Morningstar Tristar TS-MPPT-60-600 MPPT 600V Charge Controller

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Morningstar Tristar TS-MPPT-60-600 MPPT 600V Charge Controller offers a highly efficient power path for charging batteries with higher voltage photovoltaic (PV) arrays, wind turbines or hydropower systems. The controller’s higher voltage capability and flexible design enable several application scenarios including:

• Adding modules incrementally with no string sizing issues
• Off-grid PV, wind or hydro systems with input voltages greater than 150V
• Fewer combined circuits and lower current for long wire runs from the array to the controller
• New installation grid-tie PV systems with battery back-up
• Retrofitting grid-tie PV systems to include battery back-up without changing the PV array configuration
• Supplementary charging for AC Coupled PV systems

Key Features and Benefits:
High Voltage Capacity
• Maximum input voltage of 600V
• Operates with PV array Voc voltages up to 525 Voc
• Wind, hydro operating voltages up to 500 Vdc
• Pre-set for 48 Vdc battery systems
• Programmable for 24V, 36V and 60V battery systems
• Allows long wire runs from the array to the controller
• Higher voltage reduces voltage drop and wire costs
• No combiner boxes required for single or two string systems
• Better enables grid-tie PV systems with battery back-up
• Enables easier PV array expansion than lower voltage systems to accommodate increasing loads
• Supports battery based solar PV, wind, hydro and other high voltage DC power systems

Extremely High Reliability
• Robust thermal design and no cooling fans
• Conformally coated printed circuit boards
• No moving parts
• Superior lightning protection from nearby lightning induced voltage/current spikes
• Extensive electronic protections
• Epoxy encapsulated inductors and conformally coated printed circuit boards

Very High Efficiency
• 97.9 % peak efficiency
• Proprietary tracking algorithm minimizes power losses
• Low self-consumption
• Continuous operation at full power to 45°C ambient temperatures without need to de-rate
• Selected electronic devices with higher ratings to minimize losses from heating

Maximizes Energy Harvest
Our TrakStarTM MPPT Technology features:
• Better peak power point tracking than other MPPT charge controllers
• Very fast sweeping of the entire PV array
• Recognition of multiple power points during shading or mixed PV arrays
• Low input voltage operation
• Excellent performance at sunrise and low solar insolation levels

Extensive Networking and
Communications Capabilities
• Enables system monitoring, data logging and adjustability. Uses open standard MODBUS™ protocol and Morningstar’s MS View software
• Meterbus: Communications between compatible Morningstar products
• Serial RS-232: connection to a personal computer
• EIA-485: communications between multiple devices on a bus
• Ethernet: fully web-enabled interface to a local network or internet; view from a web browser or send email

Other Features
• High-Low Voltage Barrier (internal barriers between the high voltage PV and low voltage battery wiring)
• Available with optional Disconnect Box: 600V PV disconnect switch, battery breaker and prewired input/ output bus bars
• Parallel Operation – up to four TS-MPPT-600V controllers in parallel to manage charging from a single solar, wind or hydro input up to 12.5kWp

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Morningstar Tristar TS-MPPT-60-600 MPPT 600V Charge Controller Product Brochure