fromport
Solar Addict
Welcome to this forum.
Glad to have someone from the manufacturer online to give direct information.
Have some patience, don't take things too personally
New Lux Power LXP-LB-US 12k / GSL-H-12KLV-US with 200A AC Passthrough Current (US Market)
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Glad to have someone from the manufacturer online to give direct information.
Have some patience, don't take things too personally
Eddie_LuxPowerTek
Solar Enthusiast
Thank you very much for your kind words, sir.
This hearsay story has been copied and pasted to various corners, including some emails sent to our cooperating partners.
fromport
Solar Addict
I understand that is a real bother.
I like your product very much. And with the direct communication and support Luxpower's product will stand out from the competition.
I'm in the process of building out a new system. Originally I was going to use 3x xw6848 pros and Ac couple 18.5kw in an offgrid system. I currently operate a smaller system in the same manner.
But the cost savings on the lux/gsl is hard to pass on.
Can someone correct me if I'm wrong on the information I've gleaned.
*Stacking works now
*Ac couple works, but to enable frequency curtailing in an offgrid capacity it must be on the gen port.
*Gen and Ac couple cannot be on 5he same port unless I use a contactor to disable the PV array when generator starts. Like a Schneider lc1d258m7.
Has anyone tested the line to neutral capacity before the inverter shuts down?
Are there any configurable dry contacts on the lux? I currently use one on the xw for emergency disconnection of the PV array (incase of overcharge) based on soc switching . I'd like to retain this ability if possible.
Thanks
But the cost savings on the lux/gsl is hard to pass on.
Can someone correct me if I'm wrong on the information I've gleaned.
*Stacking works now
*Ac couple works, but to enable frequency curtailing in an offgrid capacity it must be on the gen port.
*Gen and Ac couple cannot be on 5he same port unless I use a contactor to disable the PV array when generator starts. Like a Schneider lc1d258m7.
Has anyone tested the line to neutral capacity before the inverter shuts down?
Are there any configurable dry contacts on the lux? I currently use one on the xw for emergency disconnection of the PV array (incase of overcharge) based on soc switching . I'd like to retain this ability if possible.
Thanks
Luxpower_Gilbert
Luxpert @Luxpower USA Team
I believe this topic is for the new product of GSL/Lux 12k hybrid inverter, this is nothing like the older version of LuxPower hybrid Inverter
Luxpower_Gilbert
Luxpert @Luxpower USA Team
Yup its easy to tell, specification, design, weight and features. If you don’t have the new 12k I recommend that you should stop talking already.
Eddie_LuxPowerTek
Solar Enthusiast
Dear friends in this community,
Wasting time arguing with someone over baseless accusations and unfounded stories is an irrational approach and a waste of public attention. Moving forward, we will focus solely on improving our products and developing our local distribution and service networks.
While the United States is a society that values inclusivity, all actions must operate within the bounds of the law and its protections.
Attached is a brief official statement. If you have any further questions regarding our company or the product please do not hesitate to contact me personally or leave a message on our official website.
Thank you all
Wasting time arguing with someone over baseless accusations and unfounded stories is an irrational approach and a waste of public attention. Moving forward, we will focus solely on improving our products and developing our local distribution and service networks.
While the United States is a society that values inclusivity, all actions must operate within the bounds of the law and its protections.
Attached is a brief official statement. If you have any further questions regarding our company or the product please do not hesitate to contact me personally or leave a message on our official website.
Thank you all
adamantium
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Well done, and I would also like to thank you for joining the forum. We have been waiting for you to do so for a long time. Hopefully you continue to provide real information we need about your inverter. Also glad to see you are coming to Salt Lake City.
Eddie_LuxPowerTek
Solar Enthusiast
Appreciate it.
I hope my joining won't discourage the DIY enthusiasts here from continuing to discuss our products, especially when it comes to addressing some much-needed improvements. We sincerely invite any DIY enthusiast here to provide any criticism and suggestions for our product.
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I don't know if words can adequately explain how little I care about whatever Solar King is talking about up above. It seems like this place takes a light hand to moderation but it makes navigating product specific threads like this a nightmare when people frequently get off topic or want to argue some legal case.
Anyway, I got my 12K inverter installed over the weekend with 3x Trophy Battery 100AH batteries and so far it's working great. System is set up for zero export and seems to be doing that job quite well.
two things that the manual could have done a better job explaining though
1) it's critical you make sure your current clamps match up to the correct phase. they're not labeled so you'll need to look at the pinout on the RJ45 connector to figure out which one is L1 and L2. If you get this backwards I can't imagine the net zero functions will work correctly.
2) The battery selection screen for communication is basically just a numerical list with no cheat sheet than I can find for what number corresponds to which communication protocol. I'm connected to my batteries over CAN using 'battery #2' which appears to be Pylon.
Solar Assistant just got updated to support remote settings adjustment. Haven't tried it to see if it works. What i'd love is a setting to just put the thing in standby so I can have my HomeAssistant shut the inverter down if something weird starts to happen. But we'll get there I assume.
