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Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by tonididdy(m): 8:42pm On Jun 20, 2020
GeorgeD1:
guys, seems it can only get better...
even with the near daily rains and flooding taking place, the heavens keep smiling on us with decent sunshine...
12kw instantaneous power and counting, 53.56kwh daily harvest...
the sun truly is the answer...!
Pls sir in lame man terms, what do this figures mean... Pls
Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by essegis(m): 8:43pm On Jun 20, 2020
Trippledots:


Hahahaa.... Ekushe oh. I haven't seen your setup, just your cart in the pix u posted.

24p4s

See pictures

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Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by spartacus11(m): 9:44pm On Jun 20, 2020
essegis:


24p4s

See pictures

This is massive
Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by ceaser: 11:19pm On Jun 20, 2020
GeorgeD1:


brother, I've been offgrid for close to 2yrs now.
just recently before the lockdown (march to be precise), bedc was forced to send me a note complaining
that i haven't recharged my prepaid meter for a long while. i just laughed in greek grin

Maybe dem smoke weed wey dey laced with Coronavirus for them to send you that message.

Actually, this is a representation of what is to befall these guys sooner or later. By the time municipal electricity use drops such that it's only factories that use the grid, these guys will know the meaning of disappointment.

Shebi they are still fleecing and scamming us now, and we are the ones that still beg them to give us light. They have even refused to allocate prepaid to me after almost three years of paying for three units.

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Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by ceaser: 11:26pm On Jun 20, 2020
ojtech8291:
The lowest is 575K

Interesting.

So considering our unreliable grid power here which may be unavailable for days on end, how do your buyers get to enjoy it and balance the working conditions of solar and grid as specified in its use?

How many panels and config will be sufficient to do the job?

In the strictest of sense, would you say it's better performance than an inverter AC (energy saving wise of course)?
Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by ceaser: 11:30pm On Jun 20, 2020
essegis:


grin grin grin
I'm sure I'm one of the reasons it was sold out. Did you see my set up?

Hehehe. "I shot the sheriff"
Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by ceaser: 11:33pm On Jun 20, 2020
essegis:


24p4s

See pictures

Ha! Shey na panic buying? grin
E sì bèrù Olórun (you no even pity others)
You just carry everything buy like say world wan end.
Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by Penuelseun(m): 1:24am On Jun 21, 2020
Trippledots:


Schematic diagram pls?
Not so good with drawings, please make do with this, connect the live output from your public power supply to the NO wire of relay1 and connect the neutral to the NO of the relay2, connect the live output from your inverter to the NC of relay1 and connect the neutral to NC of relay2, you then connect common terminal of relay1 to the live output going to your load and connect the neutral to the common terminal of relay2. You can connect the wires for the coils for the two relays together so they are powered by a 12v adapter. Connect the adapter to your public power supply so when there is light from public utility, the relays switches to the NO position.

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Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by NiyiOmoIyunade(m): 11:16am On Jun 21, 2020
I stumbled on this and traced the history backwards one level for some background but still struggled.

Why are you using two relays to switch power to one load please?

Without extra information this looks like a job a DPST relay or contactor would easily do.

Penuelseun:
Not so good with drawings, please make do with this, connect the live output from your public power supply to the NO wire of relay1 and connect the neutral to the NO of the relay2, connect the live output from your inverter to the NC of relay1 and connect the neutral to NC of relay2, you then connect common terminal of relay1 to the live output going to your load and connect the neutral to the common terminal of relay2. You can connect the wires for the coils for the two relays together so they are powered by a 12v adapter. Connect the adapter to your public power supply so when there is light from public utility, the relays switches to the NO position.

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Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by mank1234(m): 11:26am On Jun 21, 2020
NiyiOmoIyunade:
I stumbled on this and traced the history backwards one level for some background but still struggled.

Why are you using two relays to switch power to one load please?

Without extra information this looks like a job a DPST relay or contactor would easily do.


