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NiyiOmoIyunade:
I am in
So we will end up with 7.7 + 3.96 + 3.6kw = 15.26kw of Canadian Solar panels + 3.6kw of Flames for a total of 18.86kw.

I have personally been wondering how you were able to place the 19kw array within your household and was expecting to see pictures but the above explains it.

I foresee an additional 6 to 8 PylonTech bricks to take us to 40kwh of storage

Yes o, hopefully that will start crashing the price at some point.

Beng1234:
Make I no reply u

Hehehe.... reply make your body light o (Yoruba adage)

greatalash:
Pls send your number

08035233535 - call/WhatsApp/telegram

Beng1234:
Good morning, I have been following this thread for sometime now. I’m very impressed with the way we help recover funds.
Please pardon my blunder.
Why will someone refuse to pay after the trip? I have an experience; I carried a lady from surulere to illupeju very early in the morning, after the trip it was 2000 naira. The lady refused to pay and insisted that I review the trip because she has never paid 2k from lere to illupeju, She also sent a message to support about the fare. I didn’t get a response from bolt team immediately and she assured me she was going to transfer the money immediately the price was reviewed. The price was later reviewed by 1 pm and it was still 2k. I have been calling this lady since then and she refused to pick. Please let’s add the number to our black list.

Sorry for being a JJC am trying to understand the risks involved in this business, so drivers are not protected by the company when a rider fails to pay? That is really interesting and unfortunate. I had the impression that the liability will be more on the company than on the driver (at least a shared liability).

ksmart027:
Honda civic dont pullleg like honda accord

I have got a clean toks 08 Honda Civic available (there can also be hire purchase option for anyone interested). Reach me if interested

ojeysky:
Just arrived.
Very Clean interior and clean exterior
lagos cleared
sound engine
good ac
good tires
144k miles (actual mileage)
buyer may need to fix the bumper and change windscreen which has a crack - budget 50k for that
1.650m! Kindly reach me if interested.

Ride still very much available, if you want to do hire purchase you may contact me as well.

9icetoo:
Was this highway driving or city driving?

Highway my city driving is around 250/270miles

solasola:
The way you guys analyse solar energy is heartbreaking to me. 19kw array? Are you running a cold room. Well thanks all so far for sharing. I have learnt a lot as
I started out running my old car battery (75ah)with a 150w panel and just run all lights on dc and sometimes tv via a modified inverter. But now i have upgraded to a 2.2kw array,a 60amp pmw, and a 24v/ 200ah setup. Setup doing really good with 50% dod.I now make cool money with my solar knowledge. Thanks to ceasar, niyi.....mctfop..,ojeysky,earthrealm and all.......you guy ignited the electrical spirit in me. THANK YOU ALL.

Why not MPPT, with such an array I suggest you use MPPT controller instead. The performance will shock you when compared to pwm.

hancock:
The ICC software is just a neat interface that provides you data from your solar system. They have also cleverly integrated with Lithium battery BMSs especially the Pylontech ones so you get a more accurate read outs for all necessary parameters for each of the bricks you have in the set up (see screenshots)
It comes installed with VNC viewer so you basically just open up the VNC app on your mobile phone or desktop and get real time info and also make changes on the inverter remotely as you wish

Yeah I just wanted to know if you use it for something else aside datalog/monitoring. Some ICC users have used it for some switching controls based on SOC. ICC interface reporting is cool and quite graphic, I like the fact that inverter settings can be modified as well. Value for money they say

hancock:
Welcome to the lithium fan club Niyi
Just as we chatted backdoor, I never knew it was that complicated and requires a Venus GX to use Victron inverters and CC with lithium batteries.
I will probably go with the blue products someday in the nearest future, but I am currently happy with MPP PIP 5048MK inverter (aka Axpert King) for now.
These inverters have direct support for pylonthech batteries out of the box (for models manufactured 2019 above)with a special Rj485 cable that plugs into the BMS port of the inverter/battery . It presets the charge/float voltage and other parameters according to how the battery BMS wants it and plays along. Basically its just a plug and play scenario
For the solar CC, again the inverter has support for 4000w/80A PV which I am currently making use of. The algorithms of the inverter CC may not be as complex as the standalone Morningstar, but hey, it gets the job done
Your 19Kw PV array is massive
Again, we dey learn work where you dey

Weldone

It's actually also possible to make the rj45, just 4 of the 8 strings needs to be crimped. Meanwhile apart from monitoring what else does the ICC do for you in relation to your lithium performance?

