting

    ★When the internal temperature is 81℃, the reduce charging power mode which reduce the charging power of 5%,10%,20%,40% every increase 1 ℃ is turned on. If the internal temperature is greater than 85℃, the controller will stop charging. When the temperature declines to be below 75 º...
  • Page 42 Battery level shows full, battery frame and fault icon blink. XDB1：Battery indicator Red on solid Battery level shows XDS1： When the battery voltage is empty, battery frame and fault icon blink. Battery over restored to or above LVR(low discharged voltage reconnect voltage), the XDS2：Charging indicator Red on load will recover solid...

  • Page 43: Maintenance

    (night time>3 hours). ①Check carefully loads connection, clear the fault. Load and fault icon blink Load Short ②Restart the controller. Circuit ③Wait for one night-day cycle (night time>3 hours). 5.3 Maintenance The following inspections and maintenance tasks are recommended at least two times per year for best performance.

  • Page 44: Technical Specifications

    6 Technical Specifications Electrical Parameters XTRA XTRA XTRA XTRA XTRA XTRA XTRA XTRA XTRA XTRA Item 1206N 2206N 1210N 2210N 3210N 4210N 3215N 4215N 3415N 4415N System ① ① 12/24VDC Auto 12/24/36/48VDC Auto nominal voltage Rated charge current Rated discharge current Battery 8～32V...
  • Page 45 conversion efficiency Full load 96.7% 96.2% 96.4% 96.6% 96.5% 95.1% 95.4% 96.9% 97.2% efficiency ≤30mA(12V) ≤14mA(12V) ≤30mA(12V) ≤16mA(24V) Self-consumpti ≤15mA(24V) ≤16mA(24V) ≤13mA(36V) ≤13mA(48V) Discharge ≤0.23V circuit voltage drop Temperature -3mV/℃/2V (Default) compensate ④ coefficient Grounding Common negative RS485 5VDC/200mA(RJ45) interface LCD backlight Default:60S,Range:0~999S(0S:the backlight is ON all the time) time...
  • Page 46 ◆The controller can full load working in the working environment temperature, When the internal temperature reach to 81℃, the reducing charging power mode is turned on. Refer to P34. ★3-protection against solid objects: protected against solids objects over 2.5mm. 3-protected against sprays to 60° from the vertical. Mechanical Parameters XTRA1206N XTRA2206N XTRA3215N XTRA3415N Item...
  • Page 47 XTRA3215N XTRA3415N cable 6AWG(16mm 6AWG(16mm XTRA4210N XTRA4215N Weight 0.57kg 0.96kg 1.31kg 1.70kg 2.07kg 2.47kg Certification EN/IEC62109-1，UL1741，CSA C22.2#107.1 Safety EN61000-6-3/EN61000-6-1 EMC(Emission immunity) 47 CFR Part 15, Subpart B IEC62509 Performance &function IEC62321-3-1 ROHS...

  • Page 48: Annex I Conversion Efficiency Curves

    Annex I Conversion Efficiency Curves Illumination Intensity: 1000W/m Temp: 25º C Model: XTRA1206N Solar Module MPP Voltage(17V, 34V) / Nominal System Voltage(12V) Solar Module MPP Voltage(34V,45V) / Nominal System Voltage(24V)
  • Page 49 Model: XTRA1210N Solar Module MPP Voltage(17V, 34V) / Nominal System Voltage(12V) Solar Module MPP Voltage(34V,51V,68V) / Nominal System Voltage(24V)
  • Page 50 Model: XTRA2206N Solar Module MPP Voltage(17V, 34V) / Nominal System Voltage(12V) Solar Module MPP Voltage(34V,45V) / Nominal System Voltage(24V)
  • Page 51 Model: XTRA2210N Solar Module MPP Voltage(17V, 34V) / Nominal System Voltage(12V) Solar Module MPP Voltage(34V,51V,68V) / Nominal System Voltage(24V)
  • Page 52 Model: XTRA3210N Solar Module MPP Voltage(17V, 34V) / Nominal System Voltage(12V) Solar Module MPP Voltage(34V,51V,68V) / Nominal System Voltage(24V)
  • Page 53 Model: XTRA4210N Solar Module MPP Voltage(17V, 34V) / Nominal System Voltage(12V) Solar Module MPP Voltage(34V, 51V,68V) / Nominal System Voltage(24V)
  • Page 54 Model: XTRA3215N Solar Module MPP Voltage(17V, 34V, 68V) / Nominal System Voltage(12V) Solar Module MPP Voltage(34V, 68V, 102V) / Nominal System Voltage(24V)
  • Page 55 Model: XTRA4215N Solar Module MPP Voltage(17V, 34V, 68V) / Nominal System Voltage(12V) Solar Module MPP Voltage(34V, 68V, 102V) / Nominal System Voltage(24V)
  • Page 56 Model: XTRA3415N Solar Module MPP Voltage(17V, 34V, 68V) / Nominal System Voltage(12V) Solar Module MPP Voltage(34V, 68V, 102V) / Nominal System Voltage(24V)
  • Page 57 Solar Module MPP Voltage(68V, 102V, 119V) / Nominal System Voltage(36V) Solar Module MPP Voltage(68V, 102V, 119V) / Nominal System Voltage(48V)
  • Page 58 Model: XTRA4415N Solar Module MPP Voltage(17V, 34V, 68V) / Nominal System Voltage(12V) Solar Module MPP Voltage(34V, 68V, 102V) / Nominal System Voltage(24V)
  • Page 59 Solar Module MPP Voltage(68V, 102V, 119V) / Nominal System Voltage(36V) Solar Module MPP Voltage(68V, 102V, 119V) / Nominal System Voltage(48V) Any changes without prior notice! Version number: 4.2...
  • Page 60 HUIZHOU EPEVER TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. Beijing Tel: +86-10-82894896/82894112 Huizhou Tel: +86-752-3889706 E-mail: info@epsolarpv.com Website: www.epsolarpv.com www.epever.com...

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