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SOL-ARK USER
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  • Page 1 (950-0025) SOL-ARK USER MANUAL 805-0038 REV A...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    3.1 System Overview 3.2 Compatibility 3.3 Minimum Battery System Capacity 4.0 LYNK II CAN Hardware Termination and CAN Out PIN Configuration 9 4.1 LYNK II CAN Termination 4.2 LYNK II CAN Out - RJ45 PIN Assignments for Sol-Ark Inverters 4.2.1 Sol-Ark Outdoor Inverter-Charger PIN Assignments 4.2.2 Sol-Ark Indoor (Legacy) Inverter-Charger PIN Assignments...

  • Page 3: Safety

    1.0 SAFETY 1.1 Audience Configuration, installation, service, and operating tasks should only be performed by qualified personnel in consultation with local authorities having jurisdiction and authorized dealers. Qualified personnel should have training, knowledge, and experience in: • Installing electrical equipment •...

  • Page 4: General Warnings

    1.3 General Warnings WARNING ELECTRIC SHOCK AND FIRE HAZARD A lithium battery must be installed as specified. Do not disassemble or modify the battery. If the battery case has been damaged, do not touch exposed contents. There are no user-serviceable parts inside. Failure to follow these instructions may result in death or serious injury.

  • Page 5: Personal Protective Equipment

    Sol-Ark Documentation Visit https://www.sol-ark.com/ for the most recent version of published documents. Discover Battery Documentation Visit http://discoverbattery.com for the most recent version of published documents, including Discover Lithium battery user manuals and the LYNK II Communication Gateway User Manual (805-0033).

  • Page 6: Overview

    In solar applications, this allows the world’s best hybrid inverter-chargers and solar charge controller systems to optimize their control over the charging process. LYNK II also enables the remote monitoring of Discover Lithium battery SoC and data logging of multiple sites using the data monitoring services offered by off-grid inverter systems.

  • Page 7: Compatibility

    LYNK Bus / AEBus LYNK BATTERY Figure 1. System Overview 3.2 Compatibility LYNK II Communication Gateway is compatible with the following: Discover Lithium Batteries • AES LiFePO : 44-24-2800, 44-48-3000, 42-48-6650 • HELIOS ESS: 46-24-1560, 46-48-1540 Sol-Ark Outdoor Inverters • Sol-Ark 5K-P •...

  • Page 8: Minimum Battery System Capacity

    Discover AES 42-48-6650 Battery, Peak Power: 300 A DC (3 seconds), 130 A DC Continous Charge, as published in Discover AES User Manual (2022-05). Discover AES 44-48-3000 Battery, Peak Power: 219 A DC (3 seconds), 57 A DC Continous Charge, as published in Discover AES User Manual (2022-05).

  • Page 9: Lynk Ii Can Hardware Termination And Can Out Pin Configuration

    NOTE LYNK II terminates the AEbus and LYNK Network by default. Do not remove the termination jumper inside LYNK II unless instructed to do so by Discover Battery. 4.2 LYNK II CAN Out - RJ45 PIN Assignments for Sol-Ark Inverters CAN signals (CAN H, CAN L, CAN GND) can be assigned to any PIN of the RJ-45 connector by adjusting the jumpers on the header board.

  • Page 10: Sol-Ark Outdoor Inverter-Charger Pin Assignments

    JUMPER GROUND CAN GND HIGH CAN L CAN H Figure 2. Sol-Ark Outdoor CAN Pin Assignment 4.2.1 Sol-Ark Outdoor Inverter-Charger PIN Assignments • 5K-P • 8K-P • 12K-P • 15K-P CAN Out Header Jumper RJ45 PIN H2 - 5 - 7 CAN L CAN H H3 - 8 -10...

  • Page 11: Sol-Ark Indoor (Legacy) Inverter-Charger Pin Assignments

    JUMPER HIGH CAN L CAN H CAN GND GROUND Figure 3. Sol-Ark Indoor (Legacy) CAN Pin Assignment 4.2.2 Sol-Ark Indoor (Legacy) Inverter-Charger PIN Assignments • 8K Hybrid • 12K Hybrid CAN Out Header Jumper RJ45 PIN CAN L H2 - 5 - 7 CAN H H3 - 8 - 10 CAN GND...

  • Page 12: Installing And Connecting Lynk Ii To The Sol-Ark Network

    LYNK II. • A network of batteries will communicate as one battery. • No more than one network of batteries may be connected to LYNK II. • Network termination is required for the system's proper functioning - note some batteries and devices may auto-terminate.
  • Page 13 Figure 4. AES batteries are not internally terminated. LYNK II is internally terminated. When using LYNK II with an AEbus network, ensure that a terminator is installed at the end opposite LYNK II. Figure 5. Helios LYNK II and HELIOS ESS batteries are both internally terminated. When installing...

