I have three EG4 280 Ah batteries connected to a Sol-Ark 15K with 13Kw of solar panels. Batteries are installed in the garage and a split mini heat pump keeps the temp above 50 deg F in the winter and below 80 deg F in the summer. During the winter the system goes for months without an F20 error, but as soon as the longer days show up in spring (late February, early March) the F20 errors begin to reappear every three to ten days. Nothing new is running to cause the error. Sol-Ark says the batteries have problems working with their inverters and that the F20 error is caused by out of spec voltages while the EG4 batteries are charging, and EG4 says the batteries will work with Sol-Ark inverters. Sol-Ark refuses to add the EG4 batteries to their list of "Battery Partners" due to problems reported by users. The contractor has tried to fix the problem several times without success. I'm wondering if anyone here has had a similar problem and has any suggestions? The system is closed loop, and, as far as I can tell, all settings meet EG4 battery requirements. Other than the F20 issue the EG4 batteries are great, and the $/kWh is excellent. I can live with the F20 errors cropping up every few days, but would very much like to eliminate them if possible.
What is the F20 error?
@pawnee, from Sol-Ark Error codes: F20 Tz_Dc_OverCurr_Fault It is typically caused by DC current form the battery that is too large (ex: 4 Ton AC Unit) or too much PV current (3 or more strings in parallel).
Neither of the examples Sol-Ark gives exist in my system.