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ESS Series Battery
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B20L48V100
B20L51V100
Version: 01.02

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  • Page 1 ESS Series Battery User Manual B20L48V100 B20L51V100 Version: 01.02...
  • Page 2 The products, services or features you purchase shall be bound by the commercial contract and terms of Solarbatt. All or part of the products, services or features described in this document may not be in your purchase or within the scope of use.
  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    8.2.1 Battery Maintenance Considerations…………………………………………………..27 8.2.2 Routine Maintenance………………………………………………………………………….28 8.3 Battery Storage ........................29 9 Trouble Shooting ........................... 30 10 Warranty ............................31 11 Abbreviations ..........................32 12 Extra Supplies Available Battery Cable Kit ................33 Appendixes. Inverter Communication with Solarbatt Battery ........34...
  • Page 4: Foreword

    1 Foreword Overview This operation manual mainly introduces the ESS series product introduction, application description, installation, power-on, maintenance and provides instructions for technical support engineers, maintenance engineers and users. Reader This document is mainly applicable to the following engineers. Technical Support Engineer...
  • Page 5 1 Foreword Signe LA description Danger: Indique un danger avec un niveau de risque élevé qui entraînera la mort ou des blessures graves s'il n'est pas évité. Avertissement: Indique un danger avec un risque modéré qui peut entraîner la mort ou des blessures graves s'il n'est pas évité . Avis: Indique un danger avec un faible niveau de risque qui peut causer des dommages mineurs ou modérés s'il n'est pas évité.
  • Page 6: Safety

    2 Safety 2.1 Safety Precautions Before carrying out battery work, you must read carefully the safety precautions and master the correct installation and connection methods of the battery. Prohibit to turn it upside down, tilt, or collide. Prohibit to short-circuit the positive and negative poles of the battery, otherwise it will cause the battery to be damaged.
  • Page 7: Overview

    3 Overview 3.1 Product Description The B20L48V100/B20L51V100 ESS series products use lithium iron phosphate (LFP) as the positive electrode material. It can be widely used in energy storage systems such as residential energy storage, back-up power, and PV self-consumption optimization.
  • Page 8: Application Scenario

    3 Overview 3.2 Application Scenario The battery pack is used to provide backup power, load shifting, peaking shaving and can be used for residential energy storage, solar energy storage and other application scenarios. If there is a monitoring platform or APP of the customer's terminal Charger/Inverter for battery configuration, then the battery status and data can be easily monitored through the inverter's monitoring platform or APP.
  • Page 9: Application Description

    4 Application Description 4.1 Low-temperature Application Low-temperature charging The battery pack does not support direct charging of the battery below 0°C. When the minimum temperature of the battery is below 0°C, the BMS will cut-off the charging circuit and cannot be charged. Low-temperature discharging The battery pack does not support discharge below -20°C.
  • Page 10: Installation Location Requirements

    4 Application Description industry, rubber and electroplating, etc. And 1km from light pollution sources such as food, leather and heating boilers, etc. B. environment. Refers to the environment on land or outside with simple shelter (such as awning within 500m from the coast, or the environment on the sea. NOTE The battery pack can be used under other environmental conditions and cannot be used alone under A/B environment.
  • Page 11: Operation Restrictions

    • DO NOT replace the BMS or other components without Solarbatt‘ consent. • DO NOT use with different type of batteries that are not form Solarbatt. • DO NOT use beyond the temperature condition specified in the user manual. •...
  • Page 12: Product Introduction

    5 Product Introduction 5.1 Panel Introduction 5.1.1 Panel Function Figure 5-1 B20L48V100 Front Panel NOTE ESS series panel functions take B20L48V100 as an example. The interface definition as below table: Table 5-1 Operation Panel Interface Definition Name Description Remark State of capacity...
  • Page 13: Indicator Description

    5 Product Introduction NOTE The position or terminal block of the above-mentioned panel interfaces is different for different ESS series products. Please refer to the corresponding product datasheet. 5.1.2 Indicator Description There are 6 indicators on the operation panel, divided into three categories: 4 green SOC Indicators, 1 red alarm Indicator and 1 green run indicator.
  • Page 14: Dip Address

