Does anyone know what the latest is regarding closed loop VE.can with eFlex bats? I heard earlier in the year it was a work in progress. This was from the Fortress Discord forum. Thanks!!
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Fortress eFlex closed loop status?
I know that this is a really old question... but I have been using Fortress with Victron in closed loop for about 4 years and it has been really good. Just make sure to update the firmware to the latest version.
Also, their instructions are not correct as far as how to configure the Victron system. It's good on how to configure the Fortress. First of all, they recommend to turn on ESS. That's fine for grid connected systems, but not good for off grid. If it's off-grid, don't turn on ESS. Second, they don't tell you to turn on DVCC. You do want to use DVCC in order to correctly utilize the Closed loop coms.
I was in that Discord group. They had a couple of firmware bugs, but most of the time, the latest firmware on their website was good... the problem was just that the firmware that shipped on the batteries was bad.
Cheers,
Kienan
