Samlexpower Samlex Solar SSP-100-KIT User manual

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manual BEFORE
operating
your kit
Owner's
Manual
Solar Panel Kit
SSP-100-KIT
SSP-150-KIT

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1. General Safety...........................................................................3
2. Description & Components.......................................................4
3. Connector System for Connecting Solar Panels ......................6
4. Installation Overview.............................................................10
5. Tools & Materials Required for Installation..........................11
6. Charge Controller Installation...............................................11
7. Solar Panel Installation ..........................................................12
8. Wiring .....................................................................................14
9. Typical Battery Connections ..................................................18
10. Routine Maintenance ............................................................19
11. Warranty.................................................................................20
OWNER'S MANUAL | Index

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GENERAL SAFETY
Warnings
Please read the Owner's Manual carefully before attempting to carry out
any installation and wiring. Contact your RV dealer or Technical support at
Samlex America (1-800-561-5885) for any questions concerning the installation.
Installation and Wiring Compliance
Installation and wiring must comply with the local and National Electrical Codes and must be done
by a certied electrician.
1. Disconnect all power sources before carrying out the installation.
2. Make sure correct polarity is observed when making connections between the solar panel,
Charge Controller and the battery. Damage due to reverse polarity connection is not covered
by warranty.
3. Make sure all wire connections are secure as loose connections may cause sparks.
4. Wear appropriate clothing and safety gear including protective eyewear when performing
any electrical installation.
Preventing Fire and Explosion Hazards
Working with electronic/electrical equipment may produce arcs or sparks. Thus, such equipment should not
be used in areas where there are inammable materials or gases requiring ignition protected equipment.
These areas may include spaces containing gasoline powered machinery, fuel tanks, battery compartments, etc.
Precautions When Working With Batteries:
• Batteries contain very corrosive diluted Sulphuric Acid as electrolyte. Precautions should be taken
to prevent contact with skin, eyes or clothing.
• Batteries generate Hydrogen and Oxygen during charging resulting in evolution of explosive gas
mixture. Care should be taken to ventilate the battery area and follow the battery manufacturer’s
recommendations.
• Never smoke or allow a spark or ame near the batteries.
• Use caution to reduce the risk of dropping a metal tool on the battery. It could spark or short circuit
the battery terminals or other electrical parts and could cause an explosion.
• Remove metal items like rings, bracelets and watches when working with batteries. Batteries can
produce a short circuit current high enough to weld a ring or the like to metal and thus, cause a
severe burn.
• If you need to remove a battery, always remove the Ground Negative terminal from the battery rst.
When connecting the battery, connect the Ground last. Make sure that all the accessories are off so that
you do not cause a spark.
• Use properly insulated tools when making battery connections.
Precautions When Working With Solar Panels
With the incidence of sunlight or other light sources on solar panels, a voltage appears at the output terminals
of the solar panel turning it into a source of electricity. To avoid a shock hazard, make sure the solar panel is
covered with an opaque (dark) material such as paper/cloth during installation. Do not make contact with the
terminals when the panel is exposed to sunlight or any other light sources.

