Felicity Solar Charge Controller is it good enough?

[@teeman9166]

I've had the same charge controller(60 amps tho) since 2019. Still pushing the amps like a champ. Thanks for making me not regret purchasing it. Money well spent.

[@smilinsunsmilinsun8056]

Nice one

[@maduakorhenry2336]

😊How much did you buy it then?

[@teeman9166]

@@maduakorhenry2336 85k

[@atobsky]

​@@maduakorhenry2336I bought mine in 2022 May for #90k at Felicity Main Office Alaba 60a mppt

[@efurosibina2194]

it made me stupid first time using it bcos i didnt know is pv driven. i call the seller in alaba who couldnt help. i courageously connected pv and wow so the controllers works !

[@smilinsunsmilinsun8056]

Yeah that will always happen to a first time user, Thanks for sharing man.

[@namzy410]

I've used this controller for years and my major problem is there's no setting for total kwh generated for the day. You have to manually connect the un provided cable and connect to mppt tracker software to generate daily kwh. Also another major issue is when you get to float and dump a heavy load on the inverter, it cancels float and starts bulk charging again. This takes about 30 seconds and meanwhile the heavy load will be supplied by your batteries during those 30 seconds which can trigger low voltage disconnect of your inverter. Also even though the heavy load was used for say 3 minutes, when it cancels float and reverts back to bulk, it will start absorption charging again for 120 minutes thereby overcharging your batteries

[@smilinsunsmilinsun8056]

That indeed is a flaw with it

[@adanbouzoua]

Thank you for sharing can you explain why/when adding a Felicity MPPT charge controller to a Felicity Inverter/charger

[@smilinsunsmilinsun8056]

The question is not complete, I don't follow

[@adanbouzoua]

@@smilinsunsmilinsun8056 A Felicity Inverter/charger has already charged the batteries. Is there a use case when we have to bypass the Felicity Inverter internal charger and add an external Felicity charge controller?

[@carbon_coin8245]

You can connect 18v laptop adapter to the solar input if you dont have a solar pannel to simulate the solar pannel when the sun is out

[@smilinsunsmilinsun8056]

Fantastic this is a brilliant idea

[@muzzraj]

I am encountering an issue setting up the wifi of the above device (Felicity charge controller 45A (SCCM4525-II) to my phone or laptop. Need help

[@Ebi_J]

I didn't know that Smilinsun is here in Nigeria. I thought you were somewhere abroad. Good to know that I can reach out locally.

[@rimamsontelawi6181]

Great content. Can you also review the Must charge controller?

[@smilinsunsmilinsun8056]

Thanks for your comment will review must

[@abelebogomo5430]

can it be over panelled?

[@nuraabubakarkaoje4597]

Please give us review of Must charge controller and Choice charge controller.

[@smilinsunsmilinsun8056]

Okay Bro

[@rilwantijani]

Nicely explained. Great video!

[@smilinsunsmilinsun8056]

Thanks a bunch

[@apphandler]

Thanks for the video. How do you find how many kilowatts hours it generated. I can’t seem to find it with this felicity charge controller. Other charge controllers I’ve used normally display the amount of energy generated.

[@smilinsunsmilinsun8056]

@@apphandler Unfortunately it doesn't have a logging system

[@nuraabubakarkaoje4597]

Thank you very much Sir. Does the felicity charge controller has temperature sensor?

[@jo4mil]

The older model does but for some reason it was desoldered. Maybe it was to reduce the cost of manufacturing to be competitive for the Nigerian market. I don't think they would ship the products to well electronic regulated countries without making sure it 100% represents what is on the manual.

[@EasyyokeFilms]

@@jo4milThis is the problem I have with all these products sold in Nigeria. They sometimes ignore proper quality control since they know our country does not have any standard quality control agent. How is the performance of the controller overall please. Is it worth the money?

[@jo4mil]

@@EasyyokeFilms newer model is very good. It handles over-voltage charge interrupts better than the older ones. Installing multiple charge controllers without some form of sync between charge controllers is not an effective means of design from my view but its cost effective. But it works-

[@xtremeideaz]

Good Day Sir, i have a question. In a none hybrid setup where you have a felicity inverter and a felicity MPPT controller installed separately, How would the inverter (connected to grid) know when the MPPT is charging so as not to overcharge the battery? is there a way to make both devices (Inverter & MPPT) communicate with each other?

[@smilinsunsmilinsun8056]

Thanks for reaching out with this very important question. The inverter and charge controller are set with the charge limit voltage capacity. If the voltage is set to 58 volts for instance it will never take the voltage higher than that. It is also set to Absorption charge duration. Lets assume that to be 120 minutes , once it gets to that duration it will stop charging. It is also set to current limit. If the set current limit 60 Amps and the inverter is supplying 30 Amps the charge controller will limit its own charge current to 30 Amps which cumulatively makes 60 Amps. It goes on and on.

