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1. disappears on the screen it means your setting is done successfully Step4 To escape from Battery Voltage Setting please press BS for a while 12 Caution If there is ER39 shown on the LCD display after the setting is completed and a re starting process is done it means your setting is failed Please proceed desired setting once again 2 1 4 Battery Over voltage Limit Setting In normal condition it is not necessary to calibrate this setting as long as the battery voltage selected is within window For example if the user selects 24V the default over voltage is 27 3V Incase the battery voltage desired is higher than this voltage you may calibrate battery voltage to be higher Maximum value for this setting is 99V The setting procedure is as below A Caution In normal condition it is not necessary to calibrate this setting Before processing the setting make sure the battery voltage setting is done properly to avoid damaging battery or load Step1 When entering into Battery Over voltage setting it shows the current battery over voltage Step2 In case of any other desired voltage please press A key or y key to choose the figure you prefer The figure with blinking means the current place you are To change the figure at left hand side please press BS key on the contrary you may press a key to change the right hand side Step3 After the battery over voltage is selected please press El key to save till SAVE2. shown on the screen When SAVE disappears on the screen it means your setting is done successfully Step4 If you would like to escape from battery over and under voltage setting please press BS key to escape 2 1 5 Battery Under Voltage Limit Setting In normal condition it is not necessary to calibrate this setting as long as the battery voltage selected is within window For example if the user selects 24V the default under voltage is 18V Incase the battery voltage desired is lower than this voltage you may calibrate battery voltage to be lower Minimum value for this setting is 6V The setting procedure is as below A Caution In normal condition it is not necessary to calibrate this setting Before processing the setting make sure the battery voltage setting is done properly to avoid damaging battery or load 13 Step1 When entering into Battery Over voltage setting it shows the current battery under voltage Step2 In case of any other desired voltage please press rN key or y key to choose the figure you prefer The figure with blinking means the current place you are To change the figure at left hand side please press BS key on the contrary you may press a key to change the right hand side Step3 After the battery under voltage is selected please press a key till SAVE shown on the screen new parameter If the SAVE extinguishes from the screen and show OVER instead It me
3. Important Notes 1 Keep this user s manual and follow all instructions indicated in the manual 2 Don t overload the charger 3 Don t split the charger apart otherwise your warranty is void 4 Only authorized technician may repair or replace the interior components 5 Make sure the ground of the load is connected properly Otherwise you may get electrical shock 6 Keep the Solar charger clean and dry 7 Make sure all the contacts with correct polarity to avoid from short circuit 8 Following the instruction of the user s manual to use or configure the charger 1 0 Introduction PCM4048 PCM6048 solar chargers convert the energy in forms of direct current electricity DC from solar panel to load or batteries connected Depending on the configuration of the battery bank the charger can support 12V 24V 36V or up to 48V system With a maximum efficiency up to 95 the solar charger utilizes technologies such as Maximum Power Point Tracking MPPT and pulse charging method to ensure the most energy is extracted from solar cells and relayed onto batteries Viathe built in LCD display it is easy to obtain system information such as input voltage current output voltage battery temperature with battery temperature compensation feature and etc Through its R 232 communication port our monitoring software provide output voltage setting or record all relative parameters from the solar charger Stand Alon Photovoltaic Cha Fi