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DESCRIPTION & COMPONENTS
Solar Panel Kits SSP-100-KIT and SSP-150-KIT provide clean, green, silent and sustainable source of solar-based
DC power to charge 12V Lead Acid batteries. Each kit comes with the following:
• High efciency solar panel with MC-4 Connectors
• Connecting Wires with mating MC-4 Connectors
• Mounting Brackets
• Installation Hardware
Details of Solar Panel
Design Features
• High Conversion Efciency generates more energy per square meter
• Protective Bypass Diodes avoid effects of partial shading
• Weatherproof Junction Box and Connectors, Optical Low Iron Tempered Glass, EVA Resin and Aluminum
Frame for operation in outdoor, wet and marine applications
• Highest manufacturing standards - Test ID for each panel
• Strong frame withstands high wind force
Applications
• Residential Roof-top Systems
• Commercial / Industrial Building Roof-top Systems
• Rural area applications
• Other on-grid and off-grid applications
• Automotive, RV and Marine
Table 2.1 Specications of Solar Panels
Parameter 150W Panel with SSP-150-KIT 100W Panel with SSP-100-KIT
Nominal Maximum Power at STC, Pmax 150 W ± 3% 100W ± 3%
Maximum Power Voltage, Vmp 18.38V 17.8V
Maximum Power Current, Imp 8.16A 5.62A
Open Circuit Voltage, Voc 22.68V 21.3V
Short Circuit Current, Isc 8.82A 6.07A
Module Efciency 15.42% 15.97%
Type of Cells Polycrystalline Monocrystalline
No of Cells 36 36
Maximum System Voltage UL-1703: 600VDC; IEC-61215 / 16730: 1000VDC
Series Fuse Rating 15A 10A
Terminal Box IP-65 with 2 Bypass Diodes; Cable 4mm2with MC4 Compatible Connectors
Operating Temperature − 40°C to + 85°C / − 40°F to +185°F
Dimensions 660 x 1474 x 35.2mm / 26 x 58.03 x 1.39 in 552 x 1200 x 35 mm / 21.73 x 47.25 x 1.39 in
Weight 12 Kg; 26.4 lb. 8 Kg; 17.63 lb.
STC Irradiance Level: 1000 W/M2; Spectrum: AM 1.5
Cell Temperature: 25°C / 77°F
Temperature Coefcient of Current, Isc + 0.08% / °C + 0.05% / °C
Temperature Coefcient of Voltage, Voc − 0.34% / °C − 0.33% / °C
Temperature Coefcient of Power, Pmax −0.43% / °C −0.23% / °C

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DESCRIPTION & COMPONENTS
Details of components included in the Kits are given below:
Table 2.2 List of Components
Serial
No Description
100W KIT
SSP-100-KIT
150W KIT
SSP-150-KIT
1 100W Solar Panel 1 0
2 150W Solar Panel 0 1
3 Solar Panel Connecting Wires Kit Model SCW-20-2 consisting of:
3-1 Positive (+) PV Extension Wire:
• 20 ft. length, AWG #12
• Male MC-4 Connector on one end and bare on the other
1 1
3-2 Negative (-) PV Extension Wire:
• 20 ft. length, AWG #12
• Female MC-4 Connector on one end and bare on the other
1 1
4 5-Hole Mounting Bracket for xing Panel to RV Roof / other structure 4 4
5 Flange Bolt (1/4-20 x 3/4”): Hex, Stainless Steel - For xing panel frame to Mounting
Bracket (Srl. 5)
4 4
6 Flat Washer (1/4”): Stainless Steel - Under Flange Bolts (Srls. 6 and 10) 8 8
7 Locknut (1/4”): Hex, Stainless Steel, Nylon Insert - For Flange Bolt (Srl. 6) 4 4
8 Well Nut (Nut size: 1/4-20; Length 1”; Shank Dia 1/2”) - For xing Mounting Bracket
(Srl. 5) to RV roof / other structure
4 4
9 Flange Bolt (1/4-20 x 1¼ ”): Hex, Stainless Steel - For xing Mounting Bracket (Srl. 5) to
Well Nut (Srl. 9)
4 4
10 Cable Clamp - For PV Extension Wires (Srls. 4-1 & 4-2) 6 6
11 Self Tapping Screw (#8), Philips - For Cable Clamp (Srl. 11) 6 6
12 Cable Tie for PV Extension Wires (Srls. 4-1 & 4-2) 6 6
13 Insulated Battery Ring Terminal, Stud Size 5/16”, Wire Size AWG #10 to #12 - For
crimping to wiring from Charge Controller to the battery
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CONNECTOR SYSTEM FOR CONNECTING SOLAR PANELS
The Positive and Negative outputs of the solar panel are fed through a water tight Junction Box. Appropriate
size of wires are connected to the Junction Box for further connections.The solar panels supplied with these
kits are provided with approximately 3 ft. each of Positive & Negative wires that are pre-connected to the
Junction Box. The free ends of the wires are terminated with special mating type of connectors for ease of
extending these wires for further connections. The special mating type of connectors used for the 3 ft. wires
provided with the solar panels and also for the separate extension wires are as follows:
• "SolarLine - MC4" Series manufactured by Multi Contact or compatible
General Information on MC4 Connector System
MC4 Connector System consists of male and female connectors. This type of connector system is easy to
install and uses “snap-in” type of safety locking clips to lock the two mating connectors, thereby, avoiding
unintentional disconnection. Also, the mating contacts are sealed against ingress of dust and water.
Specications are as follows:
• Contact diameter Ø 4 mm
• Maximum rated current - 30A
• Maximum system voltage - 1000 V
• Degree of ingress protection when connected and properly locked - IP67
• Temperature range 40°C to +90°C
MC4 Connectors (Figs 3.1, 3.2)
The MC4 Connectors mentioned in this manual have been designated “Male” and “Female” based on the
characteristics of the mating contact inserts inside the terminals.
In the MC4 Male Connector (Fig. 3.1), the internal mating contact insert (1, Fig. 3.1) is a male pin. It has two
slots (2 of Fig. 3.1) for insertion of the two “snap-in” type of locking tabs (5 of Fig. 3.2) of the MC4 Female
Connector (Fig. 3.2) for rm mating connection. This connector is marked "-".
In MC4 Female Connector (Fig. 3.2), the internal mating contact insert (4 of Fig. 3.2) is a female cylindrical
socket. It has two “snap-in” type of locking tabs (5 of Fig. 3.2) that are inserted into the two slots (2 of
Fig. 3.2) in the MC4 Male Connector (Fig. 3.1) for rm mating connection. Wire is crimped to the contact inserts
(1 and 4 of Fig. 3.2) using a special purpose crimping tool designed for MC4 connectors. After the wire has
been crimped, the contact insert is required to be seated securely inside the housing and the strain relief / seal
(3 of Fig. 3.1 & 3.2) is to be tightened fully to provide a water-tight seal.
Fig. 3.1: MC4 Male connector (marked “-”)
Fig. 3.2: MC4 Female connector (marked “+”)
1
2
2
4
5
5
3
3
1. Male Contact Insert
2. Slots for accepting “snap-in” type of locking tabs (5)
of the mating MC4 Female Connector (Fig. 3.2)
3. Strain Relief & Seal
3. Strain Relief & Seal
4. Female Contact Insert
5. “Snap-in” type of locking tabs that slide inside
locking slots (2) of the mating MC4 Female
Connector (Fig 3.1)

