INSTALLATION & USER MANUAL - Sustainable Solutions Ltd
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1. Set Float Voltage B 08 13 5 Volts 3 5 Main Menu Programming Group C Menu Main Menu Operation A Initialize Main Menu Group Constants Constants Edit Data Enter DATA A ENTER Main Menu Group B Programming Battery Setup ESC RET v A DATA DATA DATA ENTER ENTER ENTER Group C Set MPPT Type Set MPPT Type MPPT Setup C Ol P and O C 0l P and 0 Entry Accepted ESC ESC RESET RESET v A v A DATA ENTER Group D h A C a E pd l t H d gt Entry Accepted Auxiliary Relay 1 can and Hold cn v Set Scan Frequency C 02 01 00 Group E Auxiliary Relay 2 v A Group F Network Setup v A Grou2. Factory Main Menu Group Constant LCD Display Range Unit Remark Page Setting When E 01 OUT Current 0 80 1A 0 5 12 When E 01 BATT Current 500 500 1A 0 5 12 When E 01 Temp 20 100 1 C 0 5 12 E 03 When E 01 Battery Temp 20 100 1 C 0 5 12 E 00 23 Hr When E 01 Time I Min 0 5 12 00 59 Min When E 01 Battery SOC 0 100 196 0 5 12 00 23 Hr E 04 Aux RY2 MIN ON time I Min 0 5 12 00 59 Min Parallel Setup Standalone Stand F F 01 Parallel MODE 5 12 Programming Master Slave alone F 02 Parallel Addr 2 16 2 NOTE 5 5 12 Operator O 01 Set CLOCK Mode 12 24 Hr zm 12 5 13 O 02 Set Time Hr Min Sec 5 13 0 03 Set Date MM DD YY 5 13 SS xx C O O 04 Model Number E NOTE6 5 13 MPPT O 05 Turn OFF Backlight T 0 10 I Min 10 5 13 O 06 FAN Test ON OFF OFF 5 14 O 07 Software Version 9 311 5 14 O 08 B ootloader m zi 5 14 kWHr G 01 EnergyHarvestToday 1 5 14 AHr G 02 EnergyHarvestToday 2 Hr Min E 5 14 G 03 Set Day LOG 1 90 1 90 1 Day 5 14 kWHr G 04 Day LOG kWHr 5 15 Data Log G AHr G 05 Day LOG FLOAT Hr Min 5 15 Average Last Days kWHr G 07 E 5 15 XXXxx kWHr xxxx AHr AHr Average Last Days G 08 c Hr Min 5 15 FLOAT xx xx 4 5 Data Log G G 09 Clear Energy Harvest Today s Data Today s Logged Data Data 5 16 NOTE 1 U 12 U 13 U 14
3. EnergyHarvest Today 2 G 02 FLOAT 00 00 Constants Edit Data Enter v A DATA ENTER Set Day LOG 1 90 pem Set Day LOG 1 90 G 03 201 G 03 01 ESC RESET v A DATA v A Set Day LOG 4 1 90 ENTER G 03 4 02 Entry Accepted Day LOG 02 kWHr 00000 WHr 0000 AHr vi fia Day LOG 02 FLOAT G 05 FLOAT 00 00 ell Average Last xx Days 00000 kWHr 0000 AHr ell Average Last xx Days G 08 FLOAT 00 00 v A DATA ENTER Clear Energy Harvest Clear Energy Harvest G 09 Today s Data G 09 Today s Data ESC RESET v A DATA ENTER Clear Energy Harvest G 09 Logged Data Entry Accepted Chapter 4 Constant List Factory Main Menu Group Constant LCD Display Range Unit Remark Page Setting IN XXX XV xxx x Amps 0 1V U 00 E 5 1 OUT xxx xV xxx xAmps 0 1A U 01 Input Voltage 0 1V 5 1 U 02 Input Current 0 1A m 5 1 U 03 Output Voltage ES 0 1V ES 5 1 U 04 Output Current D 0 1A EE 5 1 IkWHr U 05 EnergyHarvestToday 1 Z 5 1 1AHr U 07
4. ESC RESET vilz Set Aux Relay 2 Mode E 017 Solar Voltage M A M A DATA ENTER Set Aux Relay 2 Mode kescht E 01 Output Volts Hoy Accepted DATA ENTER Aux RY2 ON Condition Aux RY2 ON Condition E 02 000 0 Volts E42 lt 0000 Volts ESC RESET v A DATA ENTER v A Aux RY2 ON Condition sm E 02 lt 011 0 Volts fm Enty Accepted DATA ENTER Aux RY2 OFF Condition my Aux RY 2 OFF Condition E 03 000 0 Volts fom F03 gt 000 0 Volts ESC RESET e i v A DATA ENTER Aux RY2 ON Condition a D 03 gt 014 4 Volts ec Entry Accepted Main Menu Programming Group F Menu Group Constants Constants Edit Data Enter Main Menu Operation A Main Menu Initialize DATA A ENTER Main Menu Group B Programming Battery Setup ESC RESET v A Group C MPPT Setup v A Group D Auxiliary Relay 1 v A Group E Auxiliary Relay 2 v A DATA DATA DATA ENTER ENTER ENTER Group F SunStarParallel MODE SunStarParallel MODE Q Entry Accepted Network Setup We F 01 Standalone F 01 Standalone ESC ESC R
5. SunStar Time U 10 HH MM SS vif Output Current U 04 0 0 Amps Parallel COMM Status U 16 SLAVE UNIT vil IG SunStar Temperature U 1 1 0C vif a eg Je EnergyHarvestToday 1 00000 WHr 0000 AHr 3 4 Battery SOC U 12 0 vf Serial Number U 17 000001 Main Menu Initialize Menu Constants Constants Edit Data Enter Main Menu Operation A pate DATA DATA ENTER ENTER Main Menu rs Access Level Jee Access Level EL Entry Accepted Initialize A 01 Constant Set A 01 Constant Set ESC ESC RESET RESET v i A DATA ENTER wv A Access Level i Enny Accented A 01 Operation Only dd P DATA ENTER DATA Init Parameters Init Parameters A 02 No Initialize A 02 PresetSetting Entry Accepted ESC RESET D
6. This constant is only displayed if P and O or Scan and Hold is selected as MPPT 5 8 Type C 01 The scan frequency is settable from 1 minute to 4 hours and the factory setting is I hour Press the UP and DOWN key to increase or decrease the length of time PandO Perturb and Observe will run a full scan at the set time interval frequency and then do P and O scans at shorter intervals in between Scanand Hold will run a full scan at the set time interval frequency and then hold the resultant MP until the next interval This is also settable from 1 minute to 4 hours factory is 1 hour C 03 Set Percentage VOC This constant is only displayed if Percentage is selected as MPPT Type C 01 Percentage measures the VOC at the set time interval and calculates the operating Vmp based on the percentage set The percentage set point can be from 0 100 and factory setting is 80 C 04 Set Percentage EveryTime This constant is only displayed if Percentage is selected as MPPT Type C 01 When Percentage measure the VOC the time interval can be set and time is 1 minute to 4 hours Factory setting is 1 hour C 05 Set Hold Input Volts This constant is only displayed if Hold Input V is selected as MPPT Type C 01 Hold Input Voltage will regulate based on the input voltage set 0 140V for SS 80C MPPT and 0 240V for SS 80CX MPPT based on the panel type Th
7. A DATA ENTER wv A Init Parameters A 02 No Initialize Entry Accepted DATA DATA ENTER ENTER Password 1 Password 1 A 03 0000 A 03 000 0 Eny Accepted ESC wv A RESET v A Access Level Password 1 A 01 Constant Set A 03 000 1 Main Menu Programming Group B Menu Group Constants Constants Edit Data Enter Main Menu Operation A Mam Menu Initialize DATA DATA DATA DATA A ENTER ENTER ENTER Scr RIR Ves ENTER ae SEN Ken B 01 D Sali C Entry Accepted Programming Battery Setup MI EE VOIIS ESC TAS RESET RESET RESET rs v A v v A DATA Group A Set Battery Voltage ENTER MPPT Setup B 01 24 Vots Enty Accepted v Set Battery Type l A B 02 GEL v Group D Auxiliary Relay 1 v A v A Set Battery Capacity Set Equalize Voltage v li A B 04 1600 Ahr B 09 15 6 Volts Group E Auxiliary Relay 2 v l A v A Set MAX EQU Time BAT MAX Charge Amps y v li A B 05 080Amps POE Group F Network Setup v A v A r Set Days Between EQU Set Absorption Volts See v il A B 06 14 1 Volts BER Group O Operator v A Y A BAT Absorption Time Manual Faualize B 07 02 00 B 12 NO vila
8. 2 4 2 3 Parallel Connection The parallel connection of PCM series can be up to 16 units 1 Master and 15 Slaves and in the parallel system there is only one Shunt which needs to be connected to the Master unit to measure the total accumulated current BTS F 01 Master SLAVE 1 F 01 Slave F 0222 SLAVE 2 F 01 Slave F 02 3 Chapter 3 User Constants 3 1 The following is the structure of user constants Battery SOC Battery Current Battery Amp Hours Battery Temperature Parallel COMM Status LJ itiatize A 04 Serial Number Access Level Init Parameters Password 1 Password 2 Battery Setup 3 01 Set Battery Voltage B 02 Set Battery Type B 04 Set Battery Capacity B 05 BAT MAX Charge Amps B 06 Set Absorption Voltage B 07 Set Absorption Time B 08 Set Float Voltage
