Charge Controllers - Revision history

Chewie: add self-powering feature to Silentwind controller

2021-04-27T01:09:41Z

add self-powering feature to Silentwind controller

Chewie: clarify lack of SNMP polling support

2021-04-13T01:07:21Z

clarify lack of SNMP polling support

Chewie: typo

2021-03-31T19:14:41Z

typo

Chewie: MorningStar review URL added

2021-03-30T00:00:41Z

MorningStar review URL added

Chewie at 18:58, 26 March 2021

2021-03-26T18:58:16Z

Chewie: Created page with "List of Charge Controllers used and whether to recommend them or not. Feel free to add columns on functionality included that would be useful for the project. == Not Recomme..."

2021-01-20T00:09:04Z

Created page with "List of Charge Controllers used and whether to recommend them or not. Feel free to add columns on functionality included that would be useful for the project. == Not Recomme..."

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List of Charge Controllers used and whether to recommend them or not. Feel free to add columns on functionality included that would be useful for the project.

== Not Recommended ==

{| class="wikitable sortable"
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! Make and Model !! Remote Control? !! Logging || Comments !! used By
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| [https://genasun.eu/collections/genasun-lithium-mppts/products/genasun-gv-10-lithium-cv-mppt Genasun GV-10] || None || None || No interface except 1 LED, Poor functionality for the price, no user-replaceable fuse and died during hot weather || [[User:Chewie]]
|-
| [https://www.silentwindgenerator.com/vantagens/ SilentWind Wind & Solar Hybrid Charge Controller] || Bluetooth || None || Physical buttons temperamental, no logging capability, app looks like it was written by a 10 year old, no external Bluetooth aerial, so completely useless when inside a metal container, and range is poor even when outside. [https://www.gogreenit.net/index.php?page=silentwind-400w-marine-wind-turbine Review with associated wind turbine here] || [[User:Chewie]]
|-
| [https://www.western.it/en/products/wrm15-dual-battery/ Western Co WRM15 dualB] || Bluetooth & MODBUS || Not Tested || In theory, a good range of functions, app non-functional, and support have not been helpful - ''"Try another device"'', ''"Try the new version"''. Neither of which has been any use. Have not tried MODBUS connection || [[User:Chewie]]
|-
| [https://www.es.co.th/Schemetic/PDF/TRACER-RN.PDF EPSolar Tracer 1215RN] (discontinued)|| None || None || Interface poor - 1 button does everything, can't power itself from solar input, so if your batteries are in poor condition, it won't power anything || [[User:Chewie]]
|}