4. 2 Press BS and a simultaneously then turn on the charger You may see the three LEDs on the front panel will light up and extinguish after 3 second Then AH text will be indicated on the LCD display which means the charger is in setting mode now If no AH text shown on the LCD you need to repeat Step 2 Step3 Press A or b to choose item to be set Basically you may set Battery Capacity AH Battery Voltage BATT Battery High Limit BAUP Battery Low Limit BADW Pulse Mode Setting PULS ID ID and total input power KWH Press to go to the desired item Battery Capacity Setting AH Battery Voltage Setting VDC Battery Over voltage Setting VDC Battery Under voltage Setting VDC Pulse Charge Setting Parallel Address Setting Total Input Power KWH Setting KWH 2 1 2Battery Capacity AH Setting It is strongly recommended to enter the correct value for the battery capacity based on 20 hr rating before using the charger as charging current for different sizes of batteries will be handled differently If user does not enter any value for Battery Capacity a default of 100Ah will be selected Step1 It indicates the current battery capacity when getting into Battery Capacity setting 11 Step2 Select desired battery capacity AH by scroll rN key or y key The digit with flashing cursor means the desired one to be changed If you would like to change the left hand right hand digit you m
5. Table of Contents IMPORTANT NOTES sees bee ee e N ee ek Ee SG Ge Ee GR DE Ge eats 2 1 OINTROBUETION ee DE Ee E EE EG GE Ge GE Ee 3 ld INSTALEATION SITE ie ee n ee Ge De ee Ge Ee Ge ee ee Ge De Ge De eg 4 LZ INSTA ATON ee ee DE ERGE EO EE EE GO ee DE Gee GE Da eie 5 1 5 AGCCESSORIESE EG OE Oe santas DE Ge De vent dee De ne 7 1 4 LED INDICATION EXPLANATIONS is n ee ee Dee Vee Ge eed Be Gee ee RE Gee eg eb 7 20 EED DESCRIP TION Si gs eo Ge Ee ie ie ea oog 8 2 FOPERA TION SE Ge ED DE EG EG OE Ee GE Ge GE EE ie 8 2 1 VENTE into sette Mode etes eurmsemmerieladiensmiuinecdutapenddatieeansimipiebaneens 10 2 1 2 Battery Capac by AR SO LUNG oe EER N Re EE ie Se RD N ee 11 2 1 Battery Voltage Settine se es es Ge E needs ee N E Ge ee De 12 2 1 4 Battery Over voltage Limit Setting sies sesse ese ee ER Ee ee Re Re ee ee ee ee ee ee ee 13 2 1 5 Battery Under Voltage Limit Setting iss sesse see ee ER ee GR ee Re Ee ee ee Re ee 13 2 16 Pols Care SAUUIS ie EE ED EE Ge N De GR EE Ge 14 2 1 7 Parallel Address Setting esse see se ee Se RR ee ee Ee ee Re ee Ee ee ee EER ee RE ee Ee 15 2 1 8 Total Input Power KWE SettNE ss ees SeSe Ge GE GE Ee SG Ge Ee O ee 15 2 19 Parameters WISDIAY CG six ss N GE ee eb Ene ER Se ee ee 16 2 2 UCD DISPLAY EXPLANATIONS on See ierni Gee GR Ge GEE Ge Ge Ge 16 2 9 ERROR CODES ii IERE EE ee EG EG GR EE Ge Ge GESE Ee Ee GE OR Gee seed 17 3 0 PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS esse eo ee RO Ee ER EG EE SO ERG GR EE ee 19
6. ans the voltage selected is higher than the battery s over voltage Step4 If you would like to escape from battery over and under voltage setting please press BS key to escape 2 1 6 Pulse Charge Setting This setting enables user to turn on or off the Pulse Charge feature When enabled pulse charging will allow 0 9C of maximum charging current into battery allowing batteries to be charged quickly and efficiently By default this mode is ON Setting procedure is as below Step1 Step1 Enter into Pulse Charge Setting If it shows ON it means the charger is able to be in Pulse Charge on the contrary it means the charger is not able to be in Pulse Charge if it shows OFF Step2 You may select ON or OFF by pressing rN key or y key then press key to save till SAVE shown on the screen When SAVE disappears on the screen it means your setting is done successfully Step3 You may escape from this setting by pressing BS key NOTE 1 certain sophisticated equipment may be susceptible to RF interference generated as a result of the ripples caused by Pulse Charging Pulse charging may be switched off using this setting 2 when pulse charging is switched off the charger will engage in bulk float1 float2 charging scheme Maximum bulk charging current is 0 3C 14 2 1 7 Parallel Address Setting NOTE this setting is normally not required unless user requires parallel connection of multiple s