9. EnergyHarvestToday 2 Hr Min 5 2 Operation U U 08 Stage of Charger 5 2 U 09 Date MM DD YY 5 2 U 10 Time Hr Min Sec 5 2 U 11 Temperature 1 C 5 2 U 12 Battery SOC 1 100960 196 NOTE 1 5 2 U 13 Battery Current 0 1A NOTE 1 5 2 U 14 Battery Amp Hours 1AHr NOTE 1 5 3 U 15 Battery Temperature 1 C NOTE I 5 3 U 16 Parallel COMM Status ES NOTE 5 5 3 U 17 Serial Number m E Ce 5 3 Constant Set m Constant A 01 Access Level Operation 5 4 et Only Preset Initialize A No A 02 Init Parameters Setting 5 4 Hr Fm Initialize No Initialize A 03 Password I 0 9999 1 0 NOTE 2 5 4 A 04 Password 2 0 9999 1 0 NOTE 2 5 4 Battery Setup B 01 Set Battery Voltage 12 24 36 48 SS 12 5 5 GEL Programming B qq wel Mye or tte B 02 Set Battery Type FLOODED GEL 5 5 AGM B 04 Set Battery Capacity 0 9990 10Ahr NOTE 6 5 6 4 1 Factory Main Menu Group Constant LCD Display Range Unit Remark Page Setting B 05 BAT MAX Charge Amps 0 80 1A NOTE 6 5 6 FLOOD 13 9 15 2 0 1V 14 6 5 6 Set Absorption ED B 06 Volts AGM 13 7 15 1 0 1V 14 1 5 6 GEL 13 6 15 1 0 1V 14 1 5 6 0 99 Hr B 07 Set Absorption Time 1 Min 2 Hr 5 7 59 Min FLOOD 12 9 14 2 0 1V 13 8 5 7 Set Float ED B 08 B Voltage AGM 12 8 14 2 0 1V 132 5 7 GEL 12 8 14 1 0 1V 13 5 5 7 12V 14 7 16 4 12V 15 6 24V 29 4 32 8 24V 31 2 B 09
10. This allows setting on either a rising or falling voltage Once entering the D 02 use UP and DOWN keys to increment and decrement the values Aux RY1 ON Condition Setting Range of D 02 Setting Unit When D 01 Solar Voltage or gt 0 150V 0 250V 0 1V When D 01 Output Volts or gt 0 64V When D 01 Battery Volts or gt 0 64V X Battery Voltage is only displayed and active when terminal BVS is connected to the battery When D 01 OUT Current or gt 0 80A 1A When D 01 BATT Current or gt 500 500A X Battery Current is only active when terminal BCS is connected with a Shunt 50mV 500Amp X The values may be positive or negative as this input reads load current as well as charge current When D 01 System Temp or gt 20 100 C When D 01 Battery Temp or gt 20 100 C 1 C X Battery Temperature is only active when terminal BTS is connected with a Battery Temperature Sensor BTS 3 5 10 or 200 23 Hr When D 01 System Time Min 00 59 Min When D 01 Battery SOC or gt 0 100 196 X Battery SOC is only active when terminal BCS is connected with a Shunt 50mV 500Amp D 03 Aux RY1 OFF Condition According to 9 selectable modes in D 01 use Constant D 03 to set the condition to activate the Auxiliary Relay 1 to be OFF The displayed setting range of D 03 will change to less than or greater than or gt depending on if D 02 or D 03 is higher or lower value This allows
11. the 2 auxiliary relays can be programmed by constants setting The functions and programming of the relays helps to control the dump loads Multiple PCM CX with cables up to 16 units can be connected in the larger power systems The controller with optional rectifier and braking unit for wind system is required to control and stop the control from overload condition caused by over large wind speed Please carefully read through this manual and all the installation instruction and wiring before beginning installation of your PCM CX The protection and installation equipment should be complied with the local codes The rated fuses breakers and external lightning protection should be installed along with PCM CX Features e Integrates Maximum Power Point Tracking MPPT battery charge management state of charge information Continuous output Power Rating without de rating at up to 50 C ambient temperature Built in Battery Energy Monitor tracks power production and consumption to calculate the energy remaining in battery state of charge SOC is displayed in percent full Amp hours Watt hours and 90 days of energy harvest history is stored in the solar charger e Supports Flooded Lead Acid FLA GEL Absorbed Glass Mat AGM batteries 2 3 4 stage IV charging with adjustable set points for all parameters Wire the PV modules in series up to 112VDC normal 140VDC Max for PCM 5048 Series PCM 8048 Series and 192VDC normal 240V DC Ma
12. 20 character LCD with backlight LCD status screen displays input voltage and current output voltage and current charge mode Battery SOC Data Logging Logs energy harvested for 90 days LCD displays WH KWH AH Energy Monitor LCD shows SOC AH WH and present charge or discharge current A 50mV 500Amp shunt is required to use Auxiliary Relays Two independent relays with from A SPST contacts for control of external devices Contact rating is 3 Amps 50VDC Operation Temperature Full Power Output to 50 C ambient Standby Power 2 Watts 4 Watts 267 6 x 196 x 414 8 x 225 x 267 6 x 196 x 414 8 x 225 x Dimension 147 mm 147 mm 147 mm 147 mm Weight 4 3 Kgs 7 Kgs 4 3 Kgs 7 Kgs VI Dimension for PCM 5048 4048CX Unit mm READY CHARGE EGUAL FEAT el WA 5 E A pen IIT PROS Lr Fig 1 VII Dimension for PCM 8048 8048CX Unit mm READY CHARGE EQUAL FAULT Ld LU b VIA ED EJ EDER ESG Chapter 1 Installation 1 1 Loads Requirement The PCM CX series plays a major role in planning your PV system The first step in planning an efficient PV system is to calculate the load requirement In order to calculate the anticipated load requirement it is important to determine average and peak load consumption The possible load growth should also be t
13. Indicator INIT PROG LI LJ LI E s LJ LJ 8 e s D LJ M mi Bv U Ae PB8 PB7 PB 6 PB 5 8 Push Buttons Push buttons Name Description DATA bo ENTER Data write in key DOWN key to decrement setting values pps UP key to increment setting values UP key to go to the next selection or constant DOWN key to go to the last selection or constant 2 PB4 ESC Reset key to reset the fault ESC key to return to the last selection level DATA PB5 Quick function key to the Main Menu Data Log PB6 D Quick function key to the Main Menu Programming PB7 Quick function key to the Main Menu Initialize PB8 Quick function key to the Main Menu Operation 4 LED Indicators Flashing d LEDs Description Solid Read the LCD meter for fault condition displayed 4 fault conditions could be displayed as follows ERROR ERROR High Input Voltage Over Temp FAULT Solid Red ERROR ERROR Parallel COM Failed Battery Over Temp EQUAL Flashing PCM CX unit is in equalization mode Refer to constant Orange B 09 B 12 for the setting details Flashing PCM CX unit is in charge mode This indicates that it is CHARGE E Green functioning properly When the voltage from the PV array is first received the unit READY Solid Green is in standby mode to charge LCD Meter LCD Meter of 20 x 2 characters is built in e
