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Re: How To Install Solar Panels & Inverter For Home-step By Step Guide by 1kinggy(m): 11:34am On Jan 31, 2017 |
perloomey: Thanks. I decided to do it the fail proof way. I plug into input when I want to chare. Disconnect input and connect output when I want to use it but never the 2 cables at the same time as i didn't want to damage the machine. The installer would stop by one of this ďays. Cheers. |
Re: How To Install Solar Panels & Inverter For Home-step By Step Guide by 1kinggy(m): 11:37am On Jan 31, 2017 |
eddy4naija: Never use car batteries for inverter. A friend working with a car battery importer tried it. It was a waste of money, he had to replace them with "inverter" batteries. Càr batteries are not designed for such un/loading cycles. 2 Likes |
Re: How To Install Solar Panels & Inverter For Home-step By Step Guide by perloomey(m): 4:04pm On Jan 31, 2017 |
1kinggy:car batteries are called ignitions batteries are just meant to ignite a car that is all not to be discharged more than 10-20% whereas the deep cycle batteries are meant to be discharged up to 80% that is why they are been used for inverter 2 Likes |
Re: How To Install Solar Panels & Inverter For Home-step By Step Guide by zekepio(m): 2:20pm On Feb 22, 2017 |
thanks OP. I have an inverter which I built with charger included and I have been using it for sometime now with a motorcycle battery(12v, 7amps). The battery is going bad now. I really have to hussle and get solar panels and deep cycle batteries. If you need inverter(charger included for charging with PHCN) quote me lets talk business. |
Re: How To Install Solar Panels & Inverter For Home-step By Step Guide by chemystery: 11:48pm On Feb 22, 2017 |
samuelson06:Use a stabilizer. Thank me later |
Re: How To Install Solar Panels & Inverter For Home-step By Step Guide by samuelson06(m): 9:58am On Feb 23, 2017 |
chemystery: How about the frequency output of 60Hz from the Inverter? Can stabilizer drop it to 50Hz that is generally use here in Nigeria? Thanks for your response. |
Re: How To Install Solar Panels & Inverter For Home-step By Step Guide by zekepio(m): 12:20pm On Feb 23, 2017 |
what is the cost of a 100watt solar panel? |
Re: How To Install Solar Panels & Inverter For Home-step By Step Guide by chemystery: 2:02pm On Feb 23, 2017 |
samuelson06:oh i didnt see that. Then use a frequency converter. In that case you don't need stabilizer if you purchase the right one that converts Voltage and Frequency. |
Re: How To Install Solar Panels & Inverter For Home-step By Step Guide by samuelson06(m): 2:52pm On Feb 23, 2017 |
chemystery: Where can I find it and like how much? |
Re: How To Install Solar Panels & Inverter For Home-step By Step Guide by kenocom: 2:44pm On Mar 06, 2017 |
SolnergyPower: Please is it possible for my inverter battery to have two charging source? i.e public power and solar power. If yes, do you have any pictorial representation on how the connection will look like? |
Re: How To Install Solar Panels & Inverter For Home-step By Step Guide by SolnergyPower: 10:14pm On Mar 06, 2017 |
Yes. The terminals coming from the solar charge controller will terminate(+ve, -ve) at the same point on the battery terminal heads(+ve, -ve) as the those terminals(+ve, -ve) coming from the inverter. kenocom: 2 Likes
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Re: How To Install Solar Panels & Inverter For Home-step By Step Guide by SolnergyPower: 10:21pm On Mar 06, 2017 |
Sir, I said 2x250W, that means 2 units of 250W solar panel. perloomey: |
Re: How To Install Solar Panels & Inverter For Home-step By Step Guide by Kdude: 3:14pm On Apr 01, 2017 |
DIY; Kindly guide me to the ac output on this solar inverter ...
