[RE-wrenches] BP HI / Namaka with Sol-ark inverters

2022-01-05 Thread Kirk Herander
Hi All, I am considering changing the inverters on several Blue ion HI LFP storage systems I'm installing this Spring from Outback Radians to Sol-Ark. I have no experience w/ Sol-Ark, but it seems more advanced than the Radian. I'm wondering if Sol-Ark and the BI Namaka gateway/monitor can directl

Re: [RE-wrenches] BP HI / Namaka with Sol-ark inverters

2022-01-05 Thread Howie Michaelson
Hi, I'd also be interested to hear people's general experience with the Namaka interface, and how it behaves with an XW Pro. I have a couple of BI 2.0 installations, and generally like them, but they seem to be a the pricier end of LiFePO4 batteries, and it sounds like there are lots of others out

Re: [RE-wrenches] BP HI / Namaka with Sol-ark inverters

2022-01-05 Thread Mac Lewis
Hi Kirk, Yes, Sol-Ark and Blue Ion communicate fine through the Namaka Gateway. You do need to make sure that the firmware is up to date on the Sol-Ark because there are older versions out there that don't work. Purchase their auto-updater dongle if you aren't going to have internet on the site

Re: [RE-wrenches] BP HI / Namaka with Sol-ark inverters

2022-01-05 Thread Chris Schaefer
Correct me if I'm wrong but my research seems to lean towards the prefered method to implement Lithium batteries with an inverter system is via closed loop communication, over open loop? Currently looking into installing a BI and Fortress system of similar size side by side here at our Design and T

[RE-wrenches] Aurora solar design software?

2022-01-05 Thread Rebekah Hren
Hi all, Are there any other wrenches out there using aurorasolar.com? I have been using it about a year and have found it awesome. Awesome that is until the newest update came out and basically destroyed the utility for me. I'm wondering if I am over-reacting and I'll get used to the new update or

Re: [RE-wrenches] Aurora solar design software?

2022-01-05 Thread Howie Michaelson
Rebekah, I have never used it, although I am about to go through a demo on it this week to see if it makes sense for us to use in rural VT. I will ask about the export functionality . Does anyone have any feedback about how realistic the production estimates are on any of these platforms, specific

Re: [RE-wrenches] Aurora solar design software?

2022-01-05 Thread Rebekah Hren
Hi Howie, Yes please do ask Aurora about the export functionality for production values, very curious how they will respond. The thing I find most useful in the program is the lidar, being able to snap fit roofs and trees to the right height is truly amazing. So I'd bet the lidar coverage in rural

Re: [RE-wrenches] BP HI / Namaka with Sol-ark inverters

2022-01-05 Thread Jeff Clearwater
Hey Chris and All, So my understanding of open versus closed loop and my experience is that closed loop is ideal and will be increasingly required by UL9540 or utilities that require that. However many inverters don’t use SOC from the BMS to determine charge states anyway and they will be relyi