My application is a boat - I would like to have the Orion XS use power from the running alternator to charge the lithium battery bank.
I’m using the multiplus and it’s works fine.
I’ve been turning the charging on and off with the app (until I’m confident the charging is working ) - then I’ll experiment with the engine detection feature.
It seems like the Orion is neither charging the lithium while underway, nor is it keeping the lithium from discharging through the multiplied to my inverter loads.
Attached is a picture on the Orion xs. It doesn’t look right to me and also it shows my alternator providing 14 v and sending 16 v to the lithium.
That’s what baffles me - why the Orion is putting out 16v.
Here are the Orion settings
Also yesterday while underway for 7 hours engines and alternator running) the lithium bank went for 48% to 18%.
I was hoping the Orion would keep the lithium charged while we are running.
You have enabled VE.Smart networking on the OrionXS. What are the other devices on the VE.Smart network? And are they connected to the battery to which the output of the Orion XS is connected?
Thank you Luda.
I did indeed have the ground from the multiplus and the Orion XS disconnected - I was troubleshooting an ac gfci issue and forgot to reconnect the grounds.
They are connected now
