Assembling and Connecting your Revov

Energy Storage System

Bring freedom from dependence to your home and business

These are the step-by-step instructions for assembling and connecting your Revov battery
pack.

It takes you from “opening the box” to having the live connections out of the pack that will
connect to the rest of your system. After following this guide you will be ready to connect your
Revov battery pack into the DC side of your power system.

Each section has a short video available on our website and youtube channel that covers the
step fully. In the video clips you can watch a qualified installer explain and do each step for the
camera.

Website: YouTube:

Revov Battery Pack Assembly Installation Guide

CONTENTS

Preparation

Step 1 Get Ready - Parts, Cabling and Tools 02

Assembling and Installing the Revov Battery Pack

Step 2 Battery Placement 05

Step 3 Connect the Batteries in series with the BLACK interconnect cable 06

Step 4 Connect the main -ve out from the Batteries to the BMS 07

Step 5 Connect Monitoring Cables 08

Step 6 Main Power Cables out of cabinet from BMS and from Batteries 09

Step 7 Powering on the BMS itself 10

Balance of System (BoS) 12

 STEP 1
• Get Ready - Parts, Cables, Tools

STEP 2
• Select and place Cabinet in suitable location
• Place matched pair of batteries in the cabinet

STEP 3 - BLACK
• Connect Black interconnect cable between Battery 1 - ve and Battery
2 +ve

STEP 4 - BLUE
• Place the BMS in the cabinet
• Connect the Blue Cable from Battery 2 -ve to the BMS -ve terminal

STEP 5 - COMMS
• Conect the Black Comms cables from Battery 1 to BMS
• Connect the Black Comms cables from Battery 2 to BMS

STEP 6 - BROWN BLUE

• Tape the external end of the blue cable and the brown cable with electrical insulation
tape
• Connect the brown cable to the +ve on Battery 1 and feed the end out of the cabinet
(This will connect through any fuses, buzz bars and breakers to your Inverter +ve terminal)
• Connect the blue cable to the BMS -ve out terminal (This will connect through any fuses,
buzz bars and breakers to your Inverter -ve terminal

STEP 7 - BROWN
• Power up the BMS, Connect the brown BMS power cable to the +ve
terminal on battery 2

Revov Battery Pack Assembly Installation Guide 01

 PREPARATION

Step 1 Get Ready - Parts, Cabling and Tools

Watch the video of this step here:

This Section will run through the parts, cables and tools required to complete the battery pack assembly.

A. YOUR BATTERY PACK SHOULD CONTAIN:

1. 2 matched Batteries they will have the same serial number

2. A cable pack with all the necessary fully labelled cables.
3. A Battery Management System (BMS)
4. A cabinet or frame cabinet to install everything in (optional)

B. PARTS

Your Revov Batteries:

Revov LiFe Battery Revov 2nd LiFe Battery

Revov Battery Pack Assembly Installation Guide 02

 Your Revov BMS:

4. BMS Power +ve in

5. BMS Main Power 1. BMS -ve in

-ve out to inverter

3. 4 x Battery 2. Battery State

Communication Ports Indicator Lights

BMS Front Face Features (see labels on BMS Picture):

1. The –ve terminal in from the battery pack

2. Battery State indicator lights
3. Four battery monitoring ports
4. The power for the BMS (small brown cable into this green connector, which draws power from the positive
terminal of the battery.)
5. The -ve terminal out to the inverter
• Negative line BMS – Connect to negative terminal on Battery 2 and then to negative terminal on Inverter
• Maximum current through the BMS 150-160 Amp
• The power from the batteries travels through the BMS to allow for power
• monitoring and management during power output to power your home or business and during
re-charging. This power travels in at the -ve terminal on the left of the BMS and out to the BOS from the
+ve terminal on the left.
• The BMS has 4 ports (2 for each battery) that connect to the Batteries and allow for the performance
and temperature monitoring of the cells inside the batteries. Basic information from the batteries is then
displayed through the diagnostic lights on the BMS. The BMS passes more detailed information to the
inverter or any monitoring system you may install.
• The BMS needs its own power to operate and it gets this power directly from the battery pack itself
through its own power cable.

