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  • Battery advice needed

    I have a recently installed solar system that consists of the following. Sol-Ark 15K - Grid tied 8.2 KW of SunPower panels on a ground mount I am in the process of trying to decide on how to move forward with adding batteries and a generator to the system. The primary reason we are wanting the...
  • SOK 48V battery guidance needed

    I have eight SOK 48V batteries (two racks of four batteries 1-4 and 5-8 with one set of cables per bank to the inverter. All cables are identicalin length) connected with communications to Sol-ark 15K. The batteries have been in service six months at this point. Starting 02/07 the report SOC on...
  • Anyone have experience with or knowledge on Powersync Energy Solutions 48V LIfePO4 batteries

    As the title states. Any first hand experiences would be appreciated (or any researched reasons you didn't use them). In advance of the standard, "did you use the search feature". I have attempted to contact the user who posted once asking for set up help with communications earlier this year...
  • Battery Advice for a Newbie

    Hello everyone. My wife and I are having solar installed next month (after a lengthy fight to get what I want from the vendor). The system is as follows. 8.2 KW ground mount 20- 420 watt Sunpower panels Sol-Ark 15K inverter - grid tied The only battery option the installer will use is the...
  • Sol-ark 15K over/under frequency faults

    My system is a Sol-ark 15K with 8.2 KW of Sunpower panels on a ground mount (no batteries or generator at this time). The system was installed by a local solar/electrical company. While I am pretty familiar with what things are supposed to do and how they function I am definitely not an expert...
  • Indoor or outdoor battery location

    I am in the process of adding a server rack type of battery bank (probably SOK) and a generator to my existing grid tied system (Sol-Ark 15K and 8.2 KW of Sunpower panels on a ground mount). Due to the location of the two breaker boxes in the finish basement the inverter had to be placed on the...
  • Seeking advice on home standby generator

    I have a Sol-ark 15k inverter and eight SOK batteries. I would like to add a generator to the system. I have a Honda Eu700is (probably just laege enough) but, the property has a natural gas well so I am leaning towards a small standby generator. Does anyone have any feedback on one brand versus...
  • Sol-ark 15K monitoring question

    I just had a system installed with a Sol-ark 15k. The installer wasn't able to finish the "commissioning" and monitoring setup with Sol-ark due to my crummy rural internet going down for the day. At this point I'm just grateful the system is operating finally. My question is on the monitoring...
  • New member. Hello

    Greetings from rural Kansas. My wife and I are getting our first solar system installed next month. We are getting a grid tied 8.2 KW system comprised of 20 420 watt Sunpower panels and a Sol-ark 15K inverter. I am hoping to gain an education on a DIY (with a certified electricians assistance)...
  • System production in relation to heat

    Hello, Hoping to gain a better understanding of how a solar array will perform in cold vs hot weather. My system was installed at the first of this year and consists of a Sol-ark 15K with 8200 watts of Sunpower panels (20- 410 watt panels, aimed south, and set at 30* I believe) installed on a...
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