Description

The ProStar 30 provides 3-stage charging, plus equalization mode, to provide increased battery capacity and life. Simple to install, and simple to use, with an exceptionally long service life.

The world’s leading mid-range solar array charge controller for professional & household applications.

Now replaced by the Prostar 30 Gen 3

Prostar 30 Gen 2 Key Features and Benefits

Estimated 15 year life

PWM series battery charging (not shunt)

3-position battery select: gel, sealed or flooded

Very accurate control and measurement

Jumper to eliminate telecom noise

Parallel for up to 300 amps

Temperature compensated charging

Tropicalization

No switching or measurement in the grounded leg

100% solid state

Very low voltage drops

Current compensated low voltage disconnect (LVD)

LED’s to indicate battery status and faults

Capable of 25% overloads

Remote battery voltage sense terminals

 

Electronic Protections:

• Short-circuit — solar and load

• Overload — solar and load

• Reverse polarity

• Reverse current at night

• High voltage disconnect

• High temperature disconnect

• Lightning and transient surge protection

• Loads protected from voltage spikes

• Automatic recovery with all protections

 

Electrical Specifications:

Temp. Comp. (mV/˚C)* – 30mV (12V),  – 60mV (24V),  – 120mV (48V)

Accuracy 40mV (12V), 60mV (24V),  80mV (48V)

Min. Voltage to Operate 8V (12V), 8V (24V),  15V (48V)

Self-consumption 22mA (12V), 25mA (24V),  28mA (48V)

Lvd Current Coefficient** – 20mV (12V),  – 40mV (24V),  – 80mV (48V)

Charge Algorithm PWM, constant voltage

Operating Temperature – 40˚C to + 60˚C

Digital Display: Operating Temp. – 30˚C to + 85˚C

Voltage Accuracy 0.5%

Current Accuracy 2.0%

Quiescent-Consumption 1 mA