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Question Deep Discharging - How to and how often?

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Joel Brodeur
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I have seen various posts about deep discharging lithium batteries, and I am curious about how to and how often it should be done.

 

Here is my set up:

No commercial power - completely off grid.

1 X 6000XP

2 X Indoor wall mount batteries

1 X 14KW Gen

18 panels - 2 arrays 9 panels each approximately 7.3 KW solar

I am now at a point where my batteries will top off by noon and house will ride until about 5:00

In the morning, I will only be down to about 85%

As the days get longer, I am expecting that I will only drop to mid or low 90's percent and bee topped off by 9 or 10 in the morning.

This is nice as I can run on solar the remainder of the day until nighttime.

So, how do I discharge down to 20% and charge back up to 100% safely and without much interaction?  ( I am not always here (yet Grin )

Any chance I am missing some "maintenance" setting that says every X days force discharge (or I guess it would be prevent charge) down to XX%

Any suggestions on the best practices for doing this?

Also, can anyone explain why it is needed?

Thanks,

JB

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Joel Brodeur
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After thinking about this for a while I wonder if the folks at EG4 might be willing to write up some TSB's regarding this subject?

Maybe they could detail the specifics for each inverter and each type of battery?

If this needs to be done, I am more than willing to add it to my maintenance schedule, but I really need to know what the best practices are to achieve best performance and longevity for my batteries and my inverter.

I would hate to do something wrong based on some random interweb video and then lose my warranty on the equipment or cause some long-term damage.

 

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Ron
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Yes, that is an interesting question. I've never heard of any benefit of deep discharging. My normal practice is never below 20% and monthly top balance charging with voltage.

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I didn't notice an EG4 response and am hoping @eg4eric could direct us to a document that outlines the specific procedure to discharge. On another thread I had seen a mention of the process including changing the battery type to lead-acid as "the only way" (during the process).

Could not find any specific documentation on steps to set in the Monitoring center (for either 1 or 2 batteries to properly balance - at the low end) In my case I have a 12kPv with 2 Wallmount batteries.

It was mentioned here .. but not outlined graphically to increase my confidence of doing it properly.

  https://forum.eg4electronics.com/community/postid/15869/

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EG4 Eric
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I've attached a few helpful links that explain this in more detail. It’s recommended to maintain an 80% Depth of Discharge (DoD), regularly discharging the batteries down to 20%. This helps prevent the battery cells from becoming imbalanced. If the batteries are not discharged regularly, cell imbalance can occur. The Recalibration Guide provides instructions on how to top balance the battery if needed.

EG4-LL-Recalibration-Guide.pdf

Battery-Health-and-100-DoD.pdf

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