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We Are Proud to Present The Magneto Product Review Product Review Done by Independent Engineer Battery Range Magneto 5.12kWh 51.2V 100Ah LiFePo4 battery Rackmount and Wall-Mount Reviewer DANIEL LOUBSER DIRECTOR OF DONTUWIRE Category Energy Storage Manufacturer Specifications Total Capacity: 5.12kWh Nominal Voltage: 51.2VDC Maximum Charge Voltage: 56VDC Discharge Cut-off Voltage: 48VDC Maximum Continuous Charge Current: 100A (1C) Maximum Continuous Discharge Current: 100A (1C) Operating Temperatures: Charging: 0~45°C Discharging: -20~60°C Storage: 0~40°C Cycles : 3000 @ 100% D.O.D, 6000 @ 80% D.O.D Maximum Depth of Discharge: 100% (85% Recommended) Dimensions (W x D x H): 440 x 430 x 177mm Weight: 45kg Parallel Connection: Up to 16 BMS Sets Protection: Over-Charge, Over-Discharge, Over-Current and Short-Circuit Design Lifespan: 15-20 Years (>6000 Cycles) @80% D.O.D. Warranty: 10 Years or 6000 Cycles for Average 80% DOD and Maximum 90% DOD Control Interface: RS232, RS485 and CAN Bus. Mounting and Enclosure The Magneto 5.12kWh battery range is available in a wall-mount and a rack-mount unit. Both units can be mounted either in rackmount or wall-mount configuration (rackmount unit by means of a wall-mount bracket). The size of the battery is impressive, being much smaller and more compact compared to other batteries with similar specifications. Communication The battery does not come with any user manual, which makes inverter communication setup difficult if the CAN or RS485 pin layout is unknown. By testing the most used CAN pin layouts, the CAN pin layout was confirmed to be the Pylontech protocol CAN2.0 used in brands such as Sunsynk, Pylontech, Hubble, REVOV, and many others. CAN Pin Layout: Pin 2 - GND, Pin 4 - CAN H, Pin 5 - CAN L Communication between Luxpower and Sunsynk inverters were tested to be stable without any frames dropped. Parallel communication between multiple batteries can be established by means of the RS485 ports and by setting the 4-bit DIP switch (with address 1 as the master) up to a maximum of 16 batteries. Performance The battery can comfortably charge and discharge at 1C without heating up significantly. In our tests, we tested up to 2C with temperatures remaining within their limits without throttling occurring. It is, however, recommended to stay within the manufacturer's limit of 1C. A great addition to the battery is a physical circuit breaker. Self-Discharge The battery's self-discharge is very good, with only 16mAh measured per hour. Start of Charge The goal of the charging test is to see how the cell temperature increases with the maximum allowed charge, and if the charging performance is throttled. The battery was charged at 1C for an hour, with cell temperatures T1-T4 at 26°C. End of Charge After charging from 0 to 100% SOC for an hour, the temperatures of T1-T4 increased to 44°C (1°C below the specification of 45°C). There was no charging performance throttling, with overall good constant charging curves. BMS Reading Accuracy To test the accuracy of the voltmeter reading at the battery terminals as well as any volt-drop resulting of high-resistance busbar usage or leakage of voltage caused by faulty breakers, a multimeter was used to test both the open-circuit and closed-circuit voltage. The measurements show a 99.94% accuracy with an open-circuit voltage of 0.003V, which is negligible. User Interface The battery user interface is a good addition to assist with monitoring the status of the battery. Information such as the pack voltage, current, state of charge (SOC), individual cell voltages, individual temperature sensors, and battery management system (BMS) are shown. Although most new inverters can show battery BMS information via CAN or RS485 communication, the information is mostly limited to pack voltage, pack temperature, SOC and BMS alarm codes. For inverters that are incompatible or not able to display general battery information, or for much better fault-finding and battery monitoring, this display offers a huge advantage. Problems such as cell imbalances, temperature runaway of a specific sensor and detailed BMS fault codes offers both users and installers an advantage in fault-finding without having to send the battery to the manufacturer. Main Menu Cell Voltages Temperatures BMS Status Conclusion We were really impressed by the compact size of the magneto battery range, good user interface, high performance, and good warranty. The battery offers good scalability with a parallel capacity of up to 16 units. With the price (at the time of writing) for the 5.12kWh rack-mount battery starting at R21 896.00, the Magneto battery range offers excellent value. Value (5/5) Performance (4.5/5) Warranty (5/5) User Experience (4.5/5) Scalability (4.5/5) Compatibility (5/5) Overall (4.5/5) Photos of the internals of the battery range

