Ecoflow & Victron

[Glynn]

Hi
Can the ecoflow delta be charged by a victron orion xs , instead of a ecoflow alternator charger fir fast high current charging ?, if do how would it connect to the victron ?.
Tthanks

 

[Guigsy]

It looks like the alternator charger can output some interesting voltages. I suspect it's communicating and coordinating with the BMS in the main unit to achieve those fast charges?

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Although the Victron can throw out the power required, I not convinced it'll be able to do it in a way the Ecoflow battery will accept. You'll probably be limited to the standard 12v charge times.

 

[nigelivy]

I suspect Guigsy is right that you might not get the most of the Orion XS.
Whilst the Ecoflow could accept the capacity of the Orion XS, it may not. A lot of these power banks have a limit as to how much they’ll take from 12v, so it depends whether there is any comms between the Ecoflow and their Alternator Charger that enables the fast charging.

 

[Guigsy]

I suspect Guigsy is right that you might not get the most of the Orion XS.
Whilst the Ecoflow could accept the capacity of the Orion XS, it may not. A lot of these power banks have a limit as to how much they’ll take from 12v, so it depends whether there is any comms between the Ecoflow and their Alternator Charger that enables the fast charging.

From the specs, it looks like it'll push up to 60v though to speed up charging. USB C PD does voltage tricks to push lots of power down relatively skinny cables. But it requires bidirectional comms to confirm the device on the other end will accept more than the standard voltage. I'm guessing this box is doing something similar.

Whereas the Victron will expect to remain at ~12v and shove 50 amps, and require a chonky cable and terminals to do so.