<div dir="ltr">I am having the same problem - same situation. I am going to tweak the efficiency value and see if it helps.<div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><span><p style="padding:5px 0px;color:rgb(36,105,100);font-size:14px;font-family:soleil,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;line-height:1.4rem;letter-spacing:0.04rem;font-weight:lighter!important"><img src="https://viridianenergy.ca/sites/all/themes/viridian/emails/signature-line.png" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Times New Roman";font-size:medium;letter-spacing:normal"><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Times New Roman";font-size:medium;letter-spacing:normal"></p><p style="padding:5px 0px;color:rgb(36,105,100);font-size:14px;font-family:soleil,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;line-height:1.4rem;letter-spacing:0.04rem;font-weight:lighter!important"><strong><span style="font-size:1.2rem">Eric Smiley,</span></strong> Project Manager<br><a href="mailto:eric@vecoop.ca" style="color:rgb(255,255,255)" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(0,168,133)">eric@vecoop.ca</span></a><br><a href="tel:+12507036004" style="color:rgb(255,255,255)" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(36,105,100)">T: 250.703.6004</span></a><br><a href="tel:+18883860116" style="color:rgb(255,255,255)" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(36,105,100)">T: 888.386.0116</span></a><br><strong><a href="https://viridianenergy.ca/" style="color:rgb(255,255,255)" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(0,168,133)">VIRIDIANENERGY.CA</span></a><strong></strong></strong></p><p style="padding:5px 0px;color:rgb(36,105,100);font-size:14px;font-family:soleil,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;line-height:1.4rem;letter-spacing:0.04rem;font-weight:lighter!important"><strong style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Times New Roman";font-size:medium;letter-spacing:normal"><strong><a href="https://viridianenergy.ca/" target="_blank"><img src="https://viridianenergy.ca/sites/all/themes/viridian/emails/signature-footer.png"></a></strong></strong><br></p></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, 2 Sept 2022 at 11:43, Kirk Herander via RE-wrenches <<a href="mailto:re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org">re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="auto">I’ve never installed simplify batteries. Do they make their own state of charge monitor? </div><div dir="auto">The trimetric has a perimeter called charge efficiency % You can tweak that to get it to match the any benchmark more closely. </div><div dir="auto">Also the trimetric should be reset to full on a regular basis, When you have confidence the batteries are full. All trimetrics drift off over time, especially given the unique charge characteristics of lithium-ion’s versus lead acid batteries.</div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, Sep 2, 2022 at 2:32 PM Matt Sherald via RE-wrenches <<a href="mailto:re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org" target="_blank">re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div>Hello Friends,</div><div><br></div><div>I have an off-grid customer for whom I recently installed some SimpliPhi 3.8kW batteries.  This is an older system and it has a Trimetric battery monitor that the homeowners have used for years to keep an eye on their battery bank.</div><div><br></div><div>The SimpliPhi batteries appear to be working fine at the site, but the homeowners feel uneasy b/c the Trimetric is reporting that they are finishing each charging cycle with an amp-hour deficit.  The voltage of the SimpliPhi batteries indicate that they are getting fully charged and are doing so fairly early in the AM (solar is the primary power source).<br></div><div><br></div><div>I've spoken with SimpliPhi tech folks and their hunch is that the Trimetric is not reporting correctly.  They suggested that a Victron BMV-712 would be more accurate at tracking Percent Full etc...  <br></div><div><br></div><div>Do you folks think that the Victron is better at counting Ah in/out for Li batteries?  Or is the Trimetric adequate - do I maybe just need to adjust the settings?</div><div><br></div><div>Anyway, the implication that the Victron BMV was better at monitoring Li batteries has me curious and I will enjoy hearing what the group thinks.</div><div><br></div><div>Thanks for your time!</div><div><br></div><div>-Matt<br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><div><br>-- <br><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><div><div>Matt Sherald<br></div>PIMBY Energy, LLC<br></div><div></div><div>304-704-5943<br><br></div><span><a href="http://www.getpimby.blogspot.com" ta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