CoolMax SRX · SP PRO Integration Guide
Utilising the SP PRO Battery Inverter with the CoolMax SRX Solar Charge Controller
This technical note shows how to use a current shunt to give the SP PRO the solar input current from CoolMax SRX solar charge controllers, so that its state of charge (SoC) stays accurate.
Solar Input Current Measurement with a Shunt (100–200 A)
The SP PRO can only keep an accurate SoC if it measures the solar current that the CoolMax SRX delivers to the battery. Install a current shunt (typically 100–200 A) in line between the CoolMax SRX output and the battery.
The SP PRO has two shunt inputs. With more than two CoolMax SRX controllers, connect several controllers to each shunt. Rate each shunt for the combined maximum output of the controllers connected to it.
For example, two CoolMax SRX 600/70-48 controllers (70 A each) can share one 200 A shunt and use one shunt input on the SP PRO.
Implementation steps
- Wire the shunt in line between the CoolMax SRX output and the battery.
- Connect the shunt sense wires to the Shunt 1 or Shunt 2 input on the SP PRO.
- In SP LINK, select that shunt (Shunt 1 or Shunt 2) in the SP PRO settings.
- Set the shunt to Solar Input, and zero it in Service Settings before use.
- Enter the rating of the shunt fitted in the SP PRO settings: Max Voltage is its millivolts and Max Current its amps. For a 100 A, 75 mV shunt, set Max Voltage = 75 and Max Current = 100.
- With the CoolMax SRX controllers charging, confirm that SP LINK shows the solar input current on its dashboard.