Lux ac battery controller

newbuilder

ianatkin said:

newbuilder said:

Thanks so if I put a 16 amp breaker on the eps line that should protect the inverter? 

I'm not a qualified electrician but that's what I've done, would recommend getting someone qualified to confirm that though!

So leccy is coming on Friday and believes that with the switchover happening just after the meter and as rcd is in main box no earth will be needed other than the supplied earth from neutral be electricity board. 

I am not so sure but as he  is NICEIC approved and I am Mr  DIY I can’t really question it. 

I am also assuming that the luxpower has a NE relay thingy too. Anyone have to fit things differently?

I assume if I drive the earth rod into the ground and connect it to the earth on the distributors supply this would act as an alternative if we did need one? 

koti1969

Mr_Adam said:

sorry not learned to edit posts!

Hi,

I had the same issue which occurred a couple of days after install. Check the following on the LuxPowerTek inverter:
Open the App, go into Application Setting.  Enable Feed in Grid and set the feed-in Grid Power Percent to 99. This immediately fixed my charging problem. The system now diverts the extra generated power to the batteries first until 100% full.

Mr_Adam

koti1969 said:

Mr_Adam said:

sorry not learned to edit posts!

Hi,

I had the same issue which occurred a couple of days after install. Check the following on the LuxPowerTek inverter:
Open the App, go into Application Setting.  Enable Feed in Grid and set the feed-in Grid Power Percent to 99. This immediately fixed my charging problem. The system now diverts the extra generated power to the batteries first until 100% full.

than you I will try this! I had emailed Lux about it with the email address posted a few pages back, and they altered something and said it should fix it, and indeed it seems to. However I have made this change as well

devondumpling1961

Ok so I need some help.

I have 10 uHome 2400 batteries, 4 of which need their firmware upgrading.

I cannot get them to connect to the app (the app says the battery serial number doesn't exist).  

In theory I should be getting a programming module but it's been 2 months now and still no sign of it.

I believe it's possible to connect to the batteries via the RS232 post.  Is this so, if so how, and can I upgrade the firmware using this connection?

Thanks

Jeremy 

newbuilder

To upgrade note the serial numbers and email info@aoboet.com.au asking for latest firmware update

devondumpling1961

Ok I can do that, but how do I get the firmware on the battery once I've got the file?

newbuilder

You don’t, they will sent it remotely.

can I check that when you go to connect to the Wi-Fi for the battery you have done the following first

1. Ensured that all auto join buttons on other networks are OFF, on an apple phone you press the I next to the home Wi-Fi and switch off auto join. Remember to outing back on when finished
2. switch off mobile data
2.1 force close the battery app
3. now connect to the battery and open the app to try again

phones will always default to the internet enabled Wi-Fi and the battery is not yet enabled for the internet 

devondumpling1961

newbuilder said:

You don’t, they will sent it remotely.

can I check that when you go to connect to the Wi-Fi for the battery you have done the following first

No - I can't do this.  No matter how much I try the "usrXXXXX" wifi network does not appear.

According to the "technical department", the uHome batteries no longer connect to the internet that way.  I have managed to register the 6 newer batteries via their new app (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=epx.com.bms_app), but it won't accept the older 4 - it says the serial numbers don't exist.

I'm not sure if registering is the same as putting online - the "technical department" were unforthcoming in how we should now connect them. 

newbuilder

Have you tried holding the reset buttons in for 7 seconds? Then searching for the Wi-Fi again?

devondumpling1961

newbuilder said:

Have you tried holding the reset buttons in for 7 seconds? Then searching for the Wi-Fi again?

Yes.  Sometimes the light flashes quickly, sometimes slowly, but no USR network ever appears.  I've tried different devices, and waited up to 10 minutes but there's still no network.