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Hi we have a route to remedy this through one of our major suppliers they will do a replacement Swap Out if found that the inverter is infact a warranty failure however the catch is that it is only for people that bought the inverter from our online store and if the inverter was bought from them the other suppliers do not really offer this. We also have given up with Sunsynk Local support when it comes to warranty repairs for products from other suppliers so we have exclusively been selling Sunsynk inverters supplied by the supplier that offers the Swap Out option in the case of a warranty failure. Sunsynk themselves are not very eager to communicate with Us nor with the End User they try to force the Installer to take the brunt of the warranty Issues. We have on many occasions attempted to do so but they are very set in their ways only route according to them is through the Single Sunsynk Support centre in JHB. There may be other suppliers that also offer a swap out option however We are only aware of one the others follow the normal long winded approach. There is still a time factor linked to the swap out option it takes about 2 weeks where waiting for Sunsynk support can take a couple of months. This is also one of the reasons we are slowly moving away from Sunsynk as the go to product and rather supporting Solis which has a Swap out Warranty Policy and a relatively short warranty swap out waiting time their inverters work very very well and the 5 and 6 KW units are Silent I have been testing them for some time now and can confirm that even in 40 degree conditions they do not get very hot nor do they make any sound. As an example I have a client on a Farm in a very rural area that has some problems with his Solis parallel configuration. Solis has Issued him with a replacement inverter they are also paying the installers call out fee to go to his farm and swapp the inverter and resolve the issues onsite without forcing the client to remove his existing system. They have already ascertained that there is a problem and the only way to resolve it is to do the troubleshooting onsite with a replacement unit. The same client had issues with one of the two of his Magneto Wall Mount 5.1 KWH batteries Magneto Energy sent him Replacement batteries before receiving the faulty ones back and they did this in a space of 1 week.. So yes some Manufacturers work with us others think they are too big to be bothered with good after sales service..

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All online store Prices are the Correct Special prices media needs to be updated there was a further price drop on the Sunsynk 8KW inverter.

Unfortunately no the Sunsynk Batteries prices have increased there is only one supplier that has them in stock and they are boosting the prices on those at the moment our normal suppliers do not have stock and we only expect to see stock from them in September however we have very good prices on other battery brands.

Hey Guys please check our Online Store we have Crazy low prices on Sunsynk Inverters. Installers can contact us for installer prices margins are tight because of the specials running however we can help the installers out with better pricing. Please note Purchasing Sunsynk inverters from us do not follow the same warranty procedure as with other suppliers if the inverter is deemed faulty under warranty my supplier will do a warranty swap out on the inverter.

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Hey Guys we are very proud to showcase a really awesome project that is in progress with Dontuwire as the facilitator and installer and Powerforum Store (PTY) LTD as the Supplier of the hardware the Client contacted us for his complete project. The Installation consists of two farmsteads both with containerized Victron Systems with Freedom Won LV Batteries we will also be adding a total of 3 x 10 KW Variable Pitch Wind turbines that will be AC Coupled with Solis Grid tied inverters to the Victron Inverters. The containers have fire suppression air-conditioning and a full-blown security system in place they are insulated and brand new containers. As you can clearly see these farmers are commercial scale dairy farmers with very unique power requirements. Here are some of the Photos so far just to give you an Idea of the scope I will post all the technical details later.

Yes however the main reason for frequency shifting is to prevent the battery bank from overcharging theoretically when the Grid tied inverter is coupled to the load side of the hybrid inverter and the hybrid inverter battery is not fully charged the frequency will be 50HZ which in turn will allow for the inversion process to go in reverse argument sake 230 VAC to 48v DC which in turn will charge the battery however when the battery is full the Grid tied inverter will change its frequency in increments until the frequency is at such a point that the inversion process is out of synchronization preventing the batteries from charging. Even when the grid tied inverter is running at a slightly elevated frequency normal loads will still be able to use the power generated by the grid tied inverter without using battery power.

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The New Solis S6 Range Supports Ac Coupling with frequency Shifting could be a solution to your problem.

The turbine comes with a DC rectified constant voltage controller that we can specify a set Voltage range on for example 350 VDC however your Dump Load or resistor needs to be double the rating of the turbine especially if it is a fixed blade turbine however the question Andre Asked is how to integrate a turbine if the MPPT's are already fully populated.

No you would AC couple it connecting to the PV Input is a DC Connection. Ac coupling is done with a Solis Grid Tied Inverter and you would connect the wind turbine to the Solis Grid tied Inverter using constant voltage input. The Solis grid tied inverter will connect to the Gen Port on the Sunsynk and you activate Micro Inverter feature on the Sunsynk. You can try to connect to the Sunsynk MPPT however you would need the exact power curve of the turbine and program each power point into the Sunsynk this can be difficult to get 100 % right AC coupling on the AUX port is the most efficient method.

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Yes at 50 % of the inverter rating

yes if you look at the screen shots those are of the web interface the app via Bluetooth is in real-time all you need is your cell or tablet for a remote screen if you really want one otherwise I have found the cell phone to be perfect I carry my remote screen with me everywhere.. in both forms of the application you can remotely control the inverter.

The Short Answer YES. And the owner has full control of the inverter not the installer the owner has to give the installer permission to make changes. There are Installer level function that is limited but majority of the important functions are all available for the end user. Also the installer can not switch your inverter off or block it remotely! Neither can Solis Unless you report it Stolen..

I am running the Solis 6KW Unit and will Parallel with another 6KW we are also going to extend the warranties on the Units to 10 Years a very cheap and affordable additional cost but in my opinion worth it.

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Yes I have a unit in place that replaced my Sunsynk and I am already seeing higher average PV production for the same time vs last year the application is an absolute pleasure to use very intuitive. Installation was just a direct change of the inverter so same panels and batteries as with the Sunsynk. No noise anymore the Solis is silent. Big Plus point.. BMS config worked immediately no gymnastics required with the Hubble AM2 batteries SOC Voltages and SOH visible on the app. Added Features like String Arch detection makes for early warning if there are problems on your strings. App is in real-time on your phone Web app updates between 1 to 5 mins max. Tons of adjustment available under settings.. Additionally the inverter is more robust have not managed to trip it yet..in contrast the other one tripped easily with the same combination of loads. So far very happy with it. Adding a second one in parallel soon with seperate battery bank ... Magneto Super Cap.. and a wind turbine AC Coupled.. Will update as things progress.