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--- battery_compatibility:hubble [2023-10-31 16:50] – warwickchapman
+++ battery_compatibility:hubble [2024-03-10 16:51] (current) – [Ve.Configure 3] warwickchapman
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 For assistance with installs that require more than 15 modules, please contact Hubble support.
+Note: The first batch of AM-10's are limited to 8 in parallel.  There very few of these batteries in the field.
+==== Minimum Battery Sizing ====
+Hubble makes batteries available in two chemistries: LiNiMnCoO2 (NMC) and LiFePO4 (LFP).
+The benefit of the NMC batteries is they can deliver higher instantaneous power (their cells have a better C-rating) than the LFP batteries.  The benefit of the LFP cells is that they have a better cycle life but at the expense of slightly lower C-rating.
+This gives the system designer choices.  If budget is the priority, then using an NMC battery like the AM-2 paired with a MultiPlus-II 5kVA (1:1) will result in a reliable solution.  The lower instantaneous power characteristics of the LFP battery, like the AM-5 mean it would be better to put 2 x AM-5 with a single MultiPlus-II 5kVA or 8kVA (2:1 or 1:0.8).
+Thus, the guidance we give to system designers on Battery:Inverter ratio is:
+^ Chemistry ^ Guideline ^
+| NMC | Battery kWh : Inverter kVA should be at least 1:1 |
+| LFP | Battery kWh : Inverter kVA should be > 1:1 |
 ===== Required Firmware Versions =====
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     - CAN Mode => Victron
     - CAN Conn. To => Inverter
-    - Serial Conn. To => Battery
+    - Serial Conn. To => Battery (External CloudLink only)
-  - Site Settings => Inverter Brand => Victron
+    - RS232 Conn. To => Nothing (+ models with internal CloudLink only)
+    - Adaptive Cell Limits => Enable
+    - Save & Confirm
+  - Site Settings =>
+    - Inverter Brand => Victron
+    - (Optional) Add the IP address of the GX device - improves CloudLink display
+    - Save & Confirm
+    - Wait for Confirmation, scroll down and click Reboot for the settings to take effect
 Connect the Battery side of the type A cable into the CloudLink CAN port. Connect the Victron side of the type A cable to the CAN BMS port on the GX device (configured for 500kbps CAN BMS). The Hubble battery will display in the device list of the GX device.
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 Use VictronConnect to configure Victron MPPTs and the RS range of inverter/chargers like the Victron Multi RS.
+==== Multi RS ====
   - Click the Settings icon top right
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     - Float voltage => Disabled or set this to the charge value from the tables below
     - Storage voltage => Disabled or set this to the charge value from the tables below
+==== MPPT & MPPT RS ====
+  - Click the Settings icon top right
+  - Click the Battery menu
+    - Battery preset => Select preset => Smart Lithium (LiFePO4)
+    - Absorption voltage => Set this to the charge value from the tables below
+    - Float voltage => Set this to the charge value from the tables below
 ===== Ve.Configure 3 =====
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     - Battery capacity: Use 100Ah per Hubble battery (excl. AM-10: 200Ah, AM-3: 50Ah, S-200: 200Ah, Blade: 137Ah). Eg. If there are 3 x AM-4, then capacity is 300Ah.
     - Sustain voltage, set the value from the tables below
-    - Dynamic cutoff, set the fallback value from the tables below
+    - Dynamic cutoff, use the low cutoff value from the tables below
     - Restart offset, set the value from the tables below