I have an old (2012) BlueSolar Charger 150V/70A (PN: SCC010070000).
I want to expand the system by buying another one in parallel connection but I see that the new hardware is different. Will they be compatible?
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Old BlueSolar VE.Can MPPT compatibility with New SmartSolar VE.Can?
Hi @m_papag
They will certainly work and charge properly paralleled together. And you can have varying sizes too.
'Compatibility' beyond that would need definition, and if you have special needs then perhaps tell us what you want to do.
I was told that to synchronize them they need to have the same hardware.
But even the shell has changed completely, so I imagine that the hardware is also different. So you mean I can buy a new Bluesolar 150/70 and use the RJ45?
Because I see that the new BlueSolar 150/70 does not have VE.Can bus, while my old one does have VE.Can
Therefore, which new BlueSolar should I buy to make parallel synchronized connection with my old one (PN: SCC010070000) ?
Thank You!
Maybe this of interest. Yeh I know they're Smart models: https://www.victronenergy.com/blog/2019/08/06/new-product-range-ve-can-smartsolar-mppts/
I'd expect them to be CAN compatible, but don't know for sure. Maybe someone else can confirm?
Hello @m_papag,
Any other Victron MPPT can be connected in parallel, and it will work. Though charge cycle programs might differ slightly.
The only MPPT that will synchronise with your older VE.Can unit with the screen, is another just like it. These units are now discontinued from manufacturing, though may still be possible to buy through some distributors. If a full synchronised operation is important, you might want to make some enquiries and start looking around for one.
The new model SmartSolar VE.Direct and SmartSolar VE.Can (without the screen) are able to synchronise with each other, but not with the older style VE.Can model with a screen and buttons.
