Hey everyone!
Its a real pleasure to present you my contribution to the #Apex300ForAll contest. A Unit that is really outstanding and in my opinion one of the most exiting piece of hardware that gets released since a long time.
I recorded a video to show you around and try to explain, how i would integrate or replace certain things with the Apex300.
Have a look here:
Since my english could be sometimes hard to understand or some of you might love to read it, i also write down my ideas for you. As always, any kind of questions or comments are highly appreacted.
EV Charging
I own two electric vehicles, that both can be charge by a regular AC Plug. The Bike is drawing about 1500W and the Car can charge up to 2400W. With the EP500Pro with is deliever up to 3000W and the AC200L which have a 2400W AC Output, i cant charge both vehicles simultaneously. Only when AC200L power one vehicle and the EP500Pro the other vehicle. Main problem here is, that i cant split the solar power i have on the glass roof, so one of the Units would be really quickly empty. The Apex300 could handle both vehicles at the same time (When i select a little lower power on the I3) and i can utilize the full solar power.
The Solarsetup on the roof is build to quickly change between series and parallel connection. Perfect fit!
Emergency Backup
I already have a Transferswitch built into my main fuse box. This allows me to switch from Gridpower to Backup power. Its a really simple solution, behind the Backup power is just a regular EU Plug, that can basicly plug into any powerstation and feed my house. For now, i use one of my EP500Pro as main backup, downside i have here is the limited expansion of batterys, that can hoockup to EP500Pro. A more professional approach could be the ATI Smart Distribution Box in combination with the Apex300.
Replace the Balcony Solar System?
One of my favourite topics ever, the balcony system. One of the main reasons why i really exited for the Apex300 does have something to do with the ability to pair with the A80P. But lets begin from the beginning. The D100P and the A80P have 2 MPPTs each with 60V and 10A. I plugged four panels in parallel to the D100P right now, it allows me to cover most of my energy demand, even when the sun is not shinning. The Problem i face is, that the 1000W Input, that are supported by the D100P arent really enough to cover the energy from the house and charge both B300 full until the evening. The Apex300 would change the whole system dramaticly. Instead of 500W Limit per MPPT, the Apex could utilize 1200W per MPPT. The 10A Input from the D100P is the limiting factor in my case, so the 20A from then Apex300 is a really big advantage her. I would be finally able to use full power of my Solarpanels.
Also really interesting would be the upgrade from 2x B300 to 4x B300(K,S) or even 6x B300(K,S). The new usable power could be saved this way and dont get wasted into the public grid. Basicly the Apex300 really allow to make the ultimate Bluetti Balcony Solar System. Its also compatible with the S1 plug for zero injection. I hope this time, it can be used with a external sensor like Tibber etc. too.
More powerful Offgrid gardenhouse
My Loyal companion, the AC300. It powers from lawn mower over hedge trimmer, different pumps and more… but i think its time to make place for something newer and i tell you why. The main problem with the AC300 when you run it for a long time, is the self consumption. AC300 is one of the units with the highest self consumptions. I dont really care about in the summer, but in the winter you barely can charge it with my solarsetup. I would need to make a change in the cabel setup, since i use a series connection on one string, but that shouldnt be a big deal. The Offgrid house would also benefit from a larger scalibility of the Apex300, to connect more B300 and since it already have a built in battery and the connectors are 90 dgrees, i have more storage on less room. The inverter is interesting for the pumps. They dont really draw that much when they running but the start power is really high. With the AC300, i couldnt use all my pumps together because of this high power start they need. The Apex300 can handle over 7000W peak, which should be more than enough to cover my needs.
About the Accesories
The Apex300 comes with a massive amount of Accesories and integrations. My personal favourite is the Hub D1 which connects to the battery expansion port and deliever DC Outputs like USB, 12V/24V outputs and a high ampere anderson output. At the moment, i dont have a special usecase for it. I can imagine to run my raspberry pi which hosts HomeAssistant and monitors all my Solarsetups from a USB Output, when setup as ultimate balcony solar system. The good thing is, you can basicly plug it in most of the expansion batterys, so its also a really interesting add-on for a B300K that dont have that much DC outputs.
As i mentioned in my Emergency Backup section, the ATI Smart Distribution Box could be one thing that actually improve my solution on how it is right now. I definetly will have a closer look at this.
My Solarsetup is widely spread, so it most likely dont make sense for me in the current state, but for People with a big solarsetup on the Roof, the SolarX 4K in combination with the ATI Smart Distribution Box could make a really nice setup. Half of my daily energy draw could be prduced in less than two hours with the SolarX 4K. 1x Apex300 combined with 1x B300K and the SolarX 4K could charge up to 4000W, which is indeed really impressive.
Hope you guys enjoy!
Erik
