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A quick and very important addition to this video that I didn’t mention. In default mode (with no relays setup), the AC-OUT-1 is where you must connect your essential (important) loads, as this will continue to be active, when the grid drops, and the inverter powers the loads in UPS mode. At the same time the AC-OUT-2 automatically disconnects, removing the AC-OUT-2 loads, which are your non-essential (heavy loads) such as air-con, geyser etc. HOWEVER - Once you setup and enable the two programmable relays on the AC-OUT-2, you are overriding this default. It will therefore no longer automatically disconnect, and continue to remain active just like AC-OUT-1. This is why you can use this setup to change its programming, to do whatever the relay tells it. In this case it will now only disconnect when the battery SoC reaches the “lower than” % value specified in the relay. For this reason, you will for example be able to power your geyser, as long as you have enough excess solar, even if the grid drops. This also answers the questions as to how this differs from an ESS setup. This can be used in an off-grid situation, whereas ESS always requires a grid tied system to work. Also note that there are no current sensors built into the AC-OUT-2, so it effectively never knows what loads are connected to it. The AC-OUT-2 is actually just a branch of AC-OUT-1, which operates on a switch basis, that can be programmed (as we doing in this video) Because it is a branch of AC-OUT-1, you must therefore make sure to not exceed the inverter’s total max output(W), as per your MultiPlus-II data sheet. Combined, both AC-OUT-1 and AC-OUT-2, must not exceed the limit You can find the MP-II data sheet here: www.victronenergy.com/upload/documents/Datasheet-MultiPlus-II-inverter-charger-EN.pdf For example with the 5kVA model, the max load at optimal 25°C is 4000W. Therefore your TOTAL load split between both AC-OUT 1 & 2 must not exceed 4000W when inverting. If you have the “inverter output voltage” set to 230V in the VEConfig “inverter settings” tab kzread.info/dash/bejne/aY5hsZqHd6S1lrw.html, then this will work out to: 4000W / 230V = 17.39A (across both AC-OUT 1 & 2) In passthrough mode (when not inverting and the loads are powered from the grid) this changes to 50A as per the “Max AC input current rating” on the spec sheet. (Obviously doesn’t apply to off-grid systems - unless using a generator): 50A x 230V = 11,500W
Wow yeh, that makes lost more sense. Thanks for the detailed follow-up and video. Loving the channel
Subbed! Awesome editing and content. Learnt a lot. Thought it was gonna be one of those videos with a lot of fluff and no value, but this is jammed packed with info from start to finish. Actually had to watch it twice just to remember it all. Keep it coming mate.
Thanks for the sub and watching it all the way though. It does a long way to driving the future of the channel, based on the time it take to make these vids.
Did not know I could do all this. Very helpful
Good to hear. End goal is always try have you guys walk away with learning at least 1 new thing. More than that is a definite bonus :)
So much great info, thank you!
Glad it was helpful :)
Very well explained yet to a high level of details. Great work.
Much appreciated! Takes lots of time to create and edit these videos, but well worth the time at the end :)
Should be a lot of work. I do look forward to tutorials on solar panel and MPPT sizing.
@@gushax Yes definitely on top of the list actually, as I know Its a confusing topic to get into. Half way though last of the VEConfig series, which is the Charger Tab, then aim to jump onto MPPT and solar. Eventually want to create a full build course too, but wanted to get the software/settings side of things done first, for those who already have a build.
ok.. new subscriber here. I'm a Victron fan\user. 2 arrays: 1160 ground mount and tilted and 1200w on a dual axis tracker. 300Ah lithium 8' away from 12v 3000 MPII, CERBO with display, Lynx dist 1000, bmv 712smart. Batteries were in float and I manually turned on breaker for water heater.. I know how to setup the assistants for L2.. but how do I wire up from the MPII to the breaker panel to power it automatically..? I'm guess some romex 5' away. Just not sure how to tie into the breaker..?
