NiyiOmoIyunade:
Yes you are on point.

This illustration is beautifully done - far better than my scatter diagram - please what software/tool are you using to make the diagrams?

Two things I would add;

1) Keep the jumper cable between battery negative and battery side of the shunt as SHORT and THICK as possible. When I used a meter such as this I paralleled two short lengths of 16MM to make my jumper cable.

2) Don't forget the 2W/3W jumper pins that Oga Pranil mentioned in case the meter does not come on at first try. The jumper pins are pretty close to the +Vn switch where you attach the red wire coming from battery positive to the shunt near the battery side.

The applicable scenario is the first one on the manual I believe - the option with no external separate power supply.

If you have 2P DC breaker why not disconnect both + ve and -Ve- The way I normally do it is to use DC breaker immediately after the battery so it can safely switch off all inverter, charge controller and the shunt

Thanks @NiyiOmoIyunade for the great help. I used Microsoft Visio 2010 for the design. The meter came with attached cable in the picture below. Guess is the one you are talking about.

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NiyiOmoIyunade:
Yes you are on point.

This illustration is beautifully done - far better than my scatter diagram - please what software/tool are you using to make the diagrams?

Two things I would add;

1) Keep the jumper cable between battery negative and battery side of the shunt as SHORT and THICK as possible. When I used a meter such as this I paralleled two short lengths of 16MM to make my jumper cable.

2) Don't forget the 2W/3W jumper pins that Oga Pranil mentioned in case the meter does not come on at first try. The jumper pins are pretty close to the +Vn switch where you attach the red wire coming from battery positive to the shunt near the battery side.

The applicable scenario is the first one on the manual I believe - the option with no external separate power supply.

Ok thanks @pranil. Is it the -Ve from the inverter that would pass through the breaker or the the -Ve (jumper cable) that would pass through the breaker B?

pranil:




If you have 2P DC breaker why not disconnect both + ve and -Ve- The way I normally do it is to use DC breaker immediately after the battery so it can safely switch off all inverter, charge controller and the shunt

bigrovar:


Energy storage is at the mid way point of its transition from Lead Acid due to pressure to find a more sustainable means of generating energy. I honestly see lithium to be a stop gap technology that might soon be superseded as more research money is thrown at solving the energy storage problem. Lithium is still a rare earth material available in very few places on earth. Even if the technology stabilises I expect price would go down up to a point thanks to technology and then shoot up as the low price drive demand .. and that demand would eventually outstrip the supply of lithium. I strategy is to sit and wait and see how it all pans out. The high cost of Lithium now is what is funding many of the research into making it a stable commodity and the raise of electric cars will put more pressure into pushing down price of energy storage and lead to the creation of turnkey all in one solution. My next major upgrade will still be lead acid based probably see what the next 5 years will hold.

My research leads me to believe you're on to something

sinistrian:

Compare the two graphs below. The frequency of the troughs show how often the sweep is done, while the the depth/width of the troughs in the graph indicate how far it fell and how long it took to get back to Vmp.

The first one is the fangpusun with intermittent clouds passing over. Whenever it's overcast, the controller drops output and then starts hunting for the max power point. There is an annoying one around 2pm where it took a long time to get its wits together.

The second graph is for the tristar (low power output in the morning cos we were not home and all appliances were off). The troughs are not as deep/wide and yet they are more frequent, indicating that it detects the Vmp quickly after the clouds pass. This graph is not a great comparison as it wasn't too sunny today. But this result looks promising.

The Fangpusun are clones of the Victron in this regard. However, after the initial minutes of hunting the grid, it seems to constantly do sweeps. Data extrapolated from my 5-day old Victron BlueSolar MPPT 150/70 (VE.CAN model)

MAboyarin:
Good morning,

Please, what is the function of "customized" under charger control of Cyber power 1.2 KVA inverter as shown below?

Thanks.

Cc:
kiekie1
GeorgeD1
makavele
pranil
NiyiOmoIyunade
bigrovar
Saipro
JUO
DMerciful
BRIGHTSOLAR

That function is best left on the "default" mode(13.7v/27.4v).....its got to do with charge voltage, the customized mode involves some pcb component tweaking which alters it to some voltage values depending on the level of tweaking.

