Victron Energy SmartSolar MPPT 100V 30 amp 12/24-Volt Solar Charge Controller (Bluetooth)

Should have bought this from the get go.... It just works perfectly, app is super easy to use and there is a ton of information it gives you

Worked for a few days and I disconnected it to try a different solar panel and now VictronConnect can’t find my 100/30 at all. Tried all the suggestions on Victron’s site but still no luck. I’m going to try the Bluetooth dongle. If that doesn’t work then I give up and buy another brand. Update: The Bluetooth dongle worked. The 100/30 can now be seen as a devise in VictronConnect. I am upgrading my stars, but because of the extra cost for the dongle, I’m only adding two. I needed the Bluetooth to work in order to configure the charge controller correctly for lithium batteries. Update: An amazing thing has happened. After the 100/30 Bluetooth quit working, I contacted Victron and asked how to apply for warranty service. I was told to go thru Amazon, where I purchased it. Not really expecting much, I was very happy to receive a totally new 100/30 yesterday, 9/16/20. I have now installed it and it works perfectly. This changes everything! I’ve never had such excellent warranty response. Thanks very much. This earns full stars as well.

After using it, I am extremely impressed. If I can give 5+1 stars, this is the item that gets it because of the ease of use and mostly because of the results. With a typical good 12v PWM controller without tilting toward the sun, I get around 38w from a 100w solar panel (12v 3.1a). With this MPPT, I get an immedately 50% increase. YES 50% increase in solar power to 58w!!! (19v 3.1a). If the solar panel is tilted toward the sun, I get 75w (19v 3.9a) which is close to the best solar efficiency for my 100w solar panel. It kept all the voltage that the PWN controller would lose and maximized my wattage gain by a significant range. Even when under cloudy days, it still generates more wattage than a 12v PWM. I HIGHLY recommend anyone who is planning / upgrading their own solar panel system to get this or any one of their MPPT controller. The wattage gain is so significant that youll get your money worth much sooner that youll expect. This is excluding the potential ability to upgrade of your solar system in series and in parallel compare to a 12v PWM which can at most only be connected in parallel. In short, GET IT for your solar panel system.

The Victron 100/20amp controller installed and started without problems. I was able to use the VictronConnect app to look at the status of the system and configure the charging profile for my 100 ah hybrid gel battery. The controller powers all loads until PV capacity is exceeded then adds in battery power as needed. No need to remove battery for charging ever.

I had a 6 year old group 27 AGM battery in my truck which was starting to die. After connecting this battery and the new Victron charge controller the battery came back to life. The algorithm of bulk, absorption and float revived this battery at a point where I did not need to replace it by a new one. I had the charge controller connected to a single 100W solar panel and occasionally hoked it up. In about 3 weeks and around 15 charges the Victron device learned and applied sort of a recovery algorithm and raised the current charge rescuing the battery. Now when I turn on the truck in the morning it feels like the battery is brand new and the battery voltage stays at a constant 12.6V every morning.

Excellent

Wish it came with an included readout giving battery state of charge etc.

So easy to connect, has all the stats easy to access through the App.

This product has performed flawlessly on a 300 watt (3 x 100 watt panels) solar system into a 24 vdc battery. Initially started with using 200 watt (2 x 100 watt panels) solar system with a 12 vdc lithium battery before upgrading to the 24 vdc batteries (2 12 vdc batteries in parallel) to allow for the extra 100 watt solar panel. Panels are connected in series and the victron mppt handles it flawlessly.

12V Solar Generator project up and running with this Victron 100/30 MPPT Solar Charge Controller. This item was a little pricey but you get what you pay for. Good investment for my project. Range on bluetooth is limited but app works great when in range.