₦airaland Forum

oliverjiad:
yes I mean new typo error

Budget ₦9m for it

oliverjiad:
from the look of things it'll be for mee vehicles

But we never know yet sha

mank1234:
Impressive setup. The growth is massive. Few years ago, I guess you didn't believe you did generate and consume this much.

Is the automation still necessary with this much power?

abuzz33:
What happened to your DIY battery bank?

Tdoctor:
1. Please, where did you get the micro inverter? In Nigeria or outside? It would seem a good option for what I want to do.

2. Second, are you using Victron Smartsolar or Bluesolar?

Your system is eye-candy.

FEGEITOK:
Nice job Sir.

A question for you

What is the thinking behind 3 inverters instead of 1 almighty inverter?


1. Multi RS 6kVa

2. Multiplus 2 10kVa

3. Deye Micro Inverter 2.2kW

CuteMaro:
Very Impressive. Is this for industrial or home use?

Valto:
the bot de vex seriously this days..

we are now official distributor of JK and Jikong bms and accessories in Nigeria .

Rakiticbarca:
HP EliteBook 745 G6 Laptop
14-inch FHD Display
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U 2.10GHz
16GB RAM
256GB SSD
2GB AMD Radeon Vega 8 Graphics Card
Backlit Keyboard
Laptop and Charger


₦ 300,000

Please is this still available?
LAGOS

diordaves:
₦40 million kwanu? Just for the solar system to power possibly just one unit of AC. I've said it before on this forum and I will say it again. It makes no economic sense to spend close to 50 million on a Solar system just because you want it to power an AC unit.

It is better to have a budget of about ₦5 million on Solar. This will power lights, fan, fridge. Then get an Inverter generator to power AC for the few minutes one needs it and invest the remaining ₦35 million that will be yielding income to buy fuel to power the inverter generator.

laivwire:
Honestly, my family house still has louvres but they are old and badly done. The glass panes were roughly cut so they can cut your fingers if you hold them. The frames are also light and are rusty. They bend and usually let the glass pane slide out which can be harmful.

I plan to refurbish the house this year and still use louvres. There are some louvres I have come across in Europe, so smooth you won't hear any squeaks, the louvre edges are finely finshed you can rub your palms across them. They are also thick and clear, tightly held within the louvre handles and can close shut with no gaps.

I know someonw whould actually still sell high quality glass louvres and frames in Nigeria and I wish I can get that quality. if not, I intend to import them. The house is where I spent my childhood and won't trade it or change much about it for anything. It brings fond memories.

visaclick:
post videos boss, everyone i knew that did it later regretted. It couldn’t power none of the ac up to 1hr

isangjohnson:
That person that told you that you need a 24v inverter to be able to power your fridge or freezer NA QUACK.
I will suggest you stop listening to his misleading advice.

Sapiosexuality:
I get you. I'm not saying it in a way that is anti science but a sort of unbelieve that we've not found a solution despite our knowledge of classical and quantum physics.

I believe that with some tweaking and application of Faraday, Gauss and Refraction laws it's possible that we'd find a solution just like Leo Szilard did with E=MC². A system that can give 100 percent diversion and guarantee against both direct and indirect lightening.

Maybe there's no technology for it yet but I believe it will be found when engineers start exploring or tweaking the already existing laws in science. It's hard to believe that countries like China will spend billions of dollars on Gigawatts (not mega o) of solar energy and still leave their solar grid to any sort of chance. It has to be 100 percent efficient for them. Or maybe I'm overestimating them.

brightk:
oga mi ..... since we practice the TT earthing system in nigeria , do you think its wise to do your own neutral/ground bounding on ur mains before going to your db especially to help identify minor earth faults.....

