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    Zero Drop Spec

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    MEDI produces zero drop solar chargers that are highly efficient and provide protections. The chargers use a MOSFET design that results in very low voltage drop below 1V, leading to efficiencies over 99.5%. A microcontroller senses battery voltage to regulate charging and provides reverse polarity protections. MEDI's updated SMD models have isolated signal sensing and higher voltage regulation to withstand peak solar voltages.

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    Zero Drop Spec

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    MEDI produces zero drop solar chargers that are highly efficient and provide protections. The chargers use a MOSFET design that results in very low voltage drop below 1V, leading to efficiencies over 99.5%. A microcontroller senses battery voltage to regulate charging and provides reverse polarity protections. MEDI's updated SMD models have isolated signal sensing and higher voltage regulation to withstand peak solar voltages.

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    MEDI produces zero drop solar chargers that are highly efficient and provide protections. The chargers use a MOSFET design that results in very low voltage drop below 1V, leading to efficiencies over 99.5%. A microcontroller senses battery voltage to regulate charging and provides reverse polarity protections. MEDI's updated SMD models have isolated signal sensing and higher voltage regulation to withstand peak solar voltages.

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    ZERO DROP SOLAR CHARGER

    MEDI's low cost zero drop solar chargers are available in various ranges 12V to 120V and 5A to
    60A which is compatible with MEDI's inverter design and can be used with other inverter designs
    as well.

    These chargers are called 'zero drop solar chargers' as they do not have any diode drop of 0.7V.
    This is a MOSFET based design which has very negligible voltage drop of 0.05V or less which
    means the loss is very less, ideal for solar applications.

    Since the drop is less, the losses are negligible so the efficiency achieved is > 99.5%.

    This is a micro-controller based charger, the micro-controller will sense the battery full charge
    voltage and will cut-off the battery when it reaches full charge. It will reconnect the battery if the
    battery drops to a preset level. The charger will also disconnect the panel from the battery, this is
    to avoid the reverse current flow from the battery to the panel during night. Moreover, if you
    connect the panel reverse, the micro-controller will not switch on the charger, similarly if you
    connect the battery reverse, the charger will not function. Battery reverse and panel reverse
    protections are incorporated in the design. If you connect both panel and battery reverse at the
    same time, the micro-controller will not switch on the charger. In all the above cases, the circuit
    will not damage and there will not be any current flow from the panel or battery.

    MEDI has recently upgraded zero drop solar chargers to SMD version for 12V and 24V with a few
    improvements. The design has opto-coupler based signal sensing which makes it completely
    isolated and there will be no grounding issues. Two stage higher voltage regulator is incorporated
    in this design to withstand open circuit voltage of the panel.

    The new SMD PCB is also smaller than our through-hole version.

    SMD component based PCB for 12V/24V


    SPECIFICATION

    VOLTAGE - 12V - 96V

    CURRENT - 10A - 80A

    EFFICIENCY - > 99.5%

    PROTECTIONS AGAINST - Battery reverse

    Panel reverse

    Battery Overcharge (full charge cut-off level is settable)

    Battery current reverse flow to panel (during nights)

    INDICATIONS - Battery reverse

    Panel reverse

    Charging

    Opto-Coupler output for Charging Live indication

    Zero Drop Solar Charger cost


    Model INR
    12V/10A 290
    24V/10A 290
    12V/24V/30A 450
    12V/24V/60A 600
    36V to 96V/10A 1740
    36V to 96V/25A 2100
    36V to 96V/40A 2600
    36V to 96V/50A 2800
    36V to 96V/60A 3200
    36V to 96V/80A 3400
    Setup Mode
    The system need to sense the battery full charge voltage and do the panel calibration. For this a setup
    mode is to be run. This is done as below:

    To avoid accidental entry to setup a simple procedure is to be followed.

    1. Take a variable voltage power supply. Set the output of the supply to the desired battery full
    voltage level. For example for 12V (single battery) system the full charge voltage is 14.0V
    2. Connect the supply to the PCB to the terminals OUTPUT- and +COMMON. Press the switch SW1
    and then only switch on the power supply.
    3. Now the LED3 will turn on for few seconds. DO NOT release the switch until the LED is turned
    off. When the LED turn off release the switch without much delay.
    4. Wait for a while. The system will do the setup automatically. As an indication of the successful
    completion of setup the LED will be blinked in high speed for a while and after that start blinking
    at low speed. This is an indication of successful setup.
    5. Now the setup is complete.
    Wiring of 10A zero-drop solar charger PCB. Similar wiring can be done for 40A PCB also.
    Wiring of 10-30A zero-drop solar charger SMD PCB.
    Working of Medi solar chargers along with Medi Sinewave Inverter
    When it is charging from solar, whatever be the charging current, it will not use mains for charging. This
    will work if the solar charging signal is given to the inverter. In our zero drop solar charger there is a
    two-pin relemate connector, this should be connected to the Medi inverter solar sense point.

    Priority Solar Charging -


    Our solar charger along with our inverter will have first priority solar charging. i.e, when it
    is charging from solar, it will not charge from the mains. Also, when it is charging from solar and battery
    is nearly full charged (for Medi Inverter this voltage is settable in menu), the inverter will start
    working by disconnecting the mains bypass. So the solar power will go to the load through inverter and
    also charge the battery (online function) if the solar current is more than the inverter current.
    If solar current is less than the inverter current, inverter will take the balance current from the battery.
    When the battery reaches the reserve charge (in Medi Inverter this value is settable), inverter will stop
    and mains will bypass, and the battery will be charged by solar. During nights, if the battery is not
    charged from the solar, battery will charge from the mains but only to a certain percent (in Medi
    Inverter this value is settable) so the next day the battery can be charged from solar. If the battery is
    fully charged using mains the previous night then the solar energy during the next day will be wasted.
    This way the first priority is always given to solar.
    Using Medi solar chargers along with Other brand Inverters
    When using other brand inverters with Medi Solar chargers, the circuit below can be used for Auto
    mains disconnection (and inverter start) when battery is fully charged from Solar.

    Auto mains disconnection and inverter start circuit


    Wiring of auto mains disconnection circuit with other brand inverters (for 12V battery)
    Wiring of auto mains disconnection circuit with other brand inverters (for more than 12V battery)

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