KID Manual

The KID Solar Charge Controller Instructions
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Glossary
Absorb............................... A charging state where the battery is held at the absorb volt setting for a time
set by the user.
AGS................................... Automatic Generator Start
Amp................................... A measurement of electrical current.
Amp-Hour.......................... A measurement of electrical power. Amps x Hours.
Aux.................................... Auxiliary port for input or output. Used to control relays, WbJr. input etc.
AWG.................................. American Wire Gauge.
BATT.................................. Battery or Battery Bank.
BTS....................................Battery Temp Sensor.
Bulk....................................A charging state where all available power goes to the battery until it reaches
the Absorb voltage setting.
EMI.................................... Electro Magnetic Interference. Electrical noise.
EQ..................................... Equalization charge. An extended charge to match charge level on battery cells.
Firmware............................Updatable control software.
Float...................................A charging state to maintain a fully charged battery.
GFI.....................................Ground Fault Interrupter - Detects ground faults and opens the circuit.
LED....................................Light Emitting Diode.
LVD.................................... Low Voltage Disconnect.
OVD................................... Over Voltage Disconnect.
MPPT.................................Maximum Power Point Tracking. Adjusts loading on the panels for optimum
power yield. The KID employs MPPT.
Minus................................. Negative battery or PV connection or Negative load connection
Parallel...............................A mode where additional KID(s) may be connected to increase The KID's
charging capacity.
Plus....................................Positive power connection.
PV...................................... PhotoVoltaic.
PWM.................................. Pulse Width Modulation. How some charge controllers maintain regulation.
Rebulk............................... The Voltage set-point at which the Float stage will terminate and return to Bulk.
Solar Clock........................ The ability of The KID to estimate time of day. Used with the load function.
Sync...................................A way to connect multiple KIDs on different arrays to charge one battery bank.
Temp Comp....................... An automatic adjustment to the charging voltage based on battery temperature.
Three Stage Charging....... A charging scheme for batteries with three levels of charging.
Three Stooge Charging..... Oh, a wise guy, eh? Nyuh, Nyuh, Nyuh.
Twin................................... A way to connect two KIDs on the same array to charge the same battery bank.
VOC................................... Volts Open Circuit. The voltage at the output of the panels with no load.
Watt................................... Instantaneous power. Amps x Volts = Watts.
Watt-Hour.......................... A measurement of electrical energy, Watts x Hours = Watt-Hours.
WbJr.................................. Whiz Bang Junior - An optional current sense board mounted to
customer's 500A/50mV shunt.