7. as below Step1 Enter into total input power setting it shows 0000 Step2 If you would like to set other initial value you may use A key or y key to select desired value When the figure selected is blinking it means the figure that you may change K at the right hand side means 1000 times so if the screen shows 123K means 123000 KWH If you would like to change the left hand figure you may press key and the right hand figure you may press key Step3 The range of the total input power can be selected from 0 999K KWH Once the figure is selected you may press key to save Make sure the SAVE shown on the screen 15 then you may release BS key now When SAVE disappears on the screen it means your save is done successfully Step4 You may escape from this setting by pressing BS key 2 1 9 Parameters Displayed Step1 After turning on the Solar charger it will display current solar cells voltage If you would like to see other parameters you may press A key or y key Step2 The LCD can show the following data such as the voltage of the solar cells the input voltage current of the solar cells the input power of the solar cells battery voltage current Battery Capacity set AH charger temperature and battery temperature Caution keys are of no use 2 2 LCD Display Explanations Input Voltage from Solar Cells Input Current from Solar Cells Input Power fro
8. ay press BS key or a key respectively Step3 Battery Capacity AH is selectable from 1 999AH When the desired capacity AH is selected please press a key to save till SAVE shown on the screen When SAVE disappears on the screen it means your setting is done successfully Step4 To escape from Battery Capacity AH setting please press BS key for a while Caution If there is ER39 shown on the LCD display after the setting is completed and a re starting process is done it means your setting is failed Please proceed desired setting once again 2 1 3Battery Voltage Setting The selectable battery voltage settings are 12V 24V 36V 48V or auto The charger will check the selected voltage matched to the batteries connected In case it is out of acceptable range it will show it as battery out of order Meanwhile the user can self set battery under voltage and battery over voltage When the AUTO setting is selected the voltage window will be as below Battery Auto Detecting Voltage Self Setting Voltage Voltage Range E 33 42V 28 40 9V 22 28V 18 27 3V TETY eer Step1 When enter into Battery Voltage setting current battery voltage will be shown on the LCD display Step2 To select other battery voltage by scrolling rN key and y key Step3 Battery voltage can be set as 12V 24V 36V 48V or Auto When the desired voltage is selected please press El key to save till SAVE shown on the screen When SAVE
9. gure 1 The front view of the Solar charger Standard features of the solar charger E Maximum Power Point Tracking MPPT maximizes energy harvest from the PV array E Auto selection Four stage Bulk Pulse Float1 Float2 charge mode to reduce 173 times charge time and maximize system performance E Easy to read LCD and four functional key pads for configuration and system monitoring E Maximum efficiency up to 95 E Input over voltage and under voltage protection output over current protection and back feed protection with warning messages appeared on LCD and LED E Over temperature protection and power derating when output power and ambient temp are high E Battery temperature sensor automatically provides temperature compensated battery charging E Provide communication software to monitor the status of the charger E Smart fan speed Control according to the load connected E Intelligent charging scheme can automatically handles output voltage or operate based on user specified values E Allow multi devices in parallel 1 1 Installation Site Figure 2 Installation Environment JN notice 1 Inspect the charger upon receipt This product is designed to be with robust packaging However accidents and damage may occur during transportation Notify the forwarder or dealer if there is damage occurred The packaging is recyclable save it for reuse or dispose of it properly 2 It is designed to be installed and commissioned in a