Anyway, I got my 12K inverter installed over the weekend with 3x Trophy Battery 100AH batteries and so far it's working great. System is set up for zero export and seems to be doing that job quite well.
two things that the manual could have done a better job explaining though
1) it's critical you make sure your current clamps match up to the correct phase. they're not labeled so you'll need to look at the pinout on the RJ45 connector to figure out which one is L1 and L2. If you get this backwards I can't imagine the net zero functions will work correctly.
2) The battery selection screen for communication is basically just a numerical list with no cheat sheet than I can find for what number corresponds to which communication protocol. I'm connected to my batteries over CAN using 'battery #2' which appears to be Pylon.
Solar Assistant just got updated to support remote settings adjustment. Haven't tried it to see if it works. What i'd love is a setting to just put the thing in standby so I can have my HomeAssistant shut the inverter down if something weird starts to happen. But we'll get there I assume.
Good to hear your install is working well. I'm just now trying to connect my CTs. Because the only place I have access to the main service cables is in a pull box in the middle of my yard, half way to the street, there is no way to know for sure which of my cables is L1 and which is L2. And because of the way they loop in the box, there is also no way to know which direction is going to the inverter. My plan is to guess and then see if the inverter displays power direction and levels that appear correct. Don't you think that will work? If the display only shows total power in/out and the L1 and L2 voltages to neutral are the same (120v), does it really matter if the L1 and L2 are reversed or am missing something?
You could probably put a stand alone current clamp on L1 or L2 and put a large 120V load (hair dryer, portable heater, etc) and figure out which one is which that way. My main panel is far away from my inverter so I turned off the main breaker and just did a continuity check with the system powered down to figure out which wire was which.
my understanding is the inverter will push out power independently on L1 or L2 to balance out the load the current clamp is seeing on that particular leg. If the clamp is on the wrong leg it'll push out power, but the current flow on the clamp won't change. so it'll keep pushing completely ignoring that the opposite leg is seeing power go back into the grid.
fromport
Solar Addict
You really seem to want to have the last word , don't you?
I kindly ask you to stop here.
If there is a legal issue, fight it in court.
Not here in a DiY solar forum.
Thank you for understanding
Luxpower_Gilbert
Luxpert @Luxpower USA Team
Mine didn’t mater when I installed, but i have to used the ct auto detection.
Is your battery’s program to pylon protocol? If yes you have to set your battery to lead acid, and change the ah capacity to 750ah, it should show on the battery brand #14 gsl and save it, now plug your communications cable, and go back and change it to Lithium… make sure you have the right pin out for your communication cable…
Solar Assistant in Home assistant it can only monitor our inverter but can not change any settings..
Luxpower_Gilbert
Luxpert @Luxpower USA Team
This topic is about the inverter, not Lux Power and Ninbo Huayu Technology or your opinion. Your free to make a new topic but not here, in my opinion it don’t really matter as long my distributor give customer services on the inverter.
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I am told that my 6x 100ah EG4 LifePower4 LiFePo batteries will not be able to communicate with my LUXPower 12k. I was also told that EG4 will be coming out with a HUB that will allow communication to work. I'm also told that the SolarAssistant may solve my communication problem.
Until I get this sorted out, I was going to set LUX to lead acid at 600 ah. It sounds from your comment that my ah setting should be higher than 600. Where can I find information on ah settings and voltage settings?
Luxpower_Gilbert
Luxpert @Luxpower USA Team
My comment about putting 750ah will work with pylon protocol, with this setting i was able to communicate with the inverter with daly smart bms and daly interface board using pylon protocol… even do my real ah is way more than 750ah. If you look on the inverter battery list #14 gsl is empty or it say reserve…
Solar assistant is a data collector at the moment for our inverter…
I'm not sure if it works but Solar Assistant is giving me the option to change the following settings.
You are right though that settings adjustment doesn't seem to be passed through to HA (Home Assistant) quite yet. This update to allow some settings change happened for me in the last 2 weeks though so I figured I'd mention it.
Thank you for the tip on the batteries though, I was just about to come here and see if anyone could help with a small problem I'm having. When the batteries (3X Trophy Battery 48V100E-1 ) hit 15% they set off a capacity warning display that according to the battery manufacturer is just a warning, But is causing my inverter to stop pulling power from them when set to discharge to either 0% SOC or 48V. Currently it's stopping at ~50.5V which seems to correspond to 14-15% SOC according to the BMS.
I'm guessing the inverter is seeing any warning as a 5 alarm fire and just stops discharging from them. it also doesn't help that the settings it is getting from the battery are incorrect (150AH capacity, 150A charge, 157A discharge)
This is the communication options according to the battery manual.
Luxpower_Gilbert
Luxpert @Luxpower USA Team
Yes, I bought the solar assistant to work with HA but it’s useless because I can’t do any automation, but I searched around and found a LuX python dev. Now im able to control my inverter through HA…
Check the On-grid and off-grid cut off..
The 12k inverter, will not pull below 10% of the battery if it’s connected to the grid unless use Volt instead of SOC..
can you take a pic on your battery settings on the inverter?
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