battery_compatibility:redflow_zcell
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An overview of the technical specifications of this battery are provided here: | An overview of the technical specifications of this battery are provided here: | ||
- | https://faq.zcell.com/content/ | + | https://redflow.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/ |
- | **Important** information about installing and configuring ZBM2 systems with Victron Energy products is provided here: https://faq.zcell.com/category/10/victron-energy-interfacing.html | + | **Important** information about installing and configuring ZBM2 systems with Victron Energy products is provided here: |
+ | https://redflow.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/ | ||
==== Compatible Victron products ==== | ==== Compatible Victron products ==== | ||
- | * All 48V Multis and Quattros. | + | * All 48V Multis and Quattros |
- | * All 48V solar chargers | + | * All 48V solar chargers |
- | * A Color Control GX or Venus GX running DVCC and using the CANBus interface. Interfacing using MODBUS-TCP is also possible (but deprecated for most situations in favour of CANBus). | + | * Any GX unit running |
==== ZBM2 / ZCell Characteristics ===== | ==== ZBM2 / ZCell Characteristics ===== | ||
- | * Designed to be charged up to 100% SOC and discharged right down to 0% SOC (and zero volts) | + | |
- | * You should configure the disconnect voltage on a Multi or Quattro right down to the minimum allowed to get all the energy out of each discharge cycle - the ZBM2 cannot be damaged by being totally empty for as long as desired. | + | |
- | * Set any SoC MinSOC limit in ESS to 0% to use the full energy in the battery (single battery setups). Higher values of MinSoC can be used in multiple-ZCell installations if desired | + | |
- | * Use the ESS mode " | + | |
- | * Clusters of multiple ZBM2 batteries are automatically controlled using the Redflow BMS to orchestrate their discharge cycles and maintenance cycles for maximum energy availability and maximum operating efficiency and effectiveness. | + | |
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- | ===== Color Control GX / Venus GX Interface ===== | + | |
- | The Redflow | + | ==== ZBM2 / ZCell Configuration ===== |
+ | * Clusters of multiple Redflow batteries are automatically controlled using the Redflow BMS to orchestrate their discharge cycles and maintenance cycles for maximum energy availability and maximum operating efficiency and effectiveness. | ||
+ | * Interface | ||
+ | * Always turn on DVCC mode in the GX to allow voltage and current settings to be controlled via CANBus by the BMS (no need to set any battery voltage or current limits in VE.Configure) | ||
- | The best way to interface from a Redflow battery system to the CCGX is to use a canbus connection | + | ==== For on-grid sites using ESS (ESS is not required |
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- | The [[https:// | + | |
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- | A deprecated MODBUS-TCP interfacing approach [[https:// | + | |
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- | This page on the ZCell web site explains how to interface and configure a system to use ESS (if needed) and to activate DVCC: | + | |
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- | Important Caveats: | + | |
- | - At present when DVCC is turned on for Redflow ZBM2 based installations, | + | |
- | - For successful operation on-grid of Redflow ZBM2 systems with the Victron Energy [[https:// | + | |
- | - For successful black-start using VE.Direct MPPT units as the sole startup energy source with DVCC enabled, the VE.Direct MPPT units //must// be running Firmware version 1.30 or later. | + | |
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+ | * Select the Redflow ZCell battery type in the ESS Assistant when setting it up (available in ESS Assistant versions since April 2020) | ||
+ | * Use the ESS mode " | ||
+ | * On single battery setups the ESS ' | ||
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===== DISQUS ===== | ===== DISQUS ===== | ||
~~DISQUS~~ | ~~DISQUS~~ | ||
battery_compatibility/redflow_zcell.txt · Last modified: 2020-04-28 07:59 by simonhackett