Solar Update - Installing the Victron Cerbo GX, the GX Touch and connecting to the VRM
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- Опубліковано 25 лип 2024
- We're moving along on the installation of the Victron 10kVA kit from Current Connected.
In this video we'll be installing the brains of the Victron environment, the Cerbo. We'll also be looking at connecting the GX Touch to the Cerbo for easy control. Finally we'll be looking to connect everything up to the Victron VRM Portal so we can remotely see and manage different aspects of the Victron System.
Links to the parts & pieces in the video (affiliate links)
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Victron 48V MultiPlus-II 5kVA 120V Inverter
www.currentconnected.com/prod...
10kVA 120/240v Base Multiplus-2 System
www.currentconnected.com/prod...
Victron MPPT RS 450V/100A SmartSolar Charge Controller
www.currentconnected.com/prod...
Victron Lynx Components - Power In, Shunt and Distributor
www.currentconnected.com/prod...
Victron Cerbo GX
www.currentconnected.com/prod...
Victron GX Touch 7" Display
www.currentconnected.com/prod...
For more information, please check out my website with links to all the components, materials and products I have used in developing my off-grid solar system: going-off-grid.com
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Chapters
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0:00 Intro
3:09 Installing the GX Touch Display
5:34 Issue with the Cerbo
6:36 Installing the Cerbo
11:11 Connecting the different devices to the Cerbo
16:27 Powering up the Cerbo
17:20 Going through different settings on the Cerbo
23:40 Connecting the Cerbo to the VRM
26:11 Everything's up and running
27:07 A few more settings
28:26 Final Thoughts & Wrap Up
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*** Disclaimer ***
Please remember, I'm just a DIYer like you. Don't take what I'm doing as gospel truth, it's just how I'm doing things. If you're unsure of how to do something, look into hiring a professional or at least consult with a professional to determine the correct way to do things. - Наука та технологія
Links to the parts & pieces in the video (affiliate links)
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Victron 48V MultiPlus-II 5kVA 120V Inverter
www.currentconnected.com/product/victron-48v-multiplus-2-5kva-120v-inverter-70a-charger/?ref=AzzpK9Fl
10kVA 120/240v Base Multiplus-2 System
www.currentconnected.com/product/10kva-120-240v-multiplus-2-5kva/?ref=AzzpK9Fl
Victron MPPT RS 450V/100A SmartSolar Charge Controller
www.currentconnected.com/product/victron-smartsolar-mppt-rs-charger-controller/?ref=AzzpK9Fl
Victron Lynx Components - Power In, Shunt and Distributor
www.currentconnected.com/product-category/victron/lynx/?ref=AzzpK9Fl
Victron Cerbo GX
www.currentconnected.com/product/victron-cerbo-gx-system-controller/?ref=AzzpK9Fl
Victron GX Touch 7" Display
www.currentconnected.com/product/gx-touch-display-cerbo-gx/?ref=AzzpK9Fl
do you miss the 6500s at all? This seems like a lot more work than those. Obviously it'll be more professional once you're done but you have to appreciated the simplicity of the 6500 systems when they're all set up and work correctly.
When are you going to move the the 18k pv? That's the next big move :D
@@stephenfuller2936 It’s actually not much more work. The cerbo isn’t a necessity but gives you much more visibility and control over your system. The Lynx system just simplifies a bus bar system you would need in any environment. The only extra work would be having to mount the Charge controller and run another set of battery cables. Everything else is pretty much the same from an overall system perspective.
At this point, I can’t find an actual reason to miss the 6500s. I haven’t done a large load test, but I don’t miss all the little issues I was having, plus the 5kVAs are so much quieter!
To be honest, I don’t know if I see an 18kPV in my future or not. They have their “upgrade program” going on right now and even with that incentive, I haven’t been a fan of the lack of support and communication I received from SS. If something changes down the road, then I guess we’ll see what happens…
What you did with the terminators is correct. The V.E. Can network should be terminated at both ends, the same goes for the BMS can network. Some supported BMSs are internally terminated so you would just need a terminator on the cerbo gx. - Hope that all makes sense.
Keep up the great work👍
Awesome! Thanks for confirming!
I used so many blue tapcons on many projects an electrician i work with turned me onto the little plastic insert screws. Definitely less aggravating then when u strip out a tapcon. Or 1/2" plywood with 1/2 cement board on top so u dont have to drill too many holes in the block. Too late now but its nice to know
Yeah, had I known all the drilling I was gonna need to do, I would have just layered plywood and cement board. Oh well, maybe the next conversion…😁
CONGRATULATIONS ADAM!
