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A couple more photos of the dashboard And my favorite is the real-time power monitor

bump, is anyone available to revisit this thread?

The data in the PV Pro API is delayed 15 minutes right? In other words, it's not realtime?

I’m not exactly sure on this but, one possible explanation is that what you’re seeing is the energy potential from the solar panels. Your potential could be higher than your needs, which often happens and will cause the MPPT to reduce the input energy it takes and possibly still showing the...

This is the model I bought off of Amazon and it has the surge measuring. I loved it so much I bought two of them. KAIWEETS HT206D Digital Clamp... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07Z398YWF?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share

That is not correct, it does have CT's and if you have solar it has four of them. Yes, it cannot identify everything in your house and it's not even close to as good as per outlet or per breaker monitoring, that part is a big gimmicky. Here is a picture of the main CT's that monitor my...

According to Will, they're pretty good batteries, but with every lesser-known brand, you take the risk of service and support. I always advise staying with the herd regarding the more common equipment in circulation. If the newer vendor starts to make great stuff and they start to pick up...

So why is it labeled "EPS output" on the actual inverter, yet it's referred to in the manual as the "AC Output" switch? Does it have more than one intended purpose or feature?

How did this end up? Did you charge each battery using the inverter or with a 48v charger?

I like these, for my needs I think 3 of them is perfect so I can disconnect each mppt separately for testing, inverter replacement etc.

Here is what I would do.. Just buy them on Amazon, whichever you don't like, send it back. https://www.amazon.com/Sense-Flex-Home-Energy-Monitor/dp/B08N5GWZWQ/ref=sr_1_4?crid=3EYBBA5VERJ7R&keywords=sense+energy+monitor&qid=1700158331&sprefix=sense+ene%2Caps%2C141&sr=8-4...

Hi and welcome to the forums. So this is a lot to unpack, but I'll give you a little info to help you out. That 12v panel at 250w is likely not going to work with the Victron SmartSolar MPPT 150/45 which according to the manual page 42 requires the voltage of the panel(s) to reach 5v greater...

I've encountered a similar issue with EG4 batteries. A client brought me three LifePower4 batteries that wouldn't accept a charge through the main battery posts. I removed the lids and directly charged the cells with a 48V charger for about 30 minutes. After this, I tested to see if flipping the...

Seems like a plausible explanation. 👍

Have you modded the Lynx devices to hold T class fuses?

Did anyone ever figure out what brand/model this BMS is?

You will need a tool to test each one. Something like this will work: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0C7TQV99W/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&th=1 If the panels have cracked glass, it's advisable not to use them. Cracks can allow moisture to get inside, potentially causing...

Okay, so the BAT connection kinda becomes the bus/bridge for the 4 batteries, and you don't see any concern with amps? I can't find anywhere if each post of that BAT block is isolated or if it's simply a bus for both positives and negatives.

Batteries can have variances in chemistry, wiring etc that could cause them to discharge at different rates even when connected in parallel. If all your conductors are the same length then perhaps you have some balancing issues between the batteries. Charge the batteries to 100% and make sure...

Do you have something already in Home Assistant that shows your time to empty?

I also have this question?

Well, I’m out of guesses other than maybe you got an early release build on one but not the other. I would give Signature a call to verify

So if I'm following you, basically like this, which leaves you one more input on each (I used the wrong Victron image) for positive and two more negatives? I know I left out that little negative shunt thing.

This is hopefully a quick easy question. I’m reading the manual for the 15 Sol-Ark trying to make sure the AC units I wanna use will not trip the inverter. https://www.sol-ark.com/wp-content/uploads/15K-2P_SpecSheet.pdf So if I’m reading this right, the Sol-Ark 15 can surge it’s output to...

FYI, this doesn't have the extra safety feature you're looking for, but for $400 it's significantly cheaper. https://signaturesolar.com/eg4-solar-charge-controller-mppt-500voc-100a-mppt100-48hv/

Where do you see these settings? I'm not showing them and I'm on the Sept 27 build?

