Namzy:

Voltron has axpert inverter aka gennex hybrid mppt inverter aka ipowerplus aka mpp solar etc. Been using the inverter for few months now ie ipowerplus 3kva 2.4kw bought from konga with 1 yr warranty. Pretty good inverter with only downside being lack of equalization charge for fla batteries. Planning to acquire a fangpusun 100/50 for that later from aliexpress.com . I Ve used it to microwave, iron in emergencies and only complaint was loud fan noise which i can live it. Overall pretty good inverter

Namzy:

Voltron has axpert inverter aka gennex hybrid mppt inverter aka ipowerplus aka mpp solar etc. Been using the inverter for few months now ie ipowerplus 3kva 2.4kw bought from konga with 1 yr warranty. Pretty good inverter with only downside being lack of equalization charge for fla batteries. Planning to acquire a fangpusun 100/50 for that later from aliexpress.com . I Ve used it to microwave, iron in emergencies and only complaint was loud fan noise which i can live it. Overall pretty good inverter

DUNKA:
Please urgently put the CC as a top priority your flooded batteries are in mortal danger with the charging algorithm of the Axpert.

Dam5reey:


Please does it have, charging profile for Lithium batteries, and can you disable charging, and it will still function as UPS..?

Namzy:

Unfortunately no charging profile for lithium although I heard the 5kva models with some custom firmware can charge some lithium batteries unfortunately I have not seen such firmware for 3kva models. I have not seen any option to disable charging although since the manual insists you install a circuit breaker eg 25A for 3kva models you can simply turn off the circuit breaker and it stops charging while still delivering output. Meanwhile the manual states you can configure charge source priority and one of the options is only solar meaning even if there is power from utility it will only charge via solar. I have not tested this as the solar panels I bought has not been installed yet. I will test it and find out whether with that option even without solar panels installed whether it will still charge from available utility
Download the manual it is well detailed and explains almost everything you need

Dam5reey:


Thank you very much, I have downloaded axpert manual, I not sure all the other maker will have the same software/firmware, So I need someone using it .

NiyiOmoIyunade:
He got a very sweet offer on the OutBack and I could not beat it. Amazon was selling the OutBack dirt cheap - perhaps clearance of old stock.

Anyone minded to do so could still hit a solid bargain on Amazon even now

Trippledots:


Pls sir, link if its still available.

nonoski:
Depending on the sun for electricity isn't for a place like Port Harcourt where it can rain all month long and when it's sunny it doesn't last for more than 3 hrs.

NiyiOmoIyunade:
To be truly off grid, you must oversize your PV array such that you make excess power on an average day and sufficient power to get by on a bad day.

That is why you see people with a 10kw array when they could get by with 4kw on a good day.

I must say though that the fact that it is raining does not mean your panels won't make power......

For me my target is to double my current 7.5kw array size or at least scale up by an additional 5kw - currently I can run two ACs 24/7 in addition to 600w of base loads on a good day and on the bad days only one AC - I will know I have arrived when I can run those two ACs 24/7 even on a bad weather day and still have spare capacity.

earthrealm:


lemme get u .
you mean, you can run 1 ac+600w load 24hrs on a bad day?.
what if you have 3 or 4 consecutive bad days?.

the issue about oversizing is that, if care is not taken, after a while it doesnt make much economic sense.
i woud rather run my azy 8.5kva petrol gen the few times my batt dip to 48v, than pour in more funds in over sizing the array.
cos after oversizing an array, you would stil need to increase your batt bank, on super bad days, i get abt 1kwh instead of the 5 to 7kwh i usualy get from my 1500w panel array

earthrealm:


lemme get u .
you mean, you can run 1 ac+600w load 24hrs on a bad day?.
what if you have 3 or 4 consecutive bad days?.

the issue about oversizing is that, if care is not taken, after a while it doesnt make much economic sense.
i woud rather run my azy 8.5kva petrol gen the few times my batt dip to 48v, than pour in more funds in over sizing the array.
cos after oversizing an array, you would stil need to increase your batt bank, on super bad days, i get abt 1kwh instead of the 5 to 7kwh i usualy get from my 1500w pane array

NiyiOmoIyunade:
Outback FM 80 - $464
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00IVC7C96/ref=cm_sw_r_wa_apa_g4B8BbK5FFSFB



Outback FM60 - $434
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B004TO3CZ8/ref=cm_sw_r_wa_apa_R4B8BbB84XR9S

JUO:
can you please tell us the price?

Saipro:

Kudos! Awaiting your time-to-time feedback over the years to come.

Barezzi:
This looks promising. How much is the landing price for each?

dapsyra:


The quoted price of US$999 is too high for that capacity and chemistry. If you are a DIY person, I suggest you CALB LifePo4 batteries instead.

For the capacity of 1200WH (24V 50AH) you require 8units of CALB 3.2v 50AH batteries. You can easily get a 50AH CALB LiFePo4 battery at US$60 each or less. The CALB batteries are also rated at 3000-5000 cycles at 80% DOD.

NoMoreTrolling:


Not sure about landing, but the price in the U.S is $950, but they only weigh a third of the equivalent of lead acid, so shipping will be way lower

NoMoreTrolling:


Hmmm, Just saw this now, would have to do some more research into this.

Think these calbs would need an external bms, something I'm no expert at now, while the battleborns have a built in bms and does all battery protection inside - over charge, over discharge, current limiting and so on.

The prices of those calbs look appealing though i must say.

Either way, my replacement pack MUST be LifePO4. We just spent about 350,000 naira on a 48v 200ah lead acid setup from naija and again, these batteries could not even make it up to a year. At this rate, it's best to pay that 700,000 once and get a 5-10 year battery, even if the capacity might be low or just adequate.

Thanks for the tip bro, it's now down to EWT, BattleBorns and this Calb

NiyiOmoIyunade:
To be truly off grid, you must oversize your PV array such that you make excess power on an average day and sufficient power to get by on a bad day.

That is why you see people with a 10kw array when they could get by with 4kw on a good day.

I must say though that the fact that it is raining does not mean your panels won't make power......

For me my target is to double my current 7.5kw array size or at least scale up by an additional 5kw - currently I can run two ACs 24/7 in addition to 600w of base loads on a good day and on the bad days only one AC - I will know I have arrived when I can run those two ACs 24/7 even on a bad weather day and still have spare capacity.

Ativ:
I have my eyes on Pylon Tech lithium batteries. Wonder if there is any importer in Nigeria. Don't want to go through the hassles of shipping and clearing.

Ativ:
I have my eyes on Pylon Tech lithium batteries. Wonder if there is any importer in Nigeria. Don't want to go through the hassles of [b][/b]shipping and clearing.

NoMoreTrolling:


Hmmm, Just saw this now, would have to do some more research into this.

Think these calbs would need an external bms, something I'm no expert at now, while the battleborns have a built in bms and does all battery protection inside - over charge, over discharge, current limiting and so on.

The prices of those calbs look appealing though i must say.

Either way, my replacement pack MUST be LifePO4. We just spent about 350,000 naira on a 48v 200ah lead acid setup from naija and again, these batteries could not even make it up to a year. At this rate, it's best to pay that 700,000 once and get a 5-10 year battery, even if the capacity might be low or just adequate.

Thanks for the tip bro, it's now down to EWT, BattleBorns and this Calb