14. adjust the length of Absorption time The factory setting is 2 hours displayed as 02 00 B 08 Set Float Voltage Use Constant B 08 to adjust the Float voltages The default set values are based on the battery type and capacity selected It is not advisable to change default settings unless advised by the battery manufacturer or supplier Factory Battery Type Float Volts Range i Setting FLOODED 12 9V 14 2V 13 8V AGM 12 8V 14 2V 13 2V GEL 12 8V 14 1V 13 5V X The above values are based on 12V system The values x 2 are for 24V system the values x 3 are for 36V system and the values x 4 are for 48V system B 09 Set Equalize Voltage This constant is only displayed if Flooded is selected as battery type B 02 Use Constant B 09 to select the Equalize voltages The default values are based on the battery voltage and capacity selected It is not recommended to change default settings unless advised so by the battery manufacturer or supplier Battery e Factory Battery Type Equalization Volts Range Voltage Setting 12V 14 7V 16 4V 15 6V 24V 29 4V 32 8 V 31 2V FLOODED 36V 44 1V 49 2V 46 8V 48V 58 8V 65 6V 62 4V B 10 Set MAX EQU Time This constant is only displayed if Flooded is selected as battery type B 02 Use Constant B 10 to select the time of equalization time The factory setting is 2 hours displayed as 0
15. appear A 01 would only display Operation only and would not display Constants Set Unlock the constants setting m 2 Enter the password in A 03 to be exactly the same as the one earlier set in A 04 When the password in A 03 matches the one earlier set in A 04 the unlocking is completed A 01 Constants Set would appear again for programming Main Menu Programming Group B Battery Setup B 01 Set Battery Voltage During initialization of PCM CX MPPT it will detect and ask the installer to confirm the battery voltage found is correct In almost all circumstance the PCM CX MPPT will correctly detect battery voltage Use Constant B 01 to change the battery voltage if the battery voltage displayed by the PCM CX MPPT is different from the installed batteries The selection range of the battery voltage is 12V Factory Setting 24V 36V and 48V B 02 Set Battery Type Use UP or DOWN keys to allow the installer to change what type of batteries it is connected to Flooded Gel AGM PCM CX MPPT The default BATTERY TYPE is GEL Please be sure to select the type which matches the system s batteries This setting controls battery charging voltages in B 06 and B 08 5 5 B 04 Set Battery Capacity This setting controls battery charging amperages and other settings The factory setting for CAPACITY is 1000 amp hours for SS 50C MPPT 1600 amp hours for SS 80C MPPT 8
16. setting on either a rising or falling voltage Once entering the D 03 use UP and DOWN keys to increment and decrement the values Aux RY1 OFF Condition When D 01 Solar Voltage When D 01 Output Volts When D 01 Battery Volts X Battery Voltage is only displayed and active when terminal BVS is connected to the battery When D 01 OUT Current 1A X Battery Current is only active when terminal BCS is connected with a Shunt 50mV 500Amp X The values may be positive or negative as this input reads load current as well as charge current When D 01 SystemTemp or gt 20 100 C X Battery Temperature is only active when terminal BTS is connected with a Battery Temperature Sensor BTS 3 or 200 23 Hr When D 01 System Time Min 00 59 Min When D 01 Battery SOC or gt 0 100 X Battery SOC is only active when terminal BCS is connected with a Shunt 50mV 500Amp 5 11 D 04 Aux RY1 MIN ON time Use Constant D 04 is to set the minimum time that the relay can remain active The minimum time is set to avoid the difference of the values set in D 02 and D 03 is so small to cause the damage on the relay due to the high frequency of relay action between ON and OFF Group E Auxiliary Relay 2 E 01 Set Aux Relay 2 Mode E 02 Aux RY2 ON Condition E 03 Aux RY2 OFF Condition E 04 Aux RY2 MIN ON time X The functions and the settings of Auxiliary Relay 2 are exactly the same as those
17. 00 amp hours for SS 40CX MPPT and 1600 amp hours for SS 80CX MPPT At full output capacity a SS 80C MPPT can deliver 80 amps to a battery this amount of amperage current is equal to the C 10 capacity divided by ten rate of a 1600 amp hour battery and as such meets most manufacturers recommendations for minimum PV charging capacity In applications with battery banks under 1600 amp hours it is recommended to lower the Maximum Charge Rate setting from the default 80 amps to the C10 rate of the battery bank B 05 BAT MAX Charge Amps Use Constant B 05 to allow the installer to limit the maximum charge amps allowed to the batteries The factory setting is 80 amps SS 80C MPPT B 06 Set Absorption Volts Use Constant B 06 to adjust the Absorption voltages The default values are based on the battery type and capacity selected It is not advisable to change default settings unless advised by the battery manufacturer or supplier Absorption Volts Factory Battery Type Range Setting FLOODED 13 9V 15 2V 14 6V AGM 13 7V 15 1V 14 1V GEL 13 6V 15 1V 14 1V X The above values are based on 12V system The values x 2 are for 24V system the values x 3 are for 36V system and the values x 4 are for 48V system PCM CX MPPT series will charge at the Absorption voltage and at the length of time before switching to float mode 5 6 B 07 Set Absorption Time Use Constant B 07 to
18. 2 00 5 7 B 11 Set Days Between EQU This constant is only displayed if Flooded is selected as battery type B 02 Use Constant B 11 to select the number of days between equalization charges The factory setting is OFF B 12 Manual Equalize This constant is only displayed if Flooded is selected as battery type B 02 Use Constant B 12 to choose between manual and automatic equalization settings Press ENTER key to select Yes for manual equalization and then it will display the Equalize voltage set in B 09 and the Max EQU time set in B 10 Press ENTER key again to start the manual equalization X During equalization only ESC key is active to leave the equalization process Screen After the manual equalization starts BAT displays Battery voltage Battery temperature and Equalizing blinks in return CHARGE displays charging current Finally the remaining time for equalization charge is counted down WARNING Before the manual equalization is selected PCM CX MPPT should be connected to Battery Temperature Sensor BTS 3 If it is not connected to BTS 3 Warning Bat Sr Not Connected is displayed Press ESC key to select No to return to the display of Group B Group C MPPT Setup C 01 Set MPPT Type Use Constant C 01 to set up the MPPT type P and O Scan and Hold Percentage Hold Input V The factory setting is P and O e C 02 Set Scan Frequency
19. B 09 Set Equalize Voltage B 10 Set MAX EQU Time B 11 Set Days Between EQU B 12 Manual Equalize MPPT Setup kl D Auxiliary Relay 1 Auxiliary Relay 2 Set MPPT Type Set Scan Frequency Set Percentage VOC Percentage EveryTime Parallel Setup Set Hold Input Volts Set Aux Relay 1 Mode Aux RY1 ON Condition AuxRY1 OFF Condition Aux RY1 MIN ON time Set Aux Relay 2 Mode Aux RY2 ON Condition AuxRY2 OFF Condition Aux RY2 MIN ON time Parallel MODE femme F 01 F 02 Parallel Addr Operator Set Clock Mode Set Time Set Date Model Number Turn OFF Backlight T FAN Test Software Version Bootloader 3 1 G 05 EnergyHarvestToday 1 EnergyHarvestToday 2 Set Day LOG 1 90 Day LOG kWHr Day LOG FLOAT G 07 Average Last xx Days xxxx kWHr xxxx Ahr G 08 Average Last xx Days FLOAT xx xx 3 2 The following is the Initialization Stage Flow Chart SS 80C MPPT V0 931I Battery Found xx V NO Confirm YES If NO press NO reser YES DATA Set Battery Voltage Selected xx Volts ENTER mam YES If YES press DATA ENTER ESC RESET f ESC You
