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EPS-600W-12-KIT EPS-600W-24-KIT USER’S MANUAL Off-Grid Solar We provide unmatched value in terms of quality, price & service EPS considers each organization to have unique demands when it comes to Energy Management. We deal in: • Water & Waste Management • Solar & Wind Power •...
4.1 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ..........10 1.1 Limited Warranty 4.2 SUPPORT..................11 EPS warrants that Solar Panel Off-Grid Kit (the “Product”), will be free from manufacturing defects in materials and workmanship under normal APPENDIX A..................12 P a g e...
EPS. If EPS determines that a warranty claim is valid, it will negligence, or accident. If EPS determines that the problem with the ship the repaired or replaced Product to Customer at EPS’s cost.
TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), STRICT LIABILITY OR OTHERWISE, Two or more panels can provide back -up power for critical appliances EVEN IF EPS OR ITS AFFILIATE OR SUPPLIER HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE like a refrigerator during a power outage.
2. Solar Panel Charge Controller 3. MC4 Connectors and MC4 Branch Connectors 4. Solar Panel Cable 5. Solar Panel Mounting Z-Brackets Figure 2: The solar panel faces South at a tilt angle equal to 20 degrees. The solar panels should be mounted on to a flat surface that is strong enough to handle the weight bearing load of the solar panels.
Charging Panel Extension Cable All of EPS’s Complete Off-Grid Solar Kits can be configured for 12 volt battery bank charging. EPS’s Complete Off-Grid Solar Kits that contain an even number of solar panels can be configured for 12 or 24 volt battery bank charging.
Figure 6: MC4 Branch Connectors. The metal male and female are pre-installed at the factory. 3.2.4 Connecting the Solar Inverter to the Battery Figure 5: Connecting a male MC4 Connector to Solar Panel Cable Bank and Panel Figure 5 outlines how to attach a male MC4 Connector to the solar panel (Note: The instructions in this section need to be used in conjunction cable (The female MC4 Connector can be attached in the same manner).
Figure 7: Wiring diagram for connecting the solar inverter to the battery bank. 3.2.5 Connecting the Solar Panel(s) to the Solar Charge Controller (Note: Refer to Solar Inverter Manual) Warning: Do NOT connect the solar panels to the solar charge controller until the solar charge controller has been completely connected to the 12 or 24 volt battery.
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EPS-600W-KIT-24 30 amps Figure 9: Wiring diagram for the EPS Complete Off-Grid Solar Panel Kit showing the fuse’s/breaker’s location. In this figure, two 100 Watt solar panels wired for 24 volt battery charging are shown as an example.
4 TROUBLESHOOTING AND SUPPORT Examples: Three 100 Watt solar panels wired for 12 volt battery charging: A 12 volt battery that has an amp hour capacity of up to Problem Possible Remedies 150 Ah is recommended. Note that a smaller amp hour battery There is no current (1) It is too dark outside for the solar panels to could be used (e.g.80 Ah) if desired.
12 volt battery charging needs to have a Vpm of about 18 (1.5 x 12 = 18). The EPS 100 Watt Solar Panels included in these kits have a Vpm of 18 – 21 V. Therefore, these solar panels are typically referred to in the solar industry as “12 volt solar panels”...
APPENDIX A A.2 12 volt battery bank solar panel wiring A.1 12 volt battery bank solar panel wiring diagram for two 100 Watt EPS Solar Panels diagram for one 100 Watt EPS SolarPanel 12 | P a g e...
A.3 24 volt battery bank solar panel wiring A.4 12 volt battery bank solar panel wiring diagram for two 100 Watt EPS Solar Panels diagram for three 100 Watt EPS Solar Panels 13 | P a g e...
A.5 12 volt battery bank solar panel wiring A.6 24 volt battery bank solar panel wiring diagram for four 100 Watt EPS Solar Panels diagram for four 100 Watt EPS Solar Panels 14 | P a g e...
A.7 12 volt battery bank solar panel wiring A.8 24 volt battery bank solar panel wiring diagram for six 100 Watt EPS Solar Panels diagram for six 100 Watt EPS Solar Panels 15 | P a g e...
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