Good afternoon,
We bought a small piece of land a few years back (in France). We'd like to improve the system, and we have some questions as we are new in this
Here is what we have so far
Input
- 1 wind turbine (no ref)
- 2 solar panels (no ref)
(Both are up a metal tower, we'll need to climb up there, but aren't equipped yet to do it safely, so we don't have any ref)
Storage
- We have 2 CPM12 solar charge controller (1 per panel)
- 1old controller for the wind turbine (no idea for the reference its a very old one in an old metal box)
- We have 4 batteries in series (each are 6v) so 24v out.
Output
We have:
- a small wood cabin 20 meter from the installation
- a small barn at 100 meter from the installation
But we only power 24v lightbulb that's it, we'd like to improve the system to plug more appliances.
Here are our thoughts for the system with our questions.
Input:
- We'd like to gather production data (how much our solar panel and wind turbine produce per day)
- Have a single charge controller (for both the solar panel and the wind turbine)
Is there a controller that can do this ?
Output:
- We'd like to plug some powertool in the barn for light wood's work. So we are looking for an inverter 24v -> 220v and around 1.5 kW - 2kW.
- The inverter would only be used while doing the work, then it will be removed and stored away.
Are there good reference for such inverter ? What should we avoid ?
Are there inverters that can be switched on forever ? or is it better to switch it on/off as necessary ?
Last question: is there a necessity to have a 24v system instead of a 12v ?
Thanks for your time and consideration.
We bought a small piece of land a few years back (in France). We'd like to improve the system, and we have some questions as we are new in this
Here is what we have so far
Input
- 1 wind turbine (no ref)
- 2 solar panels (no ref)
(Both are up a metal tower, we'll need to climb up there, but aren't equipped yet to do it safely, so we don't have any ref)
Storage
- We have 2 CPM12 solar charge controller (1 per panel)
- 1old controller for the wind turbine (no idea for the reference its a very old one in an old metal box)
- We have 4 batteries in series (each are 6v) so 24v out.
Output
We have:
- a small wood cabin 20 meter from the installation
- a small barn at 100 meter from the installation
But we only power 24v lightbulb that's it, we'd like to improve the system to plug more appliances.
Here are our thoughts for the system with our questions.
Input:
- We'd like to gather production data (how much our solar panel and wind turbine produce per day)
- Have a single charge controller (for both the solar panel and the wind turbine)
Is there a controller that can do this ?
Output:
- We'd like to plug some powertool in the barn for light wood's work. So we are looking for an inverter 24v -> 220v and around 1.5 kW - 2kW.
- The inverter would only be used while doing the work, then it will be removed and stored away.
Are there good reference for such inverter ? What should we avoid ?
Are there inverters that can be switched on forever ? or is it better to switch it on/off as necessary ?
Last question: is there a necessity to have a 24v system instead of a 12v ?
Thanks for your time and consideration.