Nice video. I did the same a few month ago for my easysolar and was looking for a video like this at the time. I have noticed that the BMS is often severely limiting the charge rate by the time batteries are up to 95 percent. My max mppt point is around 150V and I often see around 170V when up at 95 percent battery. So in order to avoid this potential waste I would tend to turn the hot water circuit on earlier, maybe 80 percent before the bms starts limiting the mppt charge current to the battery. I run it between 80 and 70 percent to save relay wear. My hot water is predominantly diesel boiler fueled with an auxiliary electric element which I use to save diesel. On the subject of turning stuff on and off, I have the diesel boiler on a timer and it only comes on (if needed) for half and hour after dark. The boiler man commented it was the cleanest he’s seen which I’d attribute to the boiler running only once, getting hot and switching off as opposed to doing lots of on off cycles. Like short trips in a car I guess. Anyhow. Thanks for the vid Sean
Hey Sean, thanks for the great feedback and info, sure many other will benefit from it (including myself). The BMS possibly becoming a limiting factor at 95% isn't something I considered, so thanks for that as well! "The boiler man" - lols 😂
The aes system seems flawed, my easysolar 2 is pulling around 30-40w constant when everything is on standby. Both settings above are set to 99watts but low power mode hardly turns on and when it does it goes off nearly instantly any idea why this is? It is like the wattage read out isnt accurate at all i have literally given up on it at this point 😂
Its difficult to say, without knowing what your loads look like and what your what your reason for wanting to use AES is? If you are using your inverter daily then your shouldn't using it, as it meant as a "long form storage" mode when you have next to no loads connected. According to your ESII data sheet www.victronenergy.com/upload/documents/Datasheet-EasySolar-II-24V-48V-3kVA-48V-5kVA-MPPT-250-70-100-GX-EN.pdf the difference a zero load in normal mode and AES modified mode is only 4W to 6W. Victron products cost more because they use very little self consumption power. which is why I honestly don't make any use of AES (although my loads are always connected), as the self consumption savings are minimal and creates delays between mode switching, while also modifying the sine wave, which isn't good if you still have connected electronic loads. Valid, it does reduce the consumption by a few watts of you aren't connecting anything to it, especially If you have selected search mode. Again looking at spec sheet it says it will use 2W in search mode. However if you have a big enough battery bank with solar and you disconnect all your loads, it wont ever run out of power from only the inverter's normal mode self consumption of 11-18W (depending on your model). I've also noticed that the wording in VEConfig and VictronConnect are different. ► In VEConfig, it says (as i explained in the video), your minimum (46W) and the a value ADDED to that of 92W. ► Whereas in VictronConnect is says "Start AES when load lower than" (same as VEConfig), but then it says "Start AES when load higher than", which is different to VEConfig, as you not adding this value to the minimum, simply specifying it straight. You said you put them both at 99W, which can be the issue because the values are too close to each other, if its trying to function based on VictronConnect's terminology, its the start and stop are the same values which could be why its turning on and off again immediately. According to the manual, the defaults in VictronConnect are low = 40W and high = 100W (which is different to VEConfigs defaults). but can do to minimum of 12W low and 44W high. Try set it to these minimum values and then connect and only switch an led light on and off to trigger AES and bring it out of AES to test. Also try it with both modified and search modes. AES mode is designed to activate at very low loads, but if the load is fluctuating around the threshold, the AES might not engage properly. You will have to test more and see. I cant test on my end as everything, including my internet is connected to my system, so cant go very low, as even my router use quite a bit of juice. Let me know your results if you find them, I'm interested to see the solution
I came up with a nifty solution using a satellite battery. When my main 48V system fills up (56.8V) I have a bit of logic to turn on a DC-DC charger to transfer energy from the 48V system to a 24V battery (Just a DC-DC and a 100Ah 25.6V LiFePO4 battery). It turns it off if/when the 48V system drops to roughly 54V (the float). So it ends up cycling a bunch in the latter half of the day pushing the excess energy into the 24V battery. This way the solar just keeps pumping power out at full bore. I then dump essentially the entire energy content of the 24V battery daily, to whatever I want. I've tried dumping it to a cheap 120VAC micro-inverter to export it to the grid 4-9pm, I've tried having it run portable heat-pump (A/C or heating). I've tried a bunch of things. The advantage of having a satellite battery to hold excess energy is that you can dump the energy to the loads whenever you want... so for example it can run a small heater overnight if I want it to. I don't have to burn the energy on the spot (during the excess solar) which might not be the most opportune time to use that excess energy. -Matt
Matt! Can't than you enough for this comment. Fantastic use of this setup and DC-DC charging, and using a secondary battery bank to store the excess solar, allowing for more controlled later use is brilliant :D As I mentioned to @roblatour3511 below, my tutorial was more focused on the "how to" than the use cases, as there are many such as yours. Am busy with some Node RED experimentation and another use case is similar to yours, except that instead of a secondary battery, you could set up a secondary geyser in the pipeline. This secondary geyser would be connected to the AC-OUT-2 (allowing its water to be heated from excess solar) and installed before your main geyser. Then, the hot water from it, would supply and flow into the main geyser at night, thereby lower the amount of hot water the main one would need to heat from the grid if someone were to shower. A hot water reserve tank in a way. As you said, you "tried a bunch of things" before you came up with a polished working solution, which is simply part of this industry. As, while there are no real limits to what can be done, (other than what you can conceptualize and refine over time), it can be difficult to initially come up with a use case. So thanks again for sharing as I'm sure it will certainly help spark ideas in others, of what this could be used for. more we share the better we all become :)
Are you making videos for the charger and other tabs?
