Off grid: EcoFlow Delta Pro Charging with grid power & solar simultaneously
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- Опубликовано: 15 май 2022
- A commenter asked me if the Delta Pro can charge from the wall outlet and solar at the same time. My answer; "I don't know" - well now we do! (spoiler alert - yes)
Nice video. Seeing the input rate go up to about 1600 watts is very impressive. Thanks for the tip.
Thanks for sharing. I know for certain you can't charge via solar and car charger at the same time, but this is good news. I will definitely try this on my Delta Pro.
I have always wondered the same thing if I can charge it via AC and some solar panels but hesistated for some time. Now I saw with my own eyes that it is possible. Thank you for uploading the clip.
Hi can I charge my power station and use it at the same time?
Be it solar or direct electricity?
Of course you can
Thank you very much ❤❤❤❤❤❤
Great video in showing that we can charge the Delta Pro via AC outlet and them solar panels. 1000W and more is no joke. I like it.
Great idea new EcoFlow delta pro 3 and EcoFlow delta smart Duo fuel
Generator 4000 watts test it out on RUclips video 😮👍
Just what i was looking for. Thanks for the video.
I didn't expect the Delta Pro charge up that fast and at that rate, You get full charge in almost no time at all.
I wish my delta mini would charge solar and grid at the same time, might have to upgrade
If you install a EcoFlow smart home panel you can charge @ 6500 watts plus what ever solar you can collect at the same time.
Nice videos thus far. I wanted to ask since I've been having this idea but don't have all the setup like yourself is making the delta pro bigger in capacity without buying the extra battery but another external type. Unsure if you do, but idea was to have a battery charger plugged into ac of delta, then that to a external battery, then that to an inverter, then connect ac of delta to that, while charging by solar as well. Just wonder just incase if you plug other items into the delta's ac outlet if there would be any problems.
Thank you. I think I see what you are envisioning. The Delta would be charging from the external inverter which is running off the external battery? I think, if that were the case, the Delta would try to run anything that is plugged into it's AC outlets from the external inverter because that's what happens when you plug the Delta into a wall outlet. Does that sound right?
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Hello and thank you for your input. My question is what is the maximum solar power I can use to charge this unit
1500-1600 watts solar input not to exceed 150 volts.
Hi, thanks for your review. I really need to know about delta pro 2 things: 1) with the wifi, you can control the unit with the app also if you are not at home? And 2) also important: if you turn on the inverter and no one charges is connected? How long the unit could run itself without any charge from the pv or from the ac? So the question could be: how much does dry the battery the inverter itself? Thanks for the answer ☺️ It’s very important for me…
Hi Marco. 1) Yes you can control the Delta Pro from anywhere as long as the unit is connected to the internet, and your phone has a data link. 2) please see my video - Watch "Ecoflow Delta Pro Losing charge overnight when the inverter is on" on RUclips
ruclips.net/video/APSwJSwzfFA/видео.html
The DP uses about 45 watts to power the inverter even if nothing is running.
How are you Charge from main grid and power the transfer panel even if they share the same ground and neutral? Like can you have your outlets on the grid, charge from the grid and power the lights from the delta pro at the same time?
I'll make a video to test that. Thanks!
Thanks for the video, I heard when charging thru the grid, the max output of DP is only 1800 watts, with Solar and grid charging would the output be higher than 1800watts? If you can test it on this channel would appreciate it very much.
Good question. I know that it can exceed the 1800 watts using both grid and solar power, but I've never done it. I'll make a video soon. Thanks!
I posted your video. I got over 2300 watts using both AC & grid power. Thanks for the suggestion!
When you have both solar input connected and unit plugged into the wall and the unit is fully charged (like at the end when you turned the inverter back on), does the output draw from the solar panels first in priority or the wall or both? If would be nice for the unit to draw from solar panels if sufficient to meet the load demand, and then if not from the battery (and only if the solar panels and batteries cannot support the loads over an extended period ), does the unit draw from wall power.
That is a very good question, but no, it doesn't work that way 😞 The unit has a pass-through mode when it's plugged into the wall. You can see this demonstrated in my video titled "Emergency Power Feature". That means that the unit uses grid power when plugged in, then switches to it's own batteries when the power cuts out.
Hi Blade, Just sub'd to you for this good info. I've noticed that all these EFDP's sold here in North America have 100-240v @15a printed beneath the AC charging port on the back and
have actually seen 3 or 4 Ytubers (Ria's Ham Shack is one) mention that it could be charged super fast (3000w) in
less than 1 hour using the 240v AC method but no one ever demonstrated how to, they just referred to that option. Could you demonstrate this? Thanks, Bob R.
Bobrub, Thanks for the sub! I haven't heard about the option to charge at that rate. The AC charging input only accepts 120v and has a max charging rate of 1800w. See my video where I charge at maximum from the grid, and abot 750w from solar panels at the same time ruclips.net/video/2KBs1imMVWA/видео.html.
Maybe I'll make a video showing max AC input and max solar input to see how fast it can charge. Thanks for the comment!
@@bladeslicemaster5390 Hey Blade, thanks for your quick reply. Check out the short by Ria's Ham Shack on this 240V charging hack. If not 240v option, why would they mark the rear AC charging port "100-240v @15a" for all these units sold in North America?
@@bobrub I looked at Ria's video, that she says the DP can be charged through the 120v plug with 240v for faster charging. I was not aware of that hack. Although it makes sense to me that it would work, because the EV charging port can take 240v,,, I don't feel adventurous enough to try that on my unit.
