Solar Controller / Battery Charger User's Manual
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1. IGHTING www korrlighting com Address Factory 28 53 57 Link Drive Yatala QLD 4207 PH 07 3801 8332 FAX 07 3801 8491 Please read instructions before installing device Solar Controller Battery Charger User s Manual Congratulations You have made an excellent choice by purchasing this high quality KORR PWM solar controller which has been manufactured to the highest standards of performance quality and safety We want you to be completely satisfied with your purchase so this KORR solar controller is backed by our own 2 years warranty If you require technical help and support in regards to this product please call 07 3801 8332 or email info korrlighting com au Faulty product claims made within the 2 year time frame will be repaired or replaced free of charge provided that you have satisfactory proof of purchase keep your receipt VERSION AND RATINGS There are two standard versions of KORR PWM controllers KOR12 10 KOR12 10SL Rated for 12V solar panel Max 25V Rated maximum output current of 10Amp KOR12 15 KOR12 15SL Rated for 12V solar panel Max 25V Rated for maximum output current of 15Amp To comply with the National Electric code NEC the current rating of the controller for solar charging must be equal or greater than 125 of the solar array s short current output Isc therefore the maximum allowable solar array into these KORR solar controller for compliance with the NEC is2. ERY TYPE button and hold for 3 seconds to go into your battery type selection mode the battery type you select will be shown on the LCD meter the default setting is AGM Battery the controller will automatically memorize your battery type setting Caution Incorrect battery type setting may damage your battery When the controller powers on the unit will run self qualify mode and automatically show below items on LCD before going into charging process Self test starts digital meter segments test Software version test 11 A D i L Rated voltage and current test 1 TE i A External battery temperature sensor test if connected After going into charging process the LCD displays the charging statues as below Press VOLT AMP button in sequence the LCD will display in turn with Battery Voltage Charging Current Charged capacity Amp hour and Battery Temperature if external temperature sensor connected Display in the day time lt AOO OA Tau PQ d T gt BOD 0O gt BOO gt DOOD Display during the night Display when battery fully charged Press VOLT AMP button in sequence the LCD will display in turn with Battery Voltage Charging Current if you do not press the button the LCD will alternatively display the FUL and VOLT or FUL and AMP every 2 seconds The VOLT AMP button can be changed at any time during charging process The LCD also can be treated as an independent voltage meter or thermom
3. KOR12 10 KOR12 10SL 8Amp Isc KOR12 15 KOR12 15SL 12Amp Isc WARNING Make sure you connect the red to the positive on the battery and the black to the negative on battery Please double check before you connect connecting to wrong terminals may burn out the controller Confirm that the power wires are tightened to the correct torque to avoid excessive heating from a loose connection Refer to battery specification be very careful not to short circuit to the battery connections Explosive battery gases can be present during charging Be certain there is enough ventilation to release the gasses 2 FEATURES AND ADVANTAGES 1 sun indust Pa 4 ri al Claes inicrochin J The state of charge is represented visually in the large LCD re T TEA a T a lire Display the battery type charging current and capacity charging voltage LED bar EE VOLTAGE EN current 1 SOFT START IRRE CHE 7 Ber Oe i HALATIN T WALT TIME 3 Friendly interface to be flexibly set the different battery type for AGM Wet Calcium and Gel battery ORR SSP LIGHTING www korrlighting com OPERATION LCD DISPLAY Please check your battery manufacturer s specifications to select correct battery type The unit provides 4 battery types for selections Gel AGM WET conventional lead acid and Calcium GEL CALCIUM H H BATTERY TYPE Hold for 3 sec for settings Press BATT