NiyiOmoIyunade:
If you are keeping your system voltage at 12v then you can easily combine the Ritar and FullRiver batteries in parallel even though they have different Ah capacities.

If your parallel battery connections are properly done you will not need a balancer since batteries in parallel naturally balance out (charge will flow from higher voltage battery to lower voltage battery over time).

As for desulphators I am pretty skeptical of their ability to resolve hard sulphation in batteries but in your scenario where the battery seems to be responding to use and recharge (recharging a battery properly is actually desulphation), it would not hurt to add one on to help things along. Be careful though as I have some evidence that desulphators ruin the cbarging circuitry in MustPower type inverters - dunno about other brands.

If you still want to acquire desulphators, I have leftovers from the days I still believed in them - 12v × 3pcs and 48v × 2pcs. The brand is PowerPulse - marketed as being heavily used by the US military in all their Lead Acid batteries.

Interestingly, I have thesame desulphator in my cars and the batteries seem to fire sharply forever until they eventually conk off.

To use the desulphator in deep cycle applications above 12v I have thought of a work around where in a 48v system for example, one attaches three 12v desulphators to three out of four batteries leaving one battery out and rotates the desulphators along to cover the excluded battery from time to time - this way you will get the benefits of desulphation without the high voltage spikes that could ruin your inverter circuitry if it is sensitive to voltage spikes

Thanks so much for the response. Truly the insights and the advice you all give is truly priceless.

Will probably continue alternating batteries for another week or two before I "parallel" them together and will contact you soon on the desulphators.

Thanks again.

can someone educate me on the max instantenous current draw from a batt bank, without damaging the batt.
eg my 48v 200ah bank, going by 10hr discharge rate, can I assume 20amps is the max draw, thus max allowable instantenous load is 20a x 48v = 1kw load?

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Yes.
The batteries wont be damaged if the rate of discharge is exceeded, only its effective capacity will be reduced (Peukert's law)

Reprobate:
...eg my 48v 200ah C10 rated battery bank, can I assume 20amps is the max draw, thus max allowable instantaneous load is 20a x 48v = 1kw load?

Barezzi:
Nice work NiyiOmoIyunade and bigrovar!!
I run on grid from 6pm to midnight if available daily.
Once it's midnight, grid is dropped and I run off batteries till 6pm and the cycle repeats.

I never charge with grid though.

Hi Barezzi,
Please how did you achieve using the grid to power your AC load w/out the inverter charging the batteries at the same time? I use a Magnum Inverter and haven't been able to see a setting that will allow me to turn off the charger completely (can only regulate the charging rate)

I would ideally want an automated arrangement that would allow grid power to pass thru the inverter when available from 6pm to midnight w/out the inverter charging my batteries with that grid power

I sold my premium Magnum inverter and bought a Gennex hybrid.
It has settings that allow intentional islanding and grid passthru with the charger off.

I have forgotten, but i think the magnum allows you to set the charge current to zero.

Chuckdee:


Hi Barezzi,
Please how did you achieve using the grid to power your AC load w/out the inverter charging the batteries at the same time? I use a Magnum Inverter and haven't been able to see a setting that will allow me to turn off the charger completely (can only regulate the charging rate)

I would ideally want an automated arrangement that would allow grid power to pass thru the inverter when available from 6pm to midnight w/out the inverter charging my batteries with that grid power

chuckdee,
if you're using the magnum ms4348pe with the advanced remote me-arc50,
there is a button for turning off the charger completely. Also, you can program
the charger to cut-off and cut-in at certain times of the day, say from 6am to
6pm. This among many options make the magnum a very robust beast of an
inverter.

makavele:


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GeorgeD1:
chuckdee,
if you're using the magnum ms4348pe with the advanced remote me-arc50,
there is a button for turning off the charger completely. Also, you can program
the charger to cut-off and cut-in at certain times of the day, say from 6am to
6pm. This among many options make the magnum a very robust beast of an
inverter.

Good point !

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kiekie1:


Good to meet with you . . Thanks for the patronage Sir ! Cheer's

Anytime! anyday!