C. CABLES

Your Revov Cable Pack:

• 1x Black Battery Interconnect Cable

Revov Battery Pack Assembly Installation Guide 03

 • 1x Blue Battery -ve to BMS -ve in Cable

• 4x Black Battery to BMS Comms Cables – These are marked ACB1, ACB2, ACB3 and ACB4

• 1x Brown Battery to Inverter Cable

• 1x Blue BMS to Inverter Cable

• 1x Brown BMS Power Cables

D. TOOLS

What you’ll need to complete the installation:

• Size 12 metric spanner or socket wrench (for battery terminal connections)

• Star screw driver (for BMS terminal connections)
• Small straight screwdriver (for the green power connector on the BMS)
• Insulation tape

Revov Battery Pack Assembly Installation Guide 04

 ASSEMBLY & INSTALLATION

Step 2 Battery Placement

Watch the video of this step here:

1. Put cabinet in the “right place”.

a. You ​don’t need venting or circulation with Revov LiFe batteries such as was required for many lead-acid
battery installations.
2. P​ut batteries into the cabinet one on top shelf and one on bottom shelf.
3. Plan cable routes
a. Inside cabinet
b. from cabinet to inverter,
c. from inverter to load,
d. from inverter to charging source/s
4. All the necessary interfaces to connect are on the front of the battery and the BMS and there are no side
flanges or brackets. This makes it easy to install the battery into a cabinet.
5. Having all the interfaces and handles on the front of the battery makes installation and later maintenance
and troubleshooting a breeze.

STEP 2
Battery 2

STEP 2
Battery 1

Revov Battery Pack Assembly Installation Guide 05

 Step 3 ​Connect the Batteries in series with the BLACK interconnect cable

Watch the video of this step here:

1. Use the black cable to connect the matched pair of batteries.

2. When facing the battery, connect one end of the black cable to the righthand terminal of the bottom
battery. In other words, connect the end of the black cable labelled Batt1 -ve to the negative terminal of
Battery 1.

Battery 2

Battery 2 +ve

Battery 1 -ve

Battery 1

3. When facing the battery, connect one end of the black cable to the lefthand terminal of the top battery. In
other words connect the end of the black cable labelled Batt2 +ve to the positive terminal of Battery 2.

Battery 2

Black Cable
Connected

Battery 1

4. A common mistake is to connect the batteries .“backwards”. Do not connect +ve of Battery 1 (bottom
battery) to -ve terminal of Battery 2 (top battery)

Revov Battery Pack Assembly Installation Guide 06

 Step 4 ​Connect the main -ve out from the Batteries to the BMS

Watch the video of this step here:

1. Unpack BMS and place it in cabinet and secure.

2. Locate the Blue cable.
3. This cable is the main power out of the batteries. It carries the power of the batteries out of the batteries and
into the BMS. The power then travels through the BMS to the other BMS terminal.
4. Connect the end labelled battery to the righthand terminal on the top battery, -ve terminal on Battery2.
5. Connect the end labelled BMS to the righthand terminal on the BMS.

Battery 2

Blue Cable
Connected

Battery 1

Revov Battery Pack Assembly Installation Guide 07

 Step 5 ​Connect Monitoring Cables

Watch the video of this step here:

1. Locate the Black Monitoring and Management Interface cables, There are 4 black cables that connect the
comms ports on the BMS to the corresponding ports on the Batteries.
2. Identify the communications ports on the BMS and the Batteries (labelled COM1 and COM2), These are used
to monitor and optimize the battery functioning.
3. Each Black cable has both ends labelled. The label indicates which port the cable should be plugged into.

Battery 2

1 2 3 4

1. Labelled ACB1 both ends

2. Labelled ACB2 both ends
3. Labelled ACB3 both ends
4. Labelled ACB4 both ends

Battery 1

4. Find the correct Black Cable, each one is labelled so that a specific plug will match to a specific port.
5. Plug ACB1 into the leftmost port on the BMS and the port labelled COM1 on top Battery - Battery 2.
6. Plug ACB2 into the second port (2n​d​from the left) on the BMS and into COM2 on the top battery - Battery 2.
7. Plug ACB3 into the 3r​d​port from the left on the BMS and into COM1 on bottom battery – Battery 1.
8. Plug ACB4 into the rightmost port on the BMS and into the port labelled COM2 on bottom battery – Battery 1.

Battery 2

1. Labelled ACB1 both ends

4x Black comms
2. Labelled ACB2 both ends
Cables Plugged in
3. Labelled ACB3 both ends
4. Labelled ACB4 both ends

Battery 1

9. Each Black comms Cable has one end in the battery and one end in the BMS

Revov Battery Pack Assembly Installation Guide 08

 Step 6 ​Main Power Cables out of cabinet from BMS and from Batteries

Watch the video of this step here:

1. This step connects the Main Power carrying cables from battery pack out to the rest of the system.
2. We will first connect the Main Power Out of the cabinet from BMS.
3. Connect Negative from BMS out of the cabinet.
a. Locate the BLUE cable.
b. Insulate the one end contact with electrical insulation tape.
c. This is the Main Power cable out of the BMS.
d. The Blue cable connects to the BMS and then goes out of the Battery cabinet to connect to the rest of
the system. (In Revov recommended configuration it will connect to a fuse and circuit breaker and then
to the Battery Busbar and eventually to the Inverter).
e. Feed the Blue cable through the appropriate cable path in the cabinet so the insulated end is outside
the cabinet the uninsulated end is ready to be connected to the left terminal on the BMS.
f. Connect the un-insulated end of the BLUE cable labelled BMS to the left terminal on the BMS.
4. Connect the Positive from +ve terminal on Battery 1 out of cabinet, this is the Main Power Out of the cabinet
from the Batteries.
a. Locate the BROWN cable.
b. Insulate the one end contact with electrical insulation tape.
c. This is the Main Power cable out of the Batteries.
d. The BROWN cable connects to the Batteries and then goes out of the
e. Battery cabinet to connect to the rest of the system. (In Revov recommended configuration it will
connect to a fuse and circuit breaker and then to the Battery Busbar and eventually to the Inverter).
f. Feed the BROWN cable through the appropriate cable path in the cabinet so the insulated end is
outside the cabinet the uninsulated end is ready to be connected to the left terminal on the bottom
battery.
g. Connect the un-insulated end of the BROWN cable labelled Battery to the left (+ve) terminal on the
bottom battery.

Insulation Tape Battery 2

Blue & Brown Cables

Connected

Insulation Tape Battery 1

Revov Battery Pack Assembly Installation Guide 09

 Step 7 ​Powering on the BMS itself

Watch the video of this step here:

1. Locate the slim BROWN cable.

2. This cable will connect the BMS to the battery in order to power the BMS itself.
3. Use your Flat screw drive to cable plug from the green connector from the BMS.

1. Attached green connector

to the BMS end of the slim
1 Brown Cable.

4. Insert the slim Brown Cable into the connector plug you have just loosened and tighten the screw to hold the
cable firmly into this little plug.
5. Connect the battery end of the slim BROWN cable to the positive terminal on the top Battery (the +ve
terminal on Battery 1).
6. Plug green plug into the green connector on the BMS.

2. Connect Slim Brown Cable to

+ve battery terminal.
3. Connect Slim Brown Cable to
green +ve connector on BMS.
2

Revov Battery Pack Assembly Installation Guide 10

 7. The BMS will now switch on, the lights will all flash a few times and a beep will sound. One the BMS has
registered the batteries the lights will most likely just be green and show the state of charge of the battery
pack, each green light that is on indicates 25% charge (eg. 1 green light indicates 25% charge, 2 indicates
50%).

When BMS powers op all

lights will flash a beep will
sound and then settle to
Brown BMS Power show state of charge of
Cable Connected batteries (green lights)

You have now successfully completed the assembly of your Revov battery pack.

The Revov battery pack is now ready to connect to the Balance of the System. A short overview of the balance
of the system is provided below.

Revov Battery Pack Assembly Installation Guide 11

 BALANCE OF SYSTEM (BoS)

Your battery pack fits into the rest of your system.

The Battery pack once assembled will be Live and ready to connect to the rest of your system,
often called the balance of system (BoS). Usually the BOS will consist a number of components. This section lists
those components as we travel along the path of the battery power away from the battery pack. You may have
different terms for each of these items.

The two cables, coming out of the battery cabinet, will have unconnected ends protected by insulation tape( a
BROWN cable from Battery1 and a BLUE cable from BMS). Revov recommends that these should be connected in
the following way:

1. The first items to connect these two cables to are the appropriate fuses and breaker to allow the pack to be
isolated from the rest of the system automatically (fuses) or manually (breaker).
2. Connect the breaker to a battery busbar.
3. Install a Shunt after the Battery Busbar.
4. Connect from the Shunt to a Service busbar.
a. This busbar will allow you to balance the DC side of the system by correctly connecting the physical
cables.
5. Connect from the Service Busbar to a Fuse and Breaker Box.
6. Connect from the Service Busbar to the DC battery part of your (multimode) Inverter.
7. (optional) Connect a Monitoring system display, this makes it easy for the user and installer to see useful stats.
8. The inverter will then also be connected to power generation sources on its “other side”. These power
generation sources allow you to maintain the charge of the batteries. Usually you will have your system
connected to:
b. the Power producer Grid - this is called a “grid tied” system. The grid is used for charging of the batteries
at low-cost times of day or night.
AND / OR
c. Solar panels or wind power generator

Revov Battery Pack Assembly Installation Guide 12

Revov Battery Pack Assembly Installation Guide 13