Sapiosexuality:
Seriously? What about countries, like China, that use solar to supply a large percentage of their country? Will a direct attack also attack their grid or there must be a higher method of protection against it? With the level of technological advancement, I find it hard to believe that there isn't any way to stop all types of attack.

gadgetplanetng:
Na wa o!
Like the breaker was switched off?

jonescosmos:
Exactly my concern too.
Going to bury 4 rods is like treating the symptom rather than curing the disease. Of course it might make the leaks to neutral line to hide itself but that doesn't mean it went away. IT WILL SIMPLY FLOW TO EARTH AND YOU WILL HAVE ENERGY LOSS. SOMETIMES WE MISTAKE SOME OF THESE LOSSES AS IDLE CONSUMPTIONS

GloriousGbola:
Please get an earth resistance tester and confirm the earthing. It should have a resistance of less than 10 ohms or if it is very good 5 ohms. We found that one of our installations had a resistance of 15 ohms and we had to use four earth rods and bentonite to resolve this.

osayuwamwen:
I think dc breakers are suppose to serve as protection but there are some lightening that doesn't pass through the panel or breakers they go straight into the house and destroy any electrical appliances that is on, I have been using my inverter for the past 1year even during raining days I have never switch off except wen it goes off during low voltage or wen nepa bring light, I have only change the breaker btw the panel and controller once, I am talking from experience I might be wrong though

bigrovar:
Selling off some excess solar panels and inverter.

Deye 8kw Brand new = 2.3m
Axpert 5kva used = 350k (sold)
4 x 540w 480k (in a bundle) available only FCT
2 x midnite SPD 600v 180K each.

Product and details available here.

https://x.com/bigbrovar/status/1800587475468882317

brightk:
The big boss.. am tempted to ask where do we bond this our EARH TO NEUTRAL. I understand that the live and neutral wire from nepa pole end up @ ur meter unit where it is drawn to the db.. Most houses have just one db which powers the entire home. and i know for sure you can only have one EARTH TO NEUTRAL bonding..

bigrovar:
Like everyone have added, you need to review your electrical fault system including your earthing. You said you had your earthing done, have you had the earthing independently tested to ensure that it is within the recommended resistance required of a TT earth system (which is pretty much what we practice in Nigeria)

You should also ensure that the earth point for all your electrical socket are well terminated, and those terminations are still functional. You can use a multimeter to carry out basic testhing. In my case I run the connect the red probe to the live, and neutral, note down the voltage (which should be around 230v) then I do this same this time with red to live and black probe to earth / ground (the top part of your electrical socket) it should also read 230v. This will let you know the socket it connected to a sort of ground. (It would not tell you how active your earthing is but it is a good indicator)

Light bulb test can also help, get an incandescent light bulb and connect it to live and earth. A well lit bulb indicate decent earthing. Run this across most of your socket to ensure they are well terminated to earth.

Non of the above test should replace a proper earth resistance test which can only be done with proper tooling and by a competent technician. Often time, NEPA officials tend to have this tool so you might want to reach out to your local NEPA office .. you might be able to have someone come run a test on your setup (off the record).

I attached a picture of my previous earthing setup.

For a TT system 200 ohms and below is recommended but anything below 100 ohms is ideal. The earth resistent tester should carry out test of the earth electrode and also check resistant from central earth bar (from your db)

Lastly on the Main Earth Neutral Bonding (MEN). This is not recommended for a TT system. A TT system is technically suppose to have MEN happen between your earth electrode (earth rod) and transformer neutral. The connection between your earth rod and the transformer neutral is meant to happen through the mass of the earth.. basically the soil / ground between your ground rod and your transformer ground (which is bonded to the neutral that comes into your house. (See the attached diagram)

You are suppose to have only 1 MEN in a circuit to ensure that ground loop fault have just 1 path of return. Bonding Earth to neutral in your DB creates multiple fault path because it technically means you have multiple Main earth to neutral.

Lastly, you might want to try installing an RCD to or an ELCB. The latter to detect earth leakage, the former to detect a fault in the system and trip (in other to save life)

Be careful though RCD can become a nuisance if your electrical connection is not properly made.

durodee:
Please what could cause my freezer to start shocking? We travelled for a few days and on return I noticed that. Just a mild shock initialy but it got worse today. Only the freezer initially, now the shower shocks IF the freezer is on. Freezer content remained well preserved. I have been using the freezer actively for years (likely 4 years or more though I bought it @12 years ago) . I have tested the socket- not guilty. The freezer works BUT CONSUMES ABOUT 1.5KW/h of power rather than the usual @200w . I noticed that today.
Once I disconnected the freezer, everything becomes normal

QuoteJust1nce:
Good evening,
Looking for where to get a sturdy standard 19" server rack.
The ads on Jiji in Lagos are deceptive and nothing to write home about.
If anybody has a source or sells, kindly quote me please; something like 18U
Thank you