All things Sunsynk (Deye, Inge, etc...)

[Chingha]

Just had my system turn off on me, all my fault though.

Loadshedding and geyser was on, oven was on, microwave was going, sun went behind the clouds and batteries couldn't keep up

It all came back pretty quickly and my smart switch on the geyser automatically returns to an off state so that's actually convenient. I'll have to set my HA automation to always turn off the geyser during loadshedding, and not just at night like I have it now.

I'm looking into geyser smart switches at the moment. Can I ask what you are using?

 

[DrJohnZoidberg]

I'm looking into geyser smart switches at the moment. Can I ask what you are using?

I got this one: https://www.builders.co.za/Electric...RYtJ-ELeXzug-8i2bi5mTVteNiepw4NMaAiCmEALw_wcB

It's a Tuya compatible device, so you can integrate it into HomeAssistant either with the Tuya integration or localtuya (which I'm using so it controls the devices locally instead of doing everything over the internet).

Or you could just use the mobile apps.

 

[Speedster]

I'm looking into geyser smart switches at the moment. Can I ask what you are using?

CBI Astute Smart Controller or Isolator are your best bets.

 

[Chingha]

Nothing with a temperature sensor?

 

[Neuk_]

Nothing with a temperature sensor?

Geyserwise has an option.

 

[xrapidx]

Officially ordered my last Eskom electrictity for awhile - now that its 20% more in April.

I have 2000 units, lets see how long it lasts

 

[TheJman]

Anyone know what would count as a cycle on our batteries?

 

[Mzezman]

Anyone know what would count as a cycle on our batteries?

Depends on the battery

But generally 100-0-100 is a cycle, as are micro depletions adding up to 100%

 

[Speedster]

Anyone know what would count as a cycle on our batteries?

Cycle is a full charge and discharge. So if you have a 1kWh battery, every 1kWh discharge and recharged is a cycle.

 

[TheJman]

Depends on the battery

But generally 100-0-100 is a cycle, as are micro depletions adding up to 100%

Thanks man, that's what I was wondering - the constant small discharges and recharge, those surely add up to a cycle.

 

[sjm]

Officially ordered my last Eskom electrictity for awhile - now that its 20% more in April.

I have 2000 units, lets see how long it lasts

Same here, 3800 units. Also keen to see how long this lasts me (should be able to do at least 2 years with this).

 

[Kosmik]

180 in a year means that 10 years will be up long before 4000 cycles. What I'd like to know is... If I'm hitting 180 cycles a year, does that mean I could reasonably expect to get 20 years from this thing? That would be epic.

What I'd like to know is how do these revov 2nd life batteries offer 7000 cycles on their warranty?

Doubt it. Batteries have a chemical life as well, ask anyone with a car.

 

[xrapidx]

Anyone know if solar assistant gives the battery cycles, or is the info battery specific ?

 

[Mzezman]

Anyone know if solar assistant gives the battery cycles, or is the info battery specific ?

If you have the battery cable it will read this form the battery BMS... So yes

It won't do it without the battery cables though

 

[SauRoNZA]

Officially ordered my last Eskom electrictity for awhile - now that its 20% more in April.

I have 2000 units, lets see how long it lasts

I’m still just going to pay my R500 a month towards Eskom, I’ll just get less now.

 

[B-1]

I’m still just going to pay my R500 a month towards Eskom, I’ll just get less now.

Same, buying my R300 every month so in winter I don't have to dip into the higher Kwh rates.

 

[furpile]

Anyone know if solar assistant gives the battery cycles, or is the info battery specific ?

This is what I am getting from the Hubble AM-2s with the battery cable connected to SA.

 

[DrJohnZoidberg]

This is what I am getting from the Hubble AM-2s with the battery cable connected to SA.

I was wondering if it would be worth connecting up the batteries. I'll see once my Pi arrives.

 

[AchmatK]

This is what it picks up on the pylontech batteries.

It does not pick up the cycles for my older US3000B batteries in the same bank.

 

[furpile]

I think it's useful for the cycles...


How long have you had them? I suspect the actual number of cycles will be that number / 2 *0.8 as well... though I can't say I understand it all.

They were installed at the end of July last year, so roughly 8 months. If it is 474 cycles that is roughly 2 cycles a day which seems higher than it should be. Especially the last few months I have not been discharging them as far due to the extra loadhsedding.

If it is 2 cycles a day that gives me 8 years to reach 6000 cycles. At which point they should still be at 80% capacity so not too bad.