
EC800PowerControlSystem
Issue 01Page 7 of2210th July2018
2.12SolarChargeManagement
The EC601/602/652/653 PSU incorporatesa built-in solarcharge management feature, whichwill monitorthe
input froma separate solarpaneland regulator.The SolarActive symbolwill be displayed on the controlpanel
when thereisan amount ofenergyavailable to charge the battery. The voltage and current produced fromthe
regulatorcanbe viewed on the controlpaneldisplaybyselecting the Powermenu item. In a motorhome,
depending on the charge state ofthe batteries, thesolarpowerwill be directed to the required batteryand
continuouslymonitored to ensure optimumoperation.
Powerscreen(12V). Hereyou can viewbatterylevels,viewchargerand solarcurrent and press the more
button (right arrow)toview230Vcurrent.
Motorhome example
Selected
Battery
Use the selected batterybutton to select
whichbatteryyouwishto use orcharge
with the 230Vcharger. In caravansthe
vehiclebatterywill onlybe availablewhen
the caravanisplugged into the car.
230V
Charging
Ifa batteryisbeing charged bythe 230V
chargera ‘lightning’symbolwillbe shown
belowthe dialand adjacentto the relevant
batteryin the headerarea.
Solar
Charging
Ifa batteryisbeing charged bythe solar
panela‘sun’symbolwillbe shownbelow
the dialand adjacent to therelevant
batteryin the headerarea.
CaravanExample
LeisureDial
The leisuredialshowsthevoltage ofthe
leisure battery.Press the centre ofthe
dialtochange to showing the leisure
batterycurrent (+positive value is
charging and -negativevalue is
discharging)
Vehicle Dial
The vehicledialshowsthe voltage ofthe
vehiclebattery.Press the centre ofthe
dialtochange to showing the vehicle
batterycurrent (+positive value is
charging and -negativevalue is
discharging)
SolarDial
The solardialshowsthe current being
suppliedto the systemfromthe solar
panel(iffitted).
2.13SmartCharging
The EC653/653PSU (motorhome only)incorporatesa smart charge feature, which monitors bothleisureand
vehiclebatteriesandautomaticallyadjustsand directsthe chargerpower(and solarpowerifa solarpanelis
installed)to maintaintheleisure and vehicle batteriesat an optimallevel.
Note: Ifthe vehiclebatteryis isolated usingtheFiat ignition keyisolatororsimilar,some smart charging
functionalitywillbelost, and theavailablecharge will be directed to the leisure battery.
2.14AC CurrentLimiterOperation
The powercontrolsystemfeaturesa230Vcurrent monitoring systemwhich allowsthe mainshookup current to
be displayed on the controlpanel. The resolutionofthis readingis0.5A. A current limit setting canbeactivated
whichifreached will switchoff the electricelementsin the heating system(and air-conditioning iffittedand
enabled), untilsuch time asthe current dropsandthe elementswill be switched backon. An example ofthisis if
a kettlewasto be operated whilst the heating wason and the current limit wasreached thentheheaterelectric
element wouldbe temporarilyswitched off, whenthekettle had boiled then the heaterelement wouldbe
switched backon automatically.
Thisfeature isparticularlyusefulwhenabroad on alowcurrent supply.
Settingthevalue to OFF will disablethisfeature.