Trojan L16P 6 Volt, 420 AH

looking for Trojan L16P 6 Volt, 420 AH,


any one has contact?

godspeed:


Thanks bro

In all honesty, deep down, I have always suspected the charge controller.

I have no problems changing it if it is definitely it's the cause of the problem.

Can I be sure I'll enjoy up to 15 hrs (the battery' s full charge capacity )if I get a new charge controller ? Which do you recommend ?

Then, do I really also need to change the inverter too. I think the inverter is ok, it's one of the best out there for home use

Hello house

So much confusion everywhere ooo!

So I got a professional installer to take a look at my set up and confirm why the battery is not charging.

First thing he said is that instead of using 2 250watts panels, I should have gone for 4 150 watts panels, because this according to him, gives me more amperage - 8 amps each translating to 32 amps. He said the battery (220 ah) requires 22 amps to charge while I can use the excess amps to power my appliances.

He claims the 2 panels I have presently generates max of 12 amps which he claims can never charge the battery full.

He also tested the voltage coming thru the CC and got ~36 volts, this he said is too much for the CC as it's designed for 12-24 volts and claims the excess volts is not healthy for the CC and it's preventing it from working optimally.

I had him speak with my installer and he said why he used 250 watts is to get 24 volts which can be converted to more current to charge the battery.

Both of them just left me confused with their technical jargons but both agree I need to change theCC to MPPT.

When the professional guy says I need to add one more 250 watts panel to be able to get a full charge on the battery daily, my installer claims changing the CC to MPPT will fix the problem as it will convert excess volts to current which is sufficient to charge the battery full.

So house, I'm really so confused

I'm getting close to 15V from my Luminous inbuilt controller..
Hope I'm safe

Dam5reey:
I'm getting close to 15V from my Luminous inbuilt controller..
Hope I'm safe

Pls can I see a pic of this inverter

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godspeed:


Pls can I see a pic of this inverter

500VA version

ebocoms:
Ok thanks @pranil. Is it the -Ve from the inverter that would pass through the breaker or the the -Ve (jumper cable) that would pass through the breaker B?

If you send the visio native file to me I can redraw but basically - battery -ve from the battery to DC breaker and then toshunt battery side

same with +VE - from Battery +ve to breaker first and then to inverters, CC + VE ETC


Also note DC breakers can have polarity and the side marked with +Ve symbol should be on the battery side ( side with the highest voltage of power flow possible)

godspeed:


Hello house

So much confusion everywhere ooo!

So I got a professional installer to take a look at my set up and confirm why the battery is not charging.

First thing he said is that instead of using 2 250watts panels, I should have gone for 4 150 watts panels, because this according to him, gives me more amperage - 8 amps each translating to 32 amps. He said the battery (220 ah) requires 22 amps to charge while I can use the excess amps to power my appliances.

He claims the 2 panels I have presently generates max of 12 amps which he claims can never charge the battery full.

He also tested the voltage coming thru the CC and got ~36 volts, this he said is too much for the CC as it's designed for 12-24 volts and claims the excess volts is not healthy for the CC and it's preventing it from working optimally.

I had him speak with my installer and he said why he used 250 watts is to get 24 volts which can be converted to more current to charge the battery.

Both of them just left me confused with their technical jargons but both agree I need to change the CC to MPPT.

When the professional guy says I need to add one more 250 watts panel to be able to get a full charge on the battery daily, my installer claims changing the CC to MPPT will fix the problem as it will convert excess volts to current which is sufficient to charge the battery full.

So house, I'm really so confused

Stop thinking of Wattage, voltages etc, PV panels are not generators. They are you diesel tanks Inverter is Generator while PV + Battery provides the energy to run the inverter ( Generator).

A good installer then should match the correct voltages, currents etc based on the products used.

