Basic Commissioning Steps for Victron Inverters

[@jameshoefer7156]

As a rookie, I am amazed at the possibilities you reveal and thankful for your intelligent assistance.

[@ClassicAutomotiveGarageInc.]

Thank you for this video, definitely will help me with our system moving forward.

[@intelligentcontrols]

Great, so glad this was helpful!

[@Electronzap]

That looks like a nice van setup for traveling.

[@intelligentcontrols]

Ha! This system could power a small house, honestly, but it's a really cool system to feature - it's not as common to see 48V systems in mobile applications. This van is going to be used by the University of Montana and the US Forest Service to monitor air quality - it’s really hard to get science instruments out to prescribed burns, etc., so a mobile station offers a quick deployment option in the event of a fire. I'm excited to see the final product - we'll certainly share a link to a little story or case study, I'm sure.

[@shulya4ok913]

Thanks

[@viktor.voytovych]

Thank you! Looking forward for your next videos.

[@intelligentcontrols]

Thank you, Viktor!

[@maurizioDidì]

Good morning, nice video congratulations.... I have three Pylonteck 5000 connected in parallel. I have a Chinese-made inverter that does not communicate with them. I set the various parameters manually in use. They work well because I can see it from the LEDs on the batteries. Can you connect a Victron Cerbo GX to connect and view the batteries in more detail? What software should you use then? Thank you very much

[@intelligentcontrols]

Hey, thank you and good Q! You could totally buy a Cerbo GX and a touchscreen and just use it as a really expensive battery monitor. It would also give you remote access. You would also need a BMS cable, and you could even get a Cerbo-S, which would be a bit lower cost. And then, when you’re inverter dies you can get a Victron inverter and live the dream. :)

[@maurizioDidì]

@@intelligentcontrols Thank you very much, very kind... so should I buy a cerbo -S (this works with wifii), a monitor and a cable BMS RS485 cable? Thanks again

[@intelligentcontrols]

@@maurizioDidì What you would buy is called a Victron VE.Can to CAN-bus BMS type A Cable

[@ccarstea]

Hello! Very usefull video! How do we get MTTP back to "Controlled by BMS" setting?

[@intelligentcontrols]

Hi Cristian, thanks for the question. In a Victron system with a Pylontech battery, it’s an automatic setting. If there’s a BMS and it detects a BMS, it toggles it to "Controlled by BMS." Different batteries communicate differently (or don't communicate at all), introducing complications - and that’s where battery choice really matters. But in this setup, when reconnected (the coms cable is connected and if the DVCC is turned ON), the MPPT will automatically switch to controlled by BMS.

[@fehintoluwadahunsi9662]

QQ, what is the difference between the UF5000 and US5000 Pylontech? I have the UF5000 but not the US available to me

[@intelligentcontrols]

The UF5000 is a newer battery from Pylontech that utilizes 16 cells rather than the 15 cells of the US series. It will work similarly to the Pelio with the same form factor as the US5000. The UF5000 is not compatible with the US series batteries.

[@fehintoluwadahunsi9662]

@@intelligentcontrols thank you!

[@sebastianlehmann3698]

There is an error in your setting since Pylontech recommend the Bulk/absrtion to be 52 and float 51V

[@intelligentcontrols]

Hi Sebastian. Good catch, but those float and absorption numbers are based on an older version of the Pylontech batteries. The new Pylontech manual specifies a charge voltage of up to 53.5V.