Yes, busy with script and audio for Charger tab, then edit. So will still be a week or so. These videos take quite a bit of time :)
Does the Soc values still work when charge and discharge happens in isolation to the Multiplus. Like in a van with dcdc rather then shore power charging.
I'm was interested to see your video because I am looking into ways to back feed power from my inverter to my home wiring so that no excess solar is lost. So far I have been looking at ESS. But I don't get this approach - lets say I use this to power a load from acout2 when there is excess solar power. Fine. But when there is no excess solar power what is powering that load? Well I assume nothing if the load is powered only by the output from acout2. Would you not need the load on some sort of separate Automatic Transfers switch which can switch between power sources (for example acout2 and the grid) to keep the it running? Why not use the ESS to power your home with the excess solar? If you do a video on that I would be very interested, esp. if you can discuss feeding excess solar into your home only (but not into the grid).
It definitely overlaps with features provided by ESS, so guess you have to choose what works best for you and your setup. I created the video because another subscriber asked how he could activate his AC-OUT-2 based on SOC, and thought it would be a helpful video to make. However, I haven't tried and tested this against ESS, or any alternatives like Node RED setups. So basically done more of the "how to" and less of the "why to", if that makes sense :)
How will this interact with a normal ESS system, when there are loads and exporting of excess DC solar using the AC-In of a Multiplus II 230v unit ? I'd assume one would need to disable exporting excess DC solar, and that the AC-in ESS loads would be treated the same as the AC-Out 1 critical loads......? But I'd like to confirm this. I'm using the Victron Energy Meter ET-112 with it's current clamp on the grid input if that is a factor also.
Have yet to test it, but yes this will very likely conflict with ESS exporting, as they both try to make use of excess solar, but in different ways. This is more designed for a system that doesn't export or is completely off-grid, allowing for a quick way to power some extra loads when you have an abundance of power.
@@BluePowerPro Yes, I'd espect to disable "Export Excess DC Solar" but can you please follow up how the loads are prioritized ? Cheers :)
Will this work with dess?
Good question! Haven't had time to properly dig into Dynamic ESS so unfortunately can't give an answer at this time. Hopefully other users who have used it more extensively will be able to provide more info from their experience :)
Great video....detail explanatory
thank you, glad you enjoyed it and found it useful :D
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NOTE: At 10:40 I entered 48V as the DC input low shut-down voltage. However, as mentioned elsewhere, you should not run LiFePO4 lower than 20% SOC for optimal battery health. Therefore, it's best to increase this to around 51V to 51.5V in order for it to match 20% SOC, as 48V will be closer to 10% SOC. Again, all batteries and systems are different, so to get the most accurate measurement, test your system, and run it down to 20%, then take note of the Voltage and enter that in as your DC input low shut-down voltage. For example, you can easily find this LiFePO4 Battery Voltage table online: 12V: 14.6V (100% charging) 13.6V (100% resting) 13.4V (99%) 13.3V (90%) 13.2V (70%) 13.1V (40%) 13.0V (30%) 12.9V (20%) 12.8V (17%) 12.5V (14%) 12.0V (9%) 10.0V (0%) 24V: 29.2V (100% charging) 27.2V (100% resting) 26.8V (99%) 26.6V (90%) 26.4V (70%) 26.2V (40%) 26.0V (30%) 25.8V (20%) 25.6V (17%) 25.0V (14%) 24.0V (9%) 20.0V (0%) 48V: 58.4V (100% charging) 54.4V (100% resting) 53.6V (99%) 53.2V (90%) 52.8V (70%) 52.4V (40%) 52.0V (30%) 51.6V (20%) 51.2V (17%) 50.0V (14%) 48.0V (9%) 40.0V (0%) However, this is just a general guideline, because in my system test, it was at 52V at 40% SOC, while this table shows 51.6V as 40% SOC. I have yet to test my system’s voltage at 20% SOC, so for now, I am estimating around 51V to 51.5V, based on the 40% SOC voltage measurement. Naturally adjust your restart and alarm voltages accordingly, as shown in the video.
