Description
Morningstar TS-MPPT-60-600V-48-DB-TR-GFPD Controller leverages Morningstar’s innovative TrakStar&trade MPPT technology and our 20+ years of power electronics engineering excellence, to enable the widest input operating voltage range available from a solar array. This controller’s standard and DB versions are for off-grid applications.
Rated for 60 Amps, the TriStar MPPT 600V controller does much more than efficiently charge batteries; it also provides remote communications, data logging, adjustability and metering. In fact, the TriStar MPPT 600V controller is the only 600-volt PV controller to offer open communication protocols and true Ethernet-enabled functionality.
The TriStar MPPT 600V™ is a breakthrough in high voltage charge controller design that can charge Lead-Acid, Lithium, NiCd, and other battery chemistries (custom settings programming is required for Lithium, NiCd, and other battery chemistries). By accepting PV array input up to 600 Voc, it enables installers to design systems with longer, fewer strings, reducing cabling and hardware which make installation and wiring easier and faster. Morningstar’s advanced digital engineering combined with superior thermal management make the TS-MPPT-600V with TrakStar technology the only charge controller in its class that doesn’t require a cooling fan or fans, making it both extremely reliable and efficient (with 97.9% peak efficiency). Available in Standard and Disconnect Box versions:
Key Features & Benefits
Morningstar’s products are built from the inside out to deliver more than twice the industry average operating life. The TriStar MPPT 600V charge controller delivers high reliability and excellent performance and features:
The industry’s best-in-class power efficiency
Morningstar’s advanced 4-stage charging algorithm to optimize battery health
Robust thermal, mechanical and electrical design
Environmentally optimized and equipped with extensive electronic protections
Industry standard open communication protocols and interfaces for system networking, monitoring and communications
Superior lightning protection from nearby lightning-induced voltage/current spikes
Applications
The TriStar MPPT 600V charge controller’s high voltage capability and flexible design enable several application scenarios including:
Adding modules incrementally with no string sizing issues
Off-grid PV systems greater than 150 Voc with long wire runs from the array to the controller
New installation grid-tie PV systems with battery back-up
Retrofitting string PV inverter systems to later add battery back-up without changing the PV array configuration
Morningstar’s Ground Fault Protection Device (GFPD) is an innovation for ground fault detection and interruption for the photovoltaic (PV) industry. It has greater sensitivity and better isolation while maintaining the bond to earth ground. Ground fault protection is used in electrical systems to prevent current from following any unintended paths during a ground fault. Morningstar’s GFPD has been designed to meet the ground fault protection requirements of the US National Electric Code (NEC) for grounded PV systems. How it Works: A GFPD needs to detect any stray current and interrupt (break) the circuit until safe operation can be restored. A current imbalance between the primary positive and negative PV conductors entering the controller or inverter may indicate a ground fault condition. Morningstar’s GFPD will detect this condition and break the circuit on both the positive and negative legs. Disconnecting both poles ensures interruption of the ground fault current. Other ground fault detection/interruption products break the bond to the grounded conductor. When this occurs, not only is the earth bond compromised, but the battery and DC loads can also be left ungrounded and floating. For a negatively grounded system this means that the negative side of the battery and loads can float to negative Voc in relation to ground. Morningstar’s GFPD better isolates the array from the battery and loads, while maintaining the bond to ground.