    5 Product Introduction The corresponding relationship between battery operation status and indicator operation status is shown in the following table. Table 5-4 Battery Status and Indicator Operation Mode Battery Normal/ SOC Indicators Description Status Abnormal ● ● ● ● ● ●...
  • Page 15 5 Product Introduction The relationship between DIP address and BMS address as below: Table 5-5 Correspondence between BMS and DIP switch NOTE when installing more than one battery, the addresses need to be assigned according to the number of packs installed. When the battery and the external device use the CAN communication mode, the battery(master) connected to the external device is set to 0, and the other packs(slave) are set to 1/2/3 in sequence.
  • Page 16 5 Product Introduction Figure 5-3 ADD Address Setting When the battery and the external device use the RS485 communication mode, the battery connected to the external device is set to 1, and the other packs are set to 2/3/4 in sequence. For example, three batteries in parallel. Figure 5-4 ADD Address Setting...
  • Page 17: Communication Port Definition

    5 Product Introduction 5.1.4 Communication Port Definition RJ 45 definition as below: Table 5-6 RJ 45 Definition NOTE The above is the definition of conventional communication, if you have special needs, please contact supplier or an authorized dealer.
  • Page 18: Installation

    6 Installation 6.1 Tools Preparation ATTENTION Use insulated tools to avoid electric shock. If tools without insulation protection, you need to wrap the exposed metal parts with insulation tape. The following table describes the tools and meters that may be used before installation.
  • Page 19: Open Package Inspection

    6 Installation 6.2 Open Package Inspection 1 Move the battery to the nearby of site. 2 Open the package and check whether the items are complete. 3 Check the appearance whether there is the damage or leakage. 4 Indoor installation as the battery pack is IP20. 5 Battery pack are designed to be installed in a rack or cabinet.
  • Page 20 6 Installation ATTENTION The battery is heavy, if possible, please use tools to assist in handling. NOTE If the damaged or leakage is found in battery, please do not proceed to the next step, and contact supplier or an authorized dealer in time. Power and communication cables connect to inverter belongs to an External Cable Kit, not include in battery carton box.
  • Page 21: Installation

    6 Installation Figure 6-2 Install in a Rack Figure 6-3 Install in a Cabinet Figure 6-4 Fix Battery Pack by M6x25 Bolts Figure 6-5 Battery Pack Ground...
  • Page 22: Cable Connection

    6 Installation 6.4 Cable Connection 6.4.1 Power Cable Connection Use the negative power cable to connect the negative bus bar with the battery negative (‘-’) terminal, and use the positive power cable to connect the positive bus bar with the battery positive (‘+’) terminal. 【5/6kW inverter】Power Cable Connection---This wiring method is only allowed when the system is only equipped with a 5kW/6kW inverter.
  • Page 23: Communication Cable Connection

    6 Installation 【≥8kW inverter】Power Cable Connection--- This wiring method is suitable when the output input current of the battery is greater than 100A. In this wiring method, the power cables of the battery need to be connected to the bus-bars. Figure 6-7 Connect the Battery Power Cables to the Bus-bars Figure 6-8 Connectors...
  • Page 24: 120Ω Resistor Connection

    6 Installation NOTE For power cables use water-proofed connectors. must keep pressing this Lock Button while pulling out the power plug. 6.4.2 Communication Cable Connection Use the communication cable to connect the battery packs in series through the RS485/CAN communication port, and connect the battery packs at the end to the external device BMS port.
  • Page 25: Dip Address Setting

    6 Installation 6.5 DIP Address Setting Assign addresses to battery packs by dialing the dialing keys of the dialing switch. DIP address please refer to ‘5.1.3 DIP Address’. ATTENTION Before connecting cables, make sure that the bus-bars at the user end are in a power-off state.
  • Page 26: Power On

    7 Power-on& Power-off Operation 7.1 Power-on Operation 1 Power on the charger/inverter at the user terminal. 2 Turn on the isolation devices (e.g. DC breaker) between batteries and the charger/inverter and between parallel batteries. 3 Set the lithium battery MCB/Switch to ON (if available). 4 Observe Run/Alarm indicator and judge the battery operating status.
  • Page 27: Uiware Configuration