  • Page 14: Connecting Lynk Ii To The Sol-Ark Network

    COMM firmware version 1.4.3.0 or higher. Also, ensure that the CAN out pins for LYNK II are configured correctly. Insert one end of a CAT5 communication cable into the LYNK II CAN out port and the other end into the correct CAN port of the Sol-Ark inverter charger.
  • Page 15 Load Out AC In/Out Gen In Batt Disconnect CAN RS485 PV1+ PV1- PV2+ PV2- PV Input SOL-ARK BUS Figure 7. Indoor Sol-Ark 12K Hybrid (Legacy) PV1+ PV1- PV2+ PV2- PV Input SOL-ARK BUS Figure 8. Sol-Ark Outdoor 5K-P / 8K-P / 12K-P / 15K-P...

  • Page 16: Enabling Lynk Ii To Communicate With Sol-Ark Devices

    LYNK II will transmit real-time parameters from the Discover Lithium battery, including voltage, current, temperature, state of charge and fault conditions to a Sol-Ark Inverter. LYNK II will also transmit charge voltage and current requests from the Discover Lithium battery to a Sol-Ark Inverter.

  • Page 17: Setting The Sol-Ark Open-Loop Configuration

    Refer to the latest Discover Battery documentation for battery values and the latest Sol-Ark documentation for details on menu navigation and the setup procedure. 1. Set the Discover Lithium batteries to ON and set the inverter to ON. 2. Using the touch screen and keypad on the inverter, navigate from the SYSTEM SETUP menu to the BATT SETUP menu screen.

  • Page 18: Open-Loop - Batt Setup > Batt

    Open-Loop Battery Setup > Batt Menu (Two 130Ah AES Batteries with 12K-P) Batt Setup > Batt Set to the number of Discover Lithium batteries x Ah capacity Batt Capacity of each. For example, set to 260 Ah (2 x 130 Ah) for two AES 42-48-6650 batteries.

  • Page 19: Open-Loop - Batt Setup > Charge

    The recommended value for Max A Charge is 75% of the rated maximum charge current for the battery. Discover Lithium batteries do not require temperature compensation. Setting TEMPCP to O mv/C/Cell will disable inverter-charger controlled temperature compensation. Setting the BMS Lithium Batt parameter to Disable confirms open-loop operation. Setting the parameter to Enable confirms closed-loop operation.
  • Page 20 Batt Setup Batt Charge Discharge Smart Load Float V 53.6V StartV 48.0V 48.0V Absorbtion V 55.2V Start% Equalization V 55.2V 185 A 185 A 30 Days 0.0 hours Gen Charge Grid Charge :00 20min Generator Exercise Cycle Day & Time>> CANCEL Gen Force Figure 10.

  • Page 21: Open-Loop - Batt Setup > Discharge

    After establishing the open-loop configuration, the LYNK II Communication Protocol is set, followed by the Sol-Ark closed-loop configuration. The Protocol Configuration Procedure 1. Download the current version of LYNK ACCESS software from the Discover Battery website to obtain the most up-to-date suite of available protocol...

  • Page 22: Setting The Sol-Ark Closed-Loop Configuration

    3. Open LYNK ACCESS. Options for configuration and settings are found by selecting the LYNK tab. 4. Connect the LYNK II and open LYNK ACCESS. Ensure that you only have one LYNK device connected to the Computer. 5. Open LYNK ACCESS and select the LYNK tab. Select the blue gear icon in the upper right area of the CAN Settings tile.

  • Page 23: Closed-Loop - Batt Setup > Batt

    Refer to the latest Discover Battery documentation for battery values and the latest Sol-Ark documentation for menu navigation and details on the setup procedure. 1. Set the Discover Lithium batteries to ON and set the inverter to ON. 2. Using the touch screen and keypad on the inverter, navigate from the SYSTEM SETUP menu to the BATT SETUP menu screen.
  • Page 24 Figure 12. Closed-Loop Battery Setup > Battery (Two 130Ah AES Batteries with 12K-P) Batt Setup > Batt Set to the number of Discover Lithium batteries x Ah capacity Batt Capacity of each. (eg. Set to 260 Ah for two AES batteries, each rated 130 Ah capacity).

  • Page 25: Closed-Loop - Batt Setup > Charge

    This value is disabled (grey) when BMS Lithium Batt is TEMPCO enabled. Use Batt V Charged Disable Use Batt % Charged Enable No Battery Disable BMS Lithium Batt Enable and set to 00 value Activate Battery Enable The recommended value for Max A Charge is 75% of the rated maximum charge current for the battery.

  • Page 26: Closed-Loop - Batt Setup > Discharge

    Set to the same Amp value that was set for Max A Charge. Value is communicated by BMS in a closed-loop Float V configuration. Ignore the displayed value. Value is communicated by BMS in a closed-loop Absorption V configuration. Ignore the displayed value. The function is disabled in a closed-loop configuration.

  • Page 27: Batt Setup > Smart Load

    Batt Setup > Discharge Set to user preference based on battery State-of-charge as a Shutdown percentage. The recommended minimum is 10 % Set to user preference based on battery State-of-charge as a Low Batt percentage. The recommended minimum is 20 % Set to user preference based on battery State-of-charge as a Restart percentage.
  • Page 28 NOTES...

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