[RE-wrenches] Aquion Batteries

[Jason Andrade]

As for the Simpliphi I have them in a few projects one being Governor Browns offgrid home and my own off-grid residence is powered using them.
I recently re-engineered the Outback IBR3 for the phi 3.5 and made an advanced version for my own.  I purchased a flexnet battery monitor and used all three channels for the IBR I have a spare Flexmax80 that powers a hub 4 and a second mate 3.  You are able to aggregate this data into optics and overlay the two.  I’ll admit I haven’t had a lot of time to tweak with it but I think you can see it as an optics preview through outback.

I agree data on the Lifpo4 is critical and my understanding is Simpliphi will be releasing a version soon that has comms.

I also have a Discover AES bank on my off grid woodshop consisting of 4 of the 6.5 coupled with three of the older xantrex xw inverters this is a great platform so far and you can see the battery as a device on the scp, you can also direct connect using a usb to usb cable to the battery and upload firmware and see the battery specifics

Jason Andrade
West Coast Sustainables


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> Date: Wed, 23 Jan 2019 16:08:55 -0600
> From: Darryl Thayer <darylsolar1 at gmail.com>
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> I have used Simphiphy.  Had a problem  over time nearly 2 years the cells
> were what appears to be out of balance.  I think i balanced them by setting
> the charge voltage higher than recomended.  I think the factory has it wrong
> 
> On Wed, Jan 23, 2019, 1:39 PM Dave Angelini Offgrid Solar <
> offgridsolar at sti.net wrote:
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>> Simplyphi does not have a built in method for Soc. The BMS works well but
>> the install requires an energy monitor with a shunt. Too much work for me
>> and my clients. Their batteries are too small at 3.5 kwh or so. If they
>> changed the size up, and got Soc out to OUtback or Schneider I would use
>> them.
>> 
>> Dave Angelini Offgrid Solar
>> "we go where powerlines don't"
>> http://members.sti.net/offgridsolar/
>> e-mail  offgridsolar at sti.net
>> text 209 813 0060
>> 
>>> Awhile back, it was mentioned that missmatched cell voltages could be
>>> corrected with a 6 volt charger attached to each low layer.  I tried this
>>> on one and it worked.  I have several stacks that have mostly even
>>> voltages
>>> with one cell over charged.  Often 8 to 25 volts.  Some showed the high
>>> voltage layer when under charge but looked normal when static.  Others
>> had
>>> the high voltage even when static.  Are these layers just totally
>>> defective
>>> or could the voltage be bled off somehow down to the average.  Has anyone
>>> tried this.  I have three  customers with Aquions that are working well
>>> and
>>> staying balanced.  This customer has 24 batteries and 13 show this
>>> problem.
>>> Capacity of the bank is very poor.  Customer is ready to call lawyer!
>> Any
>>> ideas?
>>> Tump, yes these include the batteries from Maine but also half of his
>>> original 12 are showing the same problem.
>>> 
>>> John Blittersdorf.
>>> CV Wind Service (and Solar)
>>> 200 West Road
>>> N Chittenden, VT 05763
>>> 802-770-8625

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