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I have a question, My 2x JK-BMS (JK PB2A16S20P) are configured to let my victron multiplus 2 (3x / 3 phase) load my 2 batterypacks (16x320Ah LiFeP04 Cell) (JK BMSes connected to eachother, then 1 can cable to the Cerbo GX. My Charging (absorption) voltage is about 54,7V with high current for an hour, and then raises to about 56,7V with low current. Thats the wrong way in voltage!?? Cerbo is set to DVCC Mode. My most important BMS settings are: Cell OVP: 3.65 V Vol. Cell RCV: 3.6 V = 57.6 V SOC 100% Volt: 3.55 V = 56.8 V Cell OVPR: 3.54 V Cell UVPR: 3.02 V SOC 0% Volt: 3.0 V = 48 V Cell UVP: 2.8 V Power off vol: 2.65 V Vol. Cell RFV: 3.50 V = 56 V RCV time: 1.0 H RFV time: 6.0 H Someone can help me to get this right? My thougths are first high voltage and amps absoption, then lower voltage and amps for float? What settings in BMS do i have to change?? Many thanks for reading this,
Great video! Does the solar panel maximum fuse rating apply to the wiring past the combiner box? Let's say have 4 panels with 6 amp rating. And a 15 amp max Fuse rating. If I parallel them once before the combiner box it would be 12 amps then at the box it would be 24 Amps on the way to the charger. Can that flow backwards toward the panels?
HEy, Because of the anti-flow-back diodes in the combiner box there's no flow backwards from combined power towards solar. Your numbers are correct. Check your charger, if possible go for a higher voltage input. Most MPPT accept 100V and convert to 12V. Good luck. Franky - EASYPOWERWALL
Not really sure what 30A+30A means. is it the capacity of your lifepo4 cells? If so charge both banks with 30A (= 1C). Always good to check the spec sheet of your batteries. In my case battery bank is +1000Ah so there's no limit in charge current as I will never charge above 1C, it's more like 0.1C Frank - EASYPOWERWALL
Hey, Under the video you can find a link to my google drive. There you can download the gerber files to order the PCB from you favorite PCB factory. I ordered mine from JLCPCB. If it doesn't work send me another message, try to help you out. Franky - EASYPOWERWALL
I noticed that too. Fuses are there to limit the current, actuall can't think of any reason why a fuse would work at 32V but not at 52V DC. Installed it and never failed....
Hey Franky, en hoe 'proper' zijn die dingen qua RF? Want het is niet omdat mijn buren heel het spectrum mogen vervuilen met hun omvormers dat ik er zelf nog een schepje bovenop moet doen.
Goeie vraag....als radioamateur is dat ook een bezorgdheid voor mij. Ga dit zeker aankaarten in een vervolgfilmpje. Bedankt voor de opmerking. Franky - EASYPOWERWALL - ON7RU
Good evening, Thank you for all the videos and all these explanations. I have a problem with the JK BMS connected with a Growatt hybrid inverter and a 16S Lifepo4 battery, the SOC drops from 60% or 50% to 1% in less than a minute. The batteries seem correct to me. How can I solve this problem. Thank you for your feedback. Pascal
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Thanks for the nice comment, that's what my video are all about. KISS keep it stupid simple. No overkill. See you soon with more content. Franky - EASYPOWERWALL
Nice Video mate. my inverter is only rated for 27 amp input from PV. if connect all 4 strings in parallel in the combiner box I will exceed the rated amp for the inverter is safe to do so? thanks
Hi Franky ik ben nu al uw video’s van voor naar achteren aan het bekijken en zelfs dubbel😅 Maar als ik het goed begrijp, tussen uw panelen en Mppt zijn er fuses breakers en nogmaals breakers met spd gemonteerd.. is dit voor een bepaalde reden? Is het niet voldoende om fuses of breaker en spd tussenin Bedankt Marc vanuit de Filipijnen en bijna startens klaar om ermee te starten
Hey Marc, Correct, die dubbele zekering & SPD tussen combinerbox en MPPT is misschien overkill. Je kan ze zeker weglaten zonder aan veiligheid in te boeten. Succes met het bouwen, kijk uit naar je project. Groeten uit Belgie.
One thing is not clear to me. How you connect MPPT and Multiplus together? If you put Batt connector to Batt from MPPT OK and then BATT connector to Multiplus? How?
Hi Michal, It's all explained in this video: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-_7d7Mj-PoIo.html Cables from MPPT and the multi plus all connect to the copper busbars above the battery shelf. Check the video. If it's still not clear don't hesitate to contact me. EASYPOWERWALL is also on facebook. Have a nice day. Franky - EASYPOWERWALL
Nice set up, very clean!!. I have some fears buying from Ali as not all products are good quality, are you sure it is 99,9% copper? Have you measured the resistance?
Well it was check by a pro electrician and he confirmed it was legit copper. Resistance for short distance is close to 0 ohm. So far no issue, works great since > 12 months. The links in the clip are from thrustworty sellers.
I have panels of the same model and specifications. Due to space limitations, I have to mount them in 3 different areas. I want to place the maximum number of panels in each area. In this case 3 different strings will generate electricity at 3 different output voltages. Can I connect these 3 strings to the mppt after making parallel connections in the combiner box? Or in such a necessity, with considering the minimum cost and maximum efficiency, what would be your solution?
Hi, In this case I suggest to use 3 MMPT chargers. One charger for each direction. If panels with different azimuth will be connected to the same combinerbox, this will not work properly. Good luck.
