6000XP and 8 Aptos 370W Solar Panels

Brucey said:

Someone had mentioned that they were concerned that the additional output from a bifacial panel in ideal conditions could cause Voc to increase beyond listed specs. But that's not the case, the extra power beyond the nominal primary side presents itself as additional current (amps). So you can just take the listed VOC and derate based on your coldest expected temperatures (as voltage increases as temps drop). Make sure you have adequate safety margin as exceeding the voltage rating of an SCC will generally cause the magic smoke to be released.

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MattMan119 said:

I found room for two more panels this morning on the RV so I now have 10 panels, I really hope I get 20% increase in power .. gettin about 20kw a day now.. 24kw would be awesome ,,, allowing no grid is hard in RV

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MattMan119 said:

See that screen shot with the inverter.. time on phone at top and time in refresh … off one hour .. and I don’t seem to be able to find were is set it wrong lol

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ScropusGobbleBottom said:

yep, EVERYONE has that problem.
I gave up on fixing it when it was right and then now is 1 hr off again.

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MattMan119 said:

Ok that helps .. I give up now and same me the time or move, to central time zone

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ScropusGobbleBottom said:

I dont care at all because I use solar assistant for all the data.

You should look into that. Main benefit is "almost real time" updates on usage unlike the 5 min intervals of the EG4 software

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MattMan119 said:

Solar assistant

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SolarAssistant

solar-assistant.io

ScropusGobbleBottom said:

Yes. And the 6000xp is so easy to get it going. Its over wifi

SolarAssistant

solar-assistant.io

This is all put together for you.

You can build it yourself tho.

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MattMan119 said:

heck I just broke down and ordered it… i’m traveling and want all the data ….

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ScropusGobbleBottom said:

You will love it.
Of course it's only as good as it's connection to your network and the connection to the 6000xp.

I have mine in the basement and my router is upstairs. It mostly works, but there have been some dropouts.


The awesome thing about this setup is that is not cloud stored.

The data is coming from a diagnostic port of the access point that the 6000xp creates and then to the solar assistant with local storage.

In the event of wifi connection problems with your router, it will update and you will lose no data.

If the 6000xp loses internet. You lose the data, except on the actual inverter display.

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ScropusGobbleBottom said:

Yes. And the 6000xp is so easy to get it going. Its over wifi

SolarAssistant

solar-assistant.io

This is all put together for you.

You can build it yourself tho.

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ScropusGobbleBottom said:

You will love it.
Of course it's only as good as it's connection to your network and the connection to the 6000xp.

I have mine in the basement and my router is upstairs. It mostly works, but there have been some dropouts.

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Recovering EE said:

I already have a "spare" Pi4, and once I registered on the SA website, it took me directly to the download page for the SA Pi image, so I got it for free !?!

I *did* buy a 9-60V Pi4 USB-C power supply for it. That way, my Pi4 and SA will run directly off my PowerPro Battery.

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