Renogy 500A Owners Manual 

 RENOGY BATTERY MONITOR — VERSION 3.1 Plain-text transcription of the 10-page manual Note: Photographs, diagrams, and button icons cannot be fully represented in plain text. Refer to the original PDF for wiring and mounting illustrations. ===== ORIGINAL PDF PAGE 1 ===== BATTERY MONITOR Version 3.1 ===== ORIGINAL PDF PAGE 2 ===== Warning Please read this guide carefully to avoid incorrect connections that can cause the battery monitor to malfunction and/or create a fire hazard. Disconnect the negative pole of the battery before installation. ★The Renogy Battery Monitor can't be exposed in the sun for a long time or in the environment with large amounts of ultraviolet radiation when using or storing, in winter (＜ -10℃) and summer (>60℃) otherwise the life span of the LCD will be shortened. Battery Safety Do NOT let the positive (+) and negative (-) terminals of the battery touch each other. Explosive battery gases may be present while charging. Be certain there is enough ventilation to release the gases. Be careful when working with large lead acid batteries. Wear eye protection and have fresh water available in case there is contact with the battery acid. It is the user’s responsibility to operate the equipment in a safe manner. Do not charge batteries in an enclosed environment unless allowed by the manufacturer of the battery. Never connect a load to a battery without using fuses or circuit breakers. Please follow the battery manufacturer's safety instructions. General Information The Renogy Battery Monitor is a high precision device (also known as coulometer), which can test the voltage, current, and capacity of a battery to help users know the state of charge at any time. The Renogy Battery Monitor has a memory function which allows users to set a low voltage capacity alarm. It is suitable for mobile and portable equipment, e-bike, motorcycles, electric wheelchairs, and so on. ★ The Renogy Battery Monitor is suitable for lithium batteries, lead acid batteries and nickel-metal hydride batteries that have voltage from 10-120V. 01 ===== ORIGINAL PDF PAGE 3 ===== Identification of Parts LCD Interface Shunt/Sampler Holder 500A Shunt/Sampler 20ft (6m) 3ft (1m) Shielded Wire 20 AWG B+ Wire 02 ===== ORIGINAL PDF PAGE 4 ===== Dimension 3.9in 0.7in 99 mm 18 mm 2.4inmm 61 ok BATTERY MONITOR 3.3in 85mm φ0.1in 1.7in φ3.1mm 42mm 0.9in 24mm 0.2in 6mm M10, label the bolt size 1.3in 33mm 1.1in 27mm 2.9in 74mm 03 ===== ORIGINAL PDF PAGE 5 ===== Installation Connection/Setup First, connect the Shunt in series to the negative circuit of your battery. B- of shunt connects to B- of the battery. P- of shunt connects to P- of output and C- of charge. Then take a wire of 0.3-0.75 mm². One end of the wire connects to positive of battery, another end connects to B+ of Shunt (either one is ok). Finally connect the Shunt to the Renogy Battery Monitor by the shielded wire and the screen of the Renogy Battery Monitor display should turn on. Connection diagram of Shunt/Sampler: P+(output+) ⑤ B+ + ⑥ Sampler Battery ⑦ B+ C-(charge-) B- P- P-(output- ) B- - ④ ② ① ③ ⑨ Shielded wire ⑧ Attention: Please connect as shown. The shunt must be series connected to the negative circuit, DO NOT connect to the positive circuit. Mounting The Renogy Battery Monitor is fixed by tabs, so it is easy to install. First, open a rectangular orifice on your equipment panel according to the size. Then put The Renogy Battery Monitor into the rectangular orifice, and make sure the tabs are locked. Panel 57mm 94mm 04 ===== ORIGINAL PDF PAGE 6 ===== Operation Interface description Charge-discharge Present capatity indicator Capacity percentage Dynamic indication Remaining time Present voltage Present power Present current Use steps 1. Wiring and checking the current： Power on after the connection as shown in the figure. The battery voltage, current and capacity percentage should be displayed on the screen. If there is no display, the power should be turned of to check if the connection is correct. Then discharge or charge the battery and check if the current value and the actual value are consistent. If the error is large, check the wiring again.（Make sure that all current flowing through the battery passes through the sampler.） 