[@xtremeideaz]

@@smilinsunsmilinsun8056 Thanks.

[@jimohtitilayo5708]

What is the maximum voltage can the charge controller accommodate from the pv.... For 120a charge controller

[@smilinsunsmilinsun8056]

It depends on the charge controller, but most of them is usually 150V

[@jimohtitilayo5708]

Thank you for major assistance.... I celebrate you sir..

[@ekeretteekpo3004]

Did you post the review after the one month of usage?

[@smilinsunsmilinsun8056]

Yes I did, needed to understand how the Controller worked

[@anthonyosunde2129]

Hello sir, Please id like to know how to configure this charge controller as regard bulk charge absorption and equalizer.

[@smilinsunsmilinsun8056]

Check the manual it's very easy to set up

[@martinstewart1190]

Which solar panel is the best and how do I get it

[@agozieora]

I have 8x300w panels for my 48v system but my felicity charge controller rarely reads above 400w

[@smilinsunsmilinsun8056]

Either something is wrong with your configuration or your settings is wrong

[@agozieora]

@@smilinsunsmilinsun8056 the panels are in 4 in series connect to 2 parallel

[@wilsoneffiong3243]

Check your panel configurations. You did not mention the specifications of your solar charge controller. I presume you are using 60amps 48v solar charge controller or higher? Since you have 8 solar panels, your best configuration will be to connect 4 panels in series to get two strings and then parallel the two strings making sure the Voc (open circuit voltage of the panels) is not above 150v (maximum input voltage of the felicity charge controller). However, the above may not be the problem. Majority of the solar panels sold in Nigeria are substandard. Many panels will not even produce close to half of their rated wattage. That is why you must buy high quality solar panels. Yes the quality of solar panels matters very much. I had similar experience where my 320w x 8 solar panels (made up of 320wx 4 MS solar panel and 320w x 4 Joy solar panel, both monochrystalline) hardly produces close to 1000w. Solution: I had to upgrade my solar panel by buying higher quality new 455w monochrystalline Canadian solar panels from prag in Lagos. I'm currently 100% off grid. I have 24hrs lights.

[@ifecook6814]

A good video. thank you. please what are the appliances are meant to be used on solar, and can 1.5 hp inverter air condition be used on solar and what are the inverter can be ok for it. Pls give us a review

[@smilinsunsmilinsun8056]

Solar system can do anything your regular Grid power can do. Yes it can power your air conditioner. Anything from 3.5kva Inverter is fine .

[@ifecook6814]

@@smilinsunsmilinsun8056 thanks so much but someone says that running an air condition on solar will reduce the lifespan on your battery

[@Kingeddybongo]

Pls How many pcs of 400w solar panel can be used on this 120A charge controller. Its a 48v

[@smilinsunsmilinsun8056]

17

[@Kingeddybongo]

Thanks

[@Kingeddybongo]

I tried configuring the Maximum charging current for this 120A charge controller but the maximum is 80A and if I press the button again it goes back to 30A. Is it okay?

[@smilinsunsmilinsun8056]

@@Kingeddybongo That's not normal you should be to set to the maximum charge current

[@smilinsunsmilinsun8056]

@@Kingeddybongo You are welcome

[@edidiongjoseph007]

Pls is this Felicity charge controller lithium ion enabled, in terms of charging rate and over charge control.

[@edidiongjoseph007]

Am asking bcos I got a generic mppt charge controller and it over charged and damaged my sealed lead battery and my prag inverter, now I got Felicity lithium ion don't wanna make dat costly mistake again.

[@smilinsunsmilinsun8056]

Yes it is

[@smilinsunsmilinsun8056]

@@edidiongjoseph007 Sorry to hear the mishap you experienced in your system, the Felicity charge controller will charge your Lithium effectively.

[@chukwumaj.eziashi7120]

Please, I just encountered a challenge with my Felicity Charger Controller. It's showing error code 20 and flashing red since this evening. I haven't used it for up to one month. Error 20 is PV is low loss. What do you advise please?

[@abelebogomo5430]

don't worry

[@anthonyosunde2129]

Please please sir, can you help me with charge settings for a 24volt system i use this same charge controller and my installer said to leave it all at default

[@johnpaulmadueke6300]

How do i connect this model in parallel? I have 5 pieces.

[@smilinsunsmilinsun8056]

Connect the positive and negative battery terminals to a buzz bar

[@jeffersonnwosu3131]

I have a 12v battery 220ah tubular with 200watts x2 thats 400watts parallel ..what amp of mppt ill need to charge my 12v optimally?