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CONNECTOR SYSTEM FOR CONNECTING SOLAR PANELS
Output Wires and Connections on the Solar Panel
Fig. 3.3 shows the output wires and connections on the solar panel. The output wires from the junction box of
the solar panel are terminated with the help of MC4 connectors. The Positive (+) wire is terminated with a MC4
Female Connector (marked "+") and the Negative wire is terminated with a MC4 Male Connector (marked "-").
Warning!
When the surface of the solar panel / array is exposed to sunlight, a DC voltage appears
at the output terminals turning it into a live voltage source. For example, a 24 V nominal solar
panel my put out an open circuit voltage of around 45 VDC that may produce electrical shock.
Multiple solar panels connected in series (to increase the output voltage) will put out higher
lethal voltages To avoid any electrical shock hazard during installation, make sure that the solar
panel / array is covered with an opaque (dark) material to block solar irradiation.
Extending to the Output Wires of the Solar Panel (Fig. 3.3)
Male MC4 mating
connector marked (-)
Male MC4 mating connector
marked (-) for Positive (+)
PV Extension Wire
Female MC4 mating connector
marked (+) for Negative (-)
PV Extension Wire
Female MC4 mating
connector marked (+)
To Charge
Controller
Caution!
*1.
Note that the Positive (+) extension wire has
a male MC4 mating connector marked (-) that
mates with the female MC4 mating connector
marked (+) on the Positive (+) wire of the panel.
*2.
Similarly, the Negative (-) extension wire has
a female MC4 mating connector marked (+) that
mates with the male MC4 mating connector
marked (-) on the Negative (-) wire of the panel.
*2
*1
Fig 3.3. Connecting extension wires to the output wires of solar panel
1. The Positive (+) wire of the solar panel is terminated with a MC4 Female Connector (marked +). Connect
this to the MC4 Male Connector (marked -) that is attached to the Positive PV Extension Wire. Make sure
that the locking tabs “snap in” for a rm connection. The bare end of the Positive extension Wire will
now be of Positive polarity. Use a piece of red sleeve or red tape near the bare end for identication as
the Positive (+) wire.
2. The Negative (-) wire of the solar panel is terminated with a MC4 Male Connector (marked -). Connect
this to the MC4 Female Connector (marked +) that is attached to the Negative extension wire. Make sure
that the locking tabs “snap in” for a rm connection. The bare end of the Negative PV Extension Wire
will now be of Negative polarity.
3. Connect the two PV Extension Wires to the Charge Controller (not supplied).
Warning!
Ensure that the polarity (+ or -) of the wires is identied correctly before connecting to the Charge
Controller. Damage due to wrong polarity may not be covered under warranty.
(Not Supplied)

