Stellavolta: Morningstar SS-6L-12V SunSaver Solar Controller 6.5A 12VDC

Description

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Morningstar SunSaver Solar Controller SS-6L-12V, 6.5A 12VDC

Morningstar's SunSaver™ is the world's leading small solar charge controller for both professional and consumer applications including standard features and capabilities not found in any other small PV controller.

SunSaver's technology provides:

Exceptional Reliability
PWM Battery Charging
Consistent High Quality

The SunSaver's advanced design delivers outstanding performance and value. The SunSaver's low cost is made possible by Morningstar's unique approach to design and manufacturing:

Automated production
ISO 9002 quality programs
Latest power electronic technologies
Latest control and logic technologies
High volume manufacturing

Features:

100% solid state
Series design (not shunt)
True 0 to 100% PWM duty cycle
Setpoint accuracy 12V: +/-25mV; 24V: +/-48mV
Fully encapsulated in epoxy potting
Marine rated terminals / anodized case
Temperature compensation
Sealed / Flooded battery select
Parallel for 40 amps or more
5 Year Warranty

Mechanical Specifications

Wire size #10 AWG (5.2 mm2)
Anodized aluminum case
Marine rated terminals
Epoxy encapsulated
Weight is 8 oz (0.23 kg)

Morningstar String Calculator
The Morningstar String Calculator will help you decide how many PV modules you may use in series and parallel with a Morningstar charge controller.

Other brands survive harsh conditions. Morningstar thrives in them.

With more than 25 years of experience and well over four million products in over 100 countries – most of them still in operation – Morningstar has truly earned its reputation for building the “world’s leading solar controllers.” At Morningstar, the word “reliability” means a lot more than a marketing adjective. Morningstar’s employee-owned culture works hard to maintain the lowest hardware failure rate in the industry, because our own reputations literally ship with every product.

That’s why system designers of the most mission-critical solar energy installations around the world insist on Morningstar components, and why you should too on your next project. From mineral mines in South America to telecom repeater stations in Canada, from gas wells in the Middle East to mountain peaks in Nepal, Morningstar technology and legendary quality make the difference between success and failure – and make renewable energy a practical, cost-effective, and long-term solution.

FAQs

What is Low Voltage Disconnect (LVD)?
The LVD/LVDR function of Morningstar controllers is designed to protect system batteries from overdischarge and (to a lesser extent) protect sensitive system loads from low battery voltage. When the battery drops to the LVD threshold, loads connected to the controller are shut OFF to give the batteries time to recover their charge. When the battery voltage rises above the LVDR threshold, loads that were previously disconnected are turned back ON. Low Voltage Disconnect/Reconnect does not affect the controller’s charging ability; charging continues whether in the disconnected state or in the connected state.

Attachments

Solar application utilizing a Morningstar SunSaver-6 solar controller to illuminate art sculptures. Photo courtesy of Mark Fiore.

Morningstar SS-6-12V Application