Have a LUXPower inverter? You may want to stay and read this blog…
Automatic Charge
Lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries should be charged at least once every 30 days. This helps to maintain the battery cells lifespan and guarantee battery health. LUXPower now operate an automatic charge once every 14 days if your battery system has not reached 99% within said timeframe. This force charge will occur between 00:00 and 04:30 if your system has NOT reached 99% within 14 days.
Already charge overnight?
If you’ve already got your system programmed to charge overnight from cheaper rate electricity, then this will not happen to your system. This is specifically for systems that have not reached maximum SoC (state of charge) within 14 days. You can continue as normal and the battery will only charge either from surplus solar energy or from the grid during the already programmed timeframe.
I don’t want this to happen
It is advised that this automatic charge remains enabled, should your system not reach maximum SoC regularly. If you only rely on surplus solar generation and do not have an overnight tariff in place to charge the batteries, now might be a time to consider getting one setup. If you still want this feature disabled, please contact us. Note, this update is inline with the manufacturers guidelines and disabling this feature could hinder the continued efficiency of your system.
A short video run-through…
Check out a short video from our friends over at Infinity Innovations, the UK’s distributor for LUX products below.