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Smartsolar equalisation and current from Smartshunt

Hello, I suggest to Victron to make a way that the equalization current of the smartsolar can be read by a smartshunt or a bmv via the VE smart network.



otherwise it is impossible to carry out a correct equalization phase if there are loads on the battery.


It is quite frustrating that the smartsolar can use the charging current of the smartshunt to terminate the tail current draw phase, and that it cannot do the same for the equalization phase.


for example if I set the equalization limit to 10% of the current of my smartsolar, it would be 3A (10% of 30A), but if I have 15A of loads on, the voltage will never increase because the charge controller cannot distinguish the current of the loads from that of the battery.


It would be very easy to do this since everything is already set up for the Ve Smart network.

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@Fra

Do you have enough power to equalize and run loads? is it able to raise the battery to the equalization voltage and keep it there for the duration necessary even under load? If not then you cannot equalize for that reason. nothing to do with the smart shunt or amps. It is everything to do with voltage.

I am assuming you have lead acid batteries and you are not confusing absorption and equalization here.

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hello I understand perfectly what you mean.
yes .. I have enough power for loads and battery.

The problem is another.

EQUALIZATION works like this:

After the end of the Absorption the controller starts a phase with limited current and allows the voltage to rise up to the set equalization limit.

If the current limit is 10% it means that for my controller it is 3A.

now, if I have 8A of loads and 25A of maximum output possible, the controller will use 8a plus what it takes to get at least the absorption voltage ..
it means something around 10A (8A of loads and 2A needed to carry the battery charged to an absorption voltage).

but this means that the current limited to 3A will not be used correctly !!!
because according to the controller this current must already be exceeded to reach the starting voltage of the equalization. ie the absorption voltage.

Therefore the EQUALIZATION limit current works only without loads.

It should be possible for the controller to know the current going into the battery from the VE SMART network, just like it does for the tail current.

also the tail current function is unusable without VE SMART network with shunt, unless the battery is without loads.

the same happens with the equalization current limit.
If there are loads it loses meaning.

what you say I understand perfectly and it has nothing to do with what I am saying.
the question is more subtle.

I would like the voltage to be raised from absorption to target fi equalization WITH ONLY 3A FOR THE BATTERY.
THIS IS NOT POSSIBLE IF THERE ARE LOADS. BECAUSE THE BATTERY WILL LESS CURRENT THAN THE SET EQUALIZATION LIMIT. Regardless of whether I have 30A or 20A available.

But I probably can't explain well with Google translate.
thank you
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