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Solar + Inverter + Battery Setup Review

ossiemoore

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I have been experimenting with solar by buying a 10-pack of Hyperion 400-watt bi-facial panels by using two four-panels strings. That has been working great and I am ready to step up my setup to the next level.

I have ordered the following:
  • EG4 18kPV Hybrid Inverter
  • 2 EG4 PowerPro WallMount AllWeather (14.3kWh each)
  • Pallet of 36 Hyperion 400-watt bi-facial panels
I am having an electrician install the inverter and connect it to the grid and my breaker box. I am personally installing and connecting the batteries and solar panels. I will end up with 46 panels.

The inverter has three MPPT controllers:
  • MPPT1 of the inverter supports connecting two strings. Internally it treats then as two parallel strings. It can consume up to 25 amps.
  • MPPT2 and MPP3 support a single string. These can consume up to 15 amps.
  • All MPPT controllers have a input voltage range of 100 to 600 volts.
Considering the attached drawing of how I intend to connect the panels, would you distribute these any differently?

Notes about the drawing:
  • MPPT1 will consume my (larger) ground-mount array
  • MPPT2 will consume the gazebo roof-top array (yes.. the gazebo is that large.. lol)
  • MPPT3 will consume my home roof-top array.
  • The lines for the grounds indicate that those components will be electrically bonded using 6 gauge solid coper wire and mechanically grounded to an 8' grounding rod.
  • I have some flexibility in shifting a couple panels from the ground mount to the roof top array but those would be in a less than optimal position.
I really appreciate any comments as this is my first time doing a large solar project.
 

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