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  1. shavermcspud

    Connect to Raspberry pi remotely

    Register on the victron site and enter the remote code in to the Venus OS then you have cloud access.
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    Communications issue Seplos V3.0 BMS to Solis RAI

    You cant use the Pylon protocol from Seplos to the Solis, Use either AoBo on the inverter of the default setting. The BMS will handle the rest.
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    Solis hybrid RHI-6K-48ES-5G with DIY Lifepo4 16pcs 48volts,,, BMS ?

    Hi, we install these daily and they do get noisy on full chat. the solution is rubber tiles installed between the rear mount bracket and the wall. We use hook stops which technically are designed for roof solar rail mount hooks, but as they are already fire resistant, fairly thick and dense...
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    Has anyone had any experience of adding a Wind Turbine complete with inverter to a home that already has a Solar PV installation?

    Although as others have said its probably not worth while, however if you do go for it, if the Turbine comes with an "A/C inverter as you have stated" why do you need a replacement inverter with an additional DC MPPT input?
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    Adding UPS to UK ring main

    TN-C-S is a combined N to PE at the point of supply plus PME along the supply line. As @SeaGal has stated you will require a separate Earth Electrode installed. the Sunsynk does have relay output to do this for you. Depending on what model/size Sunsynk you have, they have a full bypass mode so...
  6. shavermcspud

    Growatt SPH Series DIY Battery compatibility

    I do have the firmware specific for the SPH series and Seplos BMS if you want it, i will add that you do so at your own risk flashing the firmware, I have used it a few times on systems for friends with DIY batteries and they are working perfectly for some time now.
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    Growatt SPH Series DIY Battery compatibility

    Does it currently communicate with the inverter via the PCS port ok? if so it has already been flashed.
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    Growatt SPH Series DIY Battery compatibility

    Have you flashed the firmware of your Seplos unit to be compatible with the SPH series so that can comms works ok?
  9. shavermcspud

    Using JK-BMS. Do I need a smart shunt?

    Point F would be the most logical place, as its the combined end point for both negative leads from both battery packs.
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    How much faster is top balancing cells individually?

    Surely the same amount of energy has to be transferred doing 4x cells individually or 4x in parallel?
  11. shavermcspud

    Hello, can anyone help me determine the version Seplos BMS 3.0?

    Its working fine now, and has been on point ever since, within 0.5% of my Victron shunt in terms of SOC and current in/out
  12. shavermcspud

    Grid Tie and off Grid

    As UK registered MCS installer, Electrician and Napit certified person, a few things to point out in your diagram above, You can't have a 63A MCB from the DNO cutout to your inverter with zero protection in place. You normally have the supply concentric cable from the DNO to the cut out, usually...
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    Hello, can anyone help me determine the version Seplos BMS 3.0?

    Thanks for that, I have just seen the new version release on March 5th, and updated mine and done exactly as you have, full charge to 3.65v per cell and reset both SOC to 100%, we shall see what happens from here on in. don't see how this Cr*P passes QC
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    Hello, can anyone help me determine the version Seplos BMS 3.0?

    They did issue a "fixed" FW but all this changed was the resolution of the shunt down to 1Amp from 5Amp still same SOC issues.
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    Hello, can anyone help me determine the version Seplos BMS 3.0?

    I will start another fresh thread on this, but for the sake of this post there are some serious issues with the Seplos BMS vs 3.0 and SOC, I have the 200amp version 3.0 with active balancer. I noticed on a fully charged pack that in the morning after a discharge my SOC was showing relatively...
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    ave a Solis S5-GR1P3.6K with datalogger and RAI-3K-48ES-5G AC coupled inv with a US 5000 plyon tech battery AND ACREL 10R SINGLE PHASE METER

    Any of the s5 series or bellow don't work too well in parallel mode, it can be done using home assistant but its janky. The S66 model support parallel out of the box.
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    Seplos bms bluetooth version

    It does use that code, try it on yours, open the BMS software and change the SOC Ah to a lower value youll see it reflect the SOC in the main dashboard.
  18. shavermcspud

    Looking For Cloud-less Inverter Monitoring Software

    Still has Cloud based functions and requires internet to check site ID license against the hardware it's running on.
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    Seplos bms bluetooth version

    It absolutely is a setting you can change and its supposed to read Ah, if you freshly top balance a pack to 3.65v per cell, you assemble the pack, plug in the BMS, set the capacity to 280Ah if that's your pack size and set the soc to 280ah, that sets your calibrated pack to 100% soc which is...
  20. shavermcspud

    Solis/ Ginlong Modbus Comms

    Under my resources section youll see the downloads. You cant reliably have the crappy solis cloud/ data logger and local Modbus working at the same time
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    Single LiFePO4 cell inverter; is it possible?