Hi Mate, I have a Solis hybrid 5KW inverter, and I'm using it with 16 EVE 304 cells and a JK inverter BMS with an active balancer. I've been running this setup for the past five months. The JK BMS communicates the state of charge (SOC) to the inverter, but the SOC keeps drifting over time. Here's the issue: even when the BMS indicates a 100% SOC, the voltages drift slightly lower with each cycle. Over the weeks, the SOC gradually drifts, so while it shows 100%, each cell and the overall pack voltage are slightly lower than the previous cycle. If I adjust the battery capacity settings, the BMS resets to 70% SOC, and the inverter charges another 3 or 4 kWh. This SOC drift is frustrating because on cloudy days, my 16 kWh battery effectively only charges to 11 or 12 kWh. The remaining 4 kWh stays uncharged because the BMS incorrectly reports 100% SOC to the inverter. To fully charge the battery, I have to keep changing the capacity settings in the BMS back and forth. Is there a way to use this inverter without CAN communication or by setting it as a generic battery? If anyone else has the same issue or knows a solution, please comment and suggest how to fix this problem. Thanks!
Hi, I know SOC and JK BMS is not a great combo, specially with the older BMS. I suggest to use a decent SOC meter (like the victron) to measure and report the SOC. The latest JK-BMS with the breakout board has a better SOC tracking. Hope this helps. Franky - EASYPOWERWALL
In the meantime the earthing is done. When covers are closed will do another tour round the powershed.
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I have 4 different Android devices and none of them can install the app to access the JK BMS controllers.. Had to use a Windows 11 Pro laptop to program them and bring the 30kw of batteries online.. The controllers themselves seem to do their job and keep the cells in line but the compatibility of the app is very lacking and it is not that big or complex of an app.. I think it has more to do with security and whatever silliness is going on there.. I wish they would just spend the extra 50 cents and install a Wi-Fi chip that has its own local network homepage built in like routers have..
If you only charge to 3.45 why don't you have 18S config? Victron equipment is happy right up to 66V so even a full charge twice a year you would go to 65.7V.
If you run 2x JK newinverter BMS in parallel, and connect it to Deye (or some other inverter with CANbus), does the SOC be reported in the inverter from the Main BMS, is a mix of pack 1 + pack 2?
Hi Nate, I'm a bit surprised by your message. Never had to pair again after the initial pairing with my cellphone. Just launch the app and it works straight away. Have you tried that? Can you try with other device if you have the same issue, just to make sure it's not linked to your device. Franky, EASYPOWERWALL
Thanks yeah I tried that. I also have a golf cart with a JK BMS that is acting the same. I'm able to get into both if I retry over and over including restarting the app. Also restarting the BMS helps. I believe it's an app issue or maybe it's just my android phone. 🤷
The JK BMS is still one of the best and getter better. Both the original form factor and the new inverter (closed loop/networked) keep improving. I have four and once I figured out the settings they have been running for close to a few years trouble free. I will say that documentation is only fair. Like anything, there will be some duds but this isn’t too common with these. The most common problem isn’t the bms, it’s an error in installation. And usually if it fails, it just stops unlike some others that can wreak your cells. I highly recommend these
Fuse IR must be close to 0. All leads are equally long, so if there's a little drop, it's the same drop over all leads. So far it's running great for 18 months, minimal balancing when cell hit 3.45V.
You also can include the smartshunt in the ve.smartnetwork. it tells the the correct battery voltage and current to the charge controllers. so the voltage drop between battery and the charge controllers doesn´t matter.
Nee, enkele panelen liggen in de winter in de schaduw van het huis waardoor de de opbrengt bijna nihil zou zijn. Bij de RS450 dien ik alle panelen in serie te plaatsen....Toch bedankt om mee te denken. Franky - EASYPOWERWALL
Hey, have you watched the movie? I invest quite a lot of time to create this content. I'm entering the pasword during the movie.....and the manual (one pager) is available as download in the comment section under the video. Franky - easypowerwall
The oil lamp comparison is not very good. I use 2 separate battery banks, consisting of 2x16 EVE280Ah, each with it's own JK BMS v3, communicating with each other and with the charger. Let's continue with your example, one bank has problems and the bms is stopping the charge, but at such a large capacity (560Ah) it is not uncommon to charge it, or discharge it even with 200-300Ah. If a bms enters in the protection mode, you would push all that current in the remaining bank, which depending on how it is setup, will either enter also in protection, either will push it hard. Either way, not optimal. With the communication you don't have that issue, as soon as a bms is out, the charger will decrease the charging current. This was just an example, issues can be multiple, a cell or bms temperature, cell voltage etc. PS: just o e more UTP cable between wthen2 bms's and one to your charger. Nothing complicated.
Will check temperature on sunny day. The model/brand/specsheet of the DC diodes is in the discription of the video. If you can't find it, contact me via my FB page "easypowerwall" Good luck. Franky
Hola no tengo comunicación entre el jk y el victron ,cargo las baterías con un voltaje bajo ahora en verano hay mucho sol y me guio con el shunt victron para cargar las baterías hasta el 80% o 90% máximo en invierno como hay menos horas de sol cargaré más rápido
Hey Franky, quick question, What would be the settings for a 72v (84v) battery pack built with this. " 26650 Liitokala, model Lii-50A, 5000mAh, 3.7v, max 4.2v, min 2.75v with120 cells I check the xsl file for the BMS parameters and is great to be able to understand what all those settings mean but not sure what should be the parameters to use. great content and well explained! Thanks in advance!!🙏
For me jk bms shows on all cells 0.06v too high voltage and overall for 8cells shows 0.50v higher total voltage. Crappy device, Dally showed ok, but did not had active baalncer