XW Solar Charge Controller Installation
Commissioning
During commissioning, the XW Solar Charge Controller prompts the installer to enter important system information such as the nominal battery voltage, battery type, and battery bank capacity. Ensure the system information is available prior to commissioning.
If a XW System Control Panel is present, the XW System Control Panel is intended to be the configuration interface, so the prompt screens are suppressed. If you prefer to configure using the prompt screens, disconnect the Xanbus cable connecting the XW System Control Panel from the XW Solar Charge Controller before powering up for the first time.
Configuration Screens
When power is first applied to the XW Solar Charge Controller, several configuration screens prompt you to enter the following information:
•A “DC out” (battery) connection, which enables the XW Solar Charge Controller to read and share the same battery information with other
•Battery type: Flooded (default), Gel, AGM, Custom.
If you select Custom, the settings for battery type match the default settings for Flooded batteries until you reconfigure the settings on the Custom Battery menu.
•Nominal battery voltage of the battery bank connected to the XW Solar Charge Controller.
The XW Solar Charge Controller automatically detects battery voltages of 12 V, 24 V and 48 V. If your nominal system voltage is 36 V or 60 V, enter the correct system voltage on this screen.
•Battery bank capacity, in
Commissioning Units Using a XW System Control Panel
In systems where an XW System Control Panel (SCP) is present, the SCP is intended to be the configuration interface. For information about SCP navigation and menus, see Appendix B, “XW System Control Panel Menus in the XW Inverter/Charger Operation Guide.
Commissioning units using an SCP involves three separate procedures:
1.Setting the Device Numbers for all XW Solar Charge Controllers.
2.Configuring Connections and Charger Settings for the first XW Solar Charge Controller.
3.Copying settings from the first unit to the other XW Solar Charge Controller. To set the Device Numbers for all XW Solar Charge Controllers:
1.Ensure power is applied to the XW System Control Panel.
2.Close the DC disconnect or use a selector switch to apply battery power to all of the XW Solar Charge Controllers at the same time. When the XW Solar Charge Controllers are powered up, they will detect that an SCP is already operating on the network, and be ready for configuration through the SCP. Do not apply PV power at this point.
