Renogy Rover 40 Amp 12V/24V DC Input MPPT Solar Charge
Renogy Rover 40 Amp 12V/24V DC Input MPPT Solar Charge Controller with Bluetooth for Gel Sealed Flooded and Lithium Battery
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12V Lithium Battery
| Dimensions: | 30.4 x 22.8 x 19.4 cm; 2.84 Kilograms |
| Model: | MPPT 40A+BT |
| Batteries Required: | No |
| Dimensions: | 30.4 x 22.8 x 19.4 cm; 2.84 Kilograms |
Vor dem Kauf hatte ich mehrere PWM Solarladeregler im Einsatz. Der Kauf des Renogy 40A 12/24 V MPPT Solarladeregler hat sich in meinem Fall sehr gelohnt. Es ist erstaunlich was dieser Laderegler aus dem von den parallel geschalteten Solarmodulen (6x110W) gelieferten Strom bei der Umwandlung, auch bei bedeckten Himmel, herausholt. Damit lsst sich mein LiFePO4 Akku mit 12V/200A/2560Wh zgig laden. Das Laden bei aktiver Last macht er auch problemlos mit. (Testlast: Inverter 2000W mit 1000W Handtrockner + Grundlast (24H): alle Deckenlampen in einer 3 Zimmerwohnung, ca. 86W / 1 Khlschrank, 60L, bei 6 Grad, ca. 124W)
Ich bin mehr als nur zufrieden 🙂
his is the second one I got for my second setup.
I love these chargers, easy to install, easy to connect up and great menu .
I have 12v lights connected in shed which via the BT1 I can use the app to switch on and off from kitchen.
Great piece of mind , you won’t go wrong and priced well .
brought after my epever stopped working decided on a renogy due to price and quality of make easy to fit and set up but found using there DCHOME App worked better than the one listed in the book
Great controller, does exactly what you want it to do. It’s such a shame that the bluetooth bt-1 module & app are so poor. You have to be within 5 feet or less to establish a bluetooth connection, not 85 feet as advertised, and have to reconnect it everytime you move away, which is very disappointing & frustrating considering the cost.
Der Wechselrichter holt alles raus aus den Solarpanels. Sehr Effizient. Viele Batterietypen einsetzbar. Einfache Einstellung. App ist einfach aber alles gut bersichtlich. Sehr Leistungstark mit 20 Ampere Ausgang. Bis 40 Ampere Ladestrom. Die Schraub- und Anschlussmglichkeiten sind stabil und ordentlich Verarbeitet.
I have a 600w fixed array so i needed a decent amperage controller, the 40amp one seemed ideal. Having done a ton of research i really wanted to purchase a Victron controller but they are super expensive and currently out of my budget. As a result i decided to go for this Renology. My set up is parallel only so my voltage is way under what this controller can handle. At this time i have only connected this controller to a single 200w panel for testing.
The charge controller is huge! It also has a good weight to it. The instructions aren’t great if i am being honest and i did find the on screen menu display very confusing, as are the button pushes to cycle through the menus. Having also purchased the BT1 Bluetooth model i found the controller much easier to set up/monitor in the DC Home App. I have an AGM battery and the instructions advise setting this as SLD, however what i found was that the charging voltage was not enough and the battery rarely got about 75%, long term this could damage the battery so i did some more research. Others were advising to set a custom user profile and set the Voltage at 14.7 so this is what i did. I will monitor to see if this has an improvement on SOC.
The DC home app is ok, some of the features don’t work for me, such as charge time remaining etc, which is disappointing. I can however see the solar/battery volts and wattage. The Bluetooth is a bit rubbish, you have to continuously quit the app to get it to connect, hopefully this can be addressed in future app updates.
One other thing i would have like to have seen in the app is push notifications at user set intervals advising on SOC, however this does not seem to be available.
One additional thing that confused me was the model details of this controller, if you look at the Renology website it states that in order to charge LIFEPO4 batteries you need the LI Rover, the amazon listing does not mention ‘LI’ however it does state it will charge lithium. Luckily when the controller arrived the serial number label does indeed state LI Rover which is just as well as I have ordered a lifepo4 battery from Renology.
Overall i am happy with this charge controller, It appears to charge my battery well and the app, whilst basic is good for semi-remote monitoring via bluetooth. Hopefully further updates of the app will enable even more functionality.
