Gustav du Plessis

Hi guys. Sorry these last few weeks have been crazy with work and I haven't monitored my personal email well enough to see the notification in Google's inbox as it landed in the updates tab. Also got no notifications on my phone due to the separate inbox tab. 

Everything has been sold.

Hi Everyone

Based on my questions here (https://powerforum.co.za/topic/16209-greenrich-up5000-settings-with-kodak-og-72/#comment-147176), I phoned Greenrich's technical support to get some answers. According to their tech support, here is the best way to use a Greenrich battery with a Kodak inverter (This works for my Kodak OG 7.2 and 10)
The BMS cable pinout is the same as a Pylontech BMS cable. If you need to make your own it is basically a two core crossover cable, the pinouts are: On the kodak side: Pin 3: RS485B Pin 5: RS485A Battery side: Pin 7: RS485A Pin 8: RS485B
  On the Kodak inverter, under option 5, choose PYL for Pylontech batteries. It will set the correct battery values for the Greenrich and allow BMS comms between the inverter and the batteries. I have 2 inverters (A Kodak OG 7.2 and Kodak OG 10), although some of their settings differ, most are the same. The settings below were copied from solar assistant (as set by the inverter when I chose PYL under option 5): Battery type: Pylontech BMS Shutdown battery voltage: 45.0 V Back to battery voltage: 52.0 V To grid battery voltage: 48.0 V Battery float charge voltage: 57.0V Battery absorption charge voltage: 57.0V Max charge current: 80A (This is set higher on the Kodak OG 10) Max grid charge current: 20A  
I am waiting for a RS232/USB cable as I plan to use Solar Assistant to optimize the settings a little more and run some automations myself, but so far the setup above has been working really well as a basic setup.

Hi guys. Sorry these last few weeks have been crazy with work and I haven't monitored my personal email well enough to see the notification in Google's inbox as it landed in the updates tab. Also got no notifications on my phone due to the separate inbox tab. 

Everything has been sold.

Hi guys. Sorry these last few weeks have been crazy with work and I haven't monitored my personal email well enough to see the notification in Google's inbox as it landed in the updates tab. Also got no notifications on my phone due to the separate inbox tab. 

Everything has been sold.

Hi Everyone

Based on my questions here (https://powerforum.co.za/topic/16209-greenrich-up5000-settings-with-kodak-og-72/#comment-147176), I phoned Greenrich's technical support to get some answers. According to their tech support, here is the best way to use a Greenrich battery with a Kodak inverter (This works for my Kodak OG 7.2 and 10)
The BMS cable pinout is the same as a Pylontech BMS cable. If you need to make your own it is basically a two core crossover cable, the pinouts are: On the kodak side: Pin 3: RS485B Pin 5: RS485A Battery side: Pin 7: RS485A Pin 8: RS485B
  On the Kodak inverter, under option 5, choose PYL for Pylontech batteries. It will set the correct battery values for the Greenrich and allow BMS comms between the inverter and the batteries. I have 2 inverters (A Kodak OG 7.2 and Kodak OG 10), although some of their settings differ, most are the same. The settings below were copied from solar assistant (as set by the inverter when I chose PYL under option 5): Battery type: Pylontech BMS Shutdown battery voltage: 45.0 V Back to battery voltage: 52.0 V To grid battery voltage: 48.0 V Battery float charge voltage: 57.0V Battery absorption charge voltage: 57.0V Max charge current: 80A (This is set higher on the Kodak OG 10) Max grid charge current: 20A  
I am waiting for a RS232/USB cable as I plan to use Solar Assistant to optimize the settings a little more and run some automations myself, but so far the setup above has been working really well as a basic setup.

Hi Everyone

Based on my questions here (https://powerforum.co.za/topic/16209-greenrich-up5000-settings-with-kodak-og-72/#comment-147176), I phoned Greenrich's technical support to get some answers. According to their tech support, here is the best way to use a Greenrich battery with a Kodak inverter (This works for my Kodak OG 7.2 and 10)
The BMS cable pinout is the same as a Pylontech BMS cable. If you need to make your own it is basically a two core crossover cable, the pinouts are: On the kodak side: Pin 3: RS485B Pin 5: RS485A Battery side: Pin 7: RS485A Pin 8: RS485B
  On the Kodak inverter, under option 5, choose PYL for Pylontech batteries. It will set the correct battery values for the Greenrich and allow BMS comms between the inverter and the batteries. I have 2 inverters (A Kodak OG 7.2 and Kodak OG 10), although some of their settings differ, most are the same. The settings below were copied from solar assistant (as set by the inverter when I chose PYL under option 5): Battery type: Pylontech BMS Shutdown battery voltage: 45.0 V Back to battery voltage: 52.0 V To grid battery voltage: 48.0 V Battery float charge voltage: 57.0V Battery absorption charge voltage: 57.0V Max charge current: 80A (This is set higher on the Kodak OG 10) Max grid charge current: 20A  
I am waiting for a RS232/USB cable as I plan to use Solar Assistant to optimize the settings a little more and run some automations myself, but so far the setup above has been working really well as a basic setup.

