I've seen similar questions but not one that specifically answers my question.
I have a Moixa battery system in my house that uses a clamp sensor on the live feed to use excess solar power to charge batteries, that's all fine of course.
Problem is, and you may guess this, when I fit the Solic 200, I have to clamp the same feed so I can use excess electric to heat the hot water. Then I get this problem of the battery draining to heat the hot water, clearly, having two sensors on the same feed produces a kind of feedback loop that builds up until the battery is flat out heating the water even though we have spare solar and could be heating the water from that!
As I write this, the battery is at 98% (normally would charge to 100%), because there is no spare electric as it's all going to the Solic. Quite frustrating.
My question is in 2 parts;
a) Is there somewhere else I can/should clamp the Solic sensor?
b) Solic 200 has a mode 1 setting which you use to set xxxW and clamp around the solar input, maybe that's a better thing to do, but doing this does not achieve the ultimate setting of using spare energy after the battery is charged.
This must be a common problem, anyone help please?
Thanks in advance.
Simon
I have a Moixa battery system in my house that uses a clamp sensor on the live feed to use excess solar power to charge batteries, that's all fine of course.
Problem is, and you may guess this, when I fit the Solic 200, I have to clamp the same feed so I can use excess electric to heat the hot water. Then I get this problem of the battery draining to heat the hot water, clearly, having two sensors on the same feed produces a kind of feedback loop that builds up until the battery is flat out heating the water even though we have spare solar and could be heating the water from that!
As I write this, the battery is at 98% (normally would charge to 100%), because there is no spare electric as it's all going to the Solic. Quite frustrating.
My question is in 2 parts;
a) Is there somewhere else I can/should clamp the Solic sensor?
b) Solic 200 has a mode 1 setting which you use to set xxxW and clamp around the solar input, maybe that's a better thing to do, but doing this does not achieve the ultimate setting of using spare energy after the battery is charged.
This must be a common problem, anyone help please?
Thanks in advance.
Simon
- TL;DR
- How to set up a battery system with a Solic immersion heater. 2 sensors clamped around one cable=confliction.