Howie,
I have now installed three Blue Ion systems (2 x 16 kwh and one 48kwh)
and am very pleased with them. It's a complete package with clear
instructions, all parts labeled, good technical support, and presents
very well to the client when installed. BMS info is accessed online
through the included and pre-programmed E-Gauge, which displays both BMS
and consumption data. The BMS manages all charge functions; the
inverters and controllers are overridden. I have only used them as
upgrades to existing off grid systems with Magnum and Outback VFX
hardware, but have an XW installation planned for early August.
Allan
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*Allan Sindelar*
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New Mexico EE98J Journeyman Electrician
Founder (Retired), Positive Energy, Inc.
*505 780-2738 cell*
On 5/7/2019 2:17 PM, Howie Michaelson wrote:
Jerry, thanks for this recommendation. I've been looking at the Blue
Ion, but for some reason they off my top tier choices. Have you
integrated them with XW battery backup systems? How is the BMS info
access? The one thing that I really like about the AES batteries is
their integration with the Context comms (at least from what I've read
here and elsewhere).
Does anyone else have experience with Blue Ion batteries? With XWs?
On a separate note, what are the real advantages of using the XW pro
vs. the plus?
Howie Michaelson
Sun Catcher
On Fri, May 3, 2019, 5:32 PM Jerry Shafer <jerrysgarag...@gmail.com
<mailto:jerrysgarag...@gmail.com>> wrote:
Just my 2 cents, look at Blue ion from Blue Planet Energy, l have
installed new and also switched over from other batteries, been
very happy with performance
On Fri, May 3, 2019, 2:30 PM Jason Andrade
<ja...@westcoastsustainables.com
<mailto:ja...@westcoastsustainables.com>> wrote:
Howie,
I’ve used a few different brands and am currently using the
Discover AES, I have a quad stack of the coupled to an dual
stack of XW inverters and they are working great,
As for another post comment that these companies are looking
to be bought out, Discover is long time battery manufacturer
and I feel pretty confident they will be here to honor the
warranty.
If you search YouTube you can see a video Discover and I did
on my wood shop.
Jason Andrade
West Coast Sustainables
>
>
>> Hi Folks,
>> About to spec my first Lithium battery backup job. The
client is not a
>> heavy user, but wants things done right more than being
totally cost
>> effective.
>> We put in 14kW of net metered solar using SolarEdge and now
he wants the
>> backup component. This was significantly oversized for his
use, but he
>> wanted to be sure he was putting a bunch more back into the
grid than he
>> was using (making up for past profligate power usage). We
will be using a
>> dual stacked XW 6848, mostly for enough backfeed capacity
(we could wire
>> in
>> a transfer switch and only use 1 XW, but he'd prefer this
setup instead).
>> I have narrowed down my choice for batteries to either:
>>
>> - (2) Iron Edison 200 amp hour batteries, or
>> - (3) Discover AES 130 amp hour batteries
>>
>> Advantages for the AES are that they integrate directly
with the Schneider
>> Xanbus network so the Conext battery monitor provides
direct insight into
>> the SOC and SOH of the batteries, and they have a slightly
higher rated
>> cycle life so higher lifetime energy capacity.
>>
>> Advantages of the IronEdison are they come in a larger amp
hour size
>> allowing for only needing 2 vs. 3 batteries, they have an
integrated fuse
>> and disconnect, and from my sources are 1/3 less in price.
>>
>> If anyone has any thoughts on any of this, or corrections to my
>> comparison,
>> I'd greatly appreciate it.
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