I like it so far, but if you had say two of the 4 batteries off, couldn't you have a condition where you're pushing nearly 200 amps through 0/2 AWG cable that would exceed its ampacity? Something like this? I guess then you would need to always make sure each pair of batteries is enabled to...

You need to start by watching a video like this so you know what's involved. Afterward, you'll want to research how much additional energy you might need to run all those loads you intend to run, basically sizing your battery bank, which might be rather large if you never intend to use grid...

Batteries are 1-12 so battery 7 is using the dip switch settings (number 7) on page 9 of the LifePower4 48v battery manual.

No offense, but if you’re not sure what the color of the wires mean, you probably should get an electrician to help you. This stuff can be very dangerous and a fundamental understanding of electrician principals is really needed. Anyway, here is your answer in general, but again the color...

Only problem with that diagram from EG4 is that it doesn’t specify you should try to keep all your conductors equal length. If you use the Lynx idea you would connect each battery to the Lynx with equal length conductors, and then equal length runs to each of the inverters from the Lynx. Also...

are you still having the fan issue and drop in solar production or did the firmware resolve it?

A quick search on AliExpress seems to return results. Looks like you can get your hands on a 700W panel without buying a whole pallet.

Thanks for circling back, I ended up getting these, I guess I should have shared when I did so. They work perfectly and enable me to fuse the entire load for my 48->5v converter used by my Pi and run the EG4 Comm Hub...

My 15K runs around 41C doing nearly nothing, just idling. I think the temperature sensors are deep in the unit because there isn't anywhere you can touch the unit on the outside that feels even remotely close to 41C.

I purchased mine from GREENTECH RENEWABLES. I believe they are a franchise all across the United States.

I'm a visual guy, so I'm assuming this is kinda what you're talking about, which makes the wiring a little more strait forward to follow as the connection points feed left to right and over to the Sol-Ark.

Do you have any pictures of your suggestion?

are you asking if I can use Solar Assistant and the CommHub simultaneously? If so, yes they both work at the same time.

An 80% variance in discharge, battery A at 100% and battery B at 20% is most likely not that result of unbalanced batteries. While what I said is still important to balance the batteries by making sure all the cells inside are at the same(ish) voltage, it appears you have some other settings or...

@ChillnGrill when I first installed my batteries they would only hit 99% the odd thing was when you toggled through the comm hub to each battery they all read 100%. I was like, whatever I guess, 99% vs 100% splitting hairs, but technically all the batteries were reporting 100%. In my case it...

Looking at the available ports, I think with this you could still get another 2 batteries juiced in on each Victron.

what type of eMMC are you guys using? Have you considered the RasPiKey?

Is the sol-arks AC coupling on load able to charge the batteries greater than 90% is it configurable somewhere? Mine seems to be toggling back-and-forth between 89, 90, 89, 90 and I’d just like to charge up to 98 and then shutdown for until they drop below 90

@Markus_SignatureSolar how did your testing go this morning?

I'm not familiar with your specific brand of inverter, but inverters typically have settings that dictate their energy source priorities. It's possible that a software update or an unintended change in settings has adjusted your system to prioritize drawing energy from solar/grid rather than the...

The 6000xp will great once you have all the wiring correct. An electrician should be able to help you make the connections within a few minutes and then you’re good to go. However, it’s like $300 -$600 or less for a descent little gas generator, and a heck of a lot more portable and less...

I’m also happy to do some experimentation if you need someone to help verify some things. ?

Hmm, maybe it's only currently supported on specific inverters. I've got a Sol-Ark 15K. Would you mind posting a picture of your screen from a computer so I can at least see what it looks like?

Someone I have been working with suggested running 4 AWG wires from each ground mounts to the next, then eventually 2 earth grounds approximately 10 feet apart from each other.