UGT
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I have had my back-up system installed on my house in Austin for about a year. Rich Solar 1600 watt 24 volt system with 60 amp controller with (3) LiTime 200A 24v batteries. When my batteries are full my solar controller screen does not show how much solar my panels are producing or are capable of producing during the daylight hours. I would like to have some sort of meter or gauge of sorts that will give me that info. I have the Victron shunt but it also does not show what I want to know.
I have a 12000 btu 110V mini-split that I am running on solar during the day. Including the mini split AC and everything else I am running during the day my inverter indicates that I am using 960 to 1000 watts. My panels when charging the batteries produce about 1500 watts with full sun. I get max from panels about 11 am to 5 pm.
So is there a meter or gauge that can be installed in line that will show output of the panels at all times? I want to know how much wattage I am producing so that if I turn on some load in the house that I am not going to get a draw from my batteries. Just want the sun to do the work. The batteries I want to keep topped off as they are for back up if city of Austin goes dark. Thanks for any input. George in Austin
I have a 12000 btu 110V mini-split that I am running on solar during the day. Including the mini split AC and everything else I am running during the day my inverter indicates that I am using 960 to 1000 watts. My panels when charging the batteries produce about 1500 watts with full sun. I get max from panels about 11 am to 5 pm.
So is there a meter or gauge that can be installed in line that will show output of the panels at all times? I want to know how much wattage I am producing so that if I turn on some load in the house that I am not going to get a draw from my batteries. Just want the sun to do the work. The batteries I want to keep topped off as they are for back up if city of Austin goes dark. Thanks for any input. George in Austin