4. cal Parameters N _ IP grade for KOR12 10SL KOR12 15SL 6 Environmental characteristics S Operating temperature 6 2 Storage temperature 40 85 C Q Can connect this solar panel to an existing Anderson plug on my camper caravan A Solar panel must connect directly to the battery do not connect via Anderson plugs on camper trailer or caravan These Anderson plugs may go through another controller which stops the panel charging your battery in some cases you can connect to Anderson plug as long as it directly wired to battery Q Why am I getting no power through my solar panel A 1 All solar panels need to be connected to a battery to work 2 Make sure all Anderson connectors are plugged in 3 Make sure a wire has not been pulled out of the controller 4 Please ensure solar panel is connected directly to a battery Not through any secondary controller charger Note If reset of controller is needed remove all wires from battery Q Why am I not getting maximum amps per hour A Taking into consideration on a perfect day 24 28 degrees your panel will produce maximum amps per hour lf your battery is over 80 full the controller automatically slows down the charge into the battery this allows the battery to get 100 full
5. eter A voltage less than 11 5V Volts indicates that the battery is discharged and needs re charging CHARGING STAGES The unit has a 5 stage charging algorithm Soft Charge Level 1 Bulk Charge Level 2 Absorption charge Level 3 Equalizing Charge Level 4 Float Mode Level 5 Level 4 Level 3 _ _ e i Level 5 e Level 1 Soft Charge When batteries suffer an over discharge the controller will softly ramps the battery voltage up to 10V Bulk Charge Maximum current charging until batteries rise to Absorption level Absorption Charge Constant voltage charging and battery is over 85 Equalization Charge Only for WET battery or Calcium battery type when the battery is deeply drained below 10V it will automatically run this stage to bring the internal cells as an equal states and fully complement the loss of capacity Gel and AGM battery do not run Equalization charge Float Charge Battery is fully charged and maintained at a safe level A fully charged battery has a voltage of more than 13 6 Volts OPERATION L E D INDICATION charging status and the Solar Power Present No Flash battery connected Soft charging Bulk charging OFF Subject to battery voltage OFF OFF Absorption charging Equalization charging ON Float charging _ OFF OFF OFF OFF Solar panel weak OFF Subject to battery voltage At night no charge Subject to battery voltage Battery Voltage below 11 5V 0 2V Batte
6. for KOR12 10 KOR12 10SL 10 Max AMP 1 6 Max Max 2 1 Min 2 Up to 15 10 14 0 Gel type batter 14 1 0 2 VDC AGM type battery default setting 14 4 0 2 VDC WET type battery 147 40 2 VDC _ Calciumtypebattery 149 0 2 VDC 2 6 Absorption transits to Equalizing or Float condition Z __ Charging current drops to for KOR12 10 SL _ 0 5 0 1_ AMP _ Charging current drops to for KOR12 15 SL 0 75 0 1__ __ Or Absorption charging timertimedout_ 4 Hour 2 7 _ Equalization charging active o S Only for WET or Calcium battery S Battery voltage discharged to less than 10 0 2 VDC __ Automatic equalizing charging periodical 28 Day 2 9 Equalization charging timer timed out 2 Hour Float charging voltage at 25 C 2 11 Voltage control accuracy O Z O 1 _2 12 Battery temperature compensation coefficient 24 mV C 2 13 Temperature compensation range Ci HO CC 3 Protection Against reverse polarity or short circuit at panel side 3 2 Against reverse polarity or short circuit at battery side O O 3 3 No reverse current from battery tosolaratnight Over temperature protection during charging 65 1 o Pe 3 5 Transient over voltage protection with TVS or varistor o Electrical parts o Electrical parts Input output terminal M4 terminals Temperature sensor port Press and Release type 5 Physi
7. ry Voltage between 11 5V 12 5V 0 2V Battery Voltage above 12 5V 0 2V OFF OFF ON ON ABNORMAL OPERATION MODE I O ON Flash I O Flash Flash Solar panel over voltage D II gt 26 5V Me Flash Solar panel reverse connection Solar panel weak a Battery abnormal mode LCD display LED indication LCD backlight Battery disconnected or Flash less than 3 0V Flash Flash Flash Battery reverse Flash Flash connection Battery over voltage than Ai a Flash gt 17 5V Lotto Flash Battery temperature over Flash 65C Flash Flash Flash The solar controller abnormal mode LCD display LED indication LCD backlight The controller over temperature protection OPTIONAL EXTERNAL DEVICE The controller provides an optional devices excludes in the packaging box Flash Temp Lmg L__ Sensor Battery Solar Optional external Battery temperature sensor As an option the unit provides a port to connect the external battery temperature sensor if the external battery temperature sensor is connected the unit will optimize the charging performance subjected to the battery temperature detected and also provide the battery over temperature protection in some case if battery over temperature occurs the controller will automatically stop charging 6 SPECIFICATIONS 1 Electrical Parameters o o 1 1 Rated solar panel amps
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