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Summary of Contents for Dakota Lithium Dashboard
- Page 1 USER MANUAL CE, Rohs, ISO9001:2015 RENEWABLE POWER support@dakotalithium.com...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
Contents Safety instructions and waiver of liability ........................2 Safety Instructions 1.2 Liability Exclusion Pruduct Overview ..................................3 3. PWM Technology ..................................3 3.1 PWM Introduction 3.2 Four Charging Stages................................4 3.3 Charging Voltage..................................5 4. Optional Component................................5 Dimensions ...............................6 6 Structure ..............................6 Installation ...............................7 7.1 Installation Notes 7.2 Mounting Location Requirements... -
Page 3: Safety Instructions And Waiver Of Liability
Thanks for selecting the Dakota Lithium Dashboard solar charge controller. Please take the time to read this user manual, as it will help you to take full advantage of the controller when combined with your solar charging system. This manual gives important recommendations for installing, use, and so on. Please read carefully and pay attention to all safety recommendations. -
Page 4: Pruduct Overview
2. Over view The Dakota Lithium Dashboard is a fully automatic battery charger which converts power from photovoltaic(PV) array to a regulated battery voltage, widely used in yacht, RV, and household solar energy systems and other fields. It comes with a number of outstanding features, such as:... -
Page 5: Four Charging Stages
3.2 Four Charging Stages The Dashboard has a 4-stage battery charging algorithm for rapid, efficient, and safe battery charging. Lithium batteries do not follow this process. 'Boost Charge' is the only stage needed for lithium. U(V) Equalize Charge Equalization Boost... -
Page 6: Charging Voltage
Conditions for entering the equalization charging stage: If the battery voltage discharge below 12.1V or without equalization charging stage for 30 days. 4. Optional Component The Dakota Lithium Dashboard is shipped with a temperature sensor of 80mm in length. If you need other components you will need to purchase them separately. Temperature Sensor Measures the temperature at the battery and uses this data for accurate temperature compensation. -
Page 7: Dimensions
5. Dimensions(mm) Φ4 6. Buttons, Indicators, and Terminals ① ① Backlit LCD —Displays system operating information ② Solar panel indicator ② —Indicates the working state ⑤ ③ of solar panel ③ Battery indicator —Indicates the working state of battery ④ Key: Set and view the operating ④... -
Page 8: Installation Notes
7. Installation CAUTION: Please read all instructions and precautions in the manual before installing! It is recommended to remove the acrylic protective film covering the LCD screen before installation. 7.1 Installation Notes ⑴ The solar charge controller may only be used in PV systems in accordance with this user manual and the specifications of other modules manufacturers. -
Page 9: Connection
7.3 Connection Solar PV modules create current whenever light strikes them. The current created varies with the light intensity, but even in the case of low levels of light, full voltage is given by the modules. So, protect the solar modules from incident light during installation. Never touch uninsulated cable ends, use only insulated tools, and make sure that the wire diameter is in accordance with the expected currents of solar charge controller. -
Page 10: Operation
8. Operation 8.1 LCD Display 8.1.1 Status Description Icon Status Daytime Batter y connected Batter y capacity Batter y voltage Charging current Temperature Batter y state of charge(in %) The total charge ampere hours Batter y type Bluetooth function Bluetooth connected Setting icon(Not used) Fault indication, see 8.1.2 The total charge ampere hours are off after power failure。... -
Page 11: Fault Indication
8.2.3 Selecting battery type The Dakota Lithium Dashboard provides 7 battery types for selection: Lithium-ion, LiFePO4, LTO, Gel, AGM, WET, and Calcium Battery. LiFePO4 is the correct battery type for Dakota Lithium batteries. Short press the key to go into battery selection mode. -
Page 12: Bluetooth
8.3 Bluetooth If the solar charge controller has this icon , it means that the controller has Bluetooth communication function will be displayed. If the Android phone is connected successfully, this icon AGM, GEL, Liquid and Lithium are the four battery types can be set via Bluetooth mobile phone APP, and the charge voltage can be set. -
Page 13: Led Display
8.4 LED Display Soc4 Solar LED Soc3 Batter y Capacity LED Soc2 Batter y LED Soc1 Function Status Solar panel is correctly connected, but not charging Solar LED (Red) Flash(0.2/0.2s) Charging Night Batter y is normal Batter y LED Blue) Over temperature Flash(0.2s/0.2s) Soc1 Flash(0.2s/0.2s, Red) -
Page 14: Protection
9.2 Protection Protection Description When the charging current of the PV array exceeds the controller's PV Over Current rated current, it will be charged at the rated current. When PV short circuit occurs, the controller will stop charging. PV Short Circuit Remove it to start normal operation. - Page 15 10, Technical Data 10.1 Electrical Parameters Dakota Lithium Dashboard Item System Voltage 300W Max Charging Power Max volt on Bat. Terminal Max volt on PV Terminal Temp. Compensation -4.17mV/K per cell (Boost, Equalization)， -3.33mV/K per cell (Float) Self consumption <10mA...
- Page 16 10.2 Charging Parameters 10.2.1 Default batter y Parameters Battery Type Calcium LiFePO4 Li-ion Fast Voltage 9.0V~14.0V, Current = Rated Charge Current Boost Voltage 14.4V 14.1V 14.7V 14.9V 14.4V 12.6V 14.0V Equalization Voltage 15.0V 15.0V Float Voltage 13.6V 13.6V 13.6V 13.6V Under Voltage Recharging 12.5V 12.5V...