sunny1972
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- May 17, 2022
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Hi everyone - I am new here and thought I would share my system, I tried to express this as a wiring diagram, excuse the crudity, it was my first time drawing it out like this. There is a typo on the diagram, the batteries are 60ah, not 750ah! it actually reads 750wh on the tin)
I am interested in a few upgrades, like a couple of 300ah LiFePo4 batteries and another 2 solar panels, and perhaps site the MPPT and inverter a lot closer to the solar array for efficiency.
I got this design from a friend and it has been operating now for about 2 years. It powers two offices (a couple of laptops and monitors), it charges some remote 500W batteries which I use to power my WIFI and smaller devices in-situ around the house, it also powers - albeit briefly and on a very sunny day, a distilled water kettle (this draws about 450Wh), my upgrade will allow me to power this more frequently and for more hours.
Thoughts welcome, we have really enjoyed this project and have learnt a lot along the way. Happy to share my experiences further if you have any questions.
All the best
Sunny
...and here's my real-time readings - it is a sunny day here in Yorkshire (which if you know the UK, is rare , the daily figure is a little hard to make out, but it reads 0.581 kWh (and in the time it has taken to write this post it now reads 0.655kWh)....all seems to be working nicely.
I am interested in a few upgrades, like a couple of 300ah LiFePo4 batteries and another 2 solar panels, and perhaps site the MPPT and inverter a lot closer to the solar array for efficiency.
I got this design from a friend and it has been operating now for about 2 years. It powers two offices (a couple of laptops and monitors), it charges some remote 500W batteries which I use to power my WIFI and smaller devices in-situ around the house, it also powers - albeit briefly and on a very sunny day, a distilled water kettle (this draws about 450Wh), my upgrade will allow me to power this more frequently and for more hours.
Thoughts welcome, we have really enjoyed this project and have learnt a lot along the way. Happy to share my experiences further if you have any questions.
All the best
Sunny
...and here's my real-time readings - it is a sunny day here in Yorkshire (which if you know the UK, is rare , the daily figure is a little hard to make out, but it reads 0.581 kWh (and in the time it has taken to write this post it now reads 0.655kWh)....all seems to be working nicely.
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