2. Detection and Setting of Battery Effective Capacity： The battery's effective capacity (CAP) needs to be set correctly before first use, see "Usage Settings". If the effective capacity of the battery is unknown, you need to follow the steps below： A. Enter the capacity setting interface and set the capacity value as large as possible. (For example, it is set to 30Ah if the estimated value is 20Ah.)； B. Empty the battery pack and clear the capacity of electric meter to zero, and then charge the battery pack； C. The display's capacity is set to the CAP of the electric meter when fully charged. 05 ===== ORIGINAL PDF PAGE 7 ===== 3. Capacity Homing（The battery capacity is cleared or full capacity setting.)： The capacity displayed on the electric meter is not the actual value of the battery after the first use or replacement of the battery. And zero or full capacity operation is required： A．Press and hold the button “ ” after the battery is discharged (empty) and the capacity value is cleared to 0%； B．Or Press and hold the button “ ” after the battery is full charged and the capacity value is set to 100%. Then it will work as expected and you don't need to do this later. User settings Press and hold the button “ ok ” for 3 seconds to enter the settings Line cursor setting Capacity setting CAP: 0100.0Ah Full capacity voltage Full V: 000.0 V Zero-capacity voltage Zero V: 000.0 V Shutdown voltage PowOff: 000.0 V Low capacity alarm Alarm: 000.0 Ah Battery attenuation ratio Atten: 0.000 % ok Exit settings / Exit the project line Previous row (setting value +1) Next row (setting value -1) Enter the project line / Select plus or minus 06 ===== ORIGINAL PDF PAGE 8 ===== CAP Effective capacity of battery:The default is 100Ah.Please set according to the actual effective capacity of the battery pack, otherwise the capacity percentage display will be incorrect; Full V Full capacity voltage: When the voltage is higher than the set value, thecapacity will be automatically set to 100%. Zero V Zero capacity voltage:The capacity value is automatically set to 0% if below this voltage. The voltage value will flash, and the buzzer will alarm once per 10s if the discharge continues. PowOff Shutdown voltage:Backlight and LCD OFF and no display if below this capacity； Alarm Low capacity alarm:The percentage and battery symbol will flash, and the buzzer will sound per 10s if below this capacity. Atten Battery attenuation ratio: After the battery Capacity cumulatively once per cycle,The capacity value is automatically changed according to this ratio. Precautions： Do not set Full V and Zero V without knowing the voltage characteristics of battery pack (full voltage and vent voltage). The default of Full V and Zero V is 0V. It is invalid. While charging the battery, the LCD screen's backlight will also be slowly flashing. In order to turn off the backlight function,Long press front Keyboard can turn off the backlight,Long press again Keyboard can Wake up the backlight. 07 ===== ORIGINAL PDF PAGE 9 ===== Troubleshooting When connecting the load, if the backlight is blinking, the B- and P- of the shunt are wired inversely. When the battery current is low the Renogy Battery Monitor will enter a low power (sleep mode) and the backlight will turn off, press any button and the backlight will turn on for 10s. When the current changes frequently the data acquisition may produce an error, and it may affect the accuracy. When charging or discharging. The Renogy Battery Monitor will be working and the capacity displayed will be real-time numbers. Technical Specifications Description Parameter Working Voltage 10.0 - 120.0 V Working dissipation 10.0 - 15.0 mA Standby dissipation 1.0 - 2.0 mA Voltage accuracy ±1.0 % Current accuracy ±1.0 % Capacity accuracy ±1.0 % Backlight on current(>50A) 100 mA Preset capacity value 0.1 - 9999.0 Ah Temperature range -10-60°C（14-140°F） Weight (LCD Interface) 2.6 oz / 75 g Size (LCD Interface) 3.9*2.4*0.7 inch (9.9*6.1*1.8 cm) Shielded Wire 20ft (6m) B+ Wire 3ft (1m) 08 ===== ORIGINAL PDF PAGE 10 ===== RENOGY.COM Renogy reserves the right to change the contents of this manual without notice. US 2775 E Philadelphia St, Ontario, CA 91761, USA 909-287-7111 www.renogy.com support@renogy.com CN 苏州高新区科技城培源路1号5号楼-4400-6636-695 https://www.renogy.cn support@renogy.cn JP https://www.renogy.jpsupportjp@renogy.com CA https://ca.renogy.comsupportca@renogy.com AU https://au.renogy.comsupportau@renogy.com UK https://uk.renogy.comsupportuk@renogy.com DE https://de.renogy.comsupportde@renogy.com