Hi, How can I get onto a Victron solar panel course? Who can I contact?
Hi Johan, I assume you are looking in SA? There are some paid 3-5 day training camps available. These are certified and great, although they start at around R7000 per course, so can end up being very pricey, especially when you have to take multiple ones to reach the end. From my side there isn't anything yet, but have ideas/plans on creating a real world installation tutorials for the channel, just not in the near future.
Love the content, keep it coming
Will keep making them, if you keep watching them :)
Amazing info! thanks you so much. Its been terribly difficult to get my head around all this as a beginner and no where else have I found such precise and easy to understand explanations of it all. you are the best :D
Glad it helped :) I remember the feeling of how lost I was when starting, which is one of the reasons I started this channel, in order to help others more easily understand a very complex amount of information
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At 53:46 I can see, that at the "GRID" the "L1" is negative. Does it means, that the Victron supply back energy to the grid system? Is it possible to limit the the supplied energy to the grid to zero?
Yes, good observation, that is feeding back into grid. You can set feedback in ESS settings or Select "None" in grid to not feedback at all.
You can also check out this video kzread.info/dash/bejne/oaCHqbqMZpvbZs4.html where some ESS is being configured
Great insight !
Glad it was helpful!
Would u be able to do a video of how to switch on ac 2 and off if batteries drop below a certain battery percentage
Apologies for the late reply. Had some other videos that needed to be edited first. But here is the video you requested on how to Activate/Deactivate your AC-OUT-2, based on the current battery State of Charge (SoC). Hope it helps :) kzread.info/dash/bejne/pXV9tLOqf9bWpdI.html
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Very clear explanations
Thanks for the support! :D
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Saving setting will not save the assistant file. Assistant have to be saved separately under Assistants tab. Reloading the settings will only amend settings within General, Grid, Inverter, Charger and VS tab.
Great Video. Thanks for sharing
Re bonding: According to SANS all exposed metal parts of an installation have to be connected to the Consumer Earth. The connections are referred to as Protective Earth, as it is supposed to be independently connected not relying on the Earth from the Utility. Wiki says: The conductor that connects the exposed metallic parts of the consumer's electrical installation is called protective earth (PE; see also: Ground)
Thanks for extra info
It's all fine and professional, but what really bothers me is the missing D from the word "hardware" in the thumbnail...
Haha, yes indeed - it would bother me too :) Thanks for pointing that out. All fixed!
@@BluePowerProNo worries, keep up the good work!
I have got an Inverter/Charger MultiPlus-II GX so I don't need MK3 interface from VE.Bus to USB port of my PC. In fact, my inverter generates his one wi-fi Network so is very simple to connect any pc to this network then configure the entire system. .
With everyone yelling and joking around plus the camera operator thinking eyes look around corners I found it to hard to understand what was taught, a Pitty as the equipment is worth paying attention to. Such an unprofessional attendance. I've worked in IT and electronics for 50 years and never seen instructors trying so hard to those that wanted to learn.
Well this wasn't a pre-organized shoot, simply a run and gun filming in real time. So if you think you can do better, by all means
I have got Inverter/charger MultiPlus-II model GX. This new model has inside a Cerbo-GX. About the configuration process maybe we don't need to use MK3 interface between Inverter and PC via VE.Bus to USB. The configuration process can be made connetting the PC to the inverter via wi-fi because GX inverter is able to generate his one local wi-fi Network so through this access port you can easily programme the system. Obviously the ve.configuration tools must be ready to run in your computer. At the end of configuration process yuo can programme to connect the inverter via wifi to your router then to internet. In this mode you can use the powerful VRM software for management purposes of all you entire system.
Thanks for the comment. A direct wired connection is always superior to WIFI. While you may get some remote convenience when using WIFI, its comes with disconnection and data loss risks. What happens if the inverter is directly supplying power to the WIFI router and PON (Modem). Some VEconfig setting changes reboot the inverter, which will then cause the WIFI to loose connection as well, which means you lose connection to the remote site. Some sites (such as farms) also have very poor internet, and therefore data lose (dropped packets) is prevalent, not to mention very tedious and slow to work with. This becomes even more high risk if you were to try update firmware remotely, as a disruption creates much larger issues if they firmware update did not fully complete.
I cover this in my next video at kzread.info/dash/bejne/mKZ_qdmYnbe9eaQ.html
@@BluePowerPro Thank you very much for your useful advice.
