OutBack Power FN-DC FLEXnet DC, DC System Monitoring

OutBack Power FN-DC FLEXnet DC, DC System Monitoring Device.

OutBack Power's FLEXnet DC is the ultimate DC system monitoring device. Our integrated networked communications make valuable, usable data available from your system and viewable on an OutBack MATE communications device, providing you with the critical answers about your system's health, performance and efficiency.

Battery Status Screen - Easily see your system's current condition with this at-a-glance display. This screen shows an easy to interpret "fuel gauge" style status bar, current state-of-charge and whether you are currently charging or discharging your batteries. This is useful for those system owners who want a way to quickly understand the current state of their battery bank.

Now Summary Screen - Monitor the amount of power your system is currently producing and consuming as well as the amount of power going IN and OUT of your battery bank. This screen also displays your battery bank's voltage and current state-of-charge, providing you with real-time production monitoring of DC sources, such as a solar array or small wind turbine, as well as consumption by loads.

Today Summary Screen - Monitor the cumulative energy your system has produced and consumed as well as the total amount of energy that has gone to charging your batteries today. This screen also displays today's lowest state-of-charge and allows you to see how your overall system production compares to system consumption.

History Summary Screen - Review historical energy production/consumption data for the most recent 128 days, including the minimum battery state-of-charge reached for each day. This screen can be used to watch power system production and consumption trends.

Product Highlights

• Simple DC system monitoring
• Extends system battery life
• Reduces generator runtime and fuel consumption
• Provides 128 days of system data logging

What's Included?

• FLEXnet DC
• Ten-pin wiring plug for shunt, relay and battery connections
• Six feet of CAT5 cable for HUB connection
• Ten-foot color-coded twisted pair (TP) cable connects to the battery
• Three six-foot, color-coded, twisted pair cables for shunt connections
• Two #6-32 X 3/8” panhead machine screws
• Colored labels identifying shunts

FAQs

• Will the OutBack Power FN-DC Monitoring Device read a 500A shunt?
  Yes, the OutBack Power FN-DC Monitoring Device will read anything from -1000A to +1000A.
• Will the OutBack Power FN-DC work with Lithium Ion or Lithium Phosphate batteries?
  Yes, the OutBack Power FN-DC will work with lithium ion or lithium phosphate batteries.
• Does the OutBack Power FN-DC require the OutBack Power HUB4 or HUB10.3 to turn on?
  Yes, that is how the FN-DC communicates with the system.
• Do I need an OutBack Power MATE to operate the OutBack Power FN-DC?
  Without a MATE, the only data the FN-DC can provide will be an approximate State-of-Charge (SOC) from the LEDs on the FN-DC itself. The FN-DC requires a MATE, MATE_B, MATE2, or MATE3s to provide more comprehensive data.

Attachments

• OutBack FLEXnet DC Data Sheet
• OutBack FLEXnet DC User’s Guide
• Deploying OutBack Power Equipment with Lithium Batteries