Free Nights Sol-Ark programming

[macgeek]

Update - battery dropped to 7% -- so I am tweaking settings, BUT ITS WORKING!
and for that you have MY GRATITUDE!!

 

[GregTR]

This is what I use for free nights with my sol-ark:

 

[macgeek]

OK, minor TWEAK.
how can I force the batteries into charge mode? (prep for the evening)

 

[SolarFlares]

OK, minor TWEAK.
how can I force the batteries into charge mode? (prep for the evening)

Are you sure you have your battery setting correct? It's still showing volts but your last post said you prefer percentage.

You would increase the Battery v4 setting to 100% (or the equivalent in volts).

 

[macgeek]

Are you sure you have your battery setting correct? It's still showing volts but your last post said you prefer percentage.

You would increase the Battery v4 setting to 100% (or the equivalent in volts).

Battery V4 - the settings, would be 63? (it says 0-63) <?>

 

[SolarFlares]

Battery V4 - the settings, would be 63? (it says 0-63) <?>

Does 63V correspond to your battery at 100%?

 

[macgeek]

Does 63V correspond to your battery at 100%?

i'm sorry -- I am not sure... it says ....
(forgive my ignorance)

 

[macgeek]

OK, I was able to change the settings to % now it all makes sense!!!

 

[macgeek]

a puzzler, is there a way I can set my batteries to STAND BY and NOT charge till 10:00AM,
at 5AM the power dropped to 30% and started charging, and using grid power, I would prefer the batteries only charge by solar power?

Thanks!

Jonathan

 

[chicagoandy]

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a puzzler, is there a way I can set my batteries to STAND BY and NOT charge till 10:00AM,
at 5AM the power dropped to 30% and started charging, and using grid power, I would prefer the batteries only charge by solar power?

Thanks!

Jonathan

My first timeslot is 7:00am, my morning, my start of the day. I set the SOC to 20%

This means, at 7:00am, set the target SOC to 20%. This means my daily loads will pull from battery until the SOC hits 20%. My batteries will not charge during the day unless I hit this value.



My Last timeslot starts at midnight, when my cheap rates kick in. I set the target SOC 60%.

I don't like to charge to 100% overnight, so I have room in the batteries to take the PV energy the next day.

 

[macgeek]

*as far as I can tell.. -- Dropping a battery below 30% is 'unsafe' for the battery, and may void a warranty .

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