As to the CC algorithm, some folks have made a patched version that makes things easier with LFP you may find the following helpful: http://forums.aeva.asn.au/viewtopic.php?f=64&t=4332

NiyiOmoIyunade:
Truly it was a struggle to the last day.

My friends on here pitched me huge 2v banks up to 2000Ah for significantly less than the cost of Lithium.

The overall volume and weight of that thing at 48v will probably require a lottery to tow

In the end it was a happy accident as I ended up with a huge PV array - 19kw as part of the deal and not too crazy a cost.

O'boy see energy..... Bros you too much o

mcTrinity:
Chai.... Even those that, in the past, mathematically and analytically proved, beyond reasonable doubt, that LeadAcid Battery is preferable HAS now gone Lithium.

Oh father, in this 2020, deliver us from all motivational speakers... It is well oooo

Chai I remember one of my post where I was making a case for lead acid....but I can still say that if pylontech was the only route to LFP and considering its price tag, I will probably maintain with lead acid.

mctfopt:
Oh yeah, or you may just buy from the manufacturer in China

https://frey.en.alibaba.com/product/62229295781-805170082/Lithium_Battery_Cell_100ah_Rechargeable_2500_Cycle_3_2_Voltage_Battery_Lithium_Ion_Lifepo4_Cell.html

Yup similar concept different branding

Anyone considering a DIY may find this interesting: https://www.electriccarpartscompany.com/Fortune-100Ah-Aluminum-Encased-Battery

NiyiOmoIyunade:
Brand new (sealed in box) MorningStar MPPT 60A for sale.

Price - 215K

Reason for sale - continuous upgrades.....

Contact - 0 8 0 8 1 1 4444 2

By an happy accident I find I now have 19kw of panels available as I migrated to Lithium. MorningStar does not play very well with my PylonTechs so I moved grudgingly to Victron CCs and GX device.

Already sold off 3 MorningStar units - this is the last one.

I am noticing that with my hybrid as well especially with bulk/float. My less pocket digging plan for now is to use the data from BMV to control my inverter behaviour using the solpiplog which integrates both the BMV and PIP data. That said, since you have a pylontech the GK and MK series are quite compatible with it.

That said, I will really like us to compare figures between the pylontech and we the coupled cell versions in few years time. So far my lithium rocks!

ebocoms:
Good day All,

Please I need help clearing history of my Fangpusun BVM-702. I just changed my batteries. I have tried the reset option I saw online for victron, going into Setup mode:

It's not working for me. It only changing my battery capacity. Don't know if I'm doing it wrong. Kindly help. Thanks.

O'boy looks like this fangpusun people just copied victron all through ni sha....they just swapped the alphabets..no be small thing o.

durodee:
After using for a few weeks, is your present LFP setup performance actually DOUBLE the Lead Acid 300amp 24v performance?

For now the major performance I noticed is the ability to accept amps/power surges. For instance, my washing machine on startup does some few min of over 1.4kw draw (think it's the heater), my lead acid was unable to cope even when the battery is full but LFP takes it without stress. Capacity wise I have done some rough test but yet to do actual (getting bmv soon) but I don't expect much surprises as the 200A LFP serves the same load (or more) for similar duration that my 300A lead did at corresponding DOD.
For me the big deal in LFP performance will be whether it's capacity remains the same in 3 to 5 years time (after many cycles)

I have 4 Monbat 200amps batteries (connected as 24v/200amp) that have been in serious use for 28months and
I am gathering info as I consider replacement soon

Do you mean as 48v/200A? with over 2 years of usage, are you loosing capacity on it yet? and at what DoD have you been maintaining.

