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 using CANBus (preferred) or MODBUS interfacing to the Redflow BMS is required. | + | * Any GX unit running current firmware with DVCC enabled and using the CANBus interface. |
==== 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 | + | |
- | * Set any SoC discharge limits to 0% to use the full energy in the battery | + | |
- | * Use the ESS mode " | + | |
- | * Clusters of multiple ZBM2 batteries are automatically controlled using the Redflow BMS to orchestrate their discharge cycles and maintenance cycles so that the overall energy system always has energy available even if one or more batteries is undertaking a maintenance cycle. | + | |
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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 off-grid) |
- | The [[https:// | + | * 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~~ | ||
- | Alternatively, | ||
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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: | ||
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- | - At present when DVCC is turned on for Redflow ZBM2 based installations, | ||
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- | - For successful operation on-grid of Redflow ZBM2 systems with the Victron Energy [[https:// | ||
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- | - The MODBUS-TCP interface mechanism is still required for new installations in one rare instance - for off-grid sites with no AC generator and where it is also required that the system can black-start from Ve.Direct Solarchargers alone. This is because the current solarcharger firmware has a startup deadlock present if it is the only system energy energy source (e.g. off-grid and no generator present or generator failed). In this case the solarcharger boots but then turns itself off before the Color Control GX and Redflow BMS have been able to complete their own boot processes and re-establish DVCC control of the solarcharger to keep it turned on. This may be resolved in future solarcharger firmware revision. | ||
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- | ===== Disqus ===== | ||
- | ~~DISQUS~~ |
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