20. ECALL Pressing v key will return to the last setting prior to entering setup ESC DFLT DEFAULT If DELT is selected by pressing key the controller will revert to and operate at default settings based on the original voltage battery type and capacity entered in the initialization process 3 3 The following is the Operation Stage Flow Chart Main Menu Main Menu Operation v A Main Menu Initialize v A Main Menu Programming v A Main Menu Data Log Main Menu Operation Menu Constants Main Menu ENTER Operation IN Xxx xV xxx x Amps OUT xxx xV xxx x Amps vit IA Input Voltage U 01 0 0 Volts ef ia Input Current U 02 0 0 Amps vif a Output Voltage U 03 0 0 Volts v v EnergyHarvestToday 2 Battery Current U 07 00 00 U 13 0 0A v al v A Stage of Charger Battery Amp Hours U 08 Charger OFF U 14 0 AHr v T A v A SunStar Date U 09 07 30 09 Battery Temperature U 15 0C vif Ja vil la
21. ESET v A RESET v A DATA bs SunStarParallel MODE Lm Operat unStarParalle perator F 01 Master Entry Accepted M A DATA ENTER SunStarParallel MODE C F 01 Slave Entry Accepted Y A DATA ENTER SunStarParallel Addr r F02 02 Entry Accepted 3 9 Main Menu Programming Group O Menu Main Menu Operation Main Menu Initialize A DATA ENTER Group Main Menu Programming Group B e Battery Setup ESC RESET va Group C MPPT Setup afla Group D Auxiliary Relay I villa Group E Auxiliary Relay 2 vla Group F Network Setup DATA villa Group O Operator Constants ESC RESET Set CLOCK Mode 0 01 12Hr DATA ENTER ESC RESET Constants Edit Data Enter DATA ENTER NA Entry Accepted v A DATA DATA Set CLOCK Mode O 01 24Hr Entry Accepted Entry Accepted Entry Acc
22. G 05 Day LOCH FLOAT This screen displays how much time the charger was in Float mode according to the selected day shown in G 03 G 07 Average Last Days xxxxx kWHr xxxx AHr This screen shows the average power produced over the past cumulative days as both in KWHr and AHr G 08 Average Last Days FLOAT xx xx This screen displays how much average time the charger was in Float mode in the past cumulative days shown in Hour Minute G 09 Clear Energy Harvest Use Constant G 09 to clear Today s Data or all the Logged Data 5 15 Press ENTER key and use UP and DOWN keys to select between Today s Data and Logged Data and then press ENTER key again to clear the selected data 5 16 Chapter 6 Trouble Shooting Proceed as follows for a quick detection of common faults Consult your dealer if the fault cannot be resolved Problem or Error message Cause Solution ERROR High Input Voltage When the PV array voltage is higher than 140VDC for SS 80C MPPT or higher than 240VDC for SS 80CX MPPT the battery charging stops Make sure the PV array voltage is within the rated voltage range ERROR Over Temp The ambient temperature is too high and it causes the over temperature of heatsink Place the PCM CX MPPT unit in a cool and well ventilated room ERROR Battery Over Temp The battery temperature is dete
23. Relay 1 Mode D 0 Set Aux Relay 1 Mode D 01 Solar Voltage Aux RY1 ON Condition D 02 000 0 Volts v A D 03 000 0 Volts Data Enter DATA ENTER Entry Accepted DATA ENTER Sch Enny Accepted Aux RYI OFF Condition w Aux RY1 OFF Condition K D 03 gt 000 0 volts ESC ESC RESET v A DATA JENTER Aux RY1 ON Condition E D 02 lt 0100 Volts E Entry Accepted DATA ENTER RESET v A DATA v A ENTER Aus RYI ON Condition E Ac d D 03 gt 016 0 Volts niesen Aux RY 1 MIN ON time D 04 00 00 Main Menu Programming Group E E 01 ON or OFF Menu Group Constants Constants Edit Data Enter Main Menu Operation A ek Main Menu Initialize DATA A ENTER Main Menu Group B Programming Battery Setup ESC RESET v A Group C MPPT Setup v A Group D Auxiliary Relay 1 DATA DATA SOT ENTER ENTER Set Aux Relay 2 Mode Set Aux R
24. Selected xx Volts NO Confirm YES RESET NO ESC RESET DATA ENTER Set Battery Type B 02 GEL ESC DATA RESET ENTER Set Battery Capacity B 04 1600 Ahr ESC DATA RESET ENTER BAT MAX Charge Amps B 05 80 Amps Use A or ESC DATA RESET ENTER v the setting Set Absorption Volts B 06 xx x Volts values ESC DATA RESET ENTER Set Absorption Time B 07 HH MM ESC DATA RESET ENTER Set Float Voltage B 08 xx x Volts 3 2 key to change ESC DATA RESET ENTER Set Clock Mode O 01 xx Hr ESC DATA RESET ENTER Use or v Set Clock Mode key to change 0 02 HH MM SS the setting values ESC DATA RESET ENTER Set SunStar Date 0 03 MM DD YY ESC DATA RESET ENTER Setup Done DFLT RCLL SAVE ESC RESET A Turn ON PV Input Breaker Now SAVE If SAVE is selected by pressing A key the controller will save the entered settings and operate with them RCLL R
25. Set Equalize Voltage 0 1V NOTE 3 5 7 36V 44 1 49 2 36V 46 8 Programming 48V 58 8 65 6 48V 62 4 0 B 10 Set MAX EQU Time I Min 2Hr NOTE 3 5 7 99 Hr 59 Min B 11 Set Days Between EQU 0 999 1 Day OFF NOTE 3 5 7 B 12 Manual Equalize YES NO NO NOTE 3 5 8 MPPT Setup P and O Scan and Hold C 01 Set MPPT Pype prep E P and O 5 8 Percentage Hold Input V C 02 Set Scan Frequency 1 4Hr I Min 1 Hr NOTE 4 5 8 C 03 Set Percentage VOC 0 100 1 80 NOTE 4 5 9 C 04 Percentage Every Time 1 4Hr 1 Min 1 Hr NOTE 4 5 9 NOTE 4 C 05 Set Hold Input Volts 0 140 0 240 0 1V 5 9 NOTE 6 4 2 Factory Main Menu Group Constant LCD Display Range Unit Remark Page Setting Auxiliary Relay 1 OFF ON Solar Voltage Output Volts Battery Volts OUT Current D 01 Set Aux Relay 1 Mode BATT Current zi OFF 5 9 Temperature Battery Temp System Time Battery SOC Output Volts See See Aux RY1 ON Condition See Below 5 10 Below Below When D 01 Solar Voltage 0 150 0 250 0 1V 0 5 10 When D 01 Output Volts 0 64 0 1V 0 5 10 P When D 01 Battery Volts 0 64 0 1V 0 5 10 rogramming ib T Me Ru TR Fa Ta FT E Moe at MELET When D 01 OUT Current 0 80 1A 0 5 10 D02 er E secedere tl When D 01 BATT Current 500 500 1A 0 5 10 When D 01 Temp 20 100 1 C 0 5 10 When D 01 Battery Temp 20 100 1 C 0 5 10 00 23 Hr When D 01 Time 1 Min 0 5 10 00 59 Min When D 01 Battery SOC 0 100 1 0 5 10 See See AuxRY1 OFF Conditi
26. U 15 Battery SOC Battery Current and Battery Amp Hours will only be visible when terminal BVS Battery Voltage Sensing is connected to the battery and will only be active when using an optional 50mv 500amp external shunt Battery Temperature will only be visible when terminal BVS Battery Voltage Sensing is connected to the battery and will only be active when using a Battery Temperature Sensor BTS 3 X These four constants will only be displayed when the terminal BVS Battery Voltage Sensing is wired to the battery To show the precise values an optional 50mv 500amp external shunt is needed for U 12 U 13 U 14 and a Battery Temperature Sensor is needed for U 15 NOTE 2 A 03 A 04 These two constants are reserved for the authorized distributor or technician to lock the constants operation Lock the constants setting 1 Finish setting all the programmable constants to the desired values 2 Change A 01 Operation Only factory setting is A 01 Constants Set 3 Use UP key to go to A 03 to enter the password 1 max 4 digits 4 Goto any display of A xx and press DOWN key and hold it then press ESC key at the same time till A 04 constant occurs 5 Enter the desired password 2 max 4 digits into A 04 Make sure the password 1 in A 03 must be different from the password 2 in A 04 Finally press ENTER key to finish lock setting Above procedure completes locking the constants setting and no more programming selection would a
