Hi Folks, I have just upgraded my 2012 ZEO MK1 Leaf to 40kWhr. I'm very pleased so far with the outcome of that.
The old battery was dismantled and returned to me as 48 individual cells plus the ancillary parts.
I want to use this battery as part of a hybrid solar/battery/inverter/grid home system.
Does anyone have any advice on the best way to go about this? I am still at the stage of selecting a BMS and inverter combination.
The main issue seems to be to find a BMS that will seemlessly communicate with the inverter. The inverters I have looked at so far all have a list of batteries with which they are compatible, and a home made one from Leaf cells is not one of them.
I am looking at a 48V DC inverter, 230VAC 50Hz on the grid side. Probably 7 cells in series, (=14s as each pack has 4 cells 2s2p). Meaning I will use 42 of the packs on 6 x 7s pack modules
I am hoping to do this on just one BMS.
Any advice would be appreciated. Specifically, is there a recommended BMS/inverter combo? If not, can I just use a BMS with an inverter that does not need to communicate with the BMS?
The old battery was dismantled and returned to me as 48 individual cells plus the ancillary parts.
I want to use this battery as part of a hybrid solar/battery/inverter/grid home system.
Does anyone have any advice on the best way to go about this? I am still at the stage of selecting a BMS and inverter combination.
The main issue seems to be to find a BMS that will seemlessly communicate with the inverter. The inverters I have looked at so far all have a list of batteries with which they are compatible, and a home made one from Leaf cells is not one of them.
I am looking at a 48V DC inverter, 230VAC 50Hz on the grid side. Probably 7 cells in series, (=14s as each pack has 4 cells 2s2p). Meaning I will use 42 of the packs on 6 x 7s pack modules
I am hoping to do this on just one BMS.
Any advice would be appreciated. Specifically, is there a recommended BMS/inverter combo? If not, can I just use a BMS with an inverter that does not need to communicate with the BMS?