Wrenches Don't let the LBCU scare you as this battery has such a flat SOC line that when it falls off there is not much left in the tank. In addition set the flex net to low SOC at 15% and critical to 10%.
On Sun, Mar 22, 2020, 12:15 PM Sindelar Solar <al...@sindelarsolar.com> wrote: > Specifically with Blue Ion, the installation manual recommends 48V as > LBCO, but also recommends setting it a bit higher: > > "Recommended Low Voltage Disconnect Setting: 48 VDC (~2-10% State of > Charge) > BMU will power down the Blue Ion 2.0 cabinet at 44 VDC (<1% State of > Charge) > Based on system discharge patterns, SoC and voltage correlations will vary. > We recommend you err on the side of caution with a higher LVD setting and > adjust as necessary. > To prevent a dark start event, we recommend leaving a little reserve “fuel > in the tank”." > > I have used 48VDC with success, and had one system indeed shut down at > 44V, leaving 1% left to reboot. > > Allan > On 3/22/2020 12:44 PM, Ray wrote: > > Blue Ion, and Simpliphi that I know of. > > Ray Walters > Remote Solar > 303 505-8760 > > On 3/21/20 2:48 PM, Dave Angelini Offgrid Solar wrote: > > I see what you mean Ray. Sorry I misread your mail. There are not too many > batteries out there that need LBCO above 48V. Which ones are you talking > about please? > > *Dave Angelini Offgrid Solar* > > *"we go where powerlines don't" > http://members.sti.net/offgridsolar/ <http://members.sti.net/offgridsolar/> > e-mail offgridso...@sti.net <offgridso...@sti.net> > text 209 813 0060* > > On Sat, 21 Mar 2020 11:18:21 -0700, Dave Angelini Offgrid Solar > <offgridso...@sti.net> <offgridso...@sti.net> wrote: > > Hi Ray, > > Which XW? There are 3 now. The old graybox XW defaults at 44V LBCO and the > range is 40 to 48V. There also was firmware back in its day that got older > units updated. Schneider still has the firmware under discontinued products. > > XW+ is default 44V and adjustable 36 to 44 vdc. > > XW pro is running downstairs and I will take a look. It would be my guess > that it is the same as XW+. I think one needs to be sure they are in > Advanced settings to tweak LBCO also. > > I am not plugging Schneider and have done work for both Outback and > Schneider as well as my clients. Hope this helps. > > *Dave Angelini Offgrid Solar > "we go where powerlines don't" > http://members.sti.net/offgridsolar/ <http://members.sti.net/offgridsolar/> > e-mail offgridso...@sti.net <offgridso...@sti.net> > text 209 813 0060* > > On Sat, 21 Mar 2020 11:46:21 -0400, Ray <r...@solarray.com> > <r...@solarray.com> wrote: > > We've been having good luck with SImpliphi, the pricing has recently > gotten much more competitive. As it's names states, its simple. Each 3.8 > kWh unit has an 80 amp breaker built into the top, weigh about 75 lbs, and > are a bit smaller than an L16 but with carry handles. We use an insulated > 2 pole combiner block to run all the parallel conductors to the main 2/0 > cable. No monitoring, but they do have an handy setup guide with > recommended settings, specific for each manufacturer (including Outback). > > Note to all: Schneider XW can still not set its LVD above 48, which > basically makes it incompatible with most Li+ batteries. Their tech > support has been abysmal as well. We're looking forward to them as one of > the larger companies in the business, to put additional resources into > their engineering, and come out with at least a firmware update to correct > this problem. > > Ray Walters > Remote Solar > 303 505-8760 > > On 3/20/20 3:59 PM, David Katz wrote: > > Hello Wrenches, > I am working with some people that want to use a 20 kw-hour to 30 kw-hour > 48 volt lithium-ion battery with an Outback Radian and Outback FM charge > controllers. > They are considering using Discover, Blue-Ion, Battle Born or SimpliPhi > batteries. > Does any one have any recommendations of which battery functions best with > the Outback system. > Thanks, > David Katz > > _______________________________________________ > List sponsored by Redwood Alliance > > List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org > > Change listserver email address & > settings:http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > List-Archive: > http://www.mail-archive.com/re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org/maillist.html > > List rules & etiquette:www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm > > Check out or update participant bios:www.members.re-wrenches.org > > > _______________________________________________ > List sponsored by Redwood Alliance > > List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org > > Change listserver email address & > settings:http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > List-Archive: > http://www.mail-archive.com/re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org/maillist.html > > List rules & etiquette:www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm > > Check out or update participant bios:www.members.re-wrenches.org > > > _______________________________________________ > List sponsored by Redwood Alliance > > List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org > > Change listserver email address & > settings:http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > List-Archive: > http://www.mail-archive.com/re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org/maillist.html > > List rules & etiquette:www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm > > Check out or update participant bios:www.members.re-wrenches.org > > -- > > *Allan Sindelar* > al...@sindelarsolar.com > NABCEP Certified PV Installation Professional > New Mexico EE98J Journeyman Electrician > Founder (Retired), Positive Energy, Inc. > *505 780-2738 cell* > > > _______________________________________________ > List sponsored by Redwood Alliance > > List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org > > Change listserver email address & settings: > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > List-Archive: > http://www.mail-archive.com/re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org/maillist.html > > List rules & etiquette: > www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm > > Check out or update participant bios: > www.members.re-wrenches.org > >
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