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Four Things You Might Not Know You Could Do With The Relay Driver

September 9, 2024

Adding a Relay driver to your system adds functionality that improves your control over the system. The Relay Driver reads digital MeterBus data from the controller in your system and […]

Charge Controller Settings for LiFePO4 batteries

June 26, 2024

If you are looking for the proper PWM or MPPT charge controller settings for Lithium Iron Phosphate (LiFePO4) Batteries, we recommend taking the following steps: Check if your battery brand […]

What is TAA Compliance and Do Morningstar Products Qualify?

June 1, 2024

What is TAA Compliance and Do Morningstar Products Qualify? – 6/1/2024 Recently, we have received a lot of questions about compliance with the U.S. Trade Agreements Act (TAA) and whether […]

Why Doesn’t My Charge Controller Work When I Connect It To My PV Array?

May 3, 2024

It is recommended that you connect components in the following order:  

– Battery to solar charge controller
– PV array to solar charge controller
– Electrical load to solar charge controller

What Size Solar Charge Controller Do You Need?

September 26, 2023

A solar charge controller, also known as a charge regulator, plays a crucial role in managing the charging and discharging of your battery bank. Its primary function is to prevent […]

ReadyShunt Enables Accurate Battery State of Charge (SOC) Measurements

September 20, 2023

ReadyShunt Enables Accurate Battery State of Charge (SOC) Measurements – 9/20/2023   While battery voltage has been used for many years to approximate a battery’s state of charge, we recently […]

Adjusting Charge Controller Settings to Battery Manufacturer Recommendations

September 6, 2023

Many consumers and installers indicate that they do not adjust their solar charge controller’s absorption, float, and equalization settings according to the batteries that they are using.  Hence they are […]

Tech Tip: Custom Programming for Lithium Batteries

May 18, 2023

Lithium battery applications were few and far between when Morningstar controllers became a standard used throughout the solar industry over the past decade.  While lead-acid was predominant, we made sure […]

Tech Tip: Basic System Sizing Design Concepts

July 5, 2022

Basic System Sizing Design Concepts – 7/5/2022 A couple of basic principles that form the foundation of system sizing are: Array to Load Ratio (ALR): a ratio of the net […]