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    • #9182 Report Abuse
      ffuentes
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      Team,

       

      I dont see a search function so I guess ill ask 🙂

      If I am trying to monitor my Charge and Discharge Backup Battery from my Solar Setup, Which ways do the clamps need to face?

      Thanks!

    • #9183 Report Abuse
      djwakelee
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      Well, depends.  Emporia does not currently support bi-directional power flow on the circuit ports – only the mains.  If you have a dedicated Vue 2 for this, use the mains clamps (A & B).  That will show you the power in and out.  If you are trying to do this on the circuit clamps (1-16) on an existing Vue 2 (already using the mains clamps to monitor the mains), you will only be able to see absolute power flow on the circuit ports.

      • This reply was modified 1 year, 11 months ago by djwakelee.
    • #9189 Report Abuse
      ffuentes
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      This is interesting.

      So the battery setup option does not account for bi-directional reading.

      This sucks 🙁

      Can the C port on the main clamp be used as stand-alone?

      If not, this would be cool to be used on things such as batteries.

    • #9191 Report Abuse
      djwakelee
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      The C port is only used for a 3 phase setup.  If you want to measure bi-directional power, that only option is using a 2nd Vue – and the mains clamps.

      Emporia has claimed this could be added at some point (also an issue for solar and night-time vampire inverter / microinverter draw), but this is going on 2 years now and they don’t seem to be addressing system shortcomings – let alone new features.

      • This reply was modified 1 year, 11 months ago by djwakelee.
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