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Right, it is too smart for it's own good. A resistive 5kw heater ran just fine.
December PV starting off crappy again.
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timselectric
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Yup
It doesn't care if it is grounded or not, to work.
But more and more equipment is getting safety minded. And looking for a ground, before it will work.
Subdood
Photon Wrangler
I just have a 3.6KW array and one Lifepower4 5KWh batt, and for most of December was getting about 2.5KWh a day, some days we would do some laundry and that would up our production to 5kwh. But this week has been brutal, this steel wool cloudiness/fog has really put the kibosh on production.
One 5KWh battery this time of the year doesn't last from dusk to dawn. But now that the sun's going down a minute later, we eventually will make it thru the night without having to charge off the grid some. This just runs our 120V stuff not the high power items like heat, dryer, stove, etc.
Just need mo' batts..
One 5KWh battery this time of the year doesn't last from dusk to dawn. But now that the sun's going down a minute later, we eventually will make it thru the night without having to charge off the grid some. This just runs our 120V stuff not the high power items like heat, dryer, stove, etc.
Just need mo' batts..
timselectric
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It's our montra.
More batteries.
More solar.
More power.
More batteries.
More solar.
More power.
Q-Dog
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26 days after back surgery and my wife and I managed to put up 2 more solar panels yesterday. It's like an addiction.
OPTIMALSOLAR
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Wow. That is a lot of solar.
Q-Dog
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These are just the first 2 panels of a whole pallet. I'll get them all up, eventually. Just have to take it easy on my repaired back.
December has just been terrible nothing but clouds we are right on the edge of having to switch over to grid. Past 30 minutes it has gone back to full cloud cover. Weather says it could to partly cloudy by 3 but that does not leave much time for charging.
I made 384 Wh today from a 10kW array, so yeah...
After a few days without sun it is impressive the difference when the skies are blue. I might achieve a full charge on #1 battery bank by 2pm and possibly #2 battery bank (it was more depleted) might achieve 100% before the day ends. Sadly the clouds are due to return tomorrow.
GXMnow
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The weather here has been a Yo-Yo. Not only can't it make up it's mind, the predictions are wrong, making it tough to manage. If I was not grid tied, I would be in big trouble. My December production total is now up to 360 KWHs. That is an average of 12 KWHs a day, or still 2.5 sun hours per day on my 4.8 KW of solar panels. The "good" days hit just 3.1 sun hours to make 15 KWHs. My daily energy usage is coming in at about 17 KWHs. On the good days, my DC system has been making enough to cover it. Even with the cheap charge controller, on a 3 sun hour day, where the Enphase made 14 KWHs, the DC system made just over 5 KWHs. That easily covers my usage on good days. Today has just been weird. The forecast called for cloudy to partly cloudy all day. But now the sun is out in force again. My battery is fully topped out just after 1 pm. The solar power is fully running my house and I am exporting 1,800 watts to the grid.
We'll be hitting -20C and below starting tomorrow (-14C right now) - which should mean some clear skies and some sun!
42OhmsPA
What's in a title?
The clear skies on a frigid night are more enjoyable than a sunny day.
I wish it would get cold and clear. I pulled in a couple kwhs as the clouds cleared 45 minutes before sunset...
Absolutely! The night skies here (without light pollution) are amazing.
Kenny_
Solar Addict
Since Dec is almost over... my totals since install...
Q-Dog
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The past 2 days were beautiful ... clear and cool here, which made up for the rest of the dreary month.
1600 watts of panels working. December so far, 120 kWh. August was my best month with 216 kWh.
1600 watts of panels working. December so far, 120 kWh. August was my best month with 216 kWh.
B-Mod
Solar Enthusiast
Fog freezing drizzle all day, darkest day. Probably the worst solar day that is possible around here. Made only 9.8kwh.
Zwy
Emperor Of Solar
I recorded the output on my phone at high noon. https://diysolarforum.com/threads/5...-unless-youre-some-kind-of-solar-freak.75746/
sunshine_eggo
Happy Breffast!
Dick mode:
Day before the winter solstice...
2473W/2970W rated = 83% rated
15.4kWh harvested
Of course, the reason I got a full power curve is because the prior three days were shite...
Day before the winter solstice...
2473W/2970W rated = 83% rated
15.4kWh harvested
Of course, the reason I got a full power curve is because the prior three days were shite...
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