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- Page 1 Sol-Ark Integration Guide AmpliPHI 3.8 kWh Batteries SimpliPhi Power, Inc. 3100 Camino Del Sol Oxnard, CA 93030, USA (805) 640-6700 info@simpliphipower.com SimpliPhiPower.com | 1 | © SIMPLIPHI POWER REV202008141736...
- Page 2 – all with a 98% efficiency rate. SimpliPhi Power offers proprietary, commercially available energy storage and management systems that are safe, non-toxic, reliable, durable, efficient, highly scalable, and economical over the lifetime of the PHI Battery.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
5.6 – Off-Grid ............................20 5.7 – Generators ............................ 20 5.6 – Smart Load ............................ 21 6.0 – Specifications & Warranty ....................22 7.0 – SimpliPhi Power Technical Support .................. 22 SimpliPhi Power, Inc. 3100 Camino Del Sol Oxnard, CA 93030, USA (805) 640-6700 info@simpliphipower.com... -
Page 4: Introduction
This integration guide covers the recommended set up and configuration of Sol-Ark equipment for optimizing performance with SimpliPhi’s AmpliPHI batteries. CAUTION: THIS INTEGRATION GUIDE IS RELEVANT TO AMPLIPHI BATTERIES ONLY. REFER TO THE SOL-ARK INTEGRATION GUIDE FOR SIMPLIPHI POWER PHI BATTERIES, LINKED HERE, FOR APPLICATIONS USING CORE POWER PHI BATTERIES THAT DO NOT INCLUDE A NETWORKING COMMUNICATIONS PORT. - Page 5 “daisy-chaining” ports (indicated in Figure 2 above) remaining un-utilized. On each of these two batteries, the communication port that is not occupied by a cable will have a 120Ohm terminator plug installed in the open port (see Figures 3 and 5 below). SimpliPhi Power, Inc. 3100 Camino Del Sol Oxnard, CA 93030, USA (805) 640-6700 info@simpliphipower.com...
- Page 6 The cable length from the last AmpliPHI Battery in the chain to the Inverter cannot exceed 40m (131 feet). Figure 4: Sol-Ark’s Battery Networking Connection Port SimpliPhi Power, Inc. 3100 Camino Del Sol Oxnard, CA 93030, USA (805) 640-6700 info@simpliphipower.com...
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Page 7: Battery Bank Sizing
(kWh) and power (kW) requirements. While as few as one AmpliPHI battery may be paired with either Sol-Ark-8K or Sol-Ark-12K equipment without voiding the battery warranty, consider that the AmpliPHI battery is rated according to the specifications in the table below, and that without a backup AC power source, loads that exceed the battery bank’s total capacity or power rating will result in the entire system shutting... - Page 8 PARAMETER, AND FREQUENCY SHIFT IS UNABLE TO MITIGATE THE OUTPUT, THE BATTERY CHARGING WILL BE INTERRUPTED. TO AVOID THIS, PV ARRAY SIZING NEEDS TO BE ADJUSTED TO ACCOMMODATE THE MAX A CHARGE PARAMETER FOR THE OVERALL SYSTEM. SimpliPhi Power, Inc. 3100 Camino Del Sol Oxnard, CA 93030, USA (805) 640-6700 info@simpliphipower.com...
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Page 9: Program Settings For Phi Batteries
12. 4.1 – Depth of Discharge To optimize the PHI batteries’ and overall system’s performance and life, SimpliPhi Power highly recommends programming the equipment settings for an 80% maximum Depth of Discharge (DoD). Maintaining the PHI battery at this DoD ensures the greatest level of SimpliPhi battery health. This affects the “Start %” parameter in the Charge menu and the “Shutdown”, “Low Batt”, and “Restart”... - Page 10 Figure 6: Sol-Ark Home Screen (Touchscreen), from the Sol-Ark Installation Manual Figure 7: Sol-Ark System Setup Screen, from the Sol-Ark Installation Manual SimpliPhi Power, Inc. 3100 Camino Del Sol Oxnard, CA 93030, USA (805) 640-6700 info@simpliphipower.com SimpliPhiPower.com | 10 | ©...
