Hey thanks so much for the great videos, I just discovered your channel and website.
I was wondering what system you would suggest for someone who wants to get their whole house completely on solar without sacrificing any usage. I bought a solar power setup from Iron Edison this summer, I haven't had time to install it, but it's supposed to be a 1.5 kw 12v system, we shall see, but I had to compromise at the time and bought 2 200 AhMK Delta AGMs, but now after watching your channel I see how easy it is to build large LIFEPO4 packs. I previously built a small 10 Ah pack, but the instructions I was following were iffy and I barely got the thing built, works great with a roll up panel I have.
Anyway, do you suggest 48 v to cover all the typical needs of a household? And since I will most likely need more than 4800 w, do you suggest a different BMS? (I see on your website you don't suggest the BMS you like pat 4800 w). My plan is to slowly build out a system a bit at a time (money), add battery packs here and there. But I want to make sure the skeleton of the system is ready to handle the growth up to the maximum I need, I live in the country in Idaho, I work from home doing IT work, and we are on the grid. The system I have currently does have a charge controller that is multi chemistry, including LiFPO4, and would barely be enough to power my home office, and it looks like it has a limit in amps that may not work. I do ham radio too. I would like to buy very durable long lasting components and buy backups to put away in case (faraday cage)...
My current system:
1.5 kw system
Any help is appreciated.
I was wondering what system you would suggest for someone who wants to get their whole house completely on solar without sacrificing any usage. I bought a solar power setup from Iron Edison this summer, I haven't had time to install it, but it's supposed to be a 1.5 kw 12v system, we shall see, but I had to compromise at the time and bought 2 200 AhMK Delta AGMs, but now after watching your channel I see how easy it is to build large LIFEPO4 packs. I previously built a small 10 Ah pack, but the instructions I was following were iffy and I barely got the thing built, works great with a roll up panel I have.
Anyway, do you suggest 48 v to cover all the typical needs of a household? And since I will most likely need more than 4800 w, do you suggest a different BMS? (I see on your website you don't suggest the BMS you like pat 4800 w). My plan is to slowly build out a system a bit at a time (money), add battery packs here and there. But I want to make sure the skeleton of the system is ready to handle the growth up to the maximum I need, I live in the country in Idaho, I work from home doing IT work, and we are on the grid. The system I have currently does have a charge controller that is multi chemistry, including LiFPO4, and would barely be enough to power my home office, and it looks like it has a limit in amps that may not work. I do ham radio too. I would like to buy very durable long lasting components and buy backups to put away in case (faraday cage)...
My current system:
1.5 kw system
- 5 315 Watt REC TwinPeak2 Solar Panel
- 2 245 Ah MK Delta AGMs
- MidNite KID MPPT Charge Controller
- 1500 watt Samlex Inverter
Any help is appreciated.