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Hello,
I have a LiFePo4 12V battery and a Victron smartsolar MPPT 100/50 regulator.
battery présents recommends 14.6V. However default setting of LiFePo4 is at 14.2V for absorption voltage and 13.5V for float voltage. Should I change both absorption and float voltage to 14.6V? Appreciate in advance your help. Friendly regards
Adrien
Hi @amajor,
you should use recommended settings from your battery manufacturer. But please check again with the data sheet of your battery. 14.6V as float voltage is way too high.
@amajor,
well. There are no definitions about the wording for the charge states. He may be correct in saying that absorption voltage does not matter, but at the same time the data sheet indicates that there is in fact a absorption voltage. You'll find that as Charge voltage or Bulk voltage. Both mean the same. So set absorption voltage to 14.6V (+/- 0.2V - thus even 14.4V will do the job) and I suggest using 13.5V as float voltage. And then hope that the integrated BMS will do it's job.