10. m Solar Cells Total Input Power of the solar Cells Battery Voltage Current supplied to Battery Current Battery Capacity Setting Battery Temperature in Celsius 16 IGBT temperature in Celsius Battery Temperature in Fahrenheit IGBT temperature in Fahrenheit Battery Capacity Setting Directory Battery Voltage Setting Directory Battery Over voltage Setting Battery Under voltage Setting Pulse Charge Setting Parallel Address Setting Total Input Power KWH Setting Battery Capacity configuration Battery Voltage configuration New parameters set are under Saving 2 3 Error Codes When the charger is not working normally it will show the error code on the LCD display as Table 1 You may proceed troubleshooting indicated as below ALO4 Input Over voltage Reduce input voltage ALOS Input Under voltage Increase input voltage ERO4 Battery Voltage different Ensure battery voltage and proceed 17 Decrease solar power Watt or reduce ER11 Input over power load connected Check to see if the output short circuit is ER13 Output Short Circuit EE ERIZ EEPROMError Error Consult with your local Consult with your local agent Reduce the ambient temperature and ER18 Over heat reduce load connected Decrease solar power Watt or reduce ER25 Input Over current EE connected ER28 Output Output Voltage too high too high Re start the Restart the charger Check to see if the operati
11. olar chargers and wishes to enable communication between the chargers Simple parallel connections of individual solar chargers without communication do not require this setting For details on how to employ the parallel address features please consult your network engineer When there are several chargers in parallel you may proceed the setting as below Step1 Enter to Parallel Address Setting then the charger will show the address of the charger in parallel Step2 To select other desired parallel address you may press rN key or y key to choose the figure you prefer The figure with blinking means the current place you are To change the figure at left hand side please press BS key on the contrary you may press a key to change the right hand side Step3 The selectable range of the parallel address is 17254 When the desired parallel address is selected please press a key to save till SAVE shown on the screen When SAVE disappears on the screen it means your setting is done successfully Step4 You may escape from this setting by pressing eS 2 1 8 Total Input Power KWH Setting This setting is used to record the total input power in KWH that the solar charger has received since its operation This value is monitored and stored periodically in the EEPROM To set the initial value of the total input power KWH user may set the total input power to zero or certain value The setting method is
12. oltage of Solar Amber Cell Normal Green RS232 RS232 Communication Interface System Operation in Normal 2 0 LCD Description EIS Vi aa Stand Alon Photovoltaic Chai i A System Fault Charger goes to Protection Mode Error code shown on the LCD Under voltage Over voltage of Solar Cell Charging Mode Illuminate Load Mode Flash Function Key Left push slightly Return push heavily Scroll Key Up Scroll Key Down Function Key Right push slightly Enter push heavily 2 1 Operation When the charger starts up normally all the LED indicators will light up and the LCD display will show as follows A HE ES TT A as N LILILO ds room LI LLL LIA Approx 3 seconds later the LCD display will show as below B and the charger is under initialization B HEF pes LOAD f ey I When the charger is in normal operation it shows the current input voltage of the solar panel as L N shown in C then the green LED lights up to indicate that the charger is connected with batteries and also charges to the batteries On the contrary it shows that there are no batteries connected when the green LED is blinking and the output voltage is fixed TA A 4 2 PCS LOAD C A If a problem arises during operation the LCD display shows Er04 as shown below For more detailed error code please refer to Table 1 Error Code D EP vos Loan FIL c3 MAER If there is o
13. on condition is Charger is self locked complied with what the charger requires ER34 Crystal damage Consult with your local agent The charger will be automatically re start ER35 Output voltage too low after 15 seconds Reduce the environmental temperature ER36 Bat Over heat of the battery ER37 Fan out of order Check to see if fan is blocked ER38 AUTO Function Enable Reset the output voltage manually Table 1 Error Code A Caution Before any troubleshooting is on process make sure the solar panels and batteries are disconnected If the error code still exists please consult with your local agent 18 3 0 Product Specifications PCM4048 PCM6048 Input 40 120 Vdc 12V 24V Operating Voltage MPPT Range 507120 Vdc 36V 60 120 Vdc 48V Output Solar Cell Input Voltage Solar Cell Input Current Solar Cell Status on LCD Input Power Bat Voltage Bat Current Bat AH IGBT temperature Bat temperature Voltage setting table etc Status on LED Normal Fault PV Low gt 105 shutdown 100 RH Maximum No Condensing
