Givenergy protocols
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I stayed away from Givenergy inverters when looking for what to use as it seemed to only want to talk to Givenegy batteries and their battery only wants to talk to a Givenergy Inverter. As flexibility is an important attribute to me I stopped looking at them at that point.
Not used one but Deye seems well liked, has UK G98/G99 cert and Deye canbus is on the JK PB BMS list of canbus protocols.
I use old SMA Sunny Islands and JK PB BMS and that is working well, the SMA has worked with the Deye canbus protocol as its based on Pylontech which is the most common protocol and was copied itself from SMA canbus which was the first Canbus.
Be aware the JK PB BMS documentation is woeful, its littered with errors one of which can be fatal to the BMS such as 2 Cell 8 pins on the board. You can use either of them and it works, use one for cell 8 and one for cell 9 and your BMS will blow a resistor and not work. It is fixable but you better be good with a soldering iron.
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Canbus pinout is wrong too.
I use old SMA Sunny Islands and JK PB BMS and that is working well, the SMA has worked with the Deye canbus protocol as its based on Pylontech which is the most common protocol and was copied itself from SMA canbus which was the first Canbus.
Be aware the JK PB BMS documentation is woeful, its littered with errors one of which can be fatal to the BMS such as 2 Cell 8 pins on the board. You can use either of them and it works, use one for cell 8 and one for cell 9 and your BMS will blow a resistor and not work. It is fixable but you better be good with a soldering iron.
Dead cell sample lines on JKBMS JK-B2A24S JK-BMS >> FIXED
I have bought 5 of these JK-B2A24S active balancers over the past 3 years. JKBMS. Rather happy until one just broke itself. It shows me '--' for the cell voltage on cell 1 and cell 2, the rest are all fine. This condition triggers the CELL COUNT IS NOT EQUAL message and so the balancer has...
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Canbus pinout is wrong too.
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There are quite a few users on here from UK who have been using the Solis RAI range of AC coupled energy storage inverters. I don't have one, so no direct experience, but they look almost identical to the Solis RHI/ EH1P hybrid inverters that I have, albeit without any PV input.
The only issue is they only provide up to 3kW.
I don't know that inverter. Can you elaborate on what you are attempting to achieve? Bit confused as you refer to AC coupled and also MPPT; one implying energy storage only, the other with PV input.
GW5000s-bp is a retro fit where you already have panels and a grid tied inverter and want to add a battery on the DC side, pointless to consider it if you currently have nothing as a hybrid will do it all in one box at the same price saving you from having to buy a grid tied inverter.
So as SG says, what are you trying to do ?
So as SG says, what are you trying to do ?
A retro fit is DC coupled, it is done that way so your DNO agreement does not need to be changed as they are only interested in what's on the AC side not the DC side. So the Growatt you selected fits between your Givenergy and the panels on the DC side and diverts DC from the panels to store in the battery and then when needed takes the battery DC and presents it to the Givenergy as DC emulating the panels. Hence you get panel DC at midnight if needed.
Givenergy is a closed product, DC coupled retrofit are a niche product so IMHO you are compounding your issues. That's what happens when you buy closed products, you end up down cul de sacs.
Givenergy is a closed product, DC coupled retrofit are a niche product so IMHO you are compounding your issues. That's what happens when you buy closed products, you end up down cul de sacs.
Hmm... Growatt or Goodwe?
Anyway, re:-
I was going to try and help by checking out the datasheet for the gw5000s-bp, but sorry, that image on the first page has put me right off.
My advice is avoid any manufacture that uses such overt objectification in their marketing material. The image is not relevant to the product they are promoting by any stretch of the imagination
Sorry, "I'm out".
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I should probably start a new thread.... but, and I know this sounds strange.. can you use a Hybrid inverter as an ac coupled inverter?
So basically connect it up to the battery etc, but do not connect any panels to it?
I know you will say why would you do this.... Its just I have noticed you can get various on/off grid hybrid inverters a reasonable price..
Any how , just a thought, you views would be welcomed
So basically connect it up to the battery etc, but do not connect any panels to it?
I know you will say why would you do this.... Its just I have noticed you can get various on/off grid hybrid inverters a reasonable price..
Any how , just a thought, you views would be welcomed
Yep.... certainly my Solis will charge from power that would have otherwise been exported.
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