Charge Controller Settings for LiFePO4 batteries
June 26, 2024
If you are looking for the proper PWM or MPPT charge controller settings for Lithium Iron Phosphate (LiFePO4) Batteries, we recommend taking the following steps: Check if your battery brand […]
What is TAA Compliance and Do Morningstar Products Qualify?
June 1, 2024
What is TAA Compliance and Do Morningstar Products Qualify? – 6/1/2024 Recently, we have received a lot of questions about compliance with the U.S. Trade Agreements Act (TAA) and whether […]
Why Doesn’t My Charge Controller Work When I Connect It To My PV Array?
May 3, 2024
It is recommended that you connect components in the following order:
– Battery to solar charge controller
– PV array to solar charge controller
– Electrical load to solar charge controller
What Size Solar Charge Controller Do You Need?
September 26, 2023
A solar charge controller, also known as a charge regulator, plays a crucial role in managing the charging and discharging of your battery bank. Its primary function is to prevent […]
ReadyShunt Enables Accurate Battery State of Charge (SOC) Measurements
September 20, 2023
ReadyShunt Enables Accurate Battery State of Charge (SOC) Measurements – 9/20/2023 While battery voltage has been used for many years to approximate a battery’s state of charge, we recently […]
Adjusting Charge Controller Settings to Battery Manufacturer Recommendations
September 6, 2023
Many consumers and installers indicate that they do not adjust their solar charge controller’s absorption, float, and equalization settings according to the batteries that they are using. Hence they are […]
Tech Tip: Custom Programming for Lithium Batteries
May 18, 2023
Lithium battery applications were few and far between when Morningstar controllers became a standard used throughout the solar industry over the past decade. While lead-acid was predominant, we made sure […]
Tech Tip: Basic System Sizing Design Concepts
July 5, 2022
Basic System Sizing Design Concepts – 7/5/2022 A couple of basic principles that form the foundation of system sizing are: Array to Load Ratio (ALR): a ratio of the net […]
How often do controllers evaluate and determine the maximum power point?
May 2, 2022
During our April Controllers & Inverters Overview webinar, one of the attendees asked “How often do Morningstar MPPT controllers evaluate and determine the maximum power point on the IV curve […]