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<p>Howie,</p>
<p>I have now installed three Blue Ion systems (2 x 16 kwh and one
48kwh) and am very pleased with them. It's a complete package with
clear instructions, all parts labeled, good technical support, and
presents very well to the client when installed. BMS info is
accessed online through the included and pre-programmed E-Gauge,
which displays both BMS and consumption data. The BMS manages all
charge functions; the inverters and controllers are overridden. I
have only used them as upgrades to existing off grid systems with
Magnum and Outback VFX hardware, but have an XW installation
planned for early August.</p>
<p>Allan</p>
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<div>Jerry, thanks for this recommendation. I've been looking at
the Blue Ion, but for some reason they off my top tier
choices. Have you integrated them with XW battery backup
systems? How is the BMS info access? The one thing that I
really like about the AES batteries is their integration with
the Context comms (at least from what I've read here and
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<div dir="auto">Does anyone else have experience with Blue Ion
batteries? With XWs?</div>
<div dir="auto">On a separate note, what are the real advantages
of using the XW pro vs. the plus?</div>
<div dir="auto">Howie Michaelson</div>
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<div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, May 3, 2019, 5:32
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<div dir="auto">Just my 2 cents, look at Blue ion from
Blue Planet Energy, l have installed new and also
switched over from other batteries, been very happy with
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<div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, May 3, 2019,
2:30 PM Jason Andrade <<a
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Howie,<br>
I\u2019ve used a few different brands and am currently
using the Discover AES, I have a quad stack of the
coupled to an dual stack of XW inverters and they are
working great, <br>
As for another post comment that these companies are
looking to be bought out, Discover is long time
battery manufacturer and I feel pretty confident they
will be here to honor the warranty.<br>
If you search YouTube you can see a video Discover and
I did on my wood shop.<br>
Jason Andrade<br>
West Coast Sustainables <br>
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> <br>
>> Hi Folks,<br>
>> About to spec my first Lithium battery backup
job. The client is not a<br>
>> heavy user, but wants things done right more
than being totally cost<br>
>> effective.<br>
>> We put in 14kW of net metered solar using
SolarEdge and now he wants the<br>
>> backup component. This was significantly
oversized for his use, but he<br>
>> wanted to be sure he was putting a bunch more
back into the grid than he<br>
>> was using (making up for past profligate
power usage). We will be using a<br>
>> dual stacked XW 6848, mostly for enough
backfeed capacity (we could wire<br>
>> in<br>
>> a transfer switch and only use 1 XW, but he'd
prefer this setup instead).<br>
>> I have narrowed down my choice for batteries
to either:<br>
>> <br>
>> - (2) Iron Edison 200 amp hour batteries,
or<br>
>> - (3) Discover AES 130 amp hour batteries<br>
>> <br>
>> Advantages for the AES are that they
integrate directly with the Schneider<br>
>> Xanbus network so the Conext battery monitor
provides direct insight into<br>
>> the SOC and SOH of the batteries, and they
have a slightly higher rated<br>
>> cycle life so higher lifetime energy
capacity.<br>
>> <br>
>> Advantages of the IronEdison are they come in
a larger amp hour size<br>
>> allowing for only needing 2 vs. 3 batteries,
they have an integrated fuse<br>
>> and disconnect, and from my sources are 1/3
less in price.<br>
>> <br>
>> If anyone has any thoughts on any of this, or
corrections to my<br>
>> comparison,<br>
>> I'd greatly appreciate it.<br>
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