Description
50A Solar Charge Controller by Victron Energy
A 50A solar charge controller that gathers energy from your solar panels, and stores it in your batteries. Using the latest, fastest technology, SmartSolar maximizes this energy harvest, driving it intelligently to achieve full charge in the shortest possible time. SmartSolar maintains battery health, extending its life.
The SmartSolar charge controller will even recharge a severely depleted battery. It can operate with a battery voltage as low as 0 Volts, provided the cells are not permanently sulfated or otherwise damaged. This 50A charge controller works well with all types of Canbat batteries including Lithium Iron Phosphate, Sealed Lead Acid and Lead Carbon.
Key Features & Benefits
Bluetooth Smart built-in
The wireless solution to set up, monitor, update and synchronize SmartSolar Charge Controllers.
VE.Direct
For a wired data connection to a Color Control GX, other GX products, PC or other devices
Ultra-fast Maximum Power Point Tracking (MPPT)
Especially in the case of a clouded sky, when light intensity is changing continuously, an ultra-fast MPPT controller will improve energy harvest by up to 30% compared to PWM charge controllers and by up to 10% compared to slower MPPT controllers.
Load output
Over-discharge of the battery can be prevented by connecting all loads to the load output. The load output will disconnect the load when the battery has been discharged to a pre-set voltage (48V model: interface with a relay). Alternatively, an intelligent battery management algorithm can be chosen: see Battery Life. The load output is short circuit proof.
Battery Life: intelligent battery management
When a solar charge controller is not able to recharge the battery to its full capacity within one day, the result is often that the battery will continually be cycled between a ‘partially charged’ state and the ‘end of discharge’ state. This mode of operation (no regular full recharge) will destroy a lead-acid battery within weeks or months.
The Battery Life algorithm will monitor the state of charge of the battery and, if needed, day by day slightly increase the load disconnect level (i.e. disconnect the load earlier) until the harvested solar energy is sufficient to recharge the battery to nearly the full 100%. From that point onwards, the load disconnect level will be modulated so that a nearly 100% recharge is achieved about once every week.
Programmable battery charge algorithm
Day/night timing and light dimming option
Internal temperature sensor
Compensates absorption and float charge voltage for temperature.
Optional external battery voltage and temperature sensing via Bluetooth
A Smart Battery Sense or a BMV-712 Smart Battery Monitor can be used to communicate battery voltage and temperature to one or more SmartSolar Charge Controllers.
Fully discharged battery recovery function
Will initiate charging even if the battery has been discharged to zero volts. Will reconnect to a fully discharged Li-ion battery with an integrated disconnect function.
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Ryan E. –
Bought the MPPT Victron 50A solar charge controller to replace my old PWM one. This thing is fast, it’s efficient, handles high voltage power, maintains battery’s health, very intelligent programmable algorithms, and comes with built in Bluetooth which you can connect your phone to it. In conclusion, it’s safe and reliable, it’s a great product by Victron and it never lets you down.
Roger P. –
This is a high quality product. It manages the solar panel perfectly well. It can even recover a fully discharged battery. So far, I am very happy with it, it’s been working perfectly well with my solar applications and other Victron setups. What more can I say, Victron makes their products top notch.
Joe B. –
Thank you Canbat for providing an amazing customer service, same day and free shipping, I am all for that. Now this is my favorite place to buy batteries and Victron energy equipments.
Terry V. –
The MPPT Victron 100/50 is great. Comes with Bluetooth, short circuit proof in it’s load output, it’s MPPT technology allows it to maximize the energy harvest from solar panels, I am using it for my RV solar application and I gotta say, it’s working up to a high standard performance system. It is a little expensive which is expected from Victron but they do make high quality products, so no complain there. However, you have to update the firmware before connecting it to android; took me a while to figure that one out, would have been nice if it came updated right out of the box. All in all, I highly recommend getting one of these if you are setting up a solar power system.
Allen K. –
It’s not cheap but you get a very good system for your solar applications. Got two of the MPPT Victron energy 100/50 for my solar panels that I have set up in my garden, finally it’s working as it was supposed to. Bought some additional Cerbo devices and other accessories to fully utilize it’s potential and the result was staggering. I am very glad that I went with Victron choice.