That said, If I have opportunity to get more lithium, I will rather go DIY by procuring the cells, slamming a BMS on it. That way I am able to easily do periodic individual cell check(even though I know that's the work of the BMS) and will also save some cash. Found some good deals on AliExpress but shipping is the problem, if anyone knows a reliable china-nigeria freight forwarder please share.

ojeysky:
Just arrived.
Very Clean interior and clean exterior
lagos cleared
sound engine
good ac
good tires
144k miles (actual mileage)
buyer may need to fix the bumper and change windscreen which has a crack - budget 50k for that
1.650m! Kindly reach me if interested.

Quite clean ride

SA sightly negotiable

eleojo23:
I believe this is the type of DC timer he is talking about. I intend using it for some outdoor lights soon to program when they come on and off during the day.

This Corona virus thing just dey spoil my plans.

My brother no be small thing, ordered some AC timer switches myself, had to cancel after 3 weeks of no changes on shipment

LFP Vs Lead Acid. You going lithium? If you have a 24v set-up, Don't expect voltage to reach the 24v and infact if your lithium get to that level then you are already at almost 90% DoD. Most of the lithium juice is within 3.2 and 3.4v (per cell)

solasola:
I was just thinking, what happens when mains comes on and supplies charge to battery while the pv also does supplies charge. Could there be a conflict atimes.? I have always been totally off-grid and was wondering as i have some installations soon.i will soon do some major upgrades.@ ceaser,niyioluyomade,mftcot and etal.

There should be no issues with that unless the charge limit of your battery is reached. If utility is doing 20A and your solar is doing 10A it simply means 30A is going into your battery. So you need to be sure that your battery can accept the charge rate or you modify max charge as you find applicable(if you have that option on your gear).
You need to be sure that your chargers are intelligent enough to stop charging once battery is full.

earthrealm:
this one might suit you, since you are ok with low water flow, 24v 250w!.

[url]https://www.ebay.com/itm/24V-250W-50m-Solar-Water-Pump-Deep-Well-Solar-Submersible-Pump-with-16M-Cable/193077224401?_trkparms=aid%3D555021%26algo%3DPL.SIMRVI%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20190711100440%26meid%3D1077482b04db42d88f33c1806f3f1015%26pid%3D100752%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D14%26mehot%3Dag%26sd%3D223908699919%26itm%3D193077224401%26pmt%3D1%26noa%3D0%26pg%3D2047675%26algv%3DSimplRVIAMLv5WebWithPLRVIOnTopCombiner&_trksid=p2047675.c100752.m1982[/url]

This actually looks interesting, one just need to put a 300w panel and that's it. Have you used this? Because I have some questions:

1. It's rated 24v/250w considering that one has to use say 300w panel (putting loss into consideration), what happens since the Voc will be more than 24v and power may be occasionally more than 250w

2. What's the depth of your borehole? as this seem to be rated for 50m max (it's not clear if cable can go more than 16m with not issues).

Regards

Still available, actual mileage not rolled back

SA

captainking:
How much for the 08 civic.. And ur location

https://www.nairaland.com/5691483/tincan-cleared-honda-civic-2008

Location is Lagos.

Trippledots:
With an android box connected, u can turn any dumb tv to a smart tv. Plus its nodular, meaning if u decide to upgrade ur tv tomorrow, u still retain ur smartness.

Yeah just wanted to know the features of that one so as to correlate the price tag. Thanks!

justcallmenuel:
26inches solar LED TV available, #30000. Call/WhatsApp us on 08168986461

Just curious why is it called solar TV? and is it smart TV? i.e can it do Netflix,. YouTube etc?

viazi:
Thanks, I intend going for the 1hp

You may get low peak with that.

viazi:
Greetings, pls between Genpal (Haier) and LG Inverter AC, which is better for solar systems?

I use 1.5hp GenPal I usually run it at the lowest speed (L1) and it peaks at 600w

Looks like AliExpress has disabled the shipment countdown timer

Just arrived.
Very Clean interior and clean exterior
lagos cleared
sound engine
good ac
good tires
144k miles (actual mileage)

1.60m! Kindly reach me if interested.