EEVblog 1634 - 15kWh AERL LFP Home Storage Battery Install!

Installing a 15kWh AERL Life2 LiFePo4 solar home storage battery to my Deye inverter. Thanks to Peter Watkinson from AERL, one of my long time viewers! AERL were the first to invent and patent the Maximum Power Point Tracker MPPT used in all modern solar systems. https://ift.tt/m9sYlyI https://ift.tt/y0vNRYk AERL Life2 datasheet: https://ift.tt/XflWDmk Deye manual: https://ift.tt/XJqEyHI Australian Standard for Home Battery Installations: https://ift.tt/GaJseuB Forum: 00:00 - AERL Life2 LFP Home storage battery installation 01:08 - Pre-wired 19" battery storage rack 03:23 - 4AWG cables, quick-connects and bus bar 05:03 - The old EEVblog garage lab! 05:19 - Rate my Home Assistant RPi setup 05:43 - Peter Wilkinson from AERL 06:21 - The first patented MPPT from 1984 07:49 - LFP battery management PCB 08:14 - The 5.1kWh Life2 LiFePo4 LFP Battery 08:30 - LFP vs NMC fire risk and battery safety 10:16 - Is it safe and legal to install in the gargage? 11:03 - The 19" battery rack 11:51 - How does the battery talk to the Deye hybid inverter? 12:42 - Feed-in tarrifs and battery viability 13:25 - Should you 100% cycle an LFP battery? And self managed batteries. 16:01 - Do the batteries load balance? 16:56 - Installation! (+ extra solar installer FAIL) 18:48 - The 35mm cable and crimping 20:59 - Wiring up the battery cabinet 21:48 - Installing the batteries in the rack 22:31 - First power-up smoke test 23:02 - Connecting the other batteries 24:55 - Re-connecting the grid 26:07 - The next day... 27:32 - How does the Deye inverter know about the Enphase Micro Inverters? 29:21 - Big load testing with the EV, oven, and aircon 31:17 - Conclusion If you find my videos useful you may consider supporting the EEVblog on Patreon: https://ift.tt/f6nszSZ Or with crypto: BTC: 33BsprBQNBtHuVzVwDmqWkpDjYnCouwASM ETH: 0x68114e40ff4dcdd384750500501e20acf3875f8c BCH: 35n9KBPw9T7M3NGzpS3t4nUYEf9HbRmkm4 USDC: 0x68114e40ff4dcdd384750500501e20acf3875f8c LTC: MJfK57ujxy55su4XicVGQc9wcEJf6mAoXF Web Site: http://www.eevblog.com Store: https://eevblog.store/ Other channels: EEVblog2: http://www.youtube.com/EEVblog2 EEVdiscover: https://www.youtube.com/eevdiscover T-Shirts: https://ift.tt/i4RFdNv #ElectronicsCreators #Solar #Battery

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