I hope that you found my review helpful
I’ve got this connected to 400 watts of solar panel and it works really well with my LiFePO battery. Connecting the cables was easy. Some people have said the cable connectors don’t work, but I suspect they’re not using the clamps correctly. The trick is to undo them first, then insert the wires into the hole that appears and tighten the screws to lift the wires up/forwards.
After you understand the instructions think about mounting module . Leaving plenty of access from below for cables. Stickers to identify +- cables , make sure you buy 4-6 pairs of solar connectors and some extra flexible cable additional 3-6mtrs and suitable wire ring connectors 35amp yellow 5/16 (8mm)to fit to the aux battery posts 13 mm nut &bolt .P clips & heat shrink 40cm to fit cables.
Super easy to install following the instructions (negative wire first).
It was easy to fit and the Bluetooth feature is awesome.
I would recommend this product to anyone who is wanting a solar system or upgrading their current setup.
Based on advice on youtube videos , i purchased this as it was highly recommended and easy to instal. It really was easy and i am really impressed with how straight forward it is to use. This appears to be a top quality item and looks great, highly recommend .
The display/menu system on this one is almost completely useless:
* The ordering is illogical/unintuitive (solar readings to output to solar and back to output again in one cycle?)
* All the cumulative values are in Ah, which is a non-sensible unit for a voltage-varying system
* Voltage readings are low by 0.2V on my unit, which means the battery percentage estimate is off by a lot
* The four buttons do the same job as the two buttons on the other brands with the back button mostly decorative
* No backlight
Hardware-wise:
* The terminals are large and uses Philips screws which is nice
* However, when fully screwed in, they raise quite far up into the cover making it impossible to visually inspect the leads. Having to rely on the tug test.
* The corners of the heat sink fins are a bit sharp
Product was working and continued working throughout the fault. Excellent charger. deployed remotely so Bluetooth module wasn’t needed for me.
I will be using more of their products. Replacing my cheap solar panels with Renogy versions nex
Los amperios que indicaban eran irreales . Cua do hacas mucho calor Marcaba 42 amperios en 2 placas de mximo 22 amperios y se bloqueaba la carga por temperatura. Tuve que devolverlo. Una lastima que un amigo mo tiene el de 20 amperios y le funciona bien. Creo que el mo vena defectuoso. Probar ms adelante comprar otro porque viene muy completo y cuando no daba error cargaba muy bie
* No back-lit screen, so you cant see whats going on at night…..in this day and age, theres no excuse for not having back lighting….
* the terminals clamp the wires IN FRONT of the terminal clamp, not behind (depending on your perspective)…..anyone whose ever fitted a plug to anything, or wires into a plug socket on the wall will get this….
* The 4 status lights on the front of the panel, all look like they are illuminated, when the useual 2 are on…..at a glance, you think you’ve got an error code up, but its not….clearly, the 4 LED’s are not shielded from each other inside the caseing, and get a bit of reflection off the ones that are lit……
* the button procedures (left and right, up and down) are quite complicated, and its easy to miss a step….YouTube is full of tutorials for the product, for this very reason……
To be honest a couple of guages to monitor battery strength, and “volts in”, would do the job, at a fraction of the cost…..the advantage of this system, is that you can set it up to shut down the charging, and tell you what its doing by bluetooth or the internet, (extra module at extra cost) but i am sure, there are other ways around that, that are cheaper…..
The “at a glance” screen gives you the basics,
* is charging taking place, * is the system using power, * how much is left in the battery (symbol) but as above…..a couple of cheap gauges, would have told you that anyway……
I meant to give it 3 stars, but pressed 4 by mistake……
It arrived the next day as promised. After I installed it to replace the old regulator ( not a Renogy product ) that had failed, I was very impressed at how easy it all was. Since installing it a few days ago my power bank of 550 watts has charged much quicker and the available % power seems to be lasting longer, I can only assume that this has to do with the conditioning of the batteries now on the new regulator.
I can safely recommend this to anyone running their own solar or wind set up.
Works quite well, would say better that tracer
One cavet i have is that it’s not able to lower voltage when it starts above 75V, which is dang annoying as some panels have Vmp at 60V but Voc 85V and it throws OV erro