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CONNECTOR SYSTEM FOR CONNECTING SOLAR PANELS
Connecting Second Adjacent Solar Panel in Parallel (Fig. 3.4)
To external
PV circuit
SCW-20-2 Kit
SBC-2 Kit
MC4 Male
Branch Connector (+)
MC4 Female
Branch Connector (-)
Fig. 3.4. Connecting two adjacent solar panels in parallel
A second solar panel can be connected in parallel with the panel provided in the kit to increase the current
output at the same output voltage. Fig. 3.4 above shows the arrangement for connecting the second solar
panel in parallel using the Solar Panel Connecting Wire Kit Model SCW-20-2 supplied with this kit, and MC4
Branch Connector Kit (SBC-2), sold separately. This arrangement is applicable if the two solar panels are to be
connected in parallel and are mounted adjacent to each other.
The output wires of the two solar panels are rst connected in parallel using the MC4 Male and Female Branch
Connectors. The outputs of the Branch Connectors are then connected to the SCW-20-2 wires for connecting to
the Charge Controller (not supplied).
Connecting Second Solar Panel in Parallel When Separated by a Distance (Fig. 3.5)
To Charge
Controller
Female MC4
Connector
Male MC4
Connector SCW-20-2 Kit
SBC-2 Kit
SCW-20-2 Kit
MC4 Male
Branch Connector (+)
MC4 Female
Branch Connector (-)
MC4-2
Fig. 3.5. Connecting two solar panels in parallel that are separated by an extended distance
(Not Supplied)
To Charge
Controller
(Not Supplied)

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CONNECTOR SYSTEM FOR CONNECTING SOLAR PANELS
Fig.3.5 above shows an arrangement for connecting second solar panel in parallel that is separated by an
extended distance. In this case, the following will be required:
• SCW-20-2 Connecting Wires Kit - 2 sets (one set is provided with this kit. Second set has to be ordered
separately)
• One MC4 Male Branch Connector and one MC4 Female Branch Connector sold separately as an optional
kit – Model No. “SBC-2” Kit
• One MC4 Male Connector and one MC4 Female Connector sold separately as an optional kit – Model No.
“MC4-2“
In this case, one Connecting Wire Kit “SWC-20-2” and the optional MC-4 Connectors Kit “MC4-2” are rst used
to bridge the extended distance between the panels. The optional Branch Connector “SBC-2” Kit is used to
parallel the two solar panels. The second Connecting Wire Kit “SWC-20-2” is used to connect to the Charge
Controller (not supplied).

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INSTALLATION OVERVIEW
Warning!
Please read Section 1: General Safety before starting installation.
Block Diagram of Typical RV Installation (Fig 4.1)
NOTE: Solar Charge Controller and battery shown in Fig. 4.1 are shown as part of a typical 12V Solar
Charging System installation. The Charge Controller and battery are not supplied as part of the kit.
1. Read the manual in detail and understand the installation procedure.
2. Open the packaging and check to make sure that all parts have been received as per the List of
Components (page 5).
3. Arrange for the required tools to carry out the installation. A sample list of tools (not exhaustive)
is provided in Section 4.
4. Determine the mounting location of the solar panel(s) on the roof of the RV.
5. Mount the Charge Controller at the desired location (see Section 6).
6. Pass the cable from the solar panels to the interior of the RV (See Section 7).
7. Wire the battery to the Charge Controller through fuse and then the solar panel to the Charge
Controller ensuring correct polarity is observed (See Section 7).
8. Secure the solar panel to the RV roof (See Section 7).
Solar
Panel
Battery
Solar
Charge
Controller
Fuse within 7”
of battery post
Fig. 4.1. Installation Block Diagram