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Solaredge monitoring issue with two inverters after system expansion
Recently I expanded my solaredge system. The original setup has performed flawlessly, but I wanted to add additional capacity with another inverter (we have a 2nd EV now). We also wanted backup capabilities with the great Texas freeze of 2021 and power outage as still a fresh memory. I choose to go with partial home backup with the addition of a sub-panel. All of the new panels aren't in yet, but enough to start running it are.
Anyway, the original setup was an HD-Wave 11400, it operated for about 18 months and generated about 29 MWh. I also had an independent import/export solaredge meter and the data matched up with our smart utility meter. OG Inverter and meter communicated on RS485 and the inverter was hard wired for ethernet. The expansion added a second energy hub 7600 inverter and the back up interface. An LG battery will be here shortly, but is not currently in the mix. The backup interface's import/export meter is being used with external CT's, the energy hub is now set up as the leader and communicates via RS485 with the backup interface and the OG inverter using the differing outputs provided within the hub. Standalone meter has been removed. Both inverters are hard wired for ethernet and communicating.
Everything is activated, communicating outbound, and producing as expected. The issue is two fold and, I suspect, related. My site historical data in monitoring interface was 'lost' AND the output from both inverters is not being shown added together. I put that the OG data was lost in quotes because it is still there under the layout tool associated with the original inverter, you can see daily, weekly, yearly and total data populated under physical and logical layout display. The total production at my site is only showing as the portion from the leader energy hub inverter. This single inverter data is what is shown in the daily graphs, total daily output, etc. The import/export meter appears to be working correctly as my daily chart shows usage flat-lining when my total output exceeds usage and I'm not getting the typical split into four energy buckets (production, self consumption, and import). It still logs the OG inverter output somewhere as you can see daily, weekly, etc data since the changeover within the layout tool only.
Any ideas how to correct this? I submitted a ticket to solaredge support last week and haven't heard back. I feel like I must be missing some simple setting somewhere.
Here you can see the two inverters don't add up for the site output:
Screenshot 2022-05-10 143931.png
Here you can see what I'm talking about with my daily data, I am exporting more than I am producing since export is both inverters and production is only reading as the lead inverter:
Screenshot 2022-05-10 144225.png
Anyway, the original setup was an HD-Wave 11400, it operated for about 18 months and generated about 29 MWh. I also had an independent import/export solaredge meter and the data matched up with our smart utility meter. OG Inverter and meter communicated on RS485 and the inverter was hard wired for ethernet. The expansion added a second energy hub 7600 inverter and the back up interface. An LG battery will be here shortly, but is not currently in the mix. The backup interface's import/export meter is being used with external CT's, the energy hub is now set up as the leader and communicates via RS485 with the backup interface and the OG inverter using the differing outputs provided within the hub. Standalone meter has been removed. Both inverters are hard wired for ethernet and communicating.
Everything is activated, communicating outbound, and producing as expected. The issue is two fold and, I suspect, related. My site historical data in monitoring interface was 'lost' AND the output from both inverters is not being shown added together. I put that the OG data was lost in quotes because it is still there under the layout tool associated with the original inverter, you can see daily, weekly, yearly and total data populated under physical and logical layout display. The total production at my site is only showing as the portion from the leader energy hub inverter. This single inverter data is what is shown in the daily graphs, total daily output, etc. The import/export meter appears to be working correctly as my daily chart shows usage flat-lining when my total output exceeds usage and I'm not getting the typical split into four energy buckets (production, self consumption, and import). It still logs the OG inverter output somewhere as you can see daily, weekly, etc data since the changeover within the layout tool only.
Any ideas how to correct this? I submitted a ticket to solaredge support last week and haven't heard back. I feel like I must be missing some simple setting somewhere.
Here you can see the two inverters don't add up for the site output:
Screenshot 2022-05-10 143931.png
Here you can see what I'm talking about with my daily data, I am exporting more than I am producing since export is both inverters and production is only reading as the lead inverter:
Screenshot 2022-05-10 144225.png
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