- Page 11 Absorption V (Battery Setup Charge menu) • Equalization V / days / hours (Battery Setup Charge menu) Figure 8: BMS Lithium Batt Box to be Checked First SimpliPhi Power, Inc. 3100 Camino Del Sol Oxnard, CA 93030, USA (805) 640-6700 info@simpliphipower.com...
- Page 12 100% DoD – 10% (49.5 V) 100% DoD – 10% Restart >1% Greater than the programmed Low Batt Value Batt Resistance Resistance mOhms = 24 ÷ (PHI 3.8 battery quantity) SimpliPhi Power, Inc. 3100 Camino Del Sol Oxnard, CA 93030, USA (805) 640-6700 info@simpliphipower.com SimpliPhiPower.com | 12 | ©...
- Page 13 The Sol-Ark triggers the AC Coupled solar PV array to produce power (powering the loads and charging the batteries) when the batteries’ SoC level exceeds this programmed Smart Load ON Batt value. SimpliPhi Power, Inc. 3100 Camino Del Sol Oxnard, CA 93030, USA (805) 640-6700 info@simpliphipower.com...
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Page 14: Grid Setup
State of Charge (SoC) level less than 20%. These details are controlled in the Grid Setup menu’s Limiter tab. (Figure 9) Figure 9: Limiter Tab in Grid Setup menu SimpliPhi Power, Inc. 3100 Camino Del Sol Oxnard, CA 93030, USA (805) 640-6700 info@simpliphipower.com... - Page 15 Note: Sol-Ark’s Manual shows these power (W) parameters programmed to 1,000 Watts × PHI Battery Quantity. While there is no harm in using this approximation, the greater values outlined in the tables above may be used. SimpliPhi Power, Inc. 3100 Camino Del Sol Oxnard, CA 93030, USA (805) 640-6700 info@simpliphipower.com...
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Page 16: Use Cases & Application Notes
Grid Input > FreqVolt tab refer to the Sol-Ark Manual for Puerto Rico or Kauai-specific settings SimpliPhi Power, Inc. 3100 Camino Del Sol Oxnard, CA 93030, USA (805) 640-6700 info@simpliphipower.com... -
Page 17: Ac Coupled
Figure 10: Smart Load Tab in Batt Setup menu The Sol-Ark-8K is limited to a maximum of 7 kW of AC Coupled solar PV, and the Sol-Ark-12K is limited to 7.6 kW of AC Coupled solar. AC Coupled systems can operate in Grid Sell / Grid-Tied with Battery Backup, Limited to Home, Limited to Load, or Time of Use Selling modes. -
Page 18: Limited To Home
Figure 11: Limiter Tab in Grid Setup Menu SimpliPhi Power, Inc. 3100 Camino Del Sol Oxnard, CA 93030, USA (805) 640-6700 info@simpliphipower.com... -
Page 19: Time Of Use Selling / Energy Arbitrage
Make sure the GridCharge box is unchecked during peak pricing times so that the batteries do not charge when energy from the utility company is most expensive (see Figure 12). Figure 12 – Limiter Tab in Grid Setup menu SimpliPhi Power, Inc. 3100 Camino Del Sol Oxnard, CA 93030, USA (805) 640-6700 info@simpliphipower.com... -
Page 20: Off-Grid
Due to the fact that many generators’ output frequency is usually less precise than the grid’s, the frequency parameters in the Grid Param menu’s Grid Input tab may also need adjustment to accommodate a wider frequency range: SimpliPhi Power, Inc. 3100 Camino Del Sol Oxnard, CA 93030, USA (805) 640-6700 info@simpliphipower.com... -
Page 21: Smart Load
10 minutes will very likely result in the batteries’ SoC level reaching the Smart Load OFF Batt parameter, if it is set to 95%. However, feel free to reach out SimpliPhi SimpliPhi Power, Inc. 3100 Camino Del Sol... -
Page 22: Specifications & Warranty
PHI Battery 10 Year Limited Warranty Failure to adhere to installation protocol will void the Warranty. 7.0 – SimpliPhi Power Technical Support For technical support related to your PHI Battery (or other SimpliPhi Power products), please contact us directly at: 805.640.6700 techsupport@simpliphipower.com...
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