I did one set of battery cables with ferrules and one with just strands. I personally prefer the ferrules. Just use a torque device so you get a good bite on the ferrule. Ferrules that I use are thin and easily deformed under the pressure, while still keeping the strands contained.
Wondering, what size battery cables you have in your KPV connection ?
Please share screenshots of your settings and CT sensor wiring.
Disconnect grid connection...assuming you still have fast zero and disable grid sell.
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I do. I was thinking of setting times ac charge at 100w during the day and see if that alleviates the issue.Disconnect grid connection...assuming you still have fast zero and disable grid sell.
As shown on your post here.
EG4 18kPV Q+A general thread
Did you format the stick with the exact DOS commands ? I put the folder and a set of the files in the root of the drive too. Did you disconnect all power, PV, battery and grid ? Didn't use DOS commands. Formatted with both pc's. Thought about partitioning to a smaller size. Think I'll run by...
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Nope. Grid killed for now. Frustrating but I’m sure there’s a solution other than this ….I hope.
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I’m on with luxepower now. Will let you know how it goes. Thank you.
No, there is a Firmware update that will enable communication but you have to do it to All Lifepower4's you have.
Gilbert loaded a FW update. So far no back feed. We'll see if it sticks, fingers crossed. Working out the kinks....
What version?
Having to mentally decipher these version numbers is going to kill me ?
Agreed.
So the smaller 12k Solark wasn’t to be installed between the meter and main panel. Probably due to the pass thru amp limit not being large enough for all the homes loads to pass thru it. That meant the 12k would cover all the homes main panel loads (while there is a grid connection) from it’s bidirectional input, basically using the inverters grid input as an output. The inverter would basically be installed after the main panel and operate as a zero export grid tie inverter. the power the inverter would supply to the main panel via the bidirectional input would be used by the loads therefore stopping any usage of power from the grid. This all makes sense to me..
I’m having a hard time understanding this.. I do understand how previous smaller inverters did this with a bidirectional AC input but they were not installed between the meter and the main panel. This inverter is installed that way. The main panel can only get powered by the inverter if the power comes through inverter. How then are main panels loads covered by the inverters grid input?
Then the comment above this one that I quoted from Luxpower doesn’t make sense. He’s saying the 18k can power the main panel like a grid tie inverter via a bidirectional AC input
The two statements are not in conflict. I'll come back in a few minutes with a diagram trying to explain it.
Any power the loads after the 18k need to be zeroed out would have to come from the inverters AC output due to the inverter being installed between the meter and the loads. There’s only one path for the main panel to get power and that’s thru the inverters AC output not from the inverters AC input. Before when the smaller inverters were not installed between the meter and main panel. Then I could see how the main panel could use power from the inverters AC input.
That is correct, depending on settings it can pass through a set amount of power from the grid whilst also suppying the rest from itself via battery and/or solar.
yes I understand that. The comment I quoted from Luxpower is saying the main panels loads can be zeroed out by the inverters grid input like a zero export grid tie inverter. I don’t see how that is possible since the inverter is to be installed between the meter and main panel. The loads in main panel can’t physically get the power from the inverters grid input without that power coming out the inverters AC output
