I have had my 48v Victron Easy Solar MPPT 150/70 system running successfully for several years, boosting the low batteries with a diesel generator in the winter.
I am planning to add in my hydro input, approx 1kw, via a Victron 250/60 controller, but have never before set up dump loads for when the battery bank is full.
One Victron service agent once told me that I could use the built-in relay in the Easy Solar unit to turn on the dump load when the batteries were full.
Does anyone know if this is the case?
Another possibility - In the trench with the power cable from the hydro I have laid a CAT 5e cable, just in case there is a way of triggering a slow-closing/opening powered solenoid valve to shut off the water when the batteries are full, and to open again at 50%.
I am planning to add in my hydro input, approx 1kw, via a Victron 250/60 controller, but have never before set up dump loads for when the battery bank is full.
One Victron service agent once told me that I could use the built-in relay in the Easy Solar unit to turn on the dump load when the batteries were full.
Does anyone know if this is the case?
Another possibility - In the trench with the power cable from the hydro I have laid a CAT 5e cable, just in case there is a way of triggering a slow-closing/opening powered solenoid valve to shut off the water when the batteries are full, and to open again at 50%.
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