27. VP uying Solar should be this easy es INSTALLATION amp USER MANUAL PCM PCM CX MPPT Solar Charge Controller V 1 05 WWW MPPSOLAR COM CONTENTS e Introduction eege eee eer eeo circ clascecadelcsietstestsdeasdevevat soedesslevcsssteiss ascie Il M IIIA CC n Specificati VI Iulio m d Dimension ESA H Chapter T EInstallafloli eee ENEE Eben LO REN ER TE me m E 1 2 Battery Voltage System EG Le 1 3 PV E NEEN El 1 4 Maximum e E E 1 6 Battery Temperature Sensor BTS 3 eeeeeeeeeee eee e eee ee eeeess 172 1 7 Battery Voltage Sensing B VS eene ecce eene eee ee eene eese ee eessseesssseess L 2 1 8 Wiring Diagram egenen 72 1 9 Installatiori Steps iiir e into nente Yonne nae ah PE Yvon Venen Y ay Egeter caseo eesiesieeis s dod Chapt r 2 Wiring eege DR 2 1 Front Panel Display esssesssecssocesoocssocsssccssccssocesoosssocesoecssocesocesoossssesssesssecessssss 2 2 2 Control Terminal Connection ccccccccccscscsssssssssescecssccccsssscsssssscssesessssees Aer A 2 3 Parallel SW E Ir EE O Capter 5 User Constants E SL 3 1 Structure of User Constants cccsississccssessscvsssetessesnesssicetssnsssseseepsecessvcedsonsssenssoansen DL 3 2 Initialization Stage Flow Charrt eee e eee ee eee eee ee eren ee eee sees sees essseess 3 2 3 3 Operation Stag
28. ach PCM CX unit 2 2 2 2 Control Terminal Connection ABC DEF G H I JKL MNO o PV GND BAT GND EARTH IS eg E CG LI E H P Q R S T Fig 4 Connections Details A BVS Connecting terminal to Battery Voltage feedback Negative B BTS Connecting terminal for Battery Temperature Sensor Negative C BCS Connecting terminal for optional Shunt Negative D BVS Connecting terminal to Battery Voltage feedback Positive E BTS Connecting terminal for Battery Temperature Sensor Positive F BCS Connecting terminal for optional Shunt Positive G Parallel IN Connections for parallel input from last PCM CX H Parallel OUT Connections for parallel output I Remote Connecting terminal to Remote Panel Display 2 3 J MAI Connecting terminal for the contact A of auxiliary 1 K MCI Connecting terminal for the common contact of auxiliary 1 L MBI Connecting terminal for the contact B of auxiliary 1 M MA2 Connecting terminal for the contact A of auxiliary 2 N MC2 Connecting terminal for the common contact of auxiliary 2 O MB2 Connecting terminal for the contact B of auxiliary 2 P PV Connecting terminal for Solar Array Positive Q GND Connecting terminal for Solar Array Negative R BAT Connecting terminal for battery cable Positive S IGND Connecting terminal for battery cable Negative T EARTH Connecting for ground
29. aken into consideration when planning the load requirement because loads hardly remain static and they grow more frequently than they reduce 1 2 Battery Voltage System After the estimate of the power requirement the required power from the battery will be the next consideration in planning the system According to the basic rule of the electricity Current is the power divided by voltage when the power amount increases it is suggested to raise the battery voltage so the current amount will decrease The principle is based on the larger amount of current is the more expensive the circuit protection is In an example of the 96 watt load it draws 4 amps at 24V battery system but it draws only 2 amps at 48V system 1 3 PV Array Voltage As the PCM CX is a smart DC to DC converter design the specification of a PV array is much like sizing a grid tie inverter Installers choose the max and min Vmp and Voc of each string and how many strings are needed 1 4 Maximum Voc The maximum operating voltage of the PCM 5048 and PCM 8048 is 140 Vdc and value for PCM 40CX and PCM 80CX MPPT is 240Vdc The protection will be active to shut down the unit when the operating voltage is higher PV array manufacturers has the published data sheet with rated voltage and current as well as the current and temperature coefficients The rated Voc is measured in the temperature of 25 C so when calculated at lower temperature such as 0 C 25 increase of
30. at is selected in O 01 AM and PM indication will be shown Press ENTER to start to edit the Hour Minute Second number and press UP and DOWN key to increment or decrement the values O 03 Set Date This is the same display as in the initialization setup of battery Press ENTER key to start to edit the MM DD YY and press UP and DOWN key to increment or decrement the values O 04 Model Number The model number of the unit is displayed O 05 Turn OFF Backlight T Use Constant O 05 to set the operation of the LCD backlight Since the backlight 5 13 consumes a fair amount of quiescent current it is recommended that the on time be as short as possible Press ENTER key to enter the setting and press UP and DOWN key to turn off from NEVER always on or 1 to 10 minutes in 1 minute increments Note When the backlight turns off pressing any key will turn it back to U 00 display screen O 06 Fan Test Use Constant O 06 to test if the fan can be forced to be ON or OFF When FAN ON is selected the fan test is conducted as the O 06 screen remains Once the screen leaves O 06 it will stop the test running O 07 Software Version The software version displayed is important and useful when contacting Technical Support O 08 Bootloader This is the Bootloader initiation display It is only used to update the firmware Main Men
31. cted too high by the Battery Temperature Sensor BTS 3 Check the battery condition and place the battery bank in an well ventilated room ERROR Parallel COM Failed The communication failure between Master and Slave units or between Slave and Slave units has occurred Check the connecting cables between Master and Slave units or the cables among Slaves 6 1
32. e output current will be based on that voltage Group D Auxiliary Relay 1 D 01 Set Aux Relay 1 Mode The Auxiliary Relays are useful for functions such as turning a generator on or off at low battery voltage or load change turning on an external fan when battery temperature increases or shedding certain loads at specific times Additional 5 9 functions will be added in the future Use Constant D 01 to select the Auxiliary Relay 1 mode and what it is based on Auxiliary Relay 1 Mode includes OFF ON Solar Voltage Output Voltage Battery Voltage only displayed and active when terminal BVS is connected to the battery Output Current Battery Current only active when terminal BCS is connected with a Shunt 50mV 500Amp System Temperature Battery Temperature only active when terminal BTS is connected with a Battery Temperature Sensor BTS 3 System Time and Battery State of Charge only displayed when terminal BCS is connected with Shunt 500Amp 50mV The factory setting is OFF D 02 D 03 and D 04 will not be displayed when D 01 is set to be ON or OFF D 02 Aux RY1 ON Condition According to 9 selectable modes in D 01 use Constant D 02 to set the condition to activate the Auxiliary Relay 1 to be ON The displayed setting range of D 02 will change to less than or greater than lt or gt depending on if D 02 or D 03 is higher or lower value
