Colin Kets Posted January 21, 2021 Posted January 21, 2021 Hi there Power forum members Not totally new to solar as I have been running since February 2020 with the following system grid tied 1 x Infinisolar 5KW Plus Solar hybrid inverter 22 x 330W Polycrystalline solar panels 5 x Pylon US2000B Plus 2.4Kwh Li-ion batteries (although the inverter only shows 4 batteries on the software) I have managed to basically half my electricity consumption from grid so from an average usage of 680KWH per month down to 300 to 380 KWH; the best results obviously now in full summer. I do not get load shedding until we get to level 6 as i am on the same grid as a major hospital so i want to start running my batteries at night even if it is just for 3 hours and thi sis where my problem comes in. The inverter seems to be clueless as to the level of charge the battery has e.g. just before sunset it will show as 52 Volts and as soon as the sun goes down it will drop to 48 or 49 Volts. Reading through some of the topics on the forum it seems to be a fairly common issue so would like to know what device (heard of raspberry pies) I can add to my system to better monitor the batteries so that i do not discharge them too low Thanks Colinj Quote
Chloe Posted January 21, 2021 Posted January 21, 2021 Hi @Colin Kets have a look at this it might be what you're looking for. Quote
wolfandy Posted January 21, 2021 Posted January 21, 2021 1 hour ago, Colin Kets said: Infinisolar 5KW Plus Solar hybrid inverter Infini Solar is also on the list of compatible inverter for ICC - maybe just confirm your exact model (if necessary, drop Manie an email at [email protected] I have Axpert inverters and Pylons - and ICC does exactly for me what I believe you are looking for PM me if you want further details Quote
Colin Kets Posted January 21, 2021 Author Posted January 21, 2021 Thanks for the replies so far I will look into both options Quote
Jacques Ester Posted February 16, 2022 Posted February 16, 2022 You can also look at Solar Assistant. It will control everything for you and you are able to monitor and make change remotely. Quote
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