Product Description
Portable Solar Panel Upgrade Kit - up to 145 watts
So you've bought a solar panel but you're not happy with the performance or quality of the system components. This is usually due to one or more of the following issues:
- The regulator is mounted to the back of the solar panel conducting high heat,
- low quality PWM solar regulator is used,
- light gauge wiring which causes a large voltage drop to the battery,
- poor quality connections used throughout the system.
True sometimes the cause of low performance may also be a low grade solar cell was used in the construction of the system. This is common in cheap solar panels but may not be evident in the short term as the solar cells age. This factor can not be fixed once the purchase as been made unless the low performance is proved and a warranty claim is made against the retailer.
If you have a reasonably build portable solar panel kit which has issues as listed above we can help gain better performance from your system.
This Kit can also be used to convert a standard solar panel into a portable solar charge kit.
What's in the kit:
- 1x Victron 10A BlueSolar MPPT 75/10 (12V/24V) Solar Charge Controller Regulator - fitted with a yellow and grey anderson plug and lead.
- 1x MC-4 to Anderson (Yellow) plug lead 5m.
- 1x Anderson (grey) to Anderson (grey) lead 2.5m.
- 1x Battery Clamp to Anderson Plug (grey) lead.
- 2x pairs of MC-4 plug sets.
All leads are manufactured from quality 4mm2 solar twin core solar cable which is UV resistant, double insulated and tinned to resist corrosion in harsh environments.
Overview of the included Victron 10A BlueSolar MPPT 75/10 (12V/24V) Solar Charge Controller Regulator
A solar charger gathers energy from your solar panels, and stores it in your batteries. Using the latest, fastest technology, BlueSolar maximises this energy-harvest, driving it intelligently to achieve full charge in the shortest possible time. BlueSolar maintains battery health, extending its life.
Bluetooth options:
- BlueSolar models do not have Bluetooth.
- SmartSolar models have Bluetooth.
BlueSolar models: can be retrofitted to have Bluetooth by connecting the VE.Direct Bluetooth Smart dongle. Advantage: the product is not Bluetooth accessible when the dongle is not connected.
SmartSolar models: the bluetooth module can be disabled.
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Especially For a wired data connection ti a Colour Control panel, PC or other devices.
Ultra-fast Maximum Power Point Tracking (MPPT)
Especially in case of a clouded sky, when light intensity is changing continuously, an ultra-fast MPPT controller will improve energy harvest by up to 30% compared to PWM charge controllers and by up to 10% compared to slower MPPT controllers.
Load output
Over-discharge of the battery can be prevented by connecting all loads to the load output. The load output will disconnect the load when the battery has been discharged to a pre-set voltage. Alternatively, an intelligent battery management algorithm can be chosen: see Battery Life. The load output is short circuit proof. Some loads (especially inverters) can best be connected directly to the battery, and the inverter remote control connected to the load output. A special interface cable may be needed, please see the manual.
Battery Life: intelligent battery management
When a solar charge controller is not able to recharge the battery to its full capacity within one day, the result is often that the battery will continually be cycled between a ‘partially charged’ state and the ‘end of discharge’ state. This mode of operation (no regular full recharge) will destroy a lead-acid battery within weeks or months. The Battery Life algorithm will monitor the state of charge of the battery and, if needed, day by day slightly increase the load disconnect level (i.e. disconnect the load earlier) until the harvested solar energy is sufficient to recharge the battery to nearly the full 100%. From that point onwards the load disconnect level will be modulated so that a nearly 100% recharge is achieved about once every week.
Programmable battery charge algorithm
See the software section on our website for details
Day/night timing and light dimming option
See the software section on our website for details
Programming, real-time data and history display options
- Modern Apple and Android smartphones, tablets, macbooks and other devices: see the VE.Direct Bluetooth Smart dongle an and the MPPT app discovery sheet for screenshots.
- Color Control Panel
Specifications - BlueSolar Range
