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chris81964:
Before you change your batteries, monitor your harvest and consumption. You have 300 AH in batteries which should take you through the night with the refrigerator and freezer switched off. You can power a few fans and a few lights through the night. Your panels add up to 2300 I am sure there is a reason for using the 300 W panel. At 50 V your batteries are not really fully charged. They should float between 52 and 54. During the bulk and absorb phase they should see between 58 and 60 Volts. Check the settings on your controller and make sure they match the battery type. I use MPPT chargers, and for the amount of money you spent on the panels and batteries you should have sprung for a really good one. It is the difference between getting your batteries to last a long time and replacing them in a very short period of time. I have had enough issues with cheap controllers and failed batteries that is makes economic sense to buy better controllers

Thank you so much. I made a terrible mistake. I contacted dubious and incompetent installers. The batteries I have now cannot charge more than 50V through solar and sometimes I use external charger which charges it to 53.7v. However, immediately I put on my load, it drops instantly to 50V. I have been told the batteries are fairly used and sold to me as new ones by wicked Alaba traders. The trader has promised me new ones tomorrow.

I have spent so much and I cannot concentrate any longer. My inverter went off this morning by 6:01am . I need assistance

earthrealm:
connecting just the solar to inverter, and not having batteries means that you dont store the solar harvest...once the sun goes down..then ur system will flat line......u already hv batteries so ur system shud be hooked to the panels tru the charge controller.

mppt doesnt cause any overcharging...its just that its more expensive, so if the installer is fraudulent...he will collect money for mppt usually 100k n above for 60amp mppt n then buy 60amp pwm..wch wud be around 40k or so.

u said ur solar panel charges at 66v?...this i assume is the output from the panels wch it sends to the charge controller...wch might be 24v panels hooked up in series...cos even though the panel is written 24v..it usually produces upto 36v in bright sunlight n maybe 30v on a normal day

your issue is complex, u dont seem to hv much idea abt the connections, so trying to troubleshoot the fault from the internet is mission impossible,,,,,,,i blv you hv spent a lot of money already..and its still not working...this is the time to invite a profesional to go tru ur setup..
pbsolar /richmond are proffesional installers...contact them, they would help you correct ur setup and enjoy maximum satisfaction for ur money

I gave the installer N80,000 for the solar controller, actually it is the third controller I am buying and I specifically told him MPPT and he told me MPPT causes overcharging.

How can I reach richmond or pbsolar?

soloqy:
With that kind of money you are spending, you can afford to get DSTV premium plus French , asian and German addons, and still add Startimes and ACTV on the side. IPTV is expensive unless you want to watch selected matches per week and even at that, each match takes about 500mb (Cause most stream in HD). IPTV is very attractive but the huge cost of Internet is a problem. If one knows any Internet connection that can give unlimited per month, at affordable price, please share.

These people claim they give unlimited but they are only covering Lekki and Island - Wifi . com . ng

I have called wifi.com.ng. They offer constant speed of 2.5mpbs and unlimited data for N8500 per month. They also offer US IP addresses and Teleport (don't know what teleport means though). I think they use radio link and not broadband LTE. Anyways I want to test their link before I enter one chance.

soloqy:
With that kind of money you are spending, you can afford to get DSTV premium plus French , asian and German addons, and still add Startimes and ACTV on the side. IPTV is expensive unless you want to watch selected matches per week and even at that, each match takes about 500mb (Cause most stream in HD). IPTV is very attractive but the huge cost of Internet is a problem. If one knows any Internet connection that can give unlimited per month, at affordable price, please share.

These people claim they give unlimited but they are only covering Lekki and Island - Wifi . com . ng

Thank you for your concern. I gave it a thought (the cost implication). However, I am getting addicted to IPTV. I did my comparison with the contents on DSTV and IPTV and I noticed DSTV contents are always stalled except football. Examples include Game of Thrones - I just finished watching the recent episode on Monday. I would have watched it at the same time on HBO with viewers in the US but I could not wait till 3am Monday morning. One of my favorite Channel is Bloomberg, I get to watch live updates and not haphazard content DSTV shows.

I know my solution - dedicated microwave internet but that comes with a premium price and since I am utilising it for enterprise purpose, then there is no need increasing my expenditure line without a proportionate increase in income.

I will review the guys you recommended and see if they are okay.

davodyguy:
yes. Go ahead. How many systems do you have?

