ProStar™
Solar Controller $315.00 incl.GST |
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Click here for the ProStar™ Operator's Manual
Morningstar's ProStar is the world's leading mid-range solar controller for both professional and consumer applications. This second generation ProStar:
 Adds new features and protections using highly advanced technology
Provides longer battery life and improved system performance
Sets new standards for reliability and self-diagostics
Tropicalisation: conformal coating, stainless steel fasteners & anodised aluminium heat sink
No switching or measurement in the grounded leg
100% solid state
Very low voltage drops
Current compensated low voltage disconnect (LVD)
LED's indicate battery status and faults
Capable of 25% overloads
Remote battery voltage sense terminal
| Version available: |
15 or 30 amp |
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12 / 24 or 48 volt |
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negative or positive ground |
Estimated 15 year life
PWM series battery charging (not shunt)
3-position battery select: gel, sealed or flooded
Very accurate control and measurement
Jumper to eliminate telecom noise
Parallel for up to 300 amps
Temperature compensation
Short-circuit - solar and load
Overload - solar and load
Reverse polarity
Reverse current at night
High voltage disconnect
High temperature disconnect
Lighting and transient surge protection
Loads protected from voltage spikes
Automatic recovery with all protections
Digital meter
 - Highly accurate voltage and current display
- Low self-consumption (1 mA)
- Includes manual disconnect button
- Displays 5 different protection functions and disconnect conditions
- Self-Diagnostics (self-test) provides a comphrensive test of the ProStar –
Displays 9 different controller status parameters, including temperature
Displays detected faults
Positive ground
Remote temperature probe
| Optimised Battery Charging |
The ProStar has 4 stages of charging to provide increased battery capacity and life.
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PS-15 |
PS-30 |
PS15M-48V |
| Rated Solar Current |
15A |
30A |
15A |
| Rated Load Current |
15A |
30A |
15A |
| System Voltage |
12/24V |
12/24V |
48V |
| Options: |
| Digital Meter |
yes |
yes |
standard |
| Positive Ground |
yes |
yes |
yes |
| Remote Temp. Probe |
yes |
yes |
yes |
| Battery Voltage Setpoints* |
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Gel |
Sealed |
Flooded |
| Regulation Voltage |
14.0 |
14.15 |
14.4 |
| Float |
13.7 |
13.7 |
13.7 |
| Equalisation |
n/a |
14.35 |
14.9/15.1 |
| Load Disconnect |
11.4 |
11.4 |
11.4 |
| Load Reconnect |
12.6 |
12.6 |
12.6 |
| Note: values are for 12V. Uses 2X for 24V and 4X for 48V. |
| Electrical Specifications |
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12V |
24V |
48V |
| Temp. Comp. (mV/°C)* |
– 30mV |
– 60mV |
– 120mV |
| Accuracy |
40mV |
60mV |
80mV |
| Min. voltage to operate |
8V |
8V |
15V |
| Self Consumption |
22mA |
25mA |
28mA |
| LVD current coefficient** |
– 20mV |
– 40 |
– 80mV |
| Charge algorithm |
PWM, constant voltage |
| Operating Temperature |
– 40°C to + 85°C |
| Digital Display: |
| Operating temperature |
– 30°C to + 85°C |
| Voltage accuracy |
0.5% |
| Current accuracy |
2.0% |
| Self-consumption |
1 mA |
| * 25°C reference |
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| * per amp of load |
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Click here for the ProStar™ Operator's Manual
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