33. e Flow Chart ccce eese eerte ee ee eee eere sees eee enseeeessseess 3 4 Chapter 4 Constants List sescsssvecesesseecscsenyscosessoncsevennsessucevsvaneesnanesvnvessenntsverssesveessevenssevsatevseenven dd U Group Operation Got teet t RENE OR dde e UR EU enes A Group Initialize usse riche cess PRSE ERA f L B Group Battery ett Abend g ie del C Group MPPT Setup E M a D Group Auxiliary Relay T esesecsscceeexrkec eere eese e ra e PR Eee epe RS vene pierre oer ned E Group Auxiliary Relay 2 sccecsscssvceseccsecevsscbecssvncnesenscsvnsvebenoneseecovcossseonceovetovesvesss Med F Group Parallel Setup eeoieseeekekeeee ee Er eee reo ene to tuP ES denigretbe O CHR H II x EXE nnMirirabrcxecc s Chapter 5 Programming Constants eee e ee eee eee eee eee eee eere eese eese esso seen sese eo sesessseeessseees D U Group RE E xcii ec SE B Group Battery Set piivisissssicssessssvcessscsnccssvevsvscunsevesesesveceseseesseesevevstesverensosurevvessecs PED C Group MPPT Sempre exem uten ER FOeN eR EHE IN CR EXER NR E D Group Auxiliary Relay 1 eesssoesssvsesnsvsvsnsvnvsssvnesssvnesssvesenssesenasesenesesssneesssneessenere D 9 E Group Auxiliary Relay 2 eseresseearssseevesnerssdnenes ndennvnnssnnsesenvesennndsenvesssnsesnnnseennede Do L F edicit Do Le O Group EE G Group Data Logo pet i REM D NM IR IT ened n Nai ae Dd Chapt
34. elay 2 Mode en Entry Accepted AuxliaryRelay2 Wee E 01 0FF E 01 OFF ESC ESC ESE RESET v A RESET v v DATA Group Set Aux Relay 2 M Network Set EE letwork Setup E 01 ON Entry Accepted v A 3 7 Group O Operator Main Menu Programming Group E Auxiliary 2 ON OFF Condition Setting Menu Main Menu Operation A Main Menu Initialize Main Menu Programming TENTER DATA ESC RESET Group Battery Sel Group B Group D Auxiliary Relay 1 Y ll Aux Group E iliary Relay 2 v ll Ne Group F work Se Y A ll Group O Operator Constants Set Aux Relay 2 Mode E 01 OFF Constants Edit DATA ENTER Set Aux Relay 2 Mode E 01 OFF Data Enter DATA ENTER Entry Accepted Aux RY2 MIN ON time E 04 00 00
35. epted Entry Accepted Entry Accepted e Bootloader Load New Software 3 10 Entry Accepted DATA ENTER Set SunStar Time Set SunStar Time LL 0 02 00 00 00 0 02 00 00 00 ESC RESET v A ATA v A ENTER Set SunStar Time 0 02 0 1 DT Lech ENTER Set SunStar Date Set SunStar Date 0 03 00 00 00 0 03 00 00 00 ESC RESET v Y A DATA ENTER A Set SunStar Date O 03 01 00 00 TT Model Number O 04 8S 80C MPPT v A DATA ENTER Turn OFF Backlight T Turn OFF Backlight T O 05 10 Minutes O 05 0 Minutes ESC RESET v A DATA v A ENTER Turn OFF Backlight T i TA O 05 9 Minutes ENTER FAN test FAN test 0 06 10 FAN OFF Wes 0 06 FAN OFF ESC RESET v A v A DATA ENTER Software Version Turn OFF Backlight T 0 07 09 311 O 6 FANON Woch v A Main Menu Data Log Menu Main Menu Operation A Main Menu Initialize A Main Menu Programminjg Constants A DATA ENTER Vain Mea eech EnergyHarvest Today 1 Data Log K 00000 WHr 0000 AHr ESC RESET v la
36. er 6 Trouble Shooting ssiisessiscesvessoscsvenesesvonsseszesoetsaversscsseensesvereesesenssyecesesveesssneevsensnivensssven De II Introduction The PCM CX is a highly reliable solar battery charger and its most critical feature is to maximize the harvest energy from the PV array into the battery by using the advanced technology of Maximum Power Point Tracking MPPT The battery types that the PCM CX charge include Flooded Lead Acid FLA GEL AGM chemistries and LiFePo in the range of 12Vdc 24V dc 36Vdc and 48Vdc nominal The high efficiency of charging ability can be accomplished through a 2 or 3 or 4 stage charging depending on the battery type It is built in with the protection to ensure the battery without being overcharged or undercharged The wide range of the input array voltage and output battery voltage are well applied to the solar system to allow system planner to produce the most of the solar energy The input PV array of the PCM 5048 and PCM 8048 may be wired in the range of 16 112Vdc nominal and the input PV array of the PCM 40CX and PCM 80CX may be wired in the range of 16 192Vdc nominal The output battery voltage is accepted from 12 to 48Vdc nominal After wiring up and operation the built in intelligent data logging system can track the battery of charge SOC and the harvest power produced over the days PCM CX may not only well used in solar systems but also in wind or hybrid systems With respect to these systems
37. nd Amps The second line displays the power going out of the PCM CX MPPT it also displays in Volts and Amps In most installations there will be a difference between incoming volts and outgoing volts This reflects the flexibility of the PCM CX MPPT with respect to PV array input voltage vs battery voltage Incoming and outgoing amps will also differ because they are the result of dividing watts a constant by volts U 01 Input Voltage This screen displays the input voltage value coming from the PV array in Volts U 02 Input Current This screen displays the input current value coming from the PV array in Amps U 03 Output Voltage This screen displays the power going out of the PCM CX MPPT in Volts U 04 Output Current This screen displays the power going out of the PCM CX MPPT in Amps U 05 EnergyHarvest Today 1 This screen displays how much the solar energy was harvested Today in kWHr and AHr 5 1 U 07 EnergyHarvest Today 2 This screen displays how much time the charger was in Float mode Today in Hour Minute U 08 Stage of Charger This screen displays the charging stage of PCM CX MPPT The possible values are Charger Off Charger Start BULK Stage ABSORP Stage FLOAT Stage Charger MPPT Charger Stop EQUALZ Stage U 09 System Date This screen displays the date according
38. nd PCM CX Series and make sure the safety distance is at least 1 meter long Install a 100 Amp rated DC breaker and connect it to the Battery Install a Shunt of rated 500A 50mV and connect it to the Battery Connect the BAT terminal of the PCM CX to the DC breaker Connect the GND terminal next to BAT of the PCM CX to the Shunt Install a 90 Amp rated DC breaker and connect it to the PV array and also to the PV terminal of the PCM 8048 Connect the PV array directly to the GND terminal next to PV of the PCM 8048 Connect the EARTH terminal of the PCM 8048 to the system ground To measure the current drawing into and out of the battery connect the BCS terminal of PCM 8048 to the Shunt and connect the BCS terminal of PCM 8048 to the Shunt To compensate the battery charging due to the temperature difference connect the BTS terminal of PCM 8048 to BTS 3 Battery Temperature Sensor and connect the BTS terminal of PCM 8048 to BTS 3 Battery Temperature Sensor BTS 3 should be located in the battery posts To compensate the possible battery cable loss connect the BVS terminal of the PCM 8048 to Battery connect the BVS terminal of the PCM 8048 to Battery Finally connect the DC load to the Battery and DC load to Battery through the Shunt Chapter 2 Wiring 2 1 Front Panel Display LCD Meter CHARGE EQUAL LED L L e DATA B ENTER DATA LoG renere i H
