₦airaland Forum

bentenny:
It's actually very good and a temporary alternative to local electricity!
However,you must be careful with those who offer you these equipments without finding out your total electric load and the number of time it will last!

Some have sadly been deceived into purchasing a solar inverter plus battery that didn't even last up to 5mins before it switched off!

For instance,if you have let's say a fridge,a number of bulbs and some appliances you use and it works very well when you put on your generator,that will give you an idea of your total load and the load capacity you will go for!

The next thing you will look out for is the time period you will keep enjoying the electricity before it goes off or alerts you for charging like your phone!

Have this in mind before asking for a solar inverter plus battery!

Nice contribution.

bizzibodi:
Kartel has 12v,3.5kva?

I don't want to leave you in doubt.

Took the pains to go and snap the crate in which it came.

In as much as it is his inalienable right to associate and travel, I agree with @op that with our politically charged atmosphere and the ravaging hunger in the land occasioned by inflation and our plummeting purchasing power, his handlers and advisers should impress on him to see the imperative need to shelve this thank you tour.


He risks being leveraged upon by traumatized Nigerians to start an uprising that may be difficult to quell or there could be a staged attack on his person also resulting to anarchy.

These are the people that will be the first to throw stones at Asiwaju.

The truth of this our matter be say:
"Nobody innocent o!" .......... Lagbaja

Change begins with each one of us

Jetland:
You're living in which part of the North Central, please? I'm in Kogi State

Very close to you

oloyemeji:
I have the same setup as exactly like this except mine is just two batteries instead of 4 batteries, I install it last year January but recently the battery does not hold more power so by 11pm it will be down, my installer said i need to add more distilled water to the battery, and I am thinking of adding two more panels to make it 10 and also add two more batteries, what do you advice?

The only plausible reason for your batteries running low by 11pm could be that you are using non energy efficient appliances which are gulping your stored energy.

Have another solar installer take a look at your system again.

I self educated myself on setting up my solar system by watching and reading plenty stuffs online. Having the knowledge of physics helped a great deal.

GoodGovernance:
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Also pay attention to context and read for comprehension.

Can an inverter take you off grid completely?

yom2:
still not an average man's deal

You can start little by buying the items one after the other.

I started with the panels first. Initially bought 6 then made it up to 10.

Next, I bought the charge controller.

I started off with a Safe power 24v 1.5kva inverter and have since upgraded twice more.

Batteries came in last after wiring.

Taking the project in one fell swoop may be a bank buster even for me.

She's brave parading this Caucasian around with the level of insecurity in the country.

Nice yam barn. I love the sight.

Don't know what to believe in this country anymore.

The nation seems rudderless and encumbered on all fronts.

Hmmm!

I'm speechless.

Just 2014 here, I was buying cement at 1300. I can't just comprehend why inflation can take that 50kg of dust to 8k and beyond.

To worsen matters, it's not like people's income has increased exponentially to match the spiralling inflation rates.

For the doubting Thomas's.

The time on the inverter is 10:21am.

Input panel voltage is at 14 already (remember: it's a 12v system)

Input current from the panels is hovering around 41.95A and above.

STAY TUNED

For the doubting Thomas's

Curious346:
You live in a rented apartment?

Nope!

Moved into my home 6 years ago.

I vowed not to touch NEPA when I have my own house.

Pedrocross4568:
You are missing the fact. The solar panels are used to power the batteries. The actual output is coming from the inverter. so the inverter is 3.5 kVA. all those home appliances you listed are powered by the the 3.5 kVA inverter.

What you should be worrying about is how long the power supply last, due to the fact he doesn't have enough solar panels to power the batteries and than again there is every possible that he still use grid to change the battery.

If I had seen you contribution, I wouldn't have bothered replying him.

To your worry. The truth is that I get a full charge (Float charge) even before 3pm on most days with the number of solar panels I have.

Between 11am and 2pm, my generated wattage is like 900 averagely with current as high as 55 to 59A.

My inverter can get so hot up to 45 degrees that I worry at times.

All these I can pick on the epever screen monitor.

But hey, it has been so for close to 6 years now and I have not burnt anything yet.

I am totally off grid 100%

GerogeI:
This your claim get as I be.
Most times a 300 watt rated panel will give you 50 to 100w effective power. So your 10 panels will give you 500W to 1Kw instant power. That's 1 pass my neighbour generator at best. More often your effective power is about 700W. AC is at least 1 hp, solar chest freezer is 100w, inverter fridge is 200w. Plus lighting ,TV, fan etc. There is no way 10 solar panels can power everything in your house. You are either supplementing from grid or running your home appliances one at a time.

Do not give peeps false expectation. Your effective power will be 10 to 20% of your installed capacity.

I may not be an expert in the field of renewable energy and will not suddenly claim one.

I think you assertion of basing my utilizable energy on my input set-up is flawed. You didn't consider my stored energy pool in arriving at your hypothesis.

I pass my neighbour generator can never power a Phillips 1000w pressing iron but my array can conveniently carry it even when every other home appliance is running.

