byteharmony
Sunny side up please.
I was thinking about this today after I posted this article:
If I purchase power to charge my battery from the grid at night when there are off peak rates, my sol ark will use a balanced draw for the charger, this is ideal and efficient.
However if when I draw on that power I am imbalanced and I can not export power will the imbalance result in the difference in power being lost, aka wasted?
Off Grid and on Grid 120v vs 240v efficiency with Sol Ark without Net Meter
My sol ark is reporting about a 5x% efficiency and I wanted to share this information for educational purposes. Not because sol ark or anything is wrong with my system. There are a couple photos attached. You can see my panel is not balanced at all. I draw a lot more on one 120v leg than the...
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If I purchase power to charge my battery from the grid at night when there are off peak rates, my sol ark will use a balanced draw for the charger, this is ideal and efficient.
However if when I draw on that power I am imbalanced and I can not export power will the imbalance result in the difference in power being lost, aka wasted?