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Re: How To Install Solar Panels & Inverter For Home-step By Step Guide by SolnergyPower: 12:32am On Apr 10, 2017 |
Please be more explicit in your request. I cannot decipher what you mean. Kdude: |
Re: How To Install Solar Panels & Inverter For Home-step By Step Guide by amarilo: 12:56pm On Apr 10, 2017 |
SolnergyPower:Hello Pls I need to buy solar panels, inverter and battery for my house in Nigeria. I am in Germany now and want to buy the small small so that I can get all before my coming back. Pls can you direct me on what to buy and their voltage, wattage and any other thing, I tend to power 4 room, 2 sitting room, two TV's, pumping machine and washing machine. Thanks |
Re: How To Install Solar Panels & Inverter For Home-step By Step Guide by Kdude: 10:43am On Apr 13, 2017 |
SolnergyPower: Thank you for the info: The picture attached may stress my question. I have 2.5kva 24v inverter with two pieces of 210ah battery connected in series making 24v. I intend running off grid with solar panel 200w with charge controller pmw 50A. At first, I got one panel 200w connected and indication on charge control was normal (first picture) but the battery was not or never fully charged. I got the second panel 200w attached connected in parallel and now the indication on the charge controller shows battery discharging despite the inverter still off(second picture). 1. What am I getting wrong? I don't want to talk about appliances now because I intend getting the battery fully charged during the day. 2. Which part of these ports is used to charge the battery using electricity, supply to the house already done? What does the generator mode enabled or disabled mean on the inverter. Thank you.
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Re: How To Install Solar Panels & Inverter For Home-step By Step Guide by SolnergyPower: 11:28am On Apr 13, 2017 |
Please check the back of the solar panels and to see a similar image attached to the post, snap it and post here. We take your questions from there.
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Re: How To Install Solar Panels & Inverter For Home-step By Step Guide by SolnergyPower: 3:14pm On Apr 13, 2017 |
Below is the information you requested for... 4kW System ( 5KVA Inverter) 1. 5KVA, 48V Pure Sine Wave Solar Inverter. 2. 4 x 200AH Premium Deep Cycle Batteries. 3. 8 x 250W Mono-crystalline Solar Panels. 4. 48V, 50A Charge Controller. LOAD: Sufficient to power the basic needs of a 4 bedroom home for up to 24 hours. Enough energy to power all household loads including a Water Pumping Machine and Pressing Iron and 1HP AC. Please you may require more information to inform a decision on the plans above. amarilo: |
Re: How To Install Solar Panels & Inverter For Home-step By Step Guide by auxanosolar(f): 3:35pm On Apr 13, 2017 |
amarilo:for purchase of ur inverters, batteries and Solar panels.... contact me |
Re: How To Install Solar Panels & Inverter For Home-step By Step Guide by Kdude: 8:34am On Apr 14, 2017 |
SolnergyPower: Thank you. See the first picture Second picture shows the state this morning after depleting the battery last night. It doesn't show battery discharging but after like 1 hour of sunlight this mng it starts to discharge.
