Bluesolar Pwm-Light 12/24V-5A
VICTRON BLUESOLAR LIGHT • PULSE WIDTH MODULATION SOLAR CONTROLLER
Brand: Victron
Reference No. SCC010005000
Victron Bluesolar light PWM solar controller:
Victron's range of PWM and MPPT charge controllers are both widely used to charge batteries with solar power.
The PWM controller is in essence a switch that connects a solar array to the battery. The result is that the voltage of the array will be pulled down to near that of the battery.
A PWM controller is not a DC to DC transformer. The PWM controller is a switch which connects the solar panel to the battery. When the switch is closed, the panel and the battery will be at nearly the same voltage. Assuming a discharged battery the initial charge voltage will be around 13 V, and assuming a voltage loss of 0,5 V over the cabling plus controller, the panel will be at Vpwm = 13,5 V.
The voltage will slowly increase with increasing state of charge of the battery. When absorption voltage is reached the PWM controller will start to disconnect and reconnect the panel to prevent overcharge (hence the name: Pulse Width Modulated controller).
Features:
- Load output with low battery voltage disconnect function.
- Lighting control function, one timer only.
- Two digit seven segment display for quick and easy setting of the load output functionality, including timer setting.
- Three stage battery charging (bulk, absorption, float), not programmable.
- Load output protected against over load and short circuit.
- Protected against reverse polarity connection of the solar array and/or battery.
Day/night timing options:
See manual for details
BlueSolar PWM-Light | 12/24-5 | 12/24-10 | 12/24-20 | 12/24-30 | |
Battery Voltage | 12/24 V with automatic system voltage detection | ||||
Rated charge current | 5A | 10A | 20A | 30A | |
Automatic load disconnect | Yes | ||||
Maximum solar voltage | 28V / 55V (1) | ||||
Self-consumption | < 10 mA | ||||
Load output | Manual control + low voltage disconnect | ||||
Protection | Battery reversepolarity(fuse) Outputshortcircuit Overtemperature | ||||
Overload protection | Shut down after 60 s in case of 130% load | ||||
Shut down after 5 s in case of 160% load | |||||
Short circuit: immediate shut down | |||||
Grounding | Common positive | ||||
Operating temp. range | -20 to +50°C (full load) | ||||
Humidity (non-condensing) | Max 95% | ||||
BATTERY | |||||
Charge voltage 'absorption' | 14.2V / 28,4V | ||||
Charge voltage 'float' | 13.8V / 27,6V | ||||
Low voltage load disconnect | 11,2V / 22,4V | ||||
Low voltage load reconnect | 12,6V / 25,2V (manual) 13,1V / 26,2V (automatic) | ||||
ENCLOSURE | |||||
Protection class | IP20 | ||||
Terminal size | 5 mm² / AWG10 | ||||
Weight | 0,15kg | 0,2kg | |||
Dimensions (h x w x d) | 70 x 133 x 33,5 mm (2.8 x 5.3 x 1.3 inch) | ||||
STANDARDS | |||||
Safety | IEC 62109-1 | ||||
EMC | EN 61000-6-1, EN 61000-6-3, ISO 7637-2 | ||||
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1) For 12V use 36 cell solar panels For 24V use 72 cell solar panels or 2x 36 cell in series | 2) The controller switches to the lower float voltage level 2 hours after the absorption voltage has been reached. Whenever the battery voltage becomes lower than 13V, a new charge cycle is triggered. |