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--- battery_compatibility:pylontech_phantom [2019-02-18 22:06] – guystewart
+++ battery_compatibility:pylontech_phantom [2019-05-17 15:01] – [1. Product & system compatibility] mvader
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-====== Victron & Pylontech US2000B and Phantom-S =====
+====== Victron & Pylontech US2000, US3000 and Phantom-S =====
 The combination of Victron products with Pylontech lithium batteries has been tested and certified by the Victron and Pylontech R&D departments.
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-^  Battery ^  US2000B ^  US2000B Plus ^  US3000 Plus ^
+^  Battery ^  US2000 (Plus) ^ US3000 ^ Force-L1 ^
-|  Module capacity|  2.4 kWh |  2.4 kWh |  3.5 kWh|
+|  Module capacity|  2.4 kWh |  3.5 kWh| 3.55 kWh |
 === 1.1 Offgrid, Backup and Energy Storage Systems are possible ===
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-=== 1.2 A Venus-device is required, eg Color Control GX (CCGX) or Venus GX (VGX) ===
+=== 1.2 A GX-device is required, eg Color Control GX (CCGX) or Venus GX (VGX) ===
 It is essential to use the CAN-bus connection of the [[venus-os:start|Venus-device]] (eg CCGX or VGX) with the batteries for the keep-alive signal, communication of charge and discharge limits, error codes and state of charge.
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 The batteries will automatically detect and link to each other, no adjustment of dip switches or software changes are necessary on the batteries.
-The battery with the empty link port 0 is the master battery. Using the //VE.Can to CAN-bus BMS type B Cable//, part number ASS030720018, Plug the side which is labeled Battery BMS into the Pylontech CAN port of the master battery. Plug the side labeled Victron VE.Can into the [[venus-os:start|Venus-device]].
+The battery with the empty link port 0 is the master battery.
+You must use the //VE.Can to CAN-bus BMS type B Cable//, part number ASS030720018, you cannot use the cable supplied by Pylontech.
+Plug the type B cable with the side which is labeled Battery BMS into the Pylontech CAN port of the master battery. Plug the side labeled Victron VE.Can into the [[venus-os:start|GX device]].
 Then, plug a [[https://www.victronenergy.com/accessories/ve-can-rj45-terminator|VE.Can terminator]] in the other VE.Can socket on the [[venus-os:start|Venus-device]]. Two VE.Can terminators are included with the package of the [[venus-os:start|Venus-device]] as an accessory, only one is used. Keep the other one as a spare.
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 The Pylontech manual contains additional diagnostic and troubleshooting information, specifically around decoding any indicator LEDs.
-===== 9. FAQ =====
-**The maximum charge and discharge current is limited to 25A, but the data sheet tells me the maximum is 100A.**
+===== 9. FAQ and Known Issues=====
+==== The maximum charge and discharge current is limited to 25A, but the data sheet tells me the maximum is 100A. ====
 The maximum current is limited to keep the battery healthy and reach the 10 year guarantee. In off-grid, the inverter can draw more than the 25A limit to run the loads, make sure you have sufficient batteries installed to keep the load per battery around this limit.
-**After charging the battery the charge current often changes between 0A and 25A.**
+==== After charging the battery the charge current often changes between 0A and 25A. ====
 This is caused by cell balancing inside the battery. This happens with new batteries and after a deep discharge.
+==== My system isn't charging at the rated capacity, or my PV is shutting down ====
+Pylontech's BMS will restrict the Charge Current Limit of the battery in cold weather. The precise temperatures and limits are not published by Pylontech, but anecdotally from reports on [[http://commmunity.victronenergy.com|Victron Community]] it would appear that batteries begin to be limited below 18 degree C, severely limited below 10 degrees C, and completely restricted from charging below 2 degrees C.
+You can confirm if this is affecting your installation be entering the Pylontech Battery menu on your Venus-device, and then the Parameters Menu. This will report the Charge Current Limit (CCL) and Discharge Current Limit (DCL).
 ===== 10. Further Information =====
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 ===== DISQUS =====
 ~~DISQUS~~