OutBack MX60, MPPT Charge Controller, 60 Amp, 12/24/48/60 Volt
The OutBack MX60 PV MPPT Charge Controller off ers an effi cient, safe, multi-stage recharging
process that prolongs battery life and assures peak performance from a solar array. This component
allows customized battery recharging. The MX60 features include:
- 60 amps maximum continuous output current
- Engineered to work with 12, 24, 36, 48, and 60 VDC battery voltages
- Backlit LCD display screen with 80 characters (4 lines, 20 characters per line)
- Last 64 days of operational data are logged for review
- Voltage step-down capability allowing a higher PV array voltage configuration
- Manual and auto-equalize cycles
The following are the maximum recommended wattage for the most common solar arrays under
Standard Test Conditions (1000 watts per square meter of solar panel at 25° C or 77° F):
- 12 VDC battery systems—up to 800 watts of solar panels
- 24 VDC battery systems—up to 1600 watts of solar panels
- 48 VDC battery systems—up to 3200 watts of solar panels
The MX60 also features Maximum Power Point Tracking (MPPT), which seeks out the maximum
power available from a solar array and uses it to recharge the batteries. Without this feature, the
solar array does not operate at the ideal operating voltage and can only recharge at the level of the
battery voltage itself. The MX60 “sweeps” the array’s operating voltage at user-determined sweep
intervals to track the Maximum Power Point (MPP) of the PV array.
