SGC-2 Modular Solar Charge Controller with integrated battery and Tariffing support
Overview
The SGC-2 is a high performance solar charge controller with integrated battery, information display, USB host interface and pre/post paid tariffing system.
The SGC-2 contains a high performance gel lead acid battery explicitly designed for cycling solar power systems combined with a microprocessor controlled regulator in an modular easy to install no tools required) package. The regulator provides advanced load management for under and over voltage battery and overload protection. Each load pair has a built in, automatically resetting, circuit breaker to prevent system damage from load faults or cable shorts.
The display shows system status in easy to understand graphics indicating state of charge, days of light remaining, total credit remaining, power cost and load disconnect indication.
System and regulator parameters can be configured from the USB Flash drive.
The USB token based tariffing system supports pre-paid and post-paid operation with strong encryption to ensure credit bought for a system can only be used on that system. It is suitable for deployment into both micro-business and energy utility contexts.
The use of a 6V battery ensures the system is not easily re-purposed to cars or farm equipment in deployment.
Complementary Products
The SGC-2 is designed to work with Solar-Gem’s SGL-1 high-efficiency LED lighting modules and SGP-70 solar panels to provide an extremely reliable and long-life solar lighting solution.
SGC-2 Technical Specifications
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Voltage |
6VDC |
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Battery Capacity |
210Ah sealed gel lead acid |
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Environmental Rating |
IP54 |
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Dimensions |
320 x 310 x 190 mm |
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Weight |
33kg |
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Housing Material |
High density UV and chemical stabilised polycarbonate and Stainless Steel. |
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Battery Material |
UV and chemically stabilised polycarbonate/ABS blend |
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Input Ports |
4 X 6VDC (nominal) solar panel inputs to 280W maximum with modular connectors for SGP-70 solar panels. Each input has individual transient voltage suppression. |
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Output Ports |
6 X 6VDC (nominal) modular connectors for SGL-1 lighting modules. Outputs have individual transient voltage suppression. Outputs load disconnect and circuit breaker controlled in groups of 2 |
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Display |
32x132 pixel LCD dot matrix (green on yellow). Yellow LED backlighting. |
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Display Screens |
1. Solar-Gem Logo 2. USER showing load state, battery state of charge, credit remaining, cost of power and days of light remaining at average usage 3. DIAG showing battery voltage, panel current, load current, battery temperature, hours of operation, load stats, charge mode, PWM status |
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Data Interface |
USB2.0 host interface. |
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Mobile Phone Recharge |
Through USB interface |
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Tariffing Token |
USB Flash Drive with encrypted value token. Token contains unit serial number, credit purchased (in kWh) and cost per unit. USB Flash drive also used for system parameter configuration and data logging (if enabled) |
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Regulation |
PWM shunt regulation to target voltage +- 5% |
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Battery Management |
4 stage charge management with threshold configured via USB 1. Boost 2. Absorb 3. Float 4. Equalize |
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State of Charge |
State of charge determination through both voltage and current sensing. |
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Load Management |
1. There stage low voltage disconnect to protect battery. Disconnect threshold configurable via USB. 2. Low voltage reconnect with threshold configurable via USB. 3. High voltage disconnect to protect battery and load. Disconnect threshold configurable via USB. High Voltage reconnect threshold configurable via USB 4. Overload disconnect (per load pair). Load status checked every 3 minutes and reconnected when overload condition removed. Threshold current configurable via USB. 5. Panel over-current with threshold disconnect and reconnect current configurable via USB. |
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Warranty |
10 year (return to base) replacement including battery |
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Compliance |
CE, RoHS (except battery) |
Contact
Solar-Gem Pty Ltd
L39/2 Park Street, Sydney, 2000, Australia
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web: solar-gem.asia
Phone: +61 401 148 067
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news & events
Solar-Gem CEO Khimji Vaghijiani was recently interviewed on Sky News Eco Channel. The video demonstrates the Solar-Gem system and described application areas.
Click here to watch the video.
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