He said he is a DIY enthusiast.
He derives joy in doing it from scratch.

I would have expected him to buy coil and build a relay and then take it from there. Or better still produce coil then use it to produce a relay.

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Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by Barezzi(m): 12:22pm On Jun 21, 2020
Penuelseun,
Two independent Relays switching power to a load is very dangerous!
The likelihood of both latching the same time is very high.
Relays fail all the time, i work where this happens regularly...

To mitigate, consider using mechanically interlocked contactors. It's physically impossible for both to energise at the same time.

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Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by mctfopt: 12:44pm On Jun 21, 2020
Barezzi:
Penuelseun,
Two independent Relays switching power to a load is very dangerous!
The likelihood of both latching the same time is very high.
Relays fail all the time, i work where this happens regularly...

To mitigate, consider using mechanically interlocked contactors. It's physically impossible for both to energise at the same time.


This is gold!
Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by Barezzi(m): 1:10pm On Jun 21, 2020
It means that the total Solar ENERGY generated that day was 53.56kwh to feed house loads and charge the batteries.
That same historic day, his panels went berserk and pumped 12kw of power to 4 charge controllers for a few seconds
causing them to angrily spit over 220Amps unto the hungry DC bus for the inverters and batteries to snag up!

Everyday the house makes unreasonable(reasonable?) load demands. The inverter doesn't care, it simply takes it from the DC BUS.
The batteries and charge controllers are unfortunately on the DC BUS. So, one or both of them must feed it. It's a rat race! tongue

tonididdy:

Pls sir in lame man terms, what do this figures mean... Pls

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Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by Penuelseun(m): 1:50pm On Jun 21, 2020
NiyiOmoIyunade:
I stumbled on this and traced the history backwards one level for some background but still struggled.

Why are you using two relays to switch power to one load please?

Without extra information this looks like a job a DPST relay or contactor would easily do.

The relays are single pole, can't find a contactor where I am now so I made do with what I have

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Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by Penuelseun(m): 1:53pm On Jun 21, 2020
Barezzi:
Penuelseun,
Two independent Relays switching power to a load is very dangerous!
The likelihood of both latching the same time is very high.
Relays fail all the time, i work where this happens regularly...

To mitigate, consider using mechanically interlocked contactors. It's physically impossible for both to energise at the same time.
Thanks, they are both fused and to get contactors where I am now is hard, will keep on searching. I have been using them like that for up to a year
Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by GeorgeD1(m): 3:25pm On Jun 21, 2020
Barezzi:
It means that the total Solar ENERGY generated that day was 53.56kwh to feed house loads and charge the batteries.
That same historic day, his panels went berserk and pumped 12kw of power to 4 charge controllers for a few seconds
causing them to angrily spit over 220Amps unto the hungry DC bus for the inverters and batteries to snag up!

Everyday the house makes unreasonable(reasonable?) load demands. The inverter doesn't care, it simply takes it from the DC BUS.
The batteries and charge controllers are unfortunately on the DC BUS. So, one or both of them must feed it. It's a rat race! tongue


lolz @Barezzi grin
That's a rather comic way to put it but I must say your explanation is more or less correct

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Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by GeorgeD1(m): 4:01pm On Jun 21, 2020
tonididdy:

Pls sir in lame man terms, what do this figures mean... Pls

hello tonididdy,
it means my solar panels were able to make 53,560wh of power that fateful day (from morning till evening)
and at some point during the day they were producing a combined total 12,219 watts of power...

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Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by Kodartech: 5:11pm On Jun 21, 2020
saint2ace:


What's the duration of the payment plans i.e number of months. And what's the total for each plan?

Each plan is for 48 months,
Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by Kodartech: 5:12pm On Jun 21, 2020
fellow:


if i choose the k1000 payment plan, can i upgrade at a later date before the expiration of the 48 months?

What happens after the 48 months?

How much is the cost of installation? in Abeokuta?


