Thanks for the update Lines. While it seems from turning off the soc gen control, the generator is running as it should, I don't understand how that explains the charging behavior, or why the inverter continued to ruin the generator without using it's output. Howie
Howie Michaelson Sun Catcher NABCEP Certified Solar PV Installer™ Solar Electric & Heat Pumps Systems Sales & Service 802-272-0004 On Thu, Jan 13, 2022, 1:32 PM Tuss, Lones <lones.t...@enersys.com> wrote: > Hello Wrenches > > I was able to contact Mac this morning. Luckily this system was on optics > so we were able to go look at the start and stop conditions in the AGS > programming and the Event logs. > > The event logs stated the stop was caused by an SOC stop command. > > In AGS this system is using 3 start conditions > > Voltage start , Load start and Soc start > > At the customer’s request the Soc is set to start at 82 % and stop at 90% > > Which seems a little crazy to both Mac and I > > But to test if the Soc was indeed the cause of the short run. > > We disabled the SOC start/stop. > > We then started a bulk cycle to set the absorb timer to the 2 hr time > limit as programmed in the inverter. > > We raised the 2 minute timer above the current battery voltage to initiate > a gen run. > > The gen did start and at this point the gen has run for approximately 1.5 > to 2 hours. > > So it does appear that SOC stop was the cause of the short run, as > indicated in the event Log. > > What neither or Mac or myself can explain is the graph on the Dashboard > does not show the Soc above > > 80% I am not certain if it is due to a momentary spike that is too quick > to record. At this point that is just a guess (sorry). But that is the > situation. > > I will say it was nice to have this on Optics as we could go visit the > site and do everything from our respective homes. > > Mac thank you for returning my call and working through this issue. > > Take Care All > > > > > > > > > > > > > > *From:* RE-wrenches <re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org> *On > Behalf Of *Mac Lewis > *Sent:* Thursday, January 13, 2022 4:38 AM > *To:* RE-wrenches <re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org> > *Subject:* [RE-wrenches] Radian Glitch > > > > *CAUTION:* This email originated from outside of the Company. Do not > click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know > the content is safe. > > > > Good Morning Wrenches, > > > > I have an Outback Radian 8048 site that is acting up. > > > > This only happens when the generator is automatically started. > > It will start the generator and warm it up normally and then connect and > start charging as it should. After about 30 seconds to 1 minute it will > drop the AC input, and put the generator in cool down mode and the charger > will be disabled. It will then continue to run the generator until you > turn it off manually, presumably because it hasn't reached the stop > trigger. > > > > This system will charge normally when the generator is manually started. > The firmware on the Mate3s is up to date. > > > > Any ideas? > > > > Thanks in advance > > > > -- > > > > > > > > Mac Lewis > > "Yo solo sé que no sé nada." *-Sócrates* > > > This email and any attachments may contain confidential information that > is intended only for the recipient(s). If you have received this email in > error, please notify the sender and delete it from your system. Any views > or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the author and do > not necessarily represent those of the company or its affiliates. This > email does not constitute an agreement to conduct transactions by > electronic means and does not create any legally binding contract or > enforceable obligation in the absence of a fully signed written contract. > The recipient should check this email and any attachments for viruses. The > company accepts no liability for any loss or damage caused by software > viruses. If you are the intended recipient and you do not wish to receive > similar email(s) from us in the future then please notify the sender. > Please consider the environment before printing. > _______________________________________________ > List sponsored by Redwood Alliance > > Pay optional member dues here: http://re-wrenches.org > > List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org > > Change listserver email address & settings: > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > There are two list archives for searching. When one doesn't work, try the > other: > https://www.mail-archive.com/re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org/ > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > List rules & etiquette: > http://www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm > > Check out or update participant bios: > http://www.members.re-wrenches.org > >
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