    To chime in, I made a really small but smart "UPS" with a boost converter / charger from a single 3.2V LFP, runs my raspberry pi just lovely
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    Anyone buying these 305ah envision cells?

    I know, I have built probably 80+ packs now and not seen any quite this bad even from B grade cells. I've had them two weeks now, a week to top balance them and then assemble them and test. Unfortunately they are not open at the moment due to Christmas.
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    Anyone buying these 305ah envision cells?

    Here you can see (highlighted) when a 40Amp DC load is applied at around 45% SOC 3.1v per cell, the cell voltage drops off a cliff down to 2.9v in under a minute. Test performed today, 15 Degrees C temp from a fully charged pack that was ticking over around 10Amp discharge all day. You can see...
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    Anyone buying these 305ah envision cells?

    My input on these cells, I purchased some from a UK company called Fogstar, Envision 305Ah grade b. After receiving the cells, checking each visually, running an Internal resistance check on each cell to compare against the name plate rating and finally a top balance of all cells to 3.65v per...
  25. shavermcspud

    Solis inverter/Pylontech batteries, power outage backup fail

    As a Solis installer in the UK, there are a few considerations when having the backup/eps port wired in. Many just wire a double socket up to this port and run 13amp plug top appliances from this, bare in mind, when the backup is enabled you lose the protective earthing arrangement from your...
  26. shavermcspud

    Battery ENA Type Approval

    I did the DNO for him as I have access directly to many UK DNO's for quick applications.
  27. shavermcspud

    adding micro inverter for additional panels

    UK installer here and Electrician. under no circumstances do this. solar PV in the UK needs to bed fed from its own consumer unit with is own RCD type rated for DC imposition. No solar PV system should share the main house CU. Have a read of the IET guidelines for this.
  28. shavermcspud

    Simple Seplos BMS Protocol Decode Bash Script

    Not currently, I dont have access to the read register document yet. If nayone has this for the new V3 Seplos BMS that would be handy
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    Opinion on max battery SOC and management (Solis/Pylontech)

    The pylontech have a stated usable capacity which is less than the actual cell raw capacity, this is there for longevity. I really wouldn't worry about them being at 100% for what in reality is a few hours at most.
  30. shavermcspud

    Two charges one battery bank grid tie

    Thanks for the replies, i will pass this info on and report back what happens.
  31. shavermcspud

    Two charges one battery bank grid tie

    Question on behalf of a friend, one that I don't have the answer to, one grid tied Solis 6kW hybrid inverter, connected to 32kWh of DIY LFP 48v with a seplos 200amp BMS with can coms all working, if they were to introduce a secondary charger (non PV) that outputs a constant 750Watts from a water...
  32. shavermcspud

    Batteries suddenly empty

    I can guarantee, without the batteries in parallel being wired in the correct method and the positive and negative being fed from each end of the battery stack, over time one will discharge more throwing this error. The SOC in this config as per the manual states that is an aggregate of each...
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    Batteries suddenly empty

    The manual even shows the correct way to cable them for single parallel config
  34. shavermcspud

    Batteries suddenly empty

    Assuming all battery packs feed the single inverter? The cabling doesn't look correct, it appears you have them all wired in to single pair of bus bars then on the inverter. my hunch is in this config, you have one pack that is low and triggering the alarm. Photo bellow, albeit a different...
  35. shavermcspud

    Europe, 3 phase, 3x inverter balancing question

    The Solis RHI 3PH can be used in a 100% unbalanced 3PH situation, we have used those quite a few times in the UK.
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