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gatoloco asked

Two mppt controllers, will Bluetooth work for both?

I'm in process of configuring my system. I'm going with24v lifepo. Multiplus 24/3000 seems like it will manage my needs. The mppt 75/15 also seems like a good fit, but a little confused. 1) The spec says 75v 15A. That would = 1125W. But the spec says it can handle only 400w panels. Is that correct?

2) I want to use two smaller mppt because I anticipate more shade on panels in front of boat. Will Bluetooth work for both mppt controllers?

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wkirby answered ·

The power handling is battery Voltage x maximum charge current. So 24x15 = 360W
When the battery reaches full charge it will be more like 28V, so 28x15 = 420W.

The Smarsolar range of charge controllers have Bluetooth built in.
I'm not sure what you mean by "Will Bluetooth work for both MPPT controllers"?

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dazey77 answered ·

2) they recently allowed two MPPTs to sync so you would join both MPPTs on a bluetooth network and then you can sync them so that you can see the combined charging of both MPPTs and they sync bulk/float etc.

You will still see both controllers in the app.

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