Hello Everyone,
With this beautiful sunshine, we have some usable photons, which is very pleasant. However, I noticed that by having several MPPTs connected VE.Direct to the Cerbo, they weren’t able to balance each other.
Basically, one is running full blast and heating up like crazy, and the others are completely cold and not working. Too bad!
However, their order relative to the loads on the Lynx isn’t representative.
Does anyone know a trick to getting our Victron MPPTs to work together and thus avoid overheating?
Thanks for your feedback
I have noticed the same on my installation but never bothered. There is a difference between being at “operational temperatures” and “overheating”. They work nicely together at dusk/dawn/cloudy/winter etc…in other words they work together when they have to. I see them as 3 different PID controllers chasing the same DVCC setpoint. I am an electronics engineer specialized in process measurement and controlling and yes I could start programming the needed automation in Node-Red to balance things out but never actually had the need.
Thanks @VerreyckenGerd for your feedback, it’s not a big deal, but I find it a bit of a shame that some MPPTs are completely at 0A and another at full capacity. Having to make a NodeRed flow is perhaps not necessary, but natively it would be good…
From what I’ve read everywhere, it’s the most powerful MPPT that would be the first to respond to the loads and that’s actually the case for us, is it the same for you?
Well, I have one 150/100 with 12 panels and two 150/45 with each 6 panels. So 24 panels but shades and orientation are diversed. So it all depends on the conditions but in general when one MPPT takes the lead it keeps on doing all the work. So the others see no reason to start up. Kind of like people work together in big companies ;).
we agree, or even in the administration
Noticed same on an installation with limited mains amperage.
From a tear/durability perspective it would sure make sense to spread the load and the heat. Additionally, it could maybe help keeping temperature lower.
we agree