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    Tired of clamping with my meter each string to read voltage and current I thought of these chinese panel meters

    Apart from the risk of getting electrocuted, I find that every time you need/want to check the input of each string coming from my roof is also cumbersome and rather useless, since by the time you check one (and I have 7 strings)... the reading is already old by the time you have read the next...
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    Spring overcurrent panel production makes both of my inverters trip

    Good morning to you all.. I have mentioned this on other threads, but still haven´t sorted out my problem. It is a fact and now I come to learn about it that during these periods, when we have clear skies or even with slight white cloud presence, and the temperatures are still low in early...
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    One string not reaching the inverter limits it still overcomes the inverter that shuts down and restarts

    I'm having a bit of a problem from one of my 7 strings; my two Kostal Piko MP Plus 5.02 inverters can take as much as 600 V from either of their two MPPT's and 5.500 W, but for some reason one of the strings as soon as I reach 530V and producing 4.200 W, the inverter shows an error stating the...
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    How to adjust the Growatt SPF5000ES to allow the batteries to take the full load during the night

    Dear friends, I have the Growatt SPF5000ES and 7 batteries (Pylontech 6 x US3000C and 1 x US5000) amongst other elements, including 56 solar panels, but the issue I want to solve is related to the Growatt inverter and the 7 Pylontech batteries connected to it. From 6 PM in the evening to 11 AM...
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    Have two Kostal Piko MP Plus 5.02 that have benn running fine for more than a year

    Dear Colleges, My inverter "collection" is composed of several inverters; I started in 2017 and a lot of mods and adaptations have taken place since then; right now I have four inverters, all connected to the same grid and each one taking care of their share, from my 7 strings coming from the...
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    DEYE Sun 5000 CT clamp orientation

    Dear friends, I know this has been discussed before, but I still don't see it clear and the problem is that different user manuals of the DEYE Sun 5000 show opossite orientations. I now have been working on my main general cabinet and everything is disconnected, but I need to know which is the...
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    In winter I need as many panels as I can fit and in the summer my solar production exceeds by far my needs..

    I guess that only a few people who live close to the Equator or in very dry places might not be in the same situation and have the same dilemma as most of us do. For that reason it is my believe that someone has come up with a solution where you can adjust the panels production according to the...
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    When having two different brand inverters and one good battery pack, where do you connect the battery to and why?

    In my case I have a Growatt SPF5000ES and a Deye Sun 5000 and as backup I have 6 Pylontech US3000C and a US5000. I can connect the battery to either inverter, but logically the best would be for the battery pack to work with both inverters; you just need a good set of busbars and powerfull...
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    Having problems with my Pylontech US5000

    Purchased two months ago to add some storage to my 6 x US3000C battery bank; it was a bit complicated to get it to work together with the other batteries, but in the end almost everything was fine (I say everything because there was a delay on the charging process, being the US5000 the last to...
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    How do I connect a Growatt SPF 5K ES to a Deye Sun 5K on the GEN port

    Hi to all and Merry Christmas!! I have a grid connected (230V 50Hz EU) Growatt SPF 5000ES and have just purchased a DEYE 5000 Sun. The growatt is doing fine, with 8 x 455W panels and 7 Pylontech Batteries (6 x US3000C and 1 x US5000). Now I want to feed the DEYE with the outlet of my Growatt...
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    Wanted to purchase another Growatt SPF5000ES but my vendor says it is no longer compatible with Pylontech US 3000 batteries

    Dear friends, I have a generous photovoltaic home system that includes 52 panels , three inverters, one of which is a Growatt SPF5000ES; this inverter is connected to 3 Pylontech US3000 batteries. The whole system is running perfectly well and have had no problems whatsoever. For your...
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    Have a Growatt SPF 5000 and a Pylontech US3000C, but can't configure the charging & discharging of the battery

    I already have 2 Kostal 5.0 KW inverters and 36 Panels that take care of most of the days power needs, but I wanted to cover the night small electrical usage (around 250- 450W constant power drain). For that reason I purchased a Growatt SPF5000 and a 3.500W Pylontech battery. My idea was to...
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    What device can I use in order to be able to read PV production of 2 parallel Inverters and home consumption

    I have just finished installing the second inverter, a Piko MP plus 5.0-2 from Kostal and apart from the lousy weather we are having in the north of Spain, everything else is working fine. (almost).... I was getting all the needed production for the first inverter through Kostal Portal, that...
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    Tying two different inverters in parallel to my home & connected to the electricity network

    Hi to all; this is my first post, so I'll try to explain myself the best I can and also wish you all the best in these very troubled waters... I live in Spain and not in the most sunny of all places we have over here. It's a bit like the weather you have in Seattle. Anyway, two years ago I...
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