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317 articles on UPS, lithium battery, solar hybrid and energy storage technology.
How Solar Hybrid PCU MPPT Works: 4 Real Scenarios Every User Must Know
Most solar PCU users do not realise their system has four distinct operating modes. Kunwer Sachdev — who designed Solar PCUs at Su-Kam — explains each scenario: what triggers it, how the PCU manages solar, grid, and battery together, and why Scenario 4 is the one that actually reduces your electricity bill.
Solar PCU LCD Display Messages Explained — Backup Mode, Mains Mode, Faults & Rotary Switch
The LCD on your Solar PCU is telling you something specific every time it shows a message. This guide decodes every display message — backup mode, mains mode, overload, battery low cut, high/low cut, solar mode — plus the three rotary switch positions and what they do.
Solar Hybrid PCU Wiring & Earthing Guide: Wire Sizes, Panel Config & Safety Rules
Most solar PCU problems start with the wiring — undersized battery cable, wrong MCB type, missing earthing. This guide gives exact wire sizes for every circuit, solar panel series/parallel configuration, earthing rules under IS 3043, and the DC vs AC MCB distinction that prevents fires.
How to Connect Your Solar PCU to the App: Bluetooth and Wi-Fi Step-by-Step Guide
The BLE and Wi-Fi dongle turns your Solar PCU into a smart system you can monitor and control from your phone. This step-by-step guide covers both Bluetooth and Wi-Fi connection methods — dongle setup, scanning, pairing, OTP login, and adding your device for remote monitoring.
How to Install a Solar Hybrid PCU: Complete Guide — Wiring, Safety & LED Indicators
A Solar PCU installed incorrectly underperforms or fails — no matter how good the unit. This complete guide covers wire sizing, safety rules, panel configuration, the installation diagram, and every front panel LED explained. By Kunwer Sachdev, who designed these systems at Su-Kam.
Su-vastika Solar PCU Mobile App: Every Setting Explained by its Creator
Nobody explains their own app, setting by setting. The Su-vastika Solar Hybrid PCU mobile app — on Google Play and the App Store — explained screen by screen by its creator…
Inside a Solar Hybrid PCU: MPPT Internal Circuitry Explained by its Designer
What's really inside a solar hybrid PCU? I have been designing Power Conditioning Units since 2011, when my R&D team built one of India's first integrated solar PCU circuits — an MPPT charge controller, grid charger, pure sine wave inverter, isolation transformer and…
Su-vastika 2.5kVA Solar Hybrid PCU with MPPT: Features & Mobile App
Smart solar in a compact size. The Su-vastika 2.5kVA solar hybrid PCU combines MPPT solar charging with Bluetooth + Wi-Fi connectivity, so you can monitor solar generation, battery charge and load sharing live on a dedicated mobile app. Here's everything the 2.5kVA model can do…
Difference Between MPPT and PWM Solar Charge Controller — and Why India Still Buys the Wrong One
A confession from the Inverter Man of India. For more than a decade — first at Su-Kam, now as mentor at Su-vastika — I have tried my level best to make people understand the difference between MPPT and PWM solar charge controllers. We made videos that collected lakhs of views,…
Solar hybrid PCU MPPT 5.5KVA technology described
The Su-vastika 5.5KVA Solar Hybrid PCU represents a significant advancement in solar energy management systems, particularly for residential or small commercial use in India. Su-vastika has designed a Solar PCU based on MPPT which is based on future AI based technology as the cards designed with advanced microprocessor-based technology has the flexibility to communicate and update […]
Benefits of Bluetooth Hybrid Solar PCU
What are the Benefits of Bluetooth Hybrid Solar PCU? Bluetooth is a wireless technology that monitors inverters/UPS/Home UPS/ Solar Hybrid PCU. They offer several advantages over simple Inverters/UPS. In this Solar Hybrid PCU model, we have the provision for monitoring Solar parameters like Sharing of charging through the Solar and Grid, Solar Power Wattage coming […]
C10 vs C20 Tubular Battery: the Specs Con, the Blast Risk & How to Test It
A public-interest guide: what C10 vs C20 really means, why makers hide real battery specs, how fast solar charging can blow up a tubular battery, a 5-minute showroom test, and where lithium (C1) fits.