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Re: How To Install Solar Panels & Inverter For Home-step By Step Guide by SolnergyPower: 1:32pm On Apr 14, 2017 |
What is the charge current as shown in your Charge Controller now 01:32pm? Kdude:
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Re: How To Install Solar Panels & Inverter For Home-step By Step Guide by SolnergyPower: 2:51pm On Apr 14, 2017 |
I am going to answer your questions based on assumptions using near ideal situations using the specification of solar panel that you uploaded. Solar Panel Specification Wattage: 200W Voltage: 36.6V Charge Current: 5.46A When you connect your two solar panels in parallel, you will have Voltage: 36.6V. The Solar Charge Controller will take only 24V from here.... Charge Current: 10.94A (5.46A x 2) Battery Bank Your two units of 210Ah, 12V in series will give you 210Ah, 24V. Expected Charge Time when the two batteries are fully depleted will be... Time to Charge = Battery Ah[b] /[/b] Charge Current T = Ah / A T = 210Ah / 10.94 T = 19.27h So your batteries will be expected to get fully charged in 19.26 hours if the two batteries of 210Ah were fully depleted. Thank you. Kdude: Kdude: |
Re: How To Install Solar Panels & Inverter For Home-step By Step Guide by Kdude: 5:22pm On Apr 14, 2017 |
SolnergyPower:Thank you. The peak I ever noticed on charge control has been 5.1 to 5.4 thereabout. 1. Will addition of two more panels give a lasting result? 2. Did you mean that the discharge I'm seeing is the excess of the 24v? 3. Can still connect my inverter to electricity at the same time? 1 Like |
Re: How To Install Solar Panels & Inverter For Home-step By Step Guide by SolnergyPower: 7:03pm On Apr 14, 2017 |
If the maximum charge current at peak period is 5.4A, that means you are not optimizing the harvest from the solar panels. Please check for the following... a. Size of the cable. This should be at least 6mm flex cable, 10mm is ideal. b. Alignment of the panels to sun rays. To manually do this, stand under the sun at about 1pm, let the "panels' back" face the side that your shadow falls. On other questions: 1. More panels will give earlier charge time but please put into consideration of the maximum charge current of the inverter. 2. No. If your battery is discharging without load, the battery is very likely bad. Though, in some cases, the panels can give the battery a boost during sunny time but as soon as charge current from the panels fluctuates, the charge controller may drop a bar from battery indicator in the charge controller. 3. Yes sir. You can simultaneously charge the batteries with AC current. But I will advise you against that if your panels are charging the batteries enough. Kdude: 1 Like |
Re: How To Install Solar Panels & Inverter For Home-step By Step Guide by Kdude: 5:51pm On Apr 15, 2017 |
SolnergyPower: Please which one is "maximum charge current of the inverter" ...because logically more panels more current (A) and lesser time for battery to get fully charged. |
Re: How To Install Solar Panels & Inverter For Home-step By Step Guide by SolnergyPower: 6:06pm On Apr 15, 2017 |
It is usually written on the body of the inverter. Though you can also find it in the displayed parameters in the inverter if your inverter has a display screen. Kdude: |
Re: How To Install Solar Panels & Inverter For Home-step By Step Guide by harveyspec: 7:32pm On Apr 15, 2017 |
SolnergyPower: are u sure u aren't making a mistake? what he should be considering when adding panels should be the maximum amp rating of the charge controller & not that of the inverter if the charging current of my inverter is 12a max, are u saying i should limit what I get from the panels to 12a? |
Re: How To Install Solar Panels & Inverter For Home-step By Step Guide by b2212(m): 3:25pm On Apr 16, 2017 |
SolnergyPower: Great post here. I recently got 4 250w mono panels for my 24V, 1500VA inverter with 4 160ah batteries pics attached. 1. Hw long will it take to get a full charge 2. Can I connect anything to the load output on the controller |
Re: How To Install Solar Panels & Inverter For Home-step By Step Guide by SolnergyPower: 10:53am On Apr 17, 2017 |
Of course consideration is given to the solar charge controller while assembling your solar array, that is basic but there is such a thing called Over-sizing of Solar Arrays. There are several disadvantages of Over-sizing your Solar Arrays. Some are... a. Components age faster. When inverters are loaded are more than their ratings, this can lead to overheating and shorter life-span of the components in the system. b. Lower Efficiency. Over-sized arrays usually have higher VDC. c. Power Clipping and Generation Loss. Let's take for instance, if you have an inverter of 10KW and your solar panels are capable of producing 15KWp. In such condition, at peak periods, the panels should be able to produce 12KW of power. However the inverter will only be able to process 10 kVA and 2kW/ 2kVA will be lost or clipped. d. Waste of resources. The excess panels plus other resources used to remarkably over-size the solar array will be waste of funds, time and other resources. harveyspec: |
Re: How To Install Solar Panels & Inverter For Home-step By Step Guide by SolnergyPower: 11:04am On Apr 17, 2017 |
1. I need to see the voltage and charge current (amperage) of the solar panel as shown in the attached picture. 2. You can load the output of the charge controller, but remember that, the output of the charge controller is only Direct Current (VDC). b2212:
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