Table Of Contents - Victron energy SmartSolar MPPT RS 450 100 Manual

Table of Contents

1. Safety Instructions ................................................................................................................... 1
1.1. Meaning of icons ............................................................................................................ 2
2. General Description ................................................................................................................. 3
2.1. Features ...................................................................................................................... 3
2.2. Interfacing and Communications .......................................................................................... 3
2.3. Setup options ................................................................................................................ 4
3. Installation ............................................................................................................................. 5
3.1. Location of the MPPT ....................................................................................................... 5
3.2. MPPT grounding, detection of PV array insulation faults & Earth fault alarm notification ........................... 5
3.3. Battery and battery lead requirements .................................................................................... 6
3.4. Solar array configuration .................................................................................................... 6
3.4.1. MPPT RS Example PV Configuration .......................................................................... 7
3.5. Cable connection sequence ................................................................................................ 8
3.6. Can bus interface ............................................................................................................ 8
3.7. Synchronised parallel operation ........................................................................................... 9
3.8. Energy Storage System (ESS) ............................................................................................. 9
3.9. User I/O ....................................................................................................................... 9
3.9.1. Remote on/off connector ......................................................................................... 9
3.9.2. Programmable relay ............................................................................................ 10
3.9.3. Voltage sense .................................................................................................... 10
3.9.4. Temperature sensor ............................................................................................. 10
3.9.5. Programmable analog/digital input ports ..................................................................... 10
3.9.6. User I/O terminal diagram ...................................................................................... 10
3.9.7. User I/O functions ............................................................................................... 10
3.10. Programming with VictronConnect ..................................................................................... 11
3.10.1. Settings ......................................................................................................... 11
3.10.2. Battery settings ................................................................................................ 12
3.10.3. Programmable relay ........................................................................................... 15
4. Operation ............................................................................................................................ 17
4.1. Startup and shutdown procedure ........................................................................................ 17
4.1.1. Startup ............................................................................................................ 17
4.1.2. Shutdown ........................................................................................................ 17
4.2. Device display ............................................................................................................. 17
4.3. STATUS - Live Data Information ......................................................................................... 18
4.4. History - Thirty-day graphic ............................................................................................... 19
4.5. Protections and automatic restarts ...................................................................................... 21
4.5.1. High battery voltage ............................................................................................. 21
4.5.2. High temperature ................................................................................................ 21
4.6. Maintenance ............................................................................................................... 21
5. Troubleshooting Guide - MPPT .................................................................................................. 22
5.1. Troubleshooting and Support ............................................................................................ 22
5.2. The controller is not operational ......................................................................................... 22
5.2.1. Visual check ..................................................................................................... 22
5.2.2. Battery supply check ............................................................................................ 22
5.3. Batteries are not charged ................................................................................................. 22
5.3.1. Battery supply issue ............................................................................................ 23
5.3.2. Reverse battery polarity ........................................................................................ 24
5.3.3. PV voltage too low .............................................................................................. 24
5.3.4. Reverse PV polarity ............................................................................................. 25
5.3.5. PV voltage too high ............................................................................................. 25
5.3.6. Battery full ........................................................................................................ 25
5.3.7. The charger is disabled ......................................................................................... 26
5.3.8. Controlled by an external device .............................................................................. 26
5.4. Batteries are undercharged .............................................................................................. 26
5.4.1. The battery is almost full ....................................................................................... 26
5.4.2. Too much DC load .............................................................................................. 27
5.4.3. Insufficient solar ................................................................................................. 27
5.4.4. Battery charge current too low ................................................................................. 27
5.4.5. Battery charge voltages are too low ........................................................................... 27
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