3.0

Commissioning of solar controller

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.1.8 Menu“Basic adjustment”

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjustments and changes in this menu must be carried

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

out only by a competent installer or service engineer.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Incorrect adjustmentsmay adversely affectthefunction

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

of controller and solarprimarysystem.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To avoid accidental changes in menu “Basic adjustment”,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

it is not editable in normal functioning but has only a

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

display function.To be able to carry out any changes, this

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

menu must be chosen within the first minute after

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

switching on the appliance. The basic adjustment menu is

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

‘blocked’ automatically one minute after if no buttons are

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

pressed or one minute after switching on the appliance.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Indication

 

 

 

 

Description

 

Value

Factory

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

range

set-up

 

 

Parameter/ value

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0 –

0

 

 

 

Collector protection

 

0 = off

0 = off

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1 = on

 

 

 

1 –

120ºC

 

 

Start temperature for the collector protection

 

110..150ºC

120ºC

 

 

2 –

0

 

 

Re-cooling function (only when collector

 

0 = off

0 = off

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

protection is on)

 

1 = on

 

 

 

3 –

40ºC

 

 

Target temperature for the storage after

 

30..90ºC

40ºC

 

 

 

 

 

 

collector protection activity

 

 

 

 

 

4 –

0

 

 

Time controlled circulation with

 

0 = off

0 = off

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

tube collectors

 

1 = on

 

 

 

5 –

0

 

 

 

Yield estimation off/on

 

0 = off

0 = off

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1 = on

 

 

 

6 –

0

 

 

Glycol types (see table below)

 

0...10

0

 

 

7 –

50

 

 

 

 

Glycol percentage

 

0 ... 100%

50

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5% - steps

 

 

 

8 –

1,0

 

 

Volume flow: Litre per impulse - flow meter

 

0,5 ... 25 I/I

1,0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0,5l - steps

 

 

 

9 –

240

 

 

 

Time controlling in s

 

30...480

240

 

 

10 –

1

 

 

 

 

Storage priority

 

1...2

1

 

 

11 –

0

 

 

 

Frost protection on/off

 

0 = off

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1 = on

 

 

 

12 –

6

 

 

Sensor assignment - Frost protection

 

1...6

6

 

 

13 –

3

 

Start temperature for the frost protection function

 

-20ºC ... +7ºC

3

 

 

14 –

0

 

 

 

Select cooling thermostat

 

0 = off

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

or temperature differential controller

 

1 = cooling

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2 = heating

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3 = temperature

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

differential controller

 

 

 

15 –

5

 

Sensor assignment for the independent controller (source)

 

1...6

5

 

 

16 –

0

 

 

 

System configuration

 

0...4

0

 

 

Glycol types (point 6):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0

 

Anro

 

6

 

Tyfocor L5.5 - supplied

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

IIexan E, Glythermin

 

7

 

Dowcal 10

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

Antifrogen L

 

8

 

Dowcal 20

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

Antifrogen N

 

9

 

Dowcal N

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

IIexan E

 

10

 

Tyfocor LS

 

 

 

 

 

5

 

IIexan P

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Solar specifications

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