Most important to think is Total energy required in the day


The minimum you should target is in KWH is atleast 50 % of Battery capacity ( 2.4 Kwh for you I guess ) + amount of energy used during the sunny period in the day



What you need a Quality MPPT CC preferably which can handle 100 V or Above input ( Voc) then you can connect panels in series That way you reduce the cabling loss and the CC will wake up earlier in the morning and go to sleep late maximizing the usage of the 500 watt

you should get typically 1.5 2 KWH on Average yield from 500 Watt panels with correct Cc and installation - The Yield ( energy is important ) not the wattages, If you are using inverter/battery in afternoon you will have to calculate how many units you typically use in afternoon and increase the panel size to address that. in your case you have the possibility of to 250 x 2 ( 2 in series) or 250 x 4( 2 series, 2 strings parallel) or 250 x 3 ( 3 in parallel or series depending on CC)

He is not a professional installer! get an mppt cc and connect those two panels in series and you are good. better still patronise installer from this forum and have rest of mind.

godspeed:


Hello house

So much confusion everywhere ooo!

So I got a professional installer to take a look at my set up and confirm why the battery is not charging.

First thing he said is that instead of using 2 250watts panels, I should have gone for 4 150 watts panels, because this according to him, gives me more amperage - 8 amps each translating to 32 amps. He said the battery (220 ah) requires 22 amps to charge while I can use the excess amps to power my appliances.

He claims the 2 panels I have presently generates max of 12 amps which he claims can never charge the battery full.

He also tested the voltage coming thru the CC and got ~36 volts, this he said is too much for the CC as it's designed for 12-24 volts and claims the excess volts is not healthy for the CC and it's preventing it from working optimally.

I had him speak with my installer and he said why he used 250 watts is to get 24 volts which can be converted to more current to charge the battery.

Both of them just left me confused with their technical jargons but both agree I need to change theCC to MPPT.

When the professional guy says I need to add one more 250 watts panel to be able to get a full charge on the battery daily, my installer claims changing the CC to MPPT will fix the problem as it will convert excess volts to current which is sufficient to charge the battery full.

So house, I'm really so confused

DMerciful:
He is not a professional installer! get an mppt cc and connect those two panels in series and you are good. better still patronise installer from this forum and have rest of mind.

Thanks

What's the implications of connecting in series? Pls bear in mind that my Inverter is just 12 v and the maximum load by my calculations is 150 watts

Does anyone have any experience buying batteries from Alaba??

Reprobate:
can someone educate me on the max instantenous current draw from a batt bank, without damaging the batt.
eg my 48v 200ah bank, going by 10hr discharge rate, can I assume 20amps is the max draw, thus max allowable instantenous load is 20a x 48v = 1kw load?

Pretty risky assumption and could lead to early battery failure. Inverter and cabling inefficiencies usually total a minimum of 15% of the power (translated as 85% efficiency). Your 20A pragmatically becomes 17A (assuming C/10 discharge).

Most FLA batteries won't safely take beyond C/8 as discharge (AGM often can tolerate higher). Assuming the stress limit of C/8, that's 21A (though I see no point in pushing batteries to their limits unless absolutely necessary).

Then there's the issue of variable inverter self-consumption ...

Connecting in series will ensure ur system wakes up on time and sleeps late wrt sun rise and sunset however since your system is 12v and most 250w panels are 35V Voc it means that connecting in parallel is fine but you need to get an mppt controller. This has the ability to convert excess voltage to current just to put it simply. Contact me for this controller... See my signature

godspeed:


Thanks

What's the implications of connecting in series? Pls bear in mind that my Inverter is just 12 v and the maximum load by my calculations is 150 watts

Kindly let me have the email to send the raw visio file to. It can also be downloaded from the dropbox link below
https://www.dropbox.com/s/scchgdg4jjg0msq/SolarConnection-edited.vsd?dl=0

My email is ebocoms (at) yahoo (dot) com. Thank you.

pranil:


If you send the visio native file to me I can redraw but basically - battery -ve from the battery to DC breaker and then toshunt battery side

same with +VE - from Battery +ve to breaker first and then to inverters, CC + VE ETC


Also note DC breakers can have polarity and the side marked with +Ve symbol should be on the battery side ( side with the highest voltage of power flow possible)

DMerciful:
Connecting in series will ensure ur system wakes up on time and sleeps late wrt sun rise and sunset however since your system is 12v and most 250w panels are 35V Voc it means that connecting in parallel is fine but you need to get an mppt controller. This has the ability to convert excess voltage to current just to put it simply. Contact me for this controller... See my signature

Lemme see a pic of the controller

NB each of my panel is 24v