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-! Make and Model !! Remote Control? !! Logging || Comments !! used By
+! Make and Model !! Remote Control !! Logging || Comments !! used By
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 | [https://genasun.eu/collections/genasun-lithium-mppts/products/genasun-gv-10-lithium-cv-mppt Genasun GV-10] || None || None || No interface except 1 LED, Poor functionality for the price, no user-replaceable fuse and died during hot weather || [[User:Chewie]]
 |-
-| [https://www.silentwindgenerator.com/vantagens/ SilentWind Wind & Solar Hybrid Charge Controller] || Bluetooth || None  || Physical buttons temperamental, no logging capability, app looks like it was written by a 10 year old, no external Bluetooth aerial, so completely useless when inside a metal container, and range is poor even when outside. [https://www.gogreenit.net/index.php?page=silentwind-400w-marine-wind-turbine Review with associated wind turbine here] || [[User:Chewie]]
+| [https://www.silentwindgenerator.com/vantagens/ SilentWind Wind & Solar Hybrid Charge Controller] || Bluetooth || None  || Physical buttons temperamental, no logging capability, app looks like it was written by a 10 year old, no external Bluetooth aerial, so completely useless when inside a metal container, and range is poor even when outside. Can power itself from panels (not tested from turbine) alone. [https://www.gogreenit.net/index.php?page=silentwind-400w-marine-wind-turbine Review with associated wind turbine here] || [[User:Chewie]]
 |-
 | [https://www.western.it/en/products/wrm15-dual-battery/ Western Co WRM15 dualB] || Bluetooth & MODBUS || Not Tested || In theory, a good range of functions. App non-functional, and support have not been helpful - ''"Try another device"'', ''"Try the new version"''. Neither of which has been any use. Have not tried MODBUS connection || [[User:Chewie]]
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-! Make and Model !! Remote Control? !! Logging || Comments !! used By
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 | [https://www.morningstarcorp.com/products/tristar-mppt/ts-mppt-60/ Morningstar TS-MPPT-60] || RS-232, RS-485/Modbus, Remote Meter on RJ45 cable, Ethernet || Web GUI, TCP/IP + Windows software, "SNMP support" || No crappy app, remote meter is good and can be daisy-chained to a second one. The alleged "SNMP support" only actually means SNMP traps. If you want SNMP polling for stats, you have to buy another module at the cost of ~£100 :(. Luckily a [https://github.com/dodo5522/tsmppt60_driver clever chap] has done a python module that will output current values into JSON. Web GUI shows current and 90-120 days of historical data, but uses javascript, so not sure how easily it could be scraped yet. [https://www.gogreenit.net/index.php?page=morningstar-tristar-60a-mppt Review here]|| [[User:Chewie]]
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 ! Make and Model !! Remote Control? !! Logging || Comments !! used By
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-| [https://www.morningstarcorp.com/products/tristar-mppt/ts-mppt-60/ Morningstar TS-MPPT-60] || RS-232, RS-485/Modbus, Remote Meter on RJ45 cable, Ethernet || Web GUI, TCP/IP + Windows software, alleged SNMP support || No crappy app, remote meter is good and can be daisy-chained to a second one. The "alleged SNMP" support hasn't been tested yet as the web gui does not allow you to do anything other than add the SNMP Trap server and port. (There are no settings for polling). Web GUI shows current and 90-120 days of historical data, but uses javascript, so not sure how easily it could be scraped yet [https://www.gogreenit.net/index.php?page=morningstar-tristar-60a-mppt Review here]|| [[User:Chewie]]
+| [https://www.morningstarcorp.com/products/tristar-mppt/ts-mppt-60/ Morningstar TS-MPPT-60] || RS-232, RS-485/Modbus, Remote Meter on RJ45 cable, Ethernet || Web GUI, TCP/IP + Windows software, alleged SNMP support || No crappy app, remote meter is good and can be daisy-chained to a second one. The "alleged SNMP" support hasn't been tested yet as the web gui does not allow you to do anything other than add the SNMP Trap server and port. (There are no settings for polling). Web GUI shows current and 90-120 days of historical data, but uses javascript, so not sure how easily it could be scraped yet. [https://www.gogreenit.net/index.php?page=morningstar-tristar-60a-mppt Review here]|| [[User:Chewie]]
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 | [https://www.western.it/en/products/wrm15-dual-battery/ Western Co WRM15 dualB] || Bluetooth & MODBUS || Not Tested || In theory, a good range of functions, app non-functional, and support have not been helpful - ''"Try another device"'', ''"Try the new version"''. Neither of which has been any use. Have not tried MODBUS connection || [[User:Chewie]]
 |-
-| [https://www.es.co.th/Schemetic/PDF/TRACER-RN.PDF EPSolar Tracer 1215RN] (discontinued)|| None || None || Interface poor - 1 button does everything, can't power itself from solar input, so if your batteries are in poor condition, it won't power anything || [[User:Chewie]]
+| [https://www.es.co.th/Schemetic/PDF/TRACER-RN.PDF EPSolar Tracer 1215RN] (discontinued)|| Remote Meter on RJ45 cable || None || Interface poor - 1 button does everything, can't power itself from solar input, so if your batteries are in poor condition, it won't power anything || [[User:Chewie]]
 |}