ML-COVER-SLA, 12V battery charger for solar powered data loggers
The ML-COVER-SLA is a power provision cover fitting our ML-417 off-grid LTE-m & NB-IoT data logger to power it from a 12V battery and to charge the battery from an external solar panel.
We designed our remote data loggers to be cost effective and low power, but as they are feature rich and practical in use as well, we see a growth in deployment of more power demanding monitoring applications. Think of applications with power hungry sensors or sensors that need to be powered continuously. In such applications a bigger battery (than just one 26650 or a few 18650 or AA cells) is inevitable.
Please use our online Data logger power consumption calculator to estimate the battery life of your application.
Specifications
2) Sensors that require continuous power could be connected to the terminals of a 12V battery directly as well, but its better to connect them to the outputs of the charger board as they will be switched of in case of a depleted battery to avoid damaging the battery.
3) The battery voltage monitoring pin reflects the battery voltage divided by 2 to be able to connect it to a 10V analog input of an ML-417 (Don't forget to multiply the measured value by 2 again).
Tip) Small capacity 12V batteries like the Pbq 2.9Ah could fit into an empty ML-417 enclosure (ML-BOX + ML-COVER), if their dimensions stay within 92x74x64, 112x74x64 or 92x98x64 mm.
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Charge controller
› Battery over charge protection (auto switch-of above 14.4V)
› Battery low voltage protection (auto switch-off/on outputs at 11V)
› Charge current: 1.6A maximum
- Solar input (X1)
› Nominal voltage: 12V
› Open circuit voltage: 21V recommended, 30V maximum
- Battery input (X2)
› Voltage: 12V nominal
› Supported chemistry: SLA (Sealed Lead Acid) or LiFePO4
› Capacity: 2.7Ah minimum, no maximum
- Outputs (X3 & X4):
› Regulated 3.6V to power the data logger
› Unregulated 12V (from battery) to continuously power external devices 1)2)
› Battery voltage monitoring 3)
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Enclosure part
› IP68 (30min@2m) waterproof enclosure.
› UV stabilized polycarbonate.
› 130x120x40mm, 185g.
› Silicone gasket
› 4x stainless steel (A2/W4/304) M4 bolt (25mm)
2) Sensors that require continuous power could be connected to the terminals of a 12V battery directly as well, but its better to connect them to the outputs of the charger board as they will be switched of in case of a depleted battery to avoid damaging the battery.
3) The battery voltage monitoring pin reflects the battery voltage divided by 2 to be able to connect it to a 10V analog input of an ML-417 (Don't forget to multiply the measured value by 2 again).
Tip) Small capacity 12V batteries like the Pbq 2.9Ah could fit into an empty ML-417 enclosure (ML-BOX + ML-COVER), if their dimensions stay within 92x74x64, 112x74x64 or 92x98x64 mm.