Hi all,
Lurker here, and thanks for all the fish... er, I mean all the info! (Hitchhikers Guide reference, sorry, it just came out).
There was this auction, see... and they had something like 175 batteries (355v, 50Ah, 17.7kWh). I can say that there was energetic bidding that went many...
I've been looking for info along these lines and stumbled my way into some nice batteries and charger/inverters. Similar, but specific, so I started a new thread here:
https://diysolarforum.com/threads/energen-hv-battery-and-bel-inverter-system.66180/
Just did some digging around and found 3 of the Bel BCV200-350-8 inverter/chargers up on flea-bay. Asking $7500 - $8999. With any luck we'll figure out how to talk to these...
In contacting Bel, they want an NDA for revealing the CANbus scheme. I have found a listing for a different unit in the open, so I guess I'll get it and compare. I can't tell much about it, but I can determine if it can be run with the default settings.
Hi All,
Just noticed that a thread I started over a year and a half ago was named wrong. That probably isn't very useful for anyone searching.
The original thread:
https://diysolarforum.com/threads/energen-hv-battery-and-bel-inverter-system.66180
There is also a pretty active discussion...
Sorry everyone, life got in the way and these have been setting idle. I do have a lot of the CANbus figured out on the batteries and the inverter. I trying to figure out the best way to charge them from solar. Micro inverters would work as far as expandability, but they're grid dependent...