39. of Auxiliary Relay 1 so please refer to above Group D Auxiliary Relay 1 description Group F Parallel Setup F 01 Parallel MODE Use Constant F 01 to set up PCM CX MPPT Network Each PCM CX MPPT in parallel requires a mode and address entry The Mode choices are Setting Usage Used when there is only one PCM CX MPPT with a Remote Standalone i Display connected RR Used to assign the network master this is the PCM CX MPPT that connects to the shunt Assigns up to 15 additional PCM CX MPPT slave units Slave The first PCM CX MPPT is assign ed as master and the rest of units in network are slaves The network address will be assigned to each slave unit in F 02 5 12 F 02 Parallel Addr A PCM CX MPPT assigned as Master or Standalone is always addressed 01 automatically so the address assignment in F 02 is only available for the slave units The maximum slave address number is 16 and the factory setting is 2 Group O Operator O 01 Set CLOCK Mode This is the same display as in the initialization setup of battery Use Constant O 01 to change and select the hour format displayed between 12 Hour and 24 Hour Factory setting is 12 Hour Format When 12 Hour is selected AM and PM indication will be shown in O 02 O 02 Set Time This is the same display as in the initialization setup of battery When 12 Hour form
40. on See Below 5 11 Below Below When D 01 Solar Voltage 0 150 0 250 0 1V 0 5 11 When D 01 Output Volts 0 64 0 1V 0 5 11 D 03 When D 01 Battery Volts 0 64 0 1V 0 5 11 When D 01 OUT Current 0 80 1A 0 5 11 When D 01 BATT Current 500 500 1A 0 5 11 When D 01 Temp 20 100 1 C 0 5 11 When D 01 Battery Temp 20 100 1 C 0 5 11 4 3 Factory Main Menu Group Constant LCD Display Range Unit Remark Page Setting 00 23 Hr When D 01 Time I Min 0 5 11 D 03 00 59 Min D When D 01 Battery SOC 0 100 196 0 5 11 0 23 Hr D 04 Aux RY1 MIN ON time I Min 0 5 11 0 59Min Auxiliary Relay 2 OFF ON Solar Voltage Output Volts Battery Volts OUT Current E 01 Set Aux Relay 2 Mode BATT Current OFF 5 12 Temperature Battery Temp System Time Battery SOC Output Volts Programming See See Aux RY2 ON Condition See Below 5 12 Below Below E When E 01 Solar Voltage 0 150 0 250 0 1V 0 5 12 When E 01 Output Volts 0 64 0 1V 0 5 12 When E 01 Battery Volts 0 64 0 1V 0 5 12 When E 01 OUT Current 0 80 1A 0 5 12 EV ETT When E 01 BATT Current 500 500 1A 0 5 12 When E 01 Temp 20 100 1 C 0 5 12 When E 01 Battery Temp 20 100 1 C 0 5 12 00 23 Hr When E 01 Time 1 Min 0 5 12 00 59 Min When E 01 Battery SOC 0 100 1 0 5 12 See See AuxRY2 OFF Condition See Below 5 12 Below Below E 03 When E 01 Solar Voltage 0 150 0 250 0 1V 0 5 12 When E 01 Output Volts 0 64 0 1V 0 5 12 When E 01 Battery Volts 0 64 0 1V 0 5 12
41. p O Operator Main Menu Programming Group D D 01 ON or OFF Menu Group Constants Constants Edit Data Enter Main Menu Operation A Main Menu Initialize DATA A ENTER Main Menu Group B Programming Battery Setup ESC RESET v Group MPPT Setup v DATA DATA DATA ENTER ENTER ENTER Group D Set Aux Relay Mode Set Aux Relay I Mode Entry Accepted AuxiliaryRelay D 01 OFF D 01 OFF ESC ESC RESET v RESET v v DATA Group E ENTER Auxiliary Relay 2 Set pra x c Entry Accepted v A Group F Network Setup v A Group O Operator Main Menu Programming Group D Auxiliary I ON OFF Condition Setting Menu Main Menu Operation A Main Menu Initialize A DATA ENTER Main Menu Programming ESC RESET Group Group B e Battery Setup Constants v A Group C MPPT Setup v A DATA ENTER Group D Set Aux Relay I Mode Auxiliary Relay n D 01 OFF ESC RESET v A Group E Auxiliary Relay 2 v I Network Setup Group F v I Group O Operator Aus RY ON Condition D 02 lt 000 0 Volts Constants Edit DATA ENTER DATA ENTER Set Aux
42. ppear A 01 would only display Operation only and would not display Constants Set Unlock the constants setting 1 Enter the password in A 03 to be exactly the same as the one earlier set in A 04 2 When the password in A 03 matches the one earlier set in A 04 the unlocking is completed A 01 Constants Set would appear again for programming 4 6 NOTE 3 B 09 B 10 B 11 B 12 These constants are only displayed if Flooded is selected as battery type B 02 NOTE 4 C 02 C 03 C 04 C 05 C 02 is only displayed if P and O or Scan and Hold is selected as MPPT Type C 01 C 03 and C 04 are only displayed if Percentage is selected as MPPT Type C 01 C 05 1s only displayed if Hold Input V is selected as MPPT Type C 01 NOTE 5 U 16 F 02 U 16 and F 02 are only displayed if Slave is selected as Network MODE F 01 NOTE 6 B 04 B 05 C 05 O 04 The factory settings of the listed constants are dependent on the different model numbers SS 80C MPPT SS 40CX MPPT Constant LCD Display f Factory Setting Factory Setting B 04 Set Battery Capacity 1600 Ahr 800 Ahr B 05 Bat MAX Charge Amps 80A 40A C 05 Set Hold Input Volts 140Vdc 240Vdc O 04 Model Number SS 80C MPPT SS 40CX MPPT 4 7 Chapter 5 Programming Constants Main Menu Operation U 00 IN xxx xV xxx xAmps OUT xxx xV xxx xAmps Use Constant U 00 to monitor the power coming in from the PV array in Volts a
43. tants to be changed and displayed A 01 Operation Only This setting allows the Operation and Initialize to be changed or displayed A 02 Init Parameters Use Constant A 02 to initialize the user constants When initialized the user constants will return to their factory preset values You should normally record the setting of any constants that are changed from factory presets Settings A 02 Preset Setting This setting allows to initialize the user constants to factory settings A 02zNo Initialize Factory Setting This setting does not initialize any user constants A 03 Password 1 A 04 Password 2 These two constants are reserved for the factory to test and set the functions Users are not allowed to set these two constants Lock the constants setting 1 Finish setting all the programmable constants to the desired values 2 Change A 01 Operation Only factory setting is A 01 Constants Set 3 Use UP key to go to A 03 to enter the password 1 max 4 digits 5 4 4 Go to any display of A xx and press DOWN key and hold it then press ESC key at the same time till A 04 constant occurs Enter the desired password 2 max 4 digits into A 04 Make sure the password 1 in A 03 must be different from the password 2 in A 04 Finally press ENTER key to finish lock setting Above procedure completes locking the constants setting and no more programming selection would
44. the rated Voc is expected At different temperature location of installation the maximum Voc of the module should be determined by the Voc voltage temperature coefficient and after that a series string voltage may be determined as well 1 5 Shunt BCS The Shunt is an optional component and it is required for the PCM CX to achieve to the optimal operation levels and it functions as a hub for connecting measurement sensors The main purpose of the shunt is to allow the PCM CX to measure current drawing into and out of the battery DC load centers is where the PCM CX Shunt is recommend to be placed at Or installing it in an electrical enclosure is also acceptable Locating the Shunt is essential for safety Please note that the capacity of the Shunt is 50mV 500Amp See page 2 3 for wiring connection terminal 1 6 Battery Temperature Sensor BTS 3 The battery temperature sensor BTS 3 is used to compensate charging by adjusting charging voltage up or down according to the temperature detected by the sensor see page 2 3 for wiring connection terminal The PCM CX requires BTS 3 to be connected for all charging features to be available PCM CX is able to operate without the sensor but Absorption Trigger set points will be lower and equalization stage will be disabled BTS 3 can be mounted on the battery posts 1 7 Battery Voltage Sensing BVS Connecting the red wire to a battery positive bus and the black wire to a battery negati
