pilotdrh
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Have you compared the Deye Cloud app to SA.
Deye 5k Hybrid zero export to ct issue
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I do not use the solarman app.
I check with emporia and it is spot on.
pilotdrh
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What is Emporia? I used to go to Andros Island to AUTEC
Its an energy meter
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Will do. Ordered mine from aliexpress a while ago. Exprect it to be here very soon. ?
Atteka
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Still working?
I just installed a Deye 5kw and it pulls about 200w from the grid and the load is 100w full battery and sunny...... feels annoying that i consume more from the grid with the solar up and running then before.....
Just out of curios, is it a real consumption? The 8k what we installed awhile back most of the time shows some grid use (50-120W) but to confirm it, I checked the current on the main cable, which was pretty much 0. we have about 20m between the sensor and the inverter, so I gave this error to the inaccuracy generated by the distance. Considering to add the DSSU, but I don't think it would make much difference in terms of "real consumption".
My inverters draw about 50-60w each from the grid or the batteries with no load.
I don't have any accuracy issues with my chint ddsu666 meter. It very closely matches my revenue meter and my shelly 3em meter.
My house has a base load of 1000-1400W so I don't notice the wasted energy of my inverters.
I don't have any accuracy issues with my chint ddsu666 meter. It very closely matches my revenue meter and my shelly 3em meter.
My house has a base load of 1000-1400W so I don't notice the wasted energy of my inverters.
Well, 100W consumption 24 hour a day, on average rate (night/day in my case) is less than the daily fixed charge... I can see your point. you have a pretty decent "base load".
pilotdrh
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Since my meter was read 10 days ago it shows a grid usage of 17 kWh. With only my ref and standup freezer on the lowest load I've seen is 313 W but generally a little over 400 W. Normal load is 800 to 1200 W on the low side. My grid load reads 0 most of the time as does the CT. All of my load is on the inverter.
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Atteka
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My clamp/multimeter shows about the same as deyes CT-sensor about 200W.
HarrySoen
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Hi goodevening, may i asking u if u hve experience with it? Now seem my ct doesn't work constantly after extended with CT6 about 30M, which ratio should i change
If it doesn't work correctly, then you can't expect to be able to fix it with ratio settings.
You need to either improve the connection (using larger cable than cat6, or try redoing your connections) or install a smart meter instead.
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Typically you can't just add wire to CT's, the are small signal and it is unlikely to work properly. For longer distances than a few feet, most inverters have "smart" meters, that do the actual measurements and then values are sent using digital communications.
I extended my ct cable using cat 6. I paralleled the cores up. I.e 4 wires for each of the CT conductors.
Total length would be about 20-30m.
It works perfectly for me. I actually had a Chint smart meter but that has been giving me problems with having a wildly oscillating current reading when actual current flow is close to zero.
The CT is rock solid.
CT cables can be extended. It isn't necessarily a weak signal, it's a small current that flows. The limiting factor is the VA rating of the CT itself. If the cables have a high impedance (long and small CSA) then the CT might get overloaded and the reading will be unreliable, particulalry when the current is high. So if you want to extend the CT wires, use a larger conductor to reduce load on the CT (called burden).
Total length would be about 20-30m.
It works perfectly for me. I actually had a Chint smart meter but that has been giving me problems with having a wildly oscillating current reading when actual current flow is close to zero.
The CT is rock solid.
CT cables can be extended. It isn't necessarily a weak signal, it's a small current that flows. The limiting factor is the VA rating of the CT itself. If the cables have a high impedance (long and small CSA) then the CT might get overloaded and the reading will be unreliable, particulalry when the current is high. So if you want to extend the CT wires, use a larger conductor to reduce load on the CT (called burden).
I did the same thing with a cat6 cable, I used double shielded one, just for the better mechanical protection. The length of the extension is about 15-20m (I know I should measure it properly, but it is in the attic...) and have no issue with the reading/signal. When I commissioned the system, I changed the ratio, but wasn't much difference, so it is back to the original. My concern was to have extra 30W all the time (most of the time), but I couldn't get rid of it.