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Old 12-20-2009, 09:16 AM   #43 (permalink)
Xringer
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I'm not so sure. If It charges a 12V battery at 5A, 12x5=60W, it would seem to be
the perfect match to a 60W PV panel.. Watt Wise anyways..

But, looking at the circuit diagram http://www.brightgreenenergy.co.uk/d..._EN%5B1%5D.pdf
I can't see how it's going to work with a high voltage panel, or any panel.. It looks like the fet T1 is shorting out the panel.?.

Maybe it was drawn by an artist, instead of an engineer.?.

Edit:
I just noticed the LVD function is only on the 6.6C model. Solar Cell, Solar Panel, Solar PV, Solar Products, Charge Controllers, Solar Trackers - Steca Solsum 6.6C 6A 12/24V Charge Controller With LVD

That Low Voltage Disconnect is a feature that I would want.. A extra couple of bucks? Yeah..

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If these cheap chargers can't handle the HV of the K-60 module,
I would have to bite the bullet and get the MPPT250HV MPPT Charger.
The HV in the name means it can handle the K-60.
I think it might have been designed to use 2 K-60s. (It needs at least 68W).
http://www.bzproducts.net/sitebuilde...es/MPPT250.pdf

SOLAR PANELS: Ideally all of the solar panels in the system should be of the same type and power rating. The MPPT250 works equally well with mixed solar panels. The microprocessor control determines the operating point of the solar panels that produce the highest charge current to the battery.
See wiring diagram (last page) for solar panel wiring configurations. Maximum input power is 250 watts and minimum recommended input is 68 watts.

SOLAR PANEL VOLTAGE: The advanced microprocessor control of the MPPT250 allows a higher input voltage from the solar panels to charge a 12 volt battery. In many installations higher boost current over a greater operating range may be achieved by wiring the solar panels in series to produce a 24 volt PV input to the MPPT250. 100 volts maximum PV input voltage for model MPPT250HV. Nominal 12 volt solar input performs very well too. See wiring diagram (last page) for solar panel wiring configurations.

DO NOT EXCEED THE MAXIMUM SOLAR POWER OF 250 WATTS
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