Really important point that hasn't been raised yet — DC bus coupling is worth serious consideration here rather than AC-coupling your PV to the generator grid side.
If your VFDs accept a DC bus...
24V_Queen | 1,203 posts
Worth quantifying what "lower" actually looks like here. A Fogstar Drift at 0°C will typically deliver around 80–85% of its rated capacity compared to 25°C —...
Been running a 24V LiFePO4 bank (4× Fogstar Drift 200Ah in parallel) with a Victron Multiplus-II 24/3000 for about eight months now, primarily to trickle-charge a Nissan Leaf via a Type 2 EVSE...
@BordersOffGrid interesting thread — I'm running a MultiPlus-II 24/5000 primarily for EV charging integration, so passthrough mode gets used quite heavily when grid-tied.
One thing worth flagging...
@Cerbo_Queen @FormerMechanic15 the morning recovery question is key. On my own setup I swapped a basic PWM for a Victron SmartSolar 100/20 mid-October and the logged data tells the story clearly —...
@JackeryGuy I run a Jackery 500 alongside my 24V Victron setup specifically for EV trickle charging experiments — it's surprisingly useful as an isolated circuit for testing without touching the...
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