Campbell Scientific SP50-L/SP85-L Solar Panel - Manual (Page 7)

SP50-L/SP85-L Solar Panel
1. General
Solar panels are a photovoltaic power source used for providing power to the
system, as well as charging lead acid batteries. The solar panel is supplied with
a user-specified 16 AWG cable with two leads terminated with spade lugs.
This cable connects to the external voltage regulator. The voltage regulator is
not supplied with the solar panel, and must be purchased separately.
Campbell Scientific’s CH200 voltage regulator is recommended for use with
the BP12 and BP24 batteries. The CH200 with software version 5.00 or higher
can easily be used with the PB84/PS84 battery (Concorde Sun Xtender PVX-
840T) when configured through DevConfig version 2.01 or higher. EnerSys
Cyclon batteries can also be used with the CH200.
CH200 OS version 4.0 can also be used with the PB84/PS84, but
requires each charging parameter to be set individually. See the
CH200 documentation for more information on setting charging
parameters. NOTE
The SunSaver SS-10-12V voltage regulator (CSI p/n 18529) is another option
for these solar panels, and it can be purchased from Campbell Scientific, Inc.
2. Specifications
SP50-L SP85-L
Typical peak power (Pp): 50 W 85 W
Voltage at peak power (Vpp):
(voltage from solar panel before
regulator) 17.5 V 17.8 V
Current at peak power (Ipp): 2.9 A 4.8 A
Temperature coefficient of power: ─0.45% / ºC ─(0.5 ± 0.05)% / K
Length: 83.9 cm (33.0 in) 120.9 cm (47.6 in)
Width: 53.7 cm (21.1in) 53.7 cm (21.1 in)
Depth: 5.0 cm (2.0 in) 5.0 cm (1.97 in)
Weight: 6 kg (13.2 lb) 7.7 kg (17.0 lb)
Max. wind speed @ angles greater
than 35°:
29 m/s (65 mph)
24 m/s (55 mph)
The above solar panel characteristics assume a 1 kilowatt per
square meter illumination and a solar panel temperature of 25
°C.
Individual panels may vary up to 5%. The output panel voltage
increases as the panel temperature decreases.
NOTE
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