My IPTV, my Laptop and three phones

davodyguy:
yea the app is like the VPN. Yes

Yea I think so. What do you think? Should I install? I also need to know the speed

salam12:
So far you've given out following info:

1) Number of batteries
2) Number of panels

Please shed more lights on this:

1) Type of inverter and voltage setting
2) Wiring arrangement for your panels
3) Wiring arrangement of your batteries
4) Estimated load - your daily total energy requirement
5) Pictures of panel installation and orientation
6) Pictures for your inverter and controller

I have a 5KVa inverter and I believe it is a 48V inverter
Wiring arrangement of panels - I don't know how to go about this
Wiring arrangement of Batteries - I think it is connected in series something like that
Pictures - I cannot provide pictures because I am not at home.

Thanks

davodyguy:
I haven't. We were waiting on you for a feed back. But I think I can trust these guys. at least those that post on this thread

Really. I am the lab rat (laughs). According to what he sent, you have to install an application. I am cautious of installing things on my system so I have not tried it out.

Ambode what will you do about this

davodyguy:
lol

E reach to laugh. I saw the site and I was wondering what is all this? Has anyone utilize the service?

cretin:
I DONT UNDERSTAND YOUR QUESTION?
yes..just as the batt bank is connected to the inverter as the time, thats the way the battbank shud be connected to the solar panels tru the charge controller??

so how how u been using it...if u didnt hook up the batt bank to the charge controller/solar panels??

going forward, i suggest you change ur charge controller to 60amp mppt...hoook up the battery bank properly to it...and observe the system for a while b4 changing it.

what is the voltage rating of ur charge controller?
what is the input voltage of ur inverter?
are ur panels 12v or 24v?...how are the connected?
send us a picture of ur charge controller screen during sunlight..lets see the harvest data

You sound like a professional. Because of the stress and the money I have invested, I decided to go online to study. I noticed that some guys connect only the solar panel to the inverter via solar charge controller and they only have power when there is sunshine.

Anyways I have a 12v batteries 150amp. I screamed to my installer that I need mppt and they said mppt will cause overheating/overcharging or something else but they discouraged me. My Solar panel charges at 66volts but according to my installer, whose judgement I now doubt, said the controller regulates the charge to the volt of the batteries. Now my 150amp batteries seems to operate at 50v. I also have an external charger that tries to boost the batteries but immediately I load, it drops to 50v.

I am tired and frustrated. I currently used less than 10 percent of my inverter load and doing my calculation that is 500watts I believe

Talibanis:
I feel ur pains, however, if for sure ur batteries are bad then there isn't any two way about it........u need to replace them and that should be done with caution. Other professionals here can provide useful tips regarding ur plight. Cheers.

Where are the professionals. Can they assist me professionally? My installer informed me that I have to always connect the batteries to the solar, if I want the solar to provide me with power. I was informing him that there is no need to connect the batteries, because the batteries serve as a Bank and when the sun is not available, you can use the batteries to provide power. I don't know if I am wrong, but at the moment I am so sad.

Talibanis:
I referred u to someone and u didn't even bother to get back to me about it!

He has not but responding. As a matter of fact, he just responded now. He referred me to a site.

Na wa oh. Internet really dey expensive for this country. I am trying to get a dedicated server and the proposal sent to me was just too high. The guy who was referred to me oin nairaland seems uninterested.

shithapuns:
if u still insist on 500w loads then buy a 3.5 or 5kva inverter, buy 8 units of 200amp battery, buying minimum of 2500w panels, n dearie u will enjoy uninteruppted power supply, and u bank acct will be abt 1.3 to 1.7m poorer

I have a 5kva inverter, 8 units of 150amp batteries, 60amp PWM solar control charger, 2050Watts Solar panel (8 solar panels 250W but one 300W) and honestly I am not enjoying 24 hours uninterrupted power supply and true, I am 1.2million naira deducted. I only discovered that my batteries were refurbished and sold to me as new. My mistake was to send someone to Alaba.

Please guys, would my problem be resolved if I change my batteries to 200amp batteries? It was extremely painful to sleep with generator yesterday especially when you have solar panels on your roof.

I don't think diezani would go to jail. She knows it but she is considering the financial loss that would hit her portfolio and she wants to make a deal so that all parties can win.

Saipro:
As much as I admire your setup, upon closer inspection, there appears a fundamental flaw (pretty common in RE): your PV array is somewhatinadequate for maintaing your bank - unless you plan to sparingly draw energy from the battery bank. Even then, you'd have to take an entire day or two to charge back if you somehow draw up to 50% DoD.

