Adding the 150/35 MPPT’s
I started mounting the Victron 150/35 MPPT’s.
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More Solar
After a couple of months its become obvious I need more production. This summer has been wetter than usual, and production is probably down on average however I have not been close to filling my battery. It’s obvious to me I need more solar. I had always planned on adding some second-hand panels to my…
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Production Meter Install – EM24
Up until today, I have only had an Energy Meter installed at the Grid. My Solar production data has not been available as its AC coupled and connected to the input side of the Victron. To get production data into Victron I required an energy meter specifically to measure production. Without production data, Victron cannot…
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Lets Fire It Up
Today I temporarily connected the MultiPlus II to the Sub Board in my shed (Phase L1) with 6mm electrical cable and turned it on. The inverter came to life and started supplementing my usage perfectly as it should. Below is a screen shot of what my Enphase graph looks like with the battery.. The consumption…
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More Bigger!
Not sure why, but I had the urge to make the system bigger even before it was live. On a bit of a spur of the moment purchase, I grabbed a complete Nissan Leaf pack from www.lithium-power.com.au for $3250 delivered from Perth. My first surprise was the seal. In many videos I had watched on…
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Electrical Meterbox Work
I had an electrician add a second electrical box to the side of my house to accommodate my essential circuits. He also did a bit of a tidy in the main box and added my EM24 3-phase power meter and a Cat6 cable for it.
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Nickel Plating the Busbars
As I have some time to wait for my electrician, I thought I would have a go at nickel plating my busbars. In an earlier blog post I created my Nickel plating solution and have been storing it for when it was required. I found a test busbar and attempted nickel plating it. I cleaned…
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Its alive
Big milestone today. Powering up the battery – Cerbo + Batrium BMS
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The Busbars 2.0
Now that I have a completely new way of mounting the modules – and more of them, I needed to remake all the busbars. I found a local company willing to make them for me with their CNC Mill. This will ensure the holes are precise. I also didn’t feel like drilling hundreds of holes….
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Misc Bits and Pieces
Now all the busbars are installed I can finally fire up the Batrium. Using the Testmon I tested my wiring loom. All good. I also created a small precharge resistor pack so I can precharge the caps in the Victron Multiplus II inverter. I now have a bit of a wait before anything new can…