45. tive when using an optional 50mv 500amp external shunt X U 14 will only be displayed when the terminal BVS Battery Voltage Sensing is wired to the battery To show the precise values an optional 50mv 500amp external shunt is needed U 15 Battery Temperature This screen displays the battery temperature in C Battery Temperature will only be visible when Battery Voltage Sensor is connected and will only be active when using a Battery Temperature Sensor BTS 3 X U 15 will only be displayed when the terminal BVS Battery Voltage Sensing is wired to the battery To show the precise values a Battery Temperature Sensor BTS 3 is needed to be wired to terminal BTS U 16 Parallel COMM Status This screen displays the communication status between Master unit and Slave units U 16 is only displayed when Slave is selected as Network MODE F 01 When the communication is successful the screen displays SLAVE UNIT When the communication fails then screen displays NETWORK ERROR U 17 Serial Number This screen displays the unit serial number It is useful when contacting Technical Support 5 3 Main Menu Initialize A 01 Access Level Use Constant A 01 to select the user constant access level This level determines which user constants can be changed and displayed Settings A 01 Constant Set Factory Setting This setting allows all user cons
46. to the setting of initialization stage The display format is MM DD YY U 10 System Time This screen displays the time according to the setting of initialization stage U 11 System Temperature This screen displays the temperature detected in PCM CX MPPT Battery Charger U 12 Battery SOC This screen displays the stage of charge SOC as a percentage of fully charged SOC will only be visible when terminal BVS Battery Voltage Sensing is connected to the battery and will only be active when using an optional 50mv 500amp external shunt X U 12 will only be displayed when the terminal BVS Battery Voltage Sensing is wired to the battery To show the precise values an optional 50mv 500amp external shunt is needed U 13 Battery Current This screen displays the battery current in Amps Battery Current will only be visible when terminal BVS Battery Voltage Sensing is connected to the battery 5 2 and will only be active when using an optional 50mv 500amp external shunt U 13 will only be displayed when the terminal BVS Battery Voltage Sensing is wired to the battery To show the precise values an optional 50mv 500amp external shunt is needed U 14 Battery Amp Hours This screen displays the battery capacity in AHr Amp Hours Battery Amp Hours will only be visible when terminal BVS Battery Voltage Sensing is connected to the battery and will only be ac
47. u Data Log G 01 EnergyHarvest Today 1 This screen displays how much the solar energy was harvested Today in kWHr and AHr unit G 02 EnergyHarvest Today 2 This screen displays how much time the charger was in Float mode Today Itis valuable to know that the charger enters Float mode because this is a clear indication that the batteries have been fully recharged If the value displayed in G 02 FLOAT is consistently 00 00 Hr it means that the PV array is not sufficiently sized to keep up with the load Use a generator for additional battery 5 14 charging reduce loads or expand the PV array to ensure that batteries are fully recharged For maximum service life batteries should be fully recharged at least once every five to ten days G 03 Set Day LOG 1 90 Use G 03 to set the Day Log number to display the energy harvested from PV array shown in G 04 and G 05 by PCM CX MPPT over a period of time Ifitis selected as 2 displays past power production since the last power cycle or up to 90 days previous along with the date of day before the current date Use UP and DOWN keys to select the date by one and the energy harvested on the date shown is displayed in G 04 G 04 Day LOG kWHr This screen displays how much the solar energy was harvested in kWHr and AHr according to the selected day shown in G 03
48. ve bus within the DC load center see page 2 3 for wiring connection terminal Two sense wires may be connected to compensate possible battery cable loss during charging Be sure to observe correct polarity when installing voltage sense wires or damage will result 1 8 Wiring Diagram Before starting to initiate the PCM CX keep all breakers in the OFF position When you are ready to start the PCM CX turn on ONLY the Battery breaker Do NOT turn on the PV breaker until the instruction on LCD shows during PCM CX initialization The internal electric circuit of the PCM CX can only be powered by the batteries The installation environment of PCM CX should be in an area of good ventilation Never locate the PCM CX in a poorly ventilated battery area because batteries emit the explosive gases Do not locate the PCM CX within 1 meters of the batteries to ensure the safety condition See next page for the wiring diagram of PCM 8048 as an example MPPT BASIC SYSTEM WIRING DIAGRAM POWER SUPPLY gr 0 150 ADJ oo 100 AMF IN RATED BREAKER AC OUT DAI SOON 482 e Lo Los l 5 2000 m SYSTEM FART CROTND 00 to H LYVERTER S0001 482 NEM Bene Fig 4 1 3 1 9 Installation Steps Example PCM 8048 Before starting the PCM 8048 keep the breakers controllers in OFF position l Qv Je eG AD Si 10 12 Locate the battery a
49. x for PCM 40CX Series PCM 80CX Series Easy stacking of up to 16 units in parallel for high currents Precision charging of 12V 24V 36V 48V batteries with easy set up and using battery voltage sense BVS wires Built in temperature compensation function for safe and complete charging Specification Model No PCM 5048 PCM 8048 PCM 40CX PCM 80CX Maximum output current Continuous at up 50 C 50 Amps 80 Amps 40 Amps 80 Amps ambient temperature Battery Voltages 12 24 36 48 VDC Normal Max PV Input Current 40 Amps 70 Amps 30 Amps 70 Amps 16 112VDC Operating 16 192VDC Operating Input Voltage Range 140VDC Maximum 240VDC Maximum Open Circuit Voltage Open Circuit Voltage 3250 Watts 5200 Watts 2600 Watts 5200 Watts Maximum Maximum Maximum when Maximum when Max PV Array Power when equalizing whenequalizing equalizing a 48V equalizing a 48V a 48V battery to a 48V battery to battery to 64V at battery to 64V at 64V at 50 Amps 64V at S0 Amps 80 Amps 160 Amps Charge Regulation Modes Bulk Absorption Float Auto Manual Equalization Battery Temperature Compensation 5 0 mV per C per 2 volt cell DC to DC Conversion Capability 12V Battery 16 112VDC 12V Battery 16 192VDC 24V Battery 32 112VDC 24V Battery 32 192VDC 36V Battery 48 112VDC 36V Battery 48 192VDC 48V Battery 64 112VDC 48V Battery 64 192VDC Display Status Built in 2 line
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