The Batrium BMS – Watchmon 5 Plus arrived today. I was able to plug it into my PC via USB, configure the WiFi, set it to a static IP and update the firmware all within out 5 minutes. Its back in the box now until the rest of my Nissan Leaf modules arrive and the…
Even thou I’m building a power wall from relatively safe Leaf modules, I don’t want them in the garage attached to the house. I built a shed last year and it’s perfect for my power wall. The side of the shed I’ve decided to put the power wall on faces the afternoon sun so I…
The rack itself is awkward to move and would be impossible to move once the leaf batteries are installed. It needs a strong base and wheels. First I built a rectangle frame from of 20×20 SHS. The frame sits under a lip of the main rack frame. I then started work on the Leaf base…
I found a suitable rack cabinet on Facebook Marketplace for $100.00. It was local so I snapped it up this afternoon. It came with a stack of shelves and some old audio connectors which will need to be removed. The photos below give an example of how the modules fit. The rack cabinet is an…
I have tested each module and entered the results into an Excel Spreadsheet. This document is a work in progress so will be continually updated. Nissan Leaf Powerwall Test Results Here is an example of the output from the West Mountain Radio software for Module 1: I’ve tested this module three times so far. Test…
The Battery The initial battery will consist of 28 Nissan Leaf modules in 7S4P configuration. The Inverter Victron Multipass II 48V – I’m unsure as yet thou if it will be the 3000w or 5000w model. Solar System My existing Enphase Microinverter system will be used and AC Coupled to the Multiplus II inverter. The…
Physical Dimensions 303 x 223 x 36 mm (11.93 x 8.78 x 1.38 in) and weighing about 3.8 kg (8.38lbs) M6 Terminal – 5.5 +- 1.0Nm – 12mm max depthM4 Terminal – 1.2 +- 0.24Nm – 11.5mm max depth Chemistry lithium-manganese-oxide with nickel oxide (LiMn2O4 with LiNiO2) Voltage Details The cell’s voltage chart shows a maximum…
For some time I have had a saved search with alerts enabled on my ebay phone app. About 2 weeks ago I went to bed early and while watching a video on my phone I was alerted to a new listing for local leaf cells. The listing was for 8 leaf cells for $400.00 (By…
In around August 2018, I stumbled across a complete Nissan Leaf pack – Only trouble was it was located in New Zealand. The price was fair enough, but after a lot of phone calls and emails, it all became too hard to economically ship it to Australia, so the search continues…
Hi, I’m David, and I plan to build a power wall. I have been contemplating it for some time – Interest in the project started after discovering Peter’s 18650 based power wall on his Youtube channel – HBPowerwall. At first, I started sourcing 18650’s and was lucky enough to obtain about 500 new old stock Samsung…