[@smilinsunsmilinsun8056]

30 Amps will be fine

[@morganstate2906]

Pls sir analyze why 30ah will be okay

[@donascochris9205]

Why is there a voltage drop on my solar charge controller different from what is been generated from the solar

[@smilinsunsmilinsun8056]

The system needs to drop the voltage to accommodate the current as both is what is needed to generate wartage

[@donascochris9205]

@@smilinsunsmilinsun8056 thank you

[@benjaminkioko-bt4xl]

Good work Sir, Can you review Victron Mppt controller please.

[@smilinsunsmilinsun8056]

Will do thank you for your kind comments

[@Engineerizo]

Does it work with three batteries that's 36V system plz help we need to know

[@smilinsunsmilinsun8056]

It doesn't, it will come on though but it's dangerous for your batteries

[@sempertard]

@@smilinsunsmilinsun8056 Correct. Spec sheet shows: Compatible for PV systems in 12V, 24V or 48V. So either only use two batteries or obtain a fourth. If you have no other choice, a person could manually cycle the battery connections round-robin style every few hours, where only two batteries are being charged at a time. But that would be very time intensive.

[@jo4mil]

Doesn't work with a 36v system parameters. If you are using above 1 unit, my candid advice is look for another brand.

[@Engineerizo]

Thank you so much plz for all your advice I got a must mppt it's doing the work so fine in pleased. 😊😊🙏🙏

[@anthonyosunde2129]

The manual states how to know the different modes of charging by paying attention to the blinking light patterns

[@smilinsunsmilinsun8056]

A function display would have been a lot better than studying the blinking patern lol, Thanks for the insight.

[@gudnux]

it not having a fan makes it heat up a lot. the heat sink gets too hot to touch.

[@wilsoneffiong3243]

Yes , that is why it's called heat sink. It's supposed to be hot when in use. Make sure it's mounted in a good well ventilated location (with plenty of space to allow easy airflow around it). From experience, solar charge controller with heat sink are more durable than the cheap fan cool China Solar charge controller. I nearly had a fire outbreak when the fan in one of my charge controller failed while in operation and the charge controller became extremely hot with burning smell. I was just lucky to spot it promptly and shut down the system. I did my research and upgraded my charge controllers to one with heat sink. Just provide enough ventilation to your heat sink based solar charge controller and make sure your panel Voc does not exceed your solar charger maximum input voltage.

[@adeyemoadekunle709]

I've trying to figure out if my charge controller is real or fake

[@smilinsunsmilinsun8056]

What's the challenge you have?

[@TobechukwuObi]

The 60amp does not have cable lock

[@smilinsunsmilinsun8056]

Oh really, I have never used 60 amps version, Thanks for that info Buddy!

[@EmmanuelDimgba-f7c]

Interesting... But Felicity charge controllers are too costly. I would like you to review some other MPPT charger controllers that are good and cheaper. Thank you Sir.

[@smilinsunsmilinsun8056]

List out the Charge controller you would want rto be reviewed. And I will try to review them.

[@olayinkalasisi845]

Sir, I’ll like you to review Techfine charge controller. Thanks

[@EmmanuelDimgba-f7c]

Ok, I would like you to review: SUOER mppt, SUNCHONLIC mppt, Powmr mppt, YOHAKO mppt charge controllers etc. Remember, good & affordable mppt charge controllers. Thank you Sir.

[@smilinsunsmilinsun8056]

@@EmmanuelDimgba-f7c Thanks for the information will try

[@jo4mil]

Yohako and Must are the same. One cheap underdog I had used was Choice Mppt CC. It was bogus but I was quite impressed wrt cost. But "F" has messed me up so many times costing me inverter fault inclusive. Let me just reduce my volume else they will 😢😢 from the feedback.

[@jo4mil]

15:22 Nope- Simply adjust voltage type from 05 "AUO" to your system voltage to get 48v settings. Felicity still stands out for support for their products, although they tend to act like apple in terms of technology by doing proprietary designs. I can literally have a spoilt controller and I know there support centre is around to fix it. I am still figuring out their products, it does a lot and also have flaws, all product does but the service support is available unlike other reliable brands. --Knowledge level, over 50 installs on Felicity product installs

[@smilinsunsmilinsun8056]

Very salient and key points

[@EasyyokeFilms]

Where is their service center please

[@smilinsunsmilinsun8056]

True

[@namzy410]

Even if you set to 24 or 48v, you have to manually be calculating the voltage parameters as it's only in 12v

[@jo4mil]

@@namzy410 not really. You can set parameters to 48v range

[@AlimaJallow-d6z]

My felicity charge controller breaker keep tripping

[@smilinsunsmilinsun8056]

Check your AC input wiring, that's an indication that something it's wrong and it tripping off to avoid damage