Manual
Table Of Contents
- Xantrex™ XW MPPT 80 600 Solar Charge Controller
- Xantrex XW MPPT 80 600 Solar Charge Controller
- Important Safety Instructions
- Introduction
- Configuration
- Operation
- Troubleshooting
- Specifications
- Xantrex XW System Control Panel Menus
- Boost Charging
- Index
Configuring Battery Characteristics and Battery Charging
975-0560-01-01 Revision B 2–5
Advanced Settings >
Charger Settings
Batt Capacity 0–10000Ah 440Ah Sets the amp-hour capacity of
your battery bank.
Setting Batt Capacity to 0
disables the exit current
threshold mechanism used to
transition from absorption to
float. As a result, the charge
controller will transition to float
once the Max Absorption
timer has elapsed.
Advanced Settings >
Charger Settings
Max Chg Rate 1–100% 100% Sets the charging current limit.
Advanced Settings >
Charger Settings
ReCharge
Volts
24V: 20.0–27.0V
48V: 40.0–54.0V
25.0V
50.0V
Sets the voltage at which the
charger transitions from float or
no float back to bulk or from
absorption back to bulk.
Advanced Settings >
Charger Settings
Absorb Time 1–480min 180min Sets the maximum time spent in
the absorption stage.
Setup Force Chg Bulk
Float
No Float
Bulk Manually advances the charge
stage to bulk, float, or no float.
Advanced Settings >
Charger Settings
Default Batt
Temp
Cold
Warm
Hot
Warm Sets the default battery
temperature for compensation
when a BTS is not connected.
Cold is suitable for
temperatures around 10 °C
(50 °F), Warm for 25 °C (77 °F),
and Hot for 40 °C (104 °F). This
screen appears only when a
BTS is not connected.
Setup >
Meters
Batt Temp -40–65 C n/a Shows the battery temperature
(in Celsius) detected by the
BTS. This screen appears only
when a BTS is connected.
Advanced Settings >
Charger Settings
Charge Cycle 3Stage
2StgNoFloat
3Stage Sets the charging cycle: three-
stage (bulk, absorption, float) or
two-stage (bulk, absorption, no
float).
Table 2-1 Battery configuration settings
SCP Device Menu
Item Setting Values Default Description