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--- battery_compatibility:redflow_zcell [2020-04-04 06:34] – [ZBM2 / ZCell Configuration] simonhackett
+++ battery_compatibility:redflow_zcell [2020-04-28 07:59] (current) – [For on-grid sites using ESS (not required off-grid)] simonhackett
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 ==== Compatible Victron products ====
-  * All 48V Multis and Quattros.
+  * All 48V Multis and Quattros
-  * All 48V solar chargers
+  * All 48V solar chargers that are compatible with DVCC (all except the older 'vertical' shaped CANBus units)
-  * 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 current firmware with DVCC enabled and using the CANBus interface.
 ==== ZBM2 / ZCell Characteristics =====
   * Low fire risk: No exothermic reaction if exposed to fire, and with water-based fluid electrolyte that is intrinsically fire-retardant
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 ==== ZBM2 / ZCell Configuration =====
-  * Interface using CANBus into a CCGX just like any other 'smart' (canbus based) battery
+  * 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.
-  * Select the Redflow ZCell battery type in the ESS Assistant when setting it up (available in ESS Assistant versions since April 2020)
+  * Interface to the GX from the Redflow BMS using CANBus just like any other modern 'smart' battery
-  * 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
+  * 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)
-  * Use the ESS mode "Optimised (without BatteryLife)" to allow full-depth discharge of the battery regularly.
-  * Configure the disconnect voltage on a Multi or Quattro right down to a minimum level to get all the energy out of each discharge cycle.
+ ==== For on-grid sites using ESS (ESS is not required off-grid)  =====
-  * 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.
+  *  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 "Optimised (without BatteryLife)" to allow full-depth discharge of the battery regularly
+  * On single battery setups the ESS 'MinSoC' must be set to 0% to avoid stalling the ZCell maintenance cycle.
 ===== DISQUS =====
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