The important thing is that it works correctly
Exactly!
The color differences are because one is painted and the other is most likely ABS injection molded plastic. Paint is mixed in large vats and the color is pretty consistent, mixing colors for plastics is a dark art and can vary a bit from the beginning of a run to the end because the pellets are mixed and melted right at the injection mold machine.
Thanks, yeah I had a feeling that it was all different due to the plastic vs the painted metal.
Thanks like always for the HELP🎉
Signature solar needs to take pointers from you on how to make videos Realistic videos. Not a 10kw Quattro power a box fan and a dryer and being all excited LOL about it
Thanks 👍
As always, thanks for watching TJ!
Hey Adam loving your system more and more. Have one question is the direction flow of your DC watt draw correct? Should it not be pulling from the battery bank and not putting into the battery?
Sean, thanks a lot! I'll be perfectly honest, that was a long time ago, it's possible I had something extra connected to the system that was putting power into the batteries at that time. I actually don't use the DC system anymore. It's really designed if you have outside loads (or supplies) that aren't able to connect to the Victron system.
That's interesting. My Cerbo GX from 1+ years ago did not include ferrite beads. Guess they found out about this later? Can you get those after sales?
Those came with the GX display. I’m sure you could provably get a set from Amazon if your having issues though.
Maybe I missed it. Did you explain what the cerbo and that screen actually does? Like why it’s needed or not
The cerbo gives you a single interface to be able to monitor and control different aspects of your system. It also gives you the ability to view and access your data remotely using the VRM.
I believe I mentioned this in the video, but neither device is required. If you don't have some kind of GX device in your environment (cerbo or raspberry pi running VenusOS), you lose the remote control capability as well as being able to quickly view what's going on in your environment. You could just as easily have a tablet viewing the web interface for the Cerbo instead of having the screen.
Wouldn't it be easier to connect both VE.CAN devices direct to the Cerbo and terminate at both devices?
Don’t think it really makes much difference. You still have 2 devices and 2 terminators. If the cables didn’t reach between devices, sure, but there’s not much difference in spacing.
I say take everything down and send it out to by vinyl wrapped in your favorite color or pattern. Then they'll all match and you can pick any color you want, like say, tiger stripes. Or let your wife pick and end up with a nice neon pink. :)
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@@AdamDeLay07 Sorry I keep inflicting my oddball sense of humor on you. :)
@@SolarShenanigans no worries! Always keeps me on my toes when I see comments from you… 🤣🤣🤣
Great job...no if I could only change degrees to not read centigrate
Thanks!
You can change it by going to Settings-Display & Language - Units - Temperature on your Cerbo.
These things are so bloody complicated, Why couldn't they just standardize it like the old Selectronic Inverter I've had for over 20 years, as it has it's own simple energy computer which tells me state of charge, DC power going in or out & AC loads which is all I need to know & the only add on to the inverters energy computer is the current shunt & battery temp probe, that's it.
I think it's like most new systems. Once you understand how it works, it's not that bad to work with. Any new "computerized" inverter is going to have its own level of complexity. I will agree though, there are times I wish there weren't so many computerized components (in most solar equipment) and it could just get back to the basics.
@@AdamDeLay07 I think keeping it simple is why this old inverter is still running after Decades of continuous operation & on top of that it's been smashed of the wall 3 times & drowned in rain in severe cyclones because of trees crashing through the shed roof & yes it has a few dents but still working. I can't see this happening with with new gear & as you can probably guess, I want to setup a new location with new gear, I have some victron gear but it's so complicated, that's why I only used the essential basic components so far.
@@hiteck007 yeah they sure don’t make things like they used to…
"USA let freedom reign" can be taken as an insult or a joke for many countries...
Thanks, but I’m not gonna change who I am, or even what I wear, because someone might see it in a video and not like it.
@@AdamDeLay07 You missed the point, it's provocative, you can show who you are without being provocative. It's not the first shirt that display this idea, meaning you are insistant on the subject, you want to send a message.
@@honumoorea873He's an American wearing it in America speaking to a largely American audience, just how provocative is that? I'm English and think it's marvellous to show patriotism.
Go from mppt to cerbo VE.can then from cerbo to shunt then terminators on shunt, one single cable running
Sure, that’s another way to do it. Probably would have been easier, but for the time being, I don’t see having to pull the terminator out. It’ll prob be a bit of a pain when I do though…