14. sheltered controlled environment as follows Operating temperature 20 C 60 C Always avoid from contact with direct sunlight Install it away from objects that give off excessive heat and areas that are excessively wet Install it indoors as it is not designed for installation outdoors Figure 3 Installation Site 1 2 Installation AN BEFORE INSTALLATION ENSURE YOUR PV ARRAY S WORKING VOLTAGE EXCEED THE FOLLOWING VALUES IN ORDER TO POWER THE SOLAR CHARGER For 12V 24V systems minimum 40V and above For 36V systems minimum 50V and above For 48V systems minimum 60V and above AN MAXIMUM ARRAY OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE MUST NOT EXCEED 150V Please remove the wiring compartment cover for installation as illustrated below After installation please fasten the cover back to its original position B gt A h A Stand Alone Photovoltaic Charger LL Ja OPPER ae E ly diay die dier ad 7 le EE EE EE PV PV BAT LOAD LOAD BAT Figure 5 Cabling Contact Description To the positive of solar cell To negative of solar cell To the positive of Bat input To the negative of Bat input To the positive of Load To the negative of Load Battery Temperature Sensor mRecommended Installation Sequence Connect Load Battery Solar Cell mif there is no load connected Connect Battery Solar Cell m Make sure the BTS wire is installed and fixed to the contact CN11 mi
15. t is recommended to remove battery amp loads connected before entering into setting mode as adjusting parameters under setting mode may have adverse effect on your battery th Load Vode Output without connecting with Output voltage via LCD panel is battery required to be set Output connecting battery or Output voltage via LCD panel Charging Mode connecting both battery and can be fixed or auto set load N cation 1 Make sure all cables are connected properly without short circuiting 2 There is 100A fuse inside the BAT 3 Disconnect the Battery if there is no solar cell and load connected or if the solar cell is sheltered for a long while 4 Do not overload the charger Please refer to specification sheet to use the charger properly 5 Make sure the voltage and capacity of the Battery is set correctly Re battery setting please refer to 2 1 Operation 6 Make sure the bat Temperature compensation wire is installed and fixed where the battery is installed not in the internal of the battery Make sure the adhesive use is easy to conduct heat so as to make sure the accuracy of the temperature compensation of the unit 1 3 Accessories 1 Battery Compensation sire BST x 1 150cm 1 4 LED Indication Explanations OOOO OOOOO RS232 Orault OPV Low ONormal Figure 6 Bottom View Description Fault System Fault Protection Circuit is Red activated PV Low Under voltage Over v
16. ver voltage or under voltage occurred during operation the LCD display will show Alarm code as indicated below and the Amber LED lights up BEE pes LOAD Ve Fit l E coa MeL Press BS key to indicate the parallel address of the charger as shown in F and press BS key once again or wait for 10 seconds to go back to Main Menu ro ID J a lt F ieee After turning on the Solar charger it will display current solar cells voltage If you would like to see other parameters you may press A key or y key Caution El keys are of no use You may press rN or Vv key to scroll up and down to get different display information and message Input Voltage of Solar Panel VDC Input Current of Solar Panel A Input Power of Solar Panel KW Total Input Power KWH stored in EEPROM Battery Voltage VDC Current supplied to batteries A Current battery capacity set AH Battery Temperature C IGBT Temperature C zn PCS LOAD is Battery Temperature F gt IGBT Temperature F 2 1 1Enter into Setting Mode Make sure the output voltage and capacity of the battery are set properly ZN Caution Before entering into setting mode make sure the battery and the load are removed otherwise it might damage the battery and the load due to improper setting 10 Step1 Make sure the charger is connected with solar cell with 40V 150Vdc voltage and do not turn on the charger yet Step
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