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How low can /should you go - battery discharge?

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I have a bank of 4 Pylontech US2000c's that have a DoD of 95%. The installers left the system set so that the Inverter does not allow discharge below 20%. Whilst I want to try and look after the batteries, surely they can be safely discharged a little more? I was thinking setting it to 10 or 15% - the roughly 0.5kwh even at 15% would get me through more nights without importing.

What do you do / advise?

Thanks
16 Panel (250W JASolar) 4kWp, facing 170 degrees, 40 degree slope, Solis Inverter. Installed 29/9/2015 - £4700 (Norfolk Solar Together Scheme); 9.6kWh US2000C Pylontech batteries + Solis Inverter installed 12/4/2022 Year target (PVGIS-CMSAF) = 3880kWh - Installer estimate 3452 kWh:Average over 6 years = 4400 :j

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  • QrizB
    QrizB Posts: 18,340 Forumite
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    I'd be happy going down to 10% SoC, so long as the cells are reasonably well balanced (and they should be, but I don't know if there's any way to tell with a Pylontech battery).
    N. Hampshire, he/him. Octopus Intelligent Go elec & Tracker gas / Vodafone BB / iD mobile. Ripple Kirk Hill member.
    2.72kWp PV facing SSW installed Jan 2012. 11 x 247w panels, 3.6kw inverter. 34 MWh generated, long-term average 2.6 Os.
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  • Solarchaser
    Solarchaser Posts: 1,758 Forumite
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    I've been at 10% with my 9 pylontech for the last 2 years, no issues
    West central Scotland
    4kw sse since 2014 and 6.6kw wsw / ene split since 2019
    24kwh leaf, 75Kwh Tesla and Lux 3600 with 60Kwh storage
  • My problem is charging the battery in winter.  My heat pump uses so much electricity so frequently that it is hard to add a significant amount of charge to the battery before it get used up.  I have already raised the minimum from my usual 10% to 15 % and by December I will probably set it at 40% to 50%
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  • Exiled_Tyke
    Exiled_Tyke Posts: 1,350 Forumite
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    My Solax was pre-programmed to 10%.  I should have thought that would be ok for most batteries. 
    Install 28th Nov 15, 3.3kW, (11x300LG), SolarEdge, SW. W Yorks.
    Install 2: Sept 19, 600W SSE
    Solax 6.3kWh battery
  • Alnat1
    Alnat1 Posts: 3,869 Forumite
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    My Pylontech US2000cs were set to 10% at install too.
    Barnsley, South Yorkshire
    Solar PV 5.25kWp SW facing (14 x 375) Lux 3.6kw hybrid inverter installed Mar 22 and 9.6kw Pylontech battery 
    Daikin 8kW ASHP installed Jan 25
    Octopus Cosy/Fixed Outgoing 
  • Rheumatoid
    Rheumatoid Posts: 1,003 Forumite
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    Thanks All,
    going to go with 10% but not quite sure which settings to change. 
    I have a Solis AC coupled 5G Inverter.

    The only relevant setting I can see is

    Do I just change Overdischg SOC to 10%?
    Thanks
    16 Panel (250W JASolar) 4kWp, facing 170 degrees, 40 degree slope, Solis Inverter. Installed 29/9/2015 - £4700 (Norfolk Solar Together Scheme); 9.6kWh US2000C Pylontech batteries + Solis Inverter installed 12/4/2022 Year target (PVGIS-CMSAF) = 3880kWh - Installer estimate 3452 kWh:Average over 6 years = 4400 :j
  • Alnat1
    Alnat1 Posts: 3,869 Forumite
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    Think mine is labelled On-grid Cut-off SOC%, it's the only thing that's at 10%.
    Barnsley, South Yorkshire
    Solar PV 5.25kWp SW facing (14 x 375) Lux 3.6kw hybrid inverter installed Mar 22 and 9.6kw Pylontech battery 
    Daikin 8kW ASHP installed Jan 25
    Octopus Cosy/Fixed Outgoing 
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