A given however, is the fact that your array is capable of supplying enough charge current to keep your batteries "happy". I'm quite curious as to the application to which this setup would be attending to. You could PM me if you'd prefer to keep things discrete.

PS: Pardon my overly enthusiastic and unsolicited comments but my inferences are based on the fact that your setup looks like something meant to power equipment with either high-surge starting current or equipment with steady but high power consumption.

Why do you say that because it is not monocrystalline Panels?

Who is promoting this? Is it a citizen movement or from Buhari's camp? It is a good initiative and should be developed for all politicians so that we can properly hold them accountable.

ifedubatoochukw:
THE MILITARY CENTRAL COMMAND IS THE ENGINE ROOM OF THE ENTIRE NIGERIA FORCES INCLUDING ARMY NAVY AND AIRFOCE all their cordinated strikes is control from this command base... even BOTH NIGERIA COMBAT AND SURVEILLANCE DRONE IS CONTROL FROM THERE.. IF BOKO HARAM OVER RUN THIS BASE NIGERIA IS DOOMED ALL OUR DATA CODES AND DRONES AND MISILES WILL FALL INTO BOKO HARAM HAND

Have you seen a military command? Do you think the military will move its entire equipment to sambisa?

soe:
Wait o..who did PMB say behave like small children? Lol...national assembly? Hahahahha

Spoilt children - the successors of our founding fathers

The inauguration is just too militarised. We are not in a military dispensation.

kiekie1:
Hmmmn Gbagada axis! Deeper life area u mean or Bariga side ? Seeing is believing! Holla for specialised services 08135031951 ..... Thanks !

Are you very good?

salam12:
Can you avail the gurus in the house with detail info about your setup.

1) Panel Wattage, Voltage and Amp
2) Panel current arrangement
3) Controller setting and type
4) Battery arrangement
5) Picture showing current panel arrangement

Cheers

Thanks, but I think I need a very good installer to save me

No only facebook, social media forums

Whether you love or hate Buhari, you have to admire him. His admiration also spread across the Atlantic Ocean. This man brings hope to us all

mrmetoo1:
I know some people will come here, forget about the message and attack the messenger. When Soludo said his, some folks said it's because he lost an election. We need to start asking questions and stop worshipping these criminals. NOI tried to account for the ECA but all she could come up with was $4B out of a potential $30B that should be in the account. When Soludo gave all those figures about how much went missing under NOI, people thought he was just pulling numbers out of his behind.

I wish to correct you, NOI said and not some people that Soludo lost an election and he is probably looking for a job that was why he wrote his public letter.

On the other hand, we are yet to realise the damage NOI, Jonathan and Allison collectively have done to our beloved country.

What a write-up. NOI tenure is nothing but voodoo economics and we can clearly see how bad the economy is. I am sincerely ashamed of her and her affiliation with Harvard university. She was a puppet to the world bank and IMF, little wonder our borrowings are hitting the roof. She needs to come out clean and explain thoroughly under oath what happened to the country's wealth. Whilst, she is done, she should be transported to the nearest maximum prison to serve her jail term.

Please guys I need serious assistance. I don't understand how come I have 2050W (8 solar panels), 8 150AH Batteries, 5KVA inverter and I cannot still have 24 hours power supply. My batteries went off yesterday after 8 hours on 50volts. I am really pissed

[quote author=JingoOAU post=34155260]The biggest lies of the 21st century were being said by Prof. Jerry Gana....these people are the biggest sycophants to the president

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What do you expect when he has enriched them

mrmetoo1:
It's all slowly coming out. When some of us were arguing that the transformation agenda some folks were trying to sell to us was a scam others said it was because we hated their politicians. You spend billions on a building and air conditioners don't work, toilets are flooded, roofs leaking, the whole place still looks shabby. It didn't take a rocket scientist to know we were scammed but lovers of politicians instead of lovers of the country said we didn't know what we were saying

I like the way you coined this - Lovers of Politicians, instead of lovers of Country

Eshinwaju:
Shocking....waste of money.....government financing hotels Muumuu governor.....

He did not build it. He only appeared for commissioning. Four Point owned by Sheraton is a private business entity

Ministry of women affairs, ministry of special duties - Jesus, mainly seeing those ministries you know that redundancies and inefficiencies are the order of the day.

These functions are what NGOs should handle