Hello everybody!
My name is Bruno and I live in Portugal.
I just discovered the forum from Will Prowse's Youtube channel.
I want to install a solar system and I'm studying what kind of system will be the right for me, so hope to exchange some ideas to help me build it...
Welcome to the forum, a very helpful place.
Have you figured out your sizing yet ?
How many watts per day your using / needing.
How many days of storage you want before needing external generation / charging.
Do you want to be grid connected so you can feed back to grid or do you want to be stand-alone off grid ?
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I don't know if you have feed in tariff arrangements in your country.
Do you want to start with a smaller system which you can grow over time OR do you want to go in 100% to build the biggest system you can for your budget ?
Have you planned for a budget (hard to do unless you know what you need and then what you want) as yet ? (we don't need to know the $ amounts)
Appreciate that the main cost of the system (panels/solar charger/inverter) is 1/3 of the budget, Batteries another 1/3 to 1/2 and the rest is balance of system (wire, breakers, fuses & switches etc).
The above questions, will help determine what equipment is suitable and will help towards sizing & configuration information. Keep in mind that we are a Global Community with people from everywhere, as a result there are different standards & requirements and of course variations on what equipment is available to which region / country. This can be a little confusing at times but with patience (lots of patience) and careful thinking & planning it can all be accomplished.
I hope that helps,
Good Luck
Steve
EDIT: PS, we have some members here from Portugal, some may jump in with some tips & tricks for your region.