Meanwell PS as input to MPPT controller ??
Will it work?
Will it break something?
The Meanwell is rated at 500W, but I've seen it go up to 600-700W when the batteries are depleted. The EPSolar MPPT is rated at 520W PV input (and output for my 24V battery bank) but up to 3X that input doesn't hurt it.
I can adjust the Meanwell Power Supply up to to a max 32.5V
The max Voc for the EPSolar MPPT controller is 92V.
Guess my main concern is that the Meanwell's max V of 32.5V will not be high enough for the MPPT to charge a 24V battery bank?
(The EpSolar manual does claim an MPP voltage range of 2V~72V)
Have heard rumours of people doing this, but if anybody has some links or other hard info, I would appreciate it.
The reason for attempting this is to have a temperature compensated battery charging profile, instead of the Meanwell's fixed V, and to more closely match the Meanwell with another solar charger's charging profile.
Will it break something?
The Meanwell is rated at 500W, but I've seen it go up to 600-700W when the batteries are depleted. The EPSolar MPPT is rated at 520W PV input (and output for my 24V battery bank) but up to 3X that input doesn't hurt it.
I can adjust the Meanwell Power Supply up to to a max 32.5V
The max Voc for the EPSolar MPPT controller is 92V.
Guess my main concern is that the Meanwell's max V of 32.5V will not be high enough for the MPPT to charge a 24V battery bank?
(The EpSolar manual does claim an MPP voltage range of 2V~72V)
Have heard rumours of people doing this, but if anybody has some links or other hard info, I would appreciate it.
The reason for attempting this is to have a temperature compensated battery charging profile, instead of the Meanwell's fixed V, and to more closely match the Meanwell with another solar charger's charging profile.
