{"product_id":"bravo-30-30-amp-mppt-solar-charge-controller","title":"BRAVO 30 - 30 Amp MPPT Solar Charge Controller","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe BRAVO 30 is the current-generation 30 amp MPPT controller, and it replaces the older 30A MPPT unit that Rich Solar still lists. Two things are worth knowing before you compare them: this newer model is the cheaper of the two in our store, and unlike the older one it has Bluetooth built in rather than needing a separate BT-1 module. If you were weighing up the two, this is the one to buy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eWhy this controller\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e30 amps of charge current on a 12V or 24V bank, with system voltage detected automatically.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBluetooth is inside the unit and works with the Rich Solar app. The BT-1 module sold for the older MPPT range is not needed here.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNine charge profiles: GEL, AGM, wet, crystal, calcium, LiFePO4, LTO, LCO and a user-defined slot, with adjustable parameters inside each.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLCD and LED display showing solar input and battery state without reaching for a phone.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRich Solar publishes 99.5 percent MPPT tracking efficiency and 98 percent conversion efficiency. Both are peak figures under favourable conditions and will not be seen every day.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCertified to UL1741, with FCC, CE and RoHS marks.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe manufacturer's title claims this was awarded the number one solar controller of 2025. No awarding body, publication or basis appears anywhere on the page, so read it as advertising rather than an independent result.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch2\u003eSizing and wiring\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRich Solar recommends up to 500W of array at 12V. Worth doing the arithmetic: 30 amps into a 12V bank at bulk voltage is roughly 430W, so the top of a 500W array will be clipped on the brightest days. That is normal over-paneling rather than a fault, and it buys you better output in poor light, but do not expect 500W to arrive at the battery.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAt 24V the recommendation is 1000W, and 30 amps at that bus voltage absorbs closer to 860W, so the same clipping applies.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eArray open-circuit voltage must stay below 100V, but the MPPT tracking window is only 15 to 72V. An array whose maximum-power voltage sits above 72V will be tolerated and not tracked at its optimum. Size strings for a Vmp inside that window, and check Voc at your coldest expected temperature.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe protection rating is split and the split matters: the circuit board is rated IP43 but the connections are only IP22. IP22 protects against fingers and dripping water, nothing more. This belongs inside a vehicle or a dry compartment, not on an exposed bulkhead, whatever the phrase weather-resistant suggests.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRich Solar does not publish an operating temperature range for this model, though it does for others in the line. If your installation runs hot or very cold, ask before ordering.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBody measures 7.0 by 5.5 by 2.9 inches.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe remote meter and the external battery temperature sensor are listed as options and are not supplied.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA California Proposition 65 warning applies to this product.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch2\u003eWarranty\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRich Solar's published warranty on charge controllers runs two years and is prorated: full coverage in the first year, 50 percent in the second.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eClaims are handled by Rich Solar directly. Register the product and keep your invoice.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"RICHSOLAR","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46392691458198,"sku":"RS-MPPT30P","price":103.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0676\/5291\/1254\/files\/RICHSOLAR30AMPPTchargeController20250416_1.jpg?v=1785893333","url":"https:\/\/sunenergydepot.com\/products\/bravo-30-30-amp-mppt-solar-charge-controller","provider":"sunenergydepot.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}