    7 Power-on& Power-off Operation 7.4 UIWare Configuration Figure 7-1 Configuration Page 1 Connect the UIWare by computer successfully. 2 Click the 'HOMESTORE' page. 3 Select the actual number of batteries in parallel connection on the 'SYSTEM PACK SUM' 4 Click the‘Write’ button to finish the setting. 5 Restart the battery.
  • Page 28: Check By Uiware

    7 Power-on& Power-off Operation 7.5 Check by UIWare Connect the PC UI software to confirm the system running information been displayed normally. If the displays normally, then we can know the battery is well. and the parameter settings are right. Figure 7-2 Page of UI Software...
  • Page 29: Wake Up Battery From Sleep Mode

    7 Power-on& Power-off Operation 7.6 Wake Up Battery from Sleep Mode If the inverter does not have a forced charging function or the battery and the inverter fail to communicate, the battery will enter sleep mode to protect itself. And if the battery enters sleep mode, the battery must be charged and woken up within one week, or manually restarted within one week.
  • Page 30: Shipment & Maintenance & Storage

    8 Shipment & Maintenance & Storage 8.1 Shipment It is suitable for the transportation of vehicles, ships and airplanes. During transportation, shading, sun protection and civilized loading and unloading should be performed. The box containing the product is allowed to be transported by any means of transportation.
  • Page 31: Routine Maintenance

    8 Shipment & Maintenance & Storage 8.2.2 Routine Maintenance The staff should perform visual inspection on B20L series battery according to the inspection plan, please refer to the following table for maintenance. Table 8-1 Routine Maintenance (Every three-month) Items Standard Dealing l The surface is neat and clean without l If the surface is dirty, clean the appearance...
  • Page 32: Battery Storage

    8 Shipment & Maintenance & Storage 8.3 Battery Storage The recommended storage temperature is 15℃~35℃. Battery performance degradation after long-term storage, please shorten shelf time as possible as you can. Recharge charge before using to recover capacity loss of self-discharge during storage and transport.
  • Page 33: Trouble Shooting

    9 Trouble Shooting Please refer to the table below to deal with common faults: Table 9-1 FAQ Phenomenon Possible cause Solution l The power cable of the battery l Reconnect the power cable of the battery pack is not properly connected. pack.
  • Page 34: Warranty

    10 Warranty Except for the following and the conditions specified in the contract, you can go to supplier and authorized dealers for reasonable warranty and maintenance. 1 Failure of equipment caused by unauthorized disassembly and maintenance operations without the authorization of supplier and authorized dealers is not within the scope of the warranty.
  • Page 35: Abbreviations

    11 Abbreviation Battery Management System Depth Height Liquid Crystal Display LiFePO4 MOSFET Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor Field-Effect Transistor Negative Temperature Coefficient Personal Computer Printed Circuit Board Power Conversion System Remote Terminal Unit State of Charge Width...
  • Page 36: Extra Supplies Available Battery Cable Kit

    12 Extra Supplies Available Battery Cable Kit for Purchase The following battery cable kits are optional and need to be purchased separately from Solarbatt or the authorized dealers if required. Master Battery Cable Kit - used for connecting between batteries and the Ø...
  • Page 37: Appendixes. Inverter Communication With Solarbatt Battery