Experts in the field should help out in this matter.

GerogeI:
This your claim get as I be.
Most times a 300 watt rated panel will give you 50 to 100w effective power. So your 10 panels will give you 500W to 1Kw instant power. That's 1 pass my neighbour generator at best. More often your effective power is about 700W. AC is at least 1 hp, solar chest freezer is 100w, inverter fridge is 200w. Plus lighting ,TV, fan etc. There is no way 10 solar panels can power everything in your house. You are either supplementing from grid or running your home appliances one at a time.

Do not give peeps false expectation. Your effective power will be 10 to 20% of your installed capacity.

I clearly stated in my post that the AC runs basically in the afternoons only.

There is no way an off grid solar user can be running all his appliances at the same time and for 24 hours continuously.

Lightening only come up at nights

My fans are Qasa standing fans, very energy efficient.X 6

I'm not a TV person but use about 3 hours for the kids (56W Lg tv)

Ironing is done in regimented fashion about 3 times a week and between 10am and 3pm

Pumping of water is also done at the peak of the sun using a 1hp electric pump.

Of course I go to work, same as my wife and kids (to school). The system is not always under stress as you are painting it except on weekends.

I'm not a a politician nor a pastor, I don't sell hope.

Wow!
J-Lo is back.

Let me enter you tube and sample the gbedu.

Is there no way these containers can be secured firmly on trucks without them falling off?

What happened to the laudable ideas of siting inland dry ports (IDP) and linking them via rail lines from Apapa port?

There was one proposed for Erunmu - Ibadan that time. Don't know if it kicked off or is functional.

The continued presence of these trailers on our roads will continue to constitute a risk and hazard to all road users.

How does he make THIS money?

Yorubafonja:
4 *220 ah battery . Parallel is not a good idea sha,
24 volts or 36 volts is more efficient

The inverter is a 12v 3.5kva.

I can't do otherwise. However, I get more longevity from this arrangement than when I was using a 24v 2.5 kva Felicity inverter.

elipheleh:
If it is DIY, then 2m can do it.
- Budget about 1.5m for LiP04 battery + charging unit combo. This kind of product is a combination of the best battery lithium phosphate iv battery & the charge controller + inverter
- use about 500k to purchase panels.

Then do the connection yourself. No need to call any electrician.
Everything is like plug and play

You are correct.

LifePo4 battery is the way to go.

My next upgrade will be in that direction.

Dyfynezz12:
But Boss can 2m get me this in this current economy

I hope so.

I don't reside in Lagos but I order my stuffs from there and they waybill to me in the North central.

I have been fortunate to deal with some honest sellers whom I have never met one on one.

Truvelisback:
How much did it cost?

Hmm!

That would be difficult because I upgraded over time to the present specification I mentioned.

I don't have any idea on the current prices of the items.

60A 150v epever mppt charge controller 6 years ago was 100k

Kartel inverter 3.5kva, 12v 2 years ago was about 200k ( if I remember correctly)

4 Tubular batteries 220A over a year ago at 145k each

10 Canadian solar 350w monocrystalline solar panels (second hand) at 40k each bought 6 years ago.

I can't see pillars at the wall edges and joints.

It may collapse during back filling.

There are varying heights to this foundation and the walls are not straight.

This is a bad job really.

It's splendid!

I use a 3.5kva 12v kartel inverter and 4 220AH tubular batteries I connected in parallel to make 880AH.

I power virtually every thing in the house including an lg inverter AC for most of the afternoons , an lg inverter fridge/freezer and a bona solar chest freezer.

I've been fully off grid for going to 6 years by May and I don't have any regrets at all.

The installation was done DIY with little touch by my electrician.

It's his turn, let him do however he pleases.

We've seen the ''best'' he can offer just like his immediate predecessor.





This too will pass!

I can understand the government wants to create the market for their excess power.

With their great Ethiopia Renaissance dam (GERD) generating over
5000 megawatt of power
in addition to their previous power generation of 5000MW (Total 10KMW), their decision is apt.

However, being a poor country at the brink of famine from a recent civil war complicated by years of drought, how many of their citizens have the financial muscle to purchase electric cars even the cheap variants from China.

chicfarmer:
The government needs to read the riot act to these cement boys. If importing cement is far cheaper than locally producing it, then the government may well call their bluff if they want to shut down. Compare the millions of artisans who would be left jobless because of the prohibitive prices of cement to the few thousands these cement manufacturers employ. Do the maths and see which is better.

Of course we don't want factories to shut down but if they become cogs in the nation's wheel of progress then they may pay the price.
I can assure you that the construction industry is right now comatose because of this cement price crisis. Think of the Engineers, plumbers, painters, carpenters, iron benders, aluminium artisans, unskilled labourers etc who are stranded at home with no means of income. This cement issue deserves the strongest direct response from the government without caring whose ox is gored!

I share your sentiments

It is the norm in the western world especially in health care services.

You put your phone in your changing room locker and only have access to it during breaks or close time.