After 48 months it becomes yours, installation depends on your exact location in abeokuta
Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by Trippledots(m): 5:29pm On Jun 21, 2020
essegis:


24p4s

See pictures

Power wall or power fence.... Lol. You are truly the reason cells are out of stock

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Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by Trippledots(m): 5:31pm On Jun 21, 2020
Penuelseun:
Not so good with drawings, please make do with this, connect the live output from your public power supply to the NO wire of relay1 and connect the neutral to the NO of the relay2, connect the live output from your inverter to the NC of relay1 and connect the neutral to NC of relay2, you then connect common terminal of relay1 to the live output going to your load and connect the neutral to the common terminal of relay2. You can connect the wires for the coils for the two relays together so they are powered by a 12v adapter. Connect the adapter to your public power supply so when there is light from public utility, the relays switches to the NO position.

Thank you
Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by Trippledots(m): 5:34pm On Jun 21, 2020
NiyiOmoIyunade:
I stumbled on this and traced the history backwards one level for some background but still struggled.

Why are you using two relays to switch power to one load please?

Without extra information this looks like a job a DPST relay or contactor would easily do.


I'm on the road hence I haven't really gone through his explanation, but just off the top of my head, a DPST as u said should do the job of transferring load and ensuring mutual exclusivity.... I go read the thing well later
Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by Trippledots(m): 5:35pm On Jun 21, 2020
mank1234:


He said he is a DIY enthusiast.
He derives joy in doing it from scratch.

I would have expected him to buy coil and build a relay and then take it from there. Or better still produce coil then use it to produce a relay.

Lol... Bro easy on the guy. Don't dampen his passion.

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Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by Trippledots(m): 5:37pm On Jun 21, 2020
Barezzi:
Penuelseun,
Two independent Relays switching power to a load is very dangerous!
The likelihood of both latching the same time is very high.
Relays fail all the time, i work where this happens regularly...

To mitigate, consider using mechanically interlocked contactors. It's physically impossible for both to energise at the same time.

A DPST should be easier and do the job...
Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by Trippledots(m): 5:39pm On Jun 21, 2020
Penuelseun:
Thanks, they are both fused and to get contactors where I am now is hard, will keep on searching. I have been using them like that for up to a year

The closer you are to a catastrophic failure oh... Pls heed safety warning.

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Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by Penuelseun(m): 6:33pm On Jun 21, 2020
Trippledots:


Lol... Bro easy on the guy. Don't dampen his passion.
LOL, nobody can dampen my passion, we learn everyday
Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by Penuelseun(m): 7:05pm On Jun 21, 2020
Barezzi:
Penuelseun,
Two independent Relays switching power to a load is very dangerous!
The likelihood of both latching the same time is very high.
Relays fail all the time, i work where this happens regularly...

To mitigate, consider using mechanically interlocked contactors. It's physically impossible for both to energise at the same time.
Thank you sir, can you give me pointers to where i can get them
Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by tonididdy(m): 7:22pm On Jun 21, 2020
Barezzi:
It means that the total Solar ENERGY generated that day was 53.56kwh to feed house loads and charge the batteries.
That same historic day, his panels went berserk and pumped 12kw of power to 4 charge controllers for a few seconds
causing them to angrily spit over 220Amps unto the hungry DC bus for the inverters and batteries to snag up!

Everyday the house makes unreasonable(reasonable?) load demands. The inverter doesn't care, it simply takes it from the DC BUS.
The batteries and charge controllers are unfortunately on the DC BUS. So, one or both of them must feed it. It's a rat race! tongue

In papilos's voice... One day I go begin speak this electrical Grammers grin

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Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by foonshur(m): 7:42pm On Jun 21, 2020
GeorgeD1:
guys, seems it can only get better...
even with the near daily rains and flooding taking place, the heavens keep smiling on us with decent sunshine...
12kw instantaneous power and counting, 53.56kwh daily harvest...
the sun truly is the answer...!
This is orgasmic!

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