Jay, You need to call Sol Ark tech support and they will push the update through the Internet directly to your inverter, I had one done yesterday and it went smoothly.
Michael D Nelson MD Electric & Solar, Inc. 707-684-0064 mobile 707-884-1862 office www.mdelectricsolar.com www.facebook.com/mdelectricandsolar > On Nov 13, 2020, at 7:03 AM, Jay <jay.pe...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > I’m wondering how the firmware is updated? USB or other? I’ve looked on the > website but I couldn’t find any instructions. > > Thx > Jay > > > >>> On Nov 12, 2020, at 7:58 PM, Jeff Clearwater <je...@villagepowerdesign.com> >>> wrote: >>> >> Thanks Dustin for keeping us up to date on Sol-Arks feature progress. >> >> While you are upgrading your firmware: :) >> >> So an essential feature for off-grid with a generator is to be able to >> program various SOC levels for generator start AND shuf-off after charge. >> 90% is way too high for many sunny climes and other configurations. Often >> batteries need a boost in the wee morning hours - when they drop below the >> preferred recharge point but that's only perhaps a few hours before the sun >> comes up - So say you want to start a gen to charge a Lead-acid battery at >> 50% or an LFP batter at 20% SOC but you only want to bring it through to the >> next often or possibly sunny morning. So you set it to run from 50% to 65% >> (or from 20%-40% for LFP) - knowing that the morning sun will take it the >> rest of the way. 90% would waste a ton of fuel in this scenario not too >> mention unwanted noise and wear and tear on the genny. Depending on the >> clients use profile, the climate, and relative size of the array and battery >> and gen, these figures could vary anywhere from 20% to 100%. So it's >> essential us off-grid installers have that flexibility. >> >> Also I know that your TOU settings might cover this (though not in all modes >> I believe) but another nice feature is to have 2 or 3 time periods with >> different start and stop settings (Sunny Island does this nicely). So if >> the minimum SOC is reached in the evening you might as well bring it up to a >> higher SOC for gen shut down as it needs to get through the entire night >> whereas if that minimum SOC start trigger is met after 3 AM it needs to >> only bring it to a lower SOC as described above. >> >> I'm loving the Sol-Ark product so far but it is obvious the software is a >> work in progress - the architecture and thought behind it is an excellent >> foundation - thanks for your work and openness for input to make it even >> better. >> >> Best, >> >> Jeff >> >> ~~~~~~~~~~~ >> Jeff Clearwater >> Village Power Design >> linkedin >> www.villagepowerdesign.com >> cell - 413-559-9763 >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >> >> >> >>> Dustin Douglas November 12, 2020 at 11:46 AM >>> Hi All, >>> >>> First and foremost thank you for sharing your experiences the the Sol-Ark >>> system. We try very hard to have different capabilities and add new >>> features that make it flexible for the customer. The two-wire start is a >>> feature however that we want to be seamless. In the instance where the >>> customer is seeing the system shutdown once the generator shuts off has >>> been addressed and fixed with a software update. With this update we are >>> able to handle larger generators that tend to drift from 60hz. Please give >>> our support team a call so that we can update the customer accordingly. We >>> are also looking at adding more features including the ability exercise the >>> generator in the near feature. >>> >>> Thank you and have a blessed day, >>> Dustin Douglas >>> Sol Ark Engineering Support >>> (972) 575-8875 x 108 >>> www.sol-ark.com >>> >>> >>> ---- On Thu, 12 Nov 2020 08:08:51 -0600 Jay <jay.pe...@gmail.com> wrote ---- >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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 >>> >>> There are two list archives for searching. 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Usually a >>> relay on the output power wires that opens( disconnects) when the stop >>> signal is sent works as the frequency doesn’t slowly go down, it drops to 0 >>> instantly. >>> I don’t know if it will fix your issue. >>> >>> Seems like solark needs to greatly improve their firmware. >>> >>> Jay >>> >>> Peltz power. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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 >>> >>> There are two list archives for searching. 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But it is >>> aggravating for the homeowners to be left wondering in the dark. >>> >>> Sol-Ark says that when the generator shuts off, the frequency drops out of >>> the Sol-Ark range and causes the inverter shut down. >>> They suggested we find a way to increase the generator speed to avoid the >>> frequency drop at shutdown. This seems like a lame suggestion, since the >>> generator has no idea of when the batteries will be satisfied--it only >>> responds to the on/off signal from the Sol-Ark. I would think that the unit >>> could be programmed to ignore the frequency drop when it sends the shut off >>> signal to the generator. The system has an an Ecogen 15kW. >>> >>> Not having an exercise function is also a miss. As mentioned below, the >>> time of use can be used, but one has to go out and play with the >>> programming to check the generator. >>> >>> regards, bill >>> >>> Bill Hennessy >>> Berks Solar, LLC >>> 371 Centennial Rd >>> Mertztown, PA 19539 >>> >>> o 610 682 4300 >>> c 484 560 4666 >>> NABCEP certified installer >>> PA contractor #44411 >>> www.berkssolar.com >>> >>> >>> On Wednesday, November 11, 2020, 8:20:57 PM EST, Chris Sparadeo >>> <sparadeo.ch...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> >>> Thanks for the suggestion, Jay. >>> >>> Yes, the Sol-Ark has a very basic and limited AGS for 2 wire compatible gen >>> sets. Gen start can be programmed with voltage or SOC, however gen stop is >>> not a function that can not be readily programmed. Instead, the Sol-Ark is >>> programmed to charge the battery bank to 90% of the rated Ah capacity of >>> the battery bank before turning off the generator. You can ultimately >>> adjust this gen stop parameter to be based on a specific SOC or voltage, >>> but I believe that doing so requires a call into tech support. The tech I >>> spoke with updated a setting (having to do with a TOU parameter I believe) >>> that was not accessible via the system interface. AGS from Schnieder, >>> Outback and even Magnum are less clunky, but I am hoping that Sol-Ark will >>> eventually come out with new programming to remediate these minor but >>> nevertheless, important issues >>> >>> -Chris >>> >>> On Wed, Nov 11, 2020 at 3:58 PM Jay <jay.pe...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Chris Sparadeo >>> >>> >>> C_802-369-4458 >>> H_802-728-3059 >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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 >>> >>> There are two list archives for searching. 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