Hello,
I have a Victron SmartSolar MPPT 100/20, connected to a BIG Pro Solar DC EFB 12V 110Ah C100 battery.
For the last days, I have the following metrics:
| Day |
Yield |
Consumption |
| -9 |
190 |
50 |
| -8 |
170 |
20 |
| -7 |
150 |
130 |
| -6 |
310 |
200 |
| -5 |
170 |
200 |
| -4 |
150 |
200 |
| -3 |
280 |
120 |
| -2 |
330 |
190 |
| -1 |
280 |
210 |
| 0 |
90 |
190 |
For a total:
- yield: 2120Wh
- consumption: 1510Wh
But this morning the voltage was too low and the appliance, I am connecting, shut off.
Am I misconfiguring the controller?
Or am I misunderstanding how the entire system works?
Thanks
@power46 There is a lot more to it, e.g. lead acid voltage drop under load, charge and roundtrip efficiencies etc. Maybe spend some time reading up on the various aspects as you also don’t discharge lead acid chemistries below 50% which all should be factored in when sizing a system.
Thanks for the message.
But how do I measure the discharge percentage?
The controller only shows the battery voltage.
A properly calibrated battery monitor can provide a lot of useful information such as SOC based on the power in and out of the battery and even approximate time-to-go. The Ah in and out it how you measure it. Have a look at the range of monitors here. If you have e.g. a LifePo4 with a bms and bluetooth, it is another way.