Great Video.If you are using 3 inverters in an ongrid system, why will your inverters switch off if 1 phase from grid side is dropped ?
Great Video!! i just have one question about ground relay, You config only for the master for each Phase? Thanks in Advance
Thanks for watching, I'm glad you enjoyed it. All settings from the Grid to the Charger tab are carried over from the Master to the Slave units
Can you do a video to do the below settings. The below is my requirement. System multiplus-II gx 2 devices in parallel. I don't want any power to out to the grid. I have connected the grid to the mulitplus-ii. I only have AC1 as output. Daly bms is used to control battery (lifepo4 560Ah 48V system) I don't want my batteries to charge from the grid unless it goes below 15% and it to charge only upto 50%. Option to charge n use the grid. I want the grid to work as an ups if for some reason discharge is stop or low SOC I want the grid to come in immediately and sustain the load. Since I have 2 multiplus-II in parallel for single phase 240V.
So i assume you have solar PV as well as grid?
@@BluePowerPro yes have both.
Have you set your "SOC Limit" to 50% in "Settings > ESS > Scheduled Charge Limits > Schedule 1"?
"Settings > ESS > Minimum SoC" Set the Minimum SoC to 15%. This ensures the system does not discharge the battery below this level (unless the grid fails). However, this by itself does not automatically trigger grid charging when the SoC drops below 15%.
Feed-in Control www.victronenergy.com/media/pg/Energy_Storage_System/en/configuration.html#UUID-713b4149-8d1e-69a7-7146-7abb5ce4b7bd: "Settings > ESS > Grid feed-in" The grid feed-in can be controlled via this menu. It enables the AC and/or DC-coupled PV feed-in to be completely deactivated or the maximum feed-in power to be limited. Feed-in will only occur if there is sufficient surplus PV production to fully supply the loads, and the battery is charged (or at it's charge current limit). The Feed-in limiting active status indicator shows 'Yes' only if the feed-in limiting is currently working. In all other cases, the status is displayed as 'No'. Note: The limit system feed-in is a system target, and under some circumstances such as large load disconnection, or sudden increase in solar production, it may be exceeded momentarily until the system is able to regulate the inverter output back to within the target limit. Grid setpoint: www.victronenergy.com/media/pg/Energy_Storage_System/en/configuration.html#UUID-d5ba0921-8b24-03ea-5400-f17704a4071c This sets the point at which power is taken from the grid when the installation is in self-consumption mode. Setting this value slightly above 0W prevents the system from feeding back power to the grid when there is a bit of over-shoot in the regulation. The default value is therefore 50W - but should be set to a higher value on large systems. AC-Coupled PV Setting: www.victronenergy.com/media/pg/Energy_Storage_System/en/configuration.html#UUID-42f56b22-76b3-0c69-57c2-3e54b2e0df4e If you have AC-coupled PV, configure it (especially if you're using Fronius AC PV inverters) to ensure zero feed-in. Follow the specific guidelines for setting up Fronius inverters as mentioned in the manual to prevent any power from being fed to the grid.
Have installed two MultiPlus-II 230V 5kVA invertors in parallel both with updated firmware. When I switch both on, the invertor on absoption LEDs start blinking and an alarm comes on. I can only see one on the ve connect and ve config apps. As soon as one is switched off, the Invertor on light switches on on the one left on. Cannot see any option to set master/slave on victron connect. Please assist.
Please check out the 3-Phase, 3-Parallel & Singe Phase Setup video here kzread.info/dash/bejne/iaGWtKefqq3Xcco.html to see if you are making all connections and software configs correctly. If you don't find the issue after watching the video, please post to the MPII forum www.bluepower.pro/forums/victron/inverter-chargers/multiplus-ii-inverters/ to see if anyone can assist you there. Thanks!
New 6 Inverter, in 3-Phase (Master & Slave for each Phase) setup tutorial here kzread.info/dash/bejne/oaCHqbqMZpvbZs4.html which could hopefully help and answer your questions as well
at 1:20:16 , i have exide tubular plate battery, plz suggest which option should i select?
OPzS or OPzV batteries: These are types of lead-acid batteries. OPzS batteries are flooded lead-acid batteries, and OPzV are sealed gel lead-acid batteries. If your Exide tubular plate battery is a flooded lead-acid type, it might be closer to the OPzS category.
Nice one boys! really helpfull! not much sun in the UK, but trying to squeeze the most of it lol :)
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