Victron BlueSolar MPPT 150/60-MC4 Charge Controller

Description

Victron BlueSolar MPPT 150/60 Charge Controller - Tr or MC4

 

Solar charge controller

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.

MPPT: Ultra Fast Maximum Power Point Tracking

By constantly monitoring the voltage and current output of your solar (PV) panels, MPPT technology ensures that every drop of available power is rinsed out of your panels, and harvested for storage. The advantage of this is most noticeable when the sky is partially clouded, and light intensity is constantly changing.

Remote Monitoring and Control

Remotely control and monitor the extensive features of your BlueSolar MPPT charger by attaching a Bluetooth dongle and pairing it with your smartphone or other devices via VictronConnect. If your installation is connected to the internet Victron Remote Management Portal (VRM) provides access to the full power of your MPPT, anytime, anywhere; both services are free to use. For remote installations - even when there is no internet connection or phone signal nearby - you may be able to monitor your MPPT by BlueTooth-pairing with a LoRaWAN(long-range wide area network) device, available optionally.

Ultra-fast Maximum Power Point Tracking (MPPT)

Especially in the 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.

Advanced Maximum Power Point Detection in case of partial shading conditions

If partial shading occurs, two or more maximum power points may be present on the power-voltage curve. Conventional MPPTs tend to lock to a local MPP, which may not be the optimum MPP. The innovative BlueSolar algorithm will always maximize energy harvest by locking to the optimum MPP.

Outstanding conversion efficiency

No cooling fan. Maximum efficiency exceeds 98%.

Flexible charge algorithm

Fully programmable charge algorithm (see the software page on Victrons website), and eight pre-programmed algorithms, selectable with a rotary switch (see the manual for details).

Extensive electronic protection

Over-temperature protection and power derating when the temperature is high. PV short circuit and PV reverse polarity protection. PV reverse current protection.

Internal temperature sensor

Compensates absorption and float charge voltage for temperature.

Real-time data display options

• Color Control GX or other GX devices: see the Venus documents on Victrons website.
• A smartphone or other Bluetooth-enabled device: VE.Direct Bluetooth Smart dongle needed.

 

Specifications:

Battery voltage	12 / 24 / 48V Auto Select (software tool needed to select 36V)
Rated charge current	60A
Nominal PV power, 12V 1a,b)	860W
Nominal PV power, 24V 1a,b)	1720W
Nominal PV power, 48V 1a,b)	3440W
Max. PV short circuit current 2)	50 A
Maximum PV open circuit voltage	150V absolute maximum coldest conditions 145V start-up and operating maximum
Maximum efficiency	98%
Self-consumption	10mA
Charge voltage 'absorption'	Default setting: 14.4 / 28.8 / 43.2 / 57.6V (adjustable)
Charge voltage 'float'	Default setting: 13.8 / 27.6 / 41.4 / 55.2V (adjustable)
Charge algorithm	multi-stage adaptive
Temperature compensation	-16 mV / -32 mV / -64 mV / °C
Protection	PV reverse polarity / Output short circuit / Over temperature
Operating temperature	-30 to +60°C (full rated output up to 40°C)
Humidity	95%, non-condensing
Data comm. port and remote on-off	VE.Direct (see the data communication whitepaper on our website)             150/100 only: VE.Can
Parallel operation	Yes (not synchronized) 150/100: max 25 units
Colour	Blue (RAL 5012)
PV terminals 3)	35 mm² / AWG2 (Tr models) Two sets of MC4 connectors
Battery terminals	35 mm² / AWG2
Protection category	IP43 (electronic components), IP22 (connection area)
Weight	3kg
Dimensions (d x w x h) in mm	Tr models: 95 x 250 x 185 MC4 models: 95 x 250 x 215