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[solved] My 48V batteries do not charge

Hi, my system was running perfectly 2 days ago and suddenly not anymore. MPPT charger not charging the batteries when sun is up and also the Inverter charger not charging batteries when running on normal power. System is running on ESS with battery minimum SOC set at 30%. Also, system being monitored by an ET112 energy meter. Victron System Overview.pdfmultiplus-ii-48v-5000va-70a.jpgsmart-solar-mppt-150-60.jpglynx-power-in.jpgcerbo-gx.jpgdyness-48v-100ah-batteries.jpg

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Alex Pescaru answered ·

In the day before you had a small consumption between 09:00 and 17:00 and therefore the batteries managed to get charged. But after 17:00, quite a lot.

Probably you started to use big consumers, like AC.

You don't say anything about your PV installed power, but:

1. You started to have quite a big consumption per day.

2. You have a small battery for your new consumption.

3. You have a small PV system for your new consumption.

4. Probably you have a limit for charging batteries from grid.


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godfried-grobler answered ·

System fixed. I had a set of fuses between the battery and the lynx power for protection. It appeared that the voltage on the lynx side of the fuses was measuring 53V and the voltage on the battery side of the fuses was 49.4V. Thus was the system running in absorption and not charging due to this discrepancy. Replaced fuse holder and fuses and problem disappeared. vrm-after-repair.png


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Alex Pescaru answered ·

Maybe I am not seeing well, but did you used a CAN bus terminator on one of the VE.Bus ports ???

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