Hello all. I have a Quattro 8k that just shut down and I don’t know why. It says the temperature was the issue, but it looks like that hasn’t exceeded 31. It was really because of load (6.8k). How can I modify this behaviour? I would like a warning before it shuts down, so we can switch things off. Do I need to list the entire makeup of my system for this sort of question?
The device should show a warning with a blinking LED before it shuts down.
A GX device should also show that warning and if the system is online you can configure the VRM portal to send you an email or push notification.
It always helps to know the components of the system.
Hello Matthias. I think we have spoken before in the other place. I think I have the VRM configured right, but I don’t have notifications allowed for emails on my phone as it bugs the hell out of me. But anyway, I see from the records that the email was sent after the inverter shut down. BTW, I believe I have notifications allowed for the VRM app. I was cooking when it shut down. There were a couple of other high draw things switched on. I believe that the Quattro 8kva should be OK with 6.8kW for a while, shouldn’t it? Also, why does it say “temperature alarm” when the temp was easily within limits? I think it got confused. You can probably see my system from there, I believe.
Internal temperature maybe an issue? When you ay temperatures haven’t exceeded 31°C is that temperature in general where you are?
That was the reported battery temp. But looking at the VE bus warnings “graph”, the “overload” and “temp” spikes are at exactly the same time. I’m convinced the one has triggered the other. The max ambient temp has been above 40 here for almost 3 months and has recently dropped to around 30.
@paulcarmichael
That Temp alarm accompanying an overload has been reported before. Could be a heatsink Temp, but I can’t say for sure.
Regardless, rather than rushing about when an overload alarms, you could consider automating shutdown of some ac loads when this happens. Loads wired via ACOut2 could be controlled via Assistants, driven by the overall ac load. Of course with suitable time delays on shutdown and reset too.
Thanks for that, but that requires some major re-wiring work. The inverter is a long way from the dizzy board, so we’re talking lots of cable and work.
I’ve reenabled the VRM app, as what I had running was the VRM portal app. I have received a warning about an “overload” of 6.3kW. Surely an 8kva inverter shouldn’t have a problem with that?