jblance / mpp-solar

Python package to communicate to MPP Solar PIP-4048MS inverters (and similar)
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EASUN SPL5K - Inverter switches to bypass at 2 kW #406

Closed mmsfla closed 1 year ago

mmsfla commented 1 year ago

Dear friends,

Maybe someone is reading along who can help me. My inverter is the type from EASUN mentioned above and should only use the bypass and the connected network of my house when it exceeds 4000 watts or 5000 VA. However, it does it at 2000 watts. What am I doing wrong?

My configuration: 4 * 12 Volt / 100 Ah battery approx. 1700 watts of solar

Settings SPL5k:

pi@grafana:~ $ mpp-solar --getsettings

Parameter Value Unit ac_input_voltage 230.0 V
ac_input_current 21.7 A
ac_output_voltage 230.0 V
ac_output_frequency 50.0 Hz
ac_output_current 21.7 A
ac_output_apparent_power 5000 VA
ac_output_active_power 4000 W
battery_voltage 48.0 V
battery_recharge_voltage 44.0 V
battery_under_voltage 42.0 V
battery_bulk_charge_voltage 56.4 V
battery_float_charge_voltage 54.0 V
battery_type AGM
max_ac_charging_current 10 A
max_charging_current 20 A
input_voltage_range Appliance
output_source_priority Solar first
charger_source_priority Solar first
max_parallel_units 6 units machine_type Off Grid
topology transformerless
output_mode single machine output
battery_redischarge_voltage 52.0 V
pv_ok_condition As long as one unit of inverters has connect PV, parallel system will consider PV OK
pv_power_balance PV input max power will be the sum of the max charged power and loads power
overload_restart enabled
over_temperature_restart enabled
lcd_backlight enabled
primary_source_interrupt_alarm enabled
buzzer disabled
overload_bypass disabled
power_saving disabled
lcd_reset_to_default disabled
record_fault_code disabled

jblance commented 1 year ago

you would get more responses if you posted on a solar forum regarding this, this is just a codebase that attempts to talk to the inverter and get information (and for some inverters allows you to change settings)

i dont fully grasp your problem, but at a guess your batteries might be sagging at 2KW to the point that the inverter switches to AC, from my understanding the inverter has a max output of 4KW after which it may fail completely, even in bypass

mmsfla commented 1 year ago

I have now been able to identify the problem. When I bought the battery I ignored the name C100. So my batteries are "AGM 100Ah C100", which means: 100 Ah at 100 hour discharge. This explains the switching to bypass when the load is high.