Magnum Energy Integration Guide

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1.0 – Introduction
This integration guide covers the recommended set up and configuration of Magnum Energy equipment
for optimizing performance with SimpliPhi PHI 3.5 kWh batteries. More information on SimpliPhi products
can be found on our website: http://simpliphipower.com/
.
Magnum Energy offers many products which are too numerous to be covered here. The specific Magnum
Energy products covered in this guide include, but are not limited to:
• MS 4024 PAE inverter/charger
• MS 4448 PAE inverter/charger
• PT-100 charge controller
• ME-ARC Remote Control
• ME-RTR Remote Control
• ME-RC Remote Control (basic unit with no support for configuring the PT100 charge
controller)
For additional information about the Magnum Energy products covered in this guide, refer to the following
documentation:
• Magnum Dimensions PT-100 MPPT Charge Controller
• Magnum Energy ME-RTR Router Control Owner’s Manual
• Magnum Energy ME-ARC Advanced Remote Control Owner’s Manual
2.0 – Charge Controller and Inverter Settings
Magnum Energy has performed qualification testing of the PHI 3.5 kWh battery with their equipment. Per
their testing and recommendations, the following parameters (refer to table below) have been validated.
More information on Magnum Energy products can be found on their website:
http://www.magnum-
dimensions.com/.
3.0 – Battery Bank Sizing
A properly sized PHI battery bank should be at least double (2x) the kW rating of the inverter(s) and have
a C/2 rating greater than the maximum charge controller rating. Depending on the specifications of the
equipment used in the system, sizing the PHI battery bank based on these two criteria may yield different
results. Therefore, the best practice is to calculate the PHI battery bank based on both criteria and use
the greater of the two results as the minimum quantity. We can compare these two calculation methods
assuming the nomenclature below:
• Battery rated power = Bat
kWh
(typically @ C/2)
• Inverter power full load = Inv
kW
• Maximum battery charge current = I
BatChrgMax
• PV charge controller maximum = I
PVChrgMax
• Recommended minimum number of batteries = B
#
• Discharge equation = B
#Inv
≥ Inv
kW
/ Bat
kWh
• Charge equation = B
#PV
≥ I
PVChrgMax
/ I
BatChrgMax