Kodak Inverters

[Optimistically]

Does anybody know if Kodak OGS inverters have an AC2 output for non-essential loads? There is reference to it in the app, but it isn’t clear that they actually have the functionality. Also, is it correct that they don’t have the option to trigger things based on state of charge of the battery, only based on battery voltage?

 

[leon.davibe]

Don't know the ogs. Have an ogx 5.48

Yes back to grid/battery etc is based on voltage which isn't very accurate for anything apart from essentially empty or full

As far as I have it, it does have a dry contact with a normally open or normally closed pins that can be programmed to trigger based on battery state which is only useful on full as voltage SOC as we know is crappy on lifepi4


Solar assistant on a raspberry pi (pi zero 2W works a charm and is cheap). Makes it possible to remote manage it too

Once home assistant and solar assistant are buddies via MQTT

Can use home assistant to trigger other smart devices based on stats from inverter solar output load SOC etc and can also make changes to the inverter settings

 

[Lupus]

Don't know the ogs. Have an ogx 5.48

Yes back to grid/battery etc is based on voltage which isn't very accurate for anything apart from essentially empty or full

As far as I have it, it does have a dry contact with a normally open or normally closed pins that can be programmed to trigger based on battery state which is only useful on full as voltage SOC as we know is crappy on lifepi4


Solar assistant on a raspberry pi (pi zero 2W works a charm and is cheap). Makes it possible to remote manage it too

Once home assistant and solar assistant are buddies via MQTT

Can use home assistant to trigger other smart devices based on stats from inverter solar output load SOC etc and can also make changes to the inverter settings

Same as the Axpert/Mecer/Geewiz the voltage thing is a bit silly as using a kettle and it drops the voltage to 48 and boom switch to grid.

 

[Optimistically]

Thanks for the feedback.

 

[Lupus]

Don't know the ogs. Have an ogx 5.48

Yes back to grid/battery etc is based on voltage which isn't very accurate for anything apart from essentially empty or full

As far as I have it, it does have a dry contact with a normally open or normally closed pins that can be programmed to trigger based on battery state which is only useful on full as voltage SOC as we know is crappy on lifepi4


Solar assistant on a raspberry pi (pi zero 2W works a charm and is cheap). Makes it possible to remote manage it too

Once home assistant and solar assistant are buddies via MQTT

Can use home assistant to trigger other smart devices based on stats from inverter solar output load SOC etc and can also make changes to the inverter settings

I must really get my solar and home assistant linked

 

[leon.davibe]

Same as the Axpert/Mecer/Geewiz the voltage thing is a bit silly as using a kettle and it drops the voltage to 48 and boom switch to grid.

Yea I and especially since the back to grid resolution jumps in 1v

I just set mine to 47v I have a 15s battery so has to be little lower than 51.2v system

It doesn't dip that low that easily under load

With the flat curve you either have it jump to grid way too early or when it's basically flat

Been meaning to set up automation on home assistant to manage that

 

[leon.davibe]

I must really get my solar and home assistant linked

It is actually quick and easy

Enable the MQTT on solar assistant
And point the MQTT on the home assistant too its IP and done

Edit my first try with SMH was really irritating and could never get it to work lekker , so postponed cause I really thought don't have time for this now

and when I finally did it with SA it was a breeze