Hi Everyone

Based on my questions here (https://powerforum.co.za/topic/16209-greenrich-up5000-settings-with-kodak-og-72/#comment-147176), I phoned Greenrich's technical support to get some answers. According to their tech support, here is the best way to use a Greenrich battery with a Kodak inverter (This works for my Kodak OG 7.2 and 10)
The BMS cable pinout is the same as a Pylontech BMS cable. If you need to make your own it is basically a two core crossover cable, the pinouts are: On the kodak side: Pin 3: RS485B Pin 5: RS485A Battery side: Pin 7: RS485A Pin 8: RS485B
  On the Kodak inverter, under option 5, choose PYL for Pylontech batteries. It will set the correct battery values for the Greenrich and allow BMS comms between the inverter and the batteries. I have 2 inverters (A Kodak OG 7.2 and Kodak OG 10), although some of their settings differ, most are the same. The settings below were copied from solar assistant (as set by the inverter when I chose PYL under option 5): Battery type: Pylontech BMS Shutdown battery voltage: 45.0 V Back to battery voltage: 52.0 V To grid battery voltage: 48.0 V Battery float charge voltage: 57.0V Battery absorption charge voltage: 57.0V Max charge current: 80A (This is set higher on the Kodak OG 10) Max grid charge current: 20A  
I am waiting for a RS232/USB cable as I plan to use Solar Assistant to optimize the settings a little more and run some automations myself, but so far the setup above has been working really well as a basic setup.

Item: 4 x US2000b Pylontech Batteries (Including brackets)
Age: 2.5 years
Price: R10 000 each - discounted price can be discussed for buying multiple.
Payment Method Accepted: EFT
Warranty: Bought at Segen Solar - I can't remember the warranty period
Packaging: Nope
Condition: ~1200 cycles per battery. Was set to discharge to 40% before charging.
Location: Pretoria East
Reason: Upgrading to higher discharge batteries with new inverters
Shipping: Preferably not
Collection: Yes 
Link: https://omegawattenergy.co.za/pylontech-us2000b-plus-v2-48v-2-4kwh-lithium-battery/
Note: If you need an inverter too - https://powerforum.co.za/topic/16186-2-x-mecer-5kw-48v-off-grid-inverter-ii-incl-pi-with-icc/
 

Item: 4 x US2000b Pylontech Batteries (Including brackets)
Age: 2.5 years
Price: R10 000 each - discounted price can be discussed for buying multiple.
Payment Method Accepted: EFT
Warranty: Bought at Segen Solar - I can't remember the warranty period
Packaging: Nope
Condition: ~1200 cycles per battery. Was set to discharge to 40% before charging.
Location: Pretoria East
Reason: Upgrading to higher discharge batteries with new inverters
Shipping: Preferably not
Collection: Yes 
Link: https://omegawattenergy.co.za/pylontech-us2000b-plus-v2-48v-2-4kwh-lithium-battery/
Note: If you need an inverter too - https://powerforum.co.za/topic/16186-2-x-mecer-5kw-48v-off-grid-inverter-ii-incl-pi-with-icc/
 

Item: 2 x Mecer 5kW-48V Off-Grid inverter II + Raspberry Pi loaded with ICC (No battery comms cable included)
Age: 2.5 years
Price: R7000 each (incl. Pi with ICC)
Payment Method Accepted:
Warranty: No
Packaging: A box
Condition: Great - Haven't been overloaded once since installed
Location: Pretoria East
Reason: Replaced with 7.2kw and 10kw inverters
Shipping: Preferably not
Collection: Yes 
Link Inverter: https://voltronicpower.com/en-US/Product/Detail/Axpert-MKS-II-5KVA-6KVA
Link ICC: https://iccsoftware.co.za/
Note: If you need batteries - https://powerforum.co.za/topic/16187-4-x-us2000b-pylontech-batteries-including-brackets/