Hello blade, I have seen your videos and thank you for your content. I'd like to help you get the maximum input from solar by possibly tweaking your set up if you haven't done so already. There are a few variables you need to consider. Voltage and Amperage the panels can produce and Voltage and amperage the Ecoflow Pro can use. Obviously, the limiting factor here is the hardware. The Delta Pro has two models that look identical… one has a 12amp(Early version) input limit for solar and the other 15amp(Current). Both versions have a 150v max input, so depending on your panels individual voltage wattage will vary. Simply put, you want to be as close as safely possible to 150v. You have to take into consideration early morning voltage spike in colder weather and the opposite for heat where you lose voltage. Also, voltage drop from the length of your cables and thickness too. Here is an example. One of my panels is 450w, 41.1v and 10.96A. right out the gate I’ll get the 450 watts if the sun conditions are correct. If I add another in series(adds voltage only) I’ll have 82.2v,10.96A which gives me 900watts. If I add another I hit a sweet spot 123v, 10.96A which gives 1350watts. If you add another then its bad news 164.4v @ 10.96A would give 1800watts but the voltage would fry the MPPT controller. We can talk shop off the comments section if you like. I don’t want to take over the section (lol which I did already). I’m a novice too and by no means a professional but would love to help anyone I can with my experience so you learn from my mistakes and don’t make them yourself.
Hi, thanks for the info. I have my panels wired in 2 sets of 3. 3 panels in series for 100v, and the 2 sets in parallel. That's the only way i could make them fit the parameters.
Your Jeep Cheorkee charging idea wasn't a bad one. That inverter was just a bad choice. I do the same thing with a cheap HandyPowerX pure sine wave inverter and it works like a charm.
Maybe the reason the AC input needs to be above 1800 is related to the AC pass through? When the units at 100% it would do AC passthrough and need to be able to pull whatever the AC output load is?
05:13 you're getting the peaks and troughs in solar input because you're already at 100.00% and your load is only 1070W so there's nowhere for the 1300W input to go.
This is correct.... to mitigate this you need to run loads prior to topping of the battery. This will cause the power to be consumed by the loads and the rest would charge the battery slower. A extra battery to store your excess would be a better choice. I my self own 2pros, 4 extra batteries. I use 8 450w panels to charge them up.
You are correct. I did that a couple days after the test and it reads properly now. It was showing 1% in the morning for a few hours before the sun came up when it should have been at 30% or more.
Hello blade, I have seen your videos and thank you for your content. I'd like to help you get the maximum input from solar by possibly tweaking your set up if you haven't done so already. There are a few variables you need to consider. Voltage and Amperage the panels can produce and Voltage and amperage the Ecoflow Pro can use. Obviously, the limiting factor here is the hardware. The Delta Pro has two models that look identical… one has a 12amp(Early version) input limit for solar and the other 15amp(Current). Both versions have a 150v max input, so depending on your panels individual voltage wattage will vary. Simply put, you want to be as close as safely possible to 150v. You have to take into consideration early morning voltage spike in colder weather and the opposite for heat where you lose voltage. Also, voltage drop from the length of your cables and thickness too.
Here is an example. One of my panels is 450w, 41.1v and 10.96A. right out the gate I’ll get the 450 watts if the sun conditions are correct. If I add another in series(adds voltage only) I’ll have 82.2v,10.96A which gives me 900watts. If I add another I hit a sweet spot 123v, 10.96A which gives 1350watts. If you add another then its bad news 164.4v @ 10.96A would give 1800watts but the voltage would fry the MPPT controller.
We can talk shop off the comments section if you like. I don’t want to take over the section (lol which I did already). I’m a novice too and by no means a professional but would love to help anyone I can with my experience so you learn from my mistakes and don’t make them yourself.
Hi, thanks for the info. I have my panels wired in 2 sets of 3. 3 panels in series for 100v, and the 2 sets in parallel. That's the only way i could make them fit the parameters.
@@bladeslicemaster5390 ok that sound like your headed in the correct direction... whats are the specs on them?
@@dfuentes420 33v, 9.5 amps, 250w each.
Your Jeep Cheorkee charging idea wasn't a bad one. That inverter was just a bad choice. I do the same thing with a cheap HandyPowerX pure sine wave inverter and it works like a charm.
Thanks, I am looking for a pure sw inverter now and will post a video when I get it.
Maybe the reason the AC input needs to be above 1800 is related to the AC pass through? When the units at 100% it would do AC passthrough and need to be able to pull whatever the AC output load is?
05:13 you're getting the peaks and troughs in solar input because you're already at 100.00% and your load is only 1070W so there's nowhere for the 1300W input to go.
This is correct.... to mitigate this you need to run loads prior to topping of the battery. This will cause the power to be consumed by the loads and the rest would charge the battery slower. A extra battery to store your excess would be a better choice. I my self own 2pros, 4 extra batteries. I use 8 450w panels to charge them up.
That makes sense, thanks
@@dfuentes420 Do you have a link to the panels you use?
@@user82938 Sorry there buddy I didn't see your message... I'm using Canadian Solar CS3W-450MS.
I use a Westinghouse iGen4500DF Inverter generator to charge my Delta Pro's after a couple of days of cloudy weather.
Thanks for the info!
What about using a wind turbine for night time...
That's would be helpful 👍 I'm thinking about that...
Your BMS needs to be reset. Work out the capacity based on your output, time and percentage left and you will see it’s well below 3600 kWh.
You are correct. I did that a couple days after the test and it reads properly now. It was showing 1% in the morning for a few hours before the sun came up when it should have been at 30% or more.