    Appendix 1. Z31 Hybrid Inverter Communication with Solarbatt Battery...
  • Page 38 Verify the cable CAN communication connection with the Z31 Inverter 5KW/6KW/8KW/10KW with Solarbatt battery as per the below diagram. RS485 Cable Ø An RS485 cable can be used to plug a CAN and RS485 cable into the single BMS/Battery port of the Z31 Single & Three phases Inverters.
  • Page 39 Z31 5KW/6KW/8KW/10KW Hybrid Inverter CAN pinout – @ Final Cable Definition Can PIN Battery PIN Inverter PIN Can Low Can High You need to connect the communication cable in inverter & battery BMS port.
  • Page 40 Connect the RS485 communication cable to the battery RJ 45 port. Dip Switch (BMS Address) should be 0 (All Off) for CAN connection for batteries.
  • Page 41 Insert the WiFi Module in the inverter. Download the inverter monitoring APP named ‘Z31 Portal’to set up and check the settings of the system. How to set on the ‘Z31 Portal’APP.
  • Page 42 Therefore, if a communication error shows up: 1. Check if your communication cable is the correct type. 2. Check if you are plugging the cable into the correct sockets. Usually, CAN is employed.
  • Page 43 Appendix 2. Deye Hybrid Inverter Communication with Solarbatt Battery...
  • Page 44 Verify the cable CAN communication connection with the Deye Inverter 5KW, 8KW, 12KW & 16kW with Solarbatt battery as per the below diagram. RS485 Cable Ø An RS485 cable can be used to plug a CAN and RS485 cable into the single BMS/Battery port of the Deye Single &...
  • Page 45 Deye 5KW/8KW/12KW Hybrid Inverter CAN pinout – @ Final Cable Definition Can PIN Battery PIN Inverter PIN Can Low Can High You need to connect the RS485 communication cable in inverter & battery BMS port (Can port). An RJ45 splitter can be used to allow SolarAssistant to read the inverter while the inverter is also reading a battery via CAN.
  • Page 46 3 types of inverters BMS port locations for battery communication. Ø...
  • Page 47 Dip Switch (BMS Address) should be 0 (All Off) for CAN connection for batteries.
  • Page 48 Verify & set the Lithium-ion Battery Setting in the inverter -...
  • Page 49 Finally, you can check the BMS communication status on the LCD screen. Therefore, if a communication error shows up on the display: 3. Check if your communication cable is the correct type. 4. Check if you are plugging the cable into the correct sockets. Usually, CAN is employed.
  • Page 50 Appendix 3. Megarevo Inverter Communication with Solarbatt Battery...
  • Page 51 Verify the CAN communication cable connection with the Megarevo Hybrid Inverter 5KW, 8KW & 12KW & Solarbatt Battery as per the below diagram. RS485 Cable Ø An RS485 cable can be used to plug a CAN and RS485 cable into the single BMS/Battery port of the Megarevo Single &...
  • Page 52 Megarevo 5KW/8KW/12KW Hybrid Inverter CAN pinout – Ø @ Final Cable Definition Can PIN Battery PIN Inverter PIN Can Low Can High You need to connect the RS485 communication cable in inverter & battery BMS port (Can port). An RJ45 splitter can be used to allow SolarAssistant to read the inverter while the inverter is also reading a battery via CAN.
  • Page 53 Connect the RS485 communication cable to the battery RJ 45 port. Dip Switch (BMS Address) should be 0 (All off) for CAN communication for batteries. Verify & set the lithium-ion battery setting in the inverter –...
  • Page 54 Finally, you can check the BMS communication status on the LCD screen, No alarm will be shown on the display if battery communication is good. Therefore, if a communication error shows up on the display: Check if your communication cable is the correct type. Check if you are plugging the cable into the correct sockets.
  • Page 55 Appendix 4. Victron Inverter Communication with Solarbatt Battery...
  • Page 56 Verify the CAN communication cable connection with the Victron 5KW, 8KW & 10KW inverters & Solarbatt battery as per the below diagram. RS485 Cable Ø An RS485 cable can be used to plug a CAN and RS485 cable into the single BMS/Battery port of the Victron Single &...
  • Page 57 Victron 5KW/8KW/12KW Hybrid Inverter CAN pinout – Ø @ Final Cable Definition Can PIN Battery PIN Inverter PIN Can Low Can High You need to connect the RS 485 communication cable in inverter & battery BMS Port (Can Port). An RJ45 splitter can be used to allow SolarAssistant to read the inverter while the inverter is also reading a battery via CAN.
  • Page 58 Connect the RS485 communication cable to the battery RJ 45 port. Dip Switch (BMS Address) should be 0 (All Off) for CAN communication for batteries.
  • Page 59 Sett the lithium-ion battery setting in the Victron Controller – Finally, You can check the BMS communication status on the Victron LCD screen, No alarm will be shown on the display if battery communication is good. Therefore, if a communication error shows up on the display: 1.
  • Page 60 NOTE: The final interpretation right belongs to Zeus Appollo Solar ADDRESS: 5/30 Adams Dr Welshpool WA6106 Australia 32 Crockford Street, Banyo, QLD 4014, Australia...

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