Is it possible to hook this up to a grid tie solar system? Ideally it would provide the pure sine wave to start up my grid tie inverter and then act as a pass through for the power.
I'm sorry, I don't know anything about grid tie solar systems.
great video. thank you for sharing. i'm considering buying the delta pro but there is a question I cant find the answer anywhere. if the delta pro is not connected to the grid and is powering the load of, lets say, 3000W from its batteries through the inverter. and then i connect it to the grid with the power limit of 1800W and the charging limit set to 1800W. what will happen then?
I can test that for you.
@@bladeslicemaster5390 thank you sir. that would be great!
If you set the charge rate off the grid at the full 1800 watts, will it also accept an additional charge source from the solar as well, then exceeding a charge rate of over 1800 watts? Can you do this while simultaneously discharging a heavy load on the inverter side exceeding 2000 watts? Thanks!
I think it would handle all that you mentioned. I'll put that test on my list - try to max out the unit with input and output at the same time. Thanks fur the suggestion!
i was wondering if the delta 2 is fully charged and i connect solar panels to it with a load ,does it will take the power from the panels or it will drain the battery then it will charge it up
Mine takes the power from the solar panels.
Hello, I have an Ecoflow Delta Pro. It's currently plugged into an electrical outlet then give power to some appliances, and I would like to program it so it charges at off-peak hours (from 9PM to 4PM next day) and does not charge during on-peak hours (from 4PM to 9PM). Is there a way to do this other than manually unplugging the Ecoflow Delta Pro? I tried to use Automation on the app and did not see a way to do this. The reason is power consume at off-peak hours gets bill at $0.146/kwh and at on-peak hours gets bill at $0.263/kwh. I would save almost $0.12 for each kwh, but the hassle of plug and unplug it manually.
Good question... Unfortunately, there isn't a way to program the delta pro that I'm aware of.
@@bladeslicemaster5390 Remember decades ago we were using VCR to record a TV program and watch it later. The VCR makers knew how to make it but DP is not. Sad and mad. BTW I just got a $5.00 switched timer to do that task
@@junkvista61 Smart! How does that work? Maybe I'll make a video for others with the same issue.
Good info. Can I charge my EcoFlow pro with another EcoFlow pro
Yes. I charge my DP with a 5000 watt pure sine wave inverter. I'm sure another ecoflow would do the same.
@@bladeslicemaster5390 thanks. I’m trying to charge my EcoFlow delta pro with my Ford Lightning but get a power fault in the truck. I’m thinking I might need to use an AC to DC converter
@@brentftaylor the inverter you use to charge the ecoflow must be a pure sine wave. Also, make sure the ecoflow is set to charge at a lower wattage than your inverter in your truck. Some automotive inverters are only 150watts.
@@bladeslicemaster5390 Thanks. Do you have a link to your inverter?
@@brentftaylor m.vevor.com/pure-sine-wave-inverter-c_10760/power-inverter-5000w-dv12v-to-ac-120v-pure-sine-wave-lcd-inverter-with-16-fuses-p_010408644284
You don't need an inverter this big, I use this one to run my well pump and charge the DP.
Also I was wondering if u have 1500 w of solar comming in and say a 1000w load going out will the solar panels maintain the battery to consume the usage like a pass through 1500 watts of solar coming in you're only using a thousand Watts so it's putting 500 watts back in the battery
Yes, that is Correct. A long as you're load is lower than the power coming in, your batteries will charge.
@@bladeslicemaster5390 I'm debating on whether to pull the trigger on a Delta Pro and the new inverter generator that runs on fuel for $4,500 bucks and buying a solar array that will be 1500 watts my air conditioner pulls the consistent 2000 Watts wow the compressor is running so I figured if I'm bringing in 1300 Watts from the solar panels the battery only has to make up the difference of like 700 Watts which from your video it shows can run probably 7 hours like that if the compressor is ran 100% of the time which we both know it wouldn't and using other electrical devices let's say it drives it down then the inverter generator kicks in and turns on automatically seems like a really killer system but total cost for solar panels eco-flow Delta and inverter generator is going to be about $5,900 bucks it's a hard pill
@@stifflerjj4 are you off grid? I also have an AC that pulls 2000 watts that I run in the summer and I've decided that it's best to run that from grid power, and pay the power company, rather than mess with my solar system. 2000 watts is only 16 cents per hour where I live, and it's reliable.
@@bladeslicemaster5390 yeah currently my fifth wheel is off grid on the property I just bought it's going to be about a year before I can get power brought in and that'll cost about 15K what started this whole Solar thing is I was trying to get my refrigerator to run during the week when I go back up there on weekends it's a propane fridge but it uses 12 volts as well 100 amp hour battery died in one week's time I got to find out what my parasitic drain is that's killing that throughout the week I did put a 30 watt solar panel on it for 45 bucks from Amazon and it's not enough
@@stifflerjj4 Ahhh. Your parasitic drain is prob the inverter. I really don't see this Delta Pro /solar panel setup as a cheap solution, but it does work when setup properly. If you're off-grid there aren't many choices out there. The greatest benefits about the DP is; it's all-in-one, and; portable. Hope this helps.
Can I charge my river 2 with the plug and also charge it with a solar panel at the same time?
Yes. Good idea!
You didn't want the battery or anything bad?
@@amilcarortiz2724 Correct
Hi can I charge my power station and use it at the same time?
Be it solar or direct electricity?
Yes sir! I do that every day.
@@bladeslicemaster5390 thank you so much