Hello DIY Solar Power Forum!
I'm an avid Will Prowse YouTube viewer and I'm so glad he's setup this forum. I thought I'd start an introduction, with a current project that I'm sure I'll have a lot of questions! I'm looking forward to using this forum!
I live in Northern Canada, in a major city and I'm currently in the process of converting a 8x12' shed into an office to run a couple of my businesses. As of right now, the shed is coming together... A new roof, new exterior door and window. Next I'll be roughing in the electrical. The overall plan is to keep the shed off grid, but still have an AC extension cord hooked into a solar all-in one. I'm hoping to do the following:
DIY 280-320AH 24v battery pack - Aliexpress cells. Open to BMS suggestions.
MPP Solar LV2424 all-in one (or something similar)
4x400W bifacial solar panels - Probably installed on a pergola on the side of my garage - facing south.
While I know I'll have a lot of questions going forward, I thought I'd start with some that come to mind:
- Any suggestions from the solar setup mentioned above?
- It gets cold here! What's the most efficient way to heat a space?... I've read oil radiant heaters, but I'm also considering electric in-floor heating.
- As mentioned above, I'm about to start roughing in the electrical. I plan for 4-6 15amp outlets and 2 LED lights up top. I'm planning to install a sub-panel (or main panel?) to act as the distribution of power from my AC extension cord (from my garage-temp) and later from the inverter. Suggestions/thoughts? I'm confident I'll be able to install this, but my main confusion is regarding the grounding.. do I need to do this?
Thanks everyone!
I'm an avid Will Prowse YouTube viewer and I'm so glad he's setup this forum. I thought I'd start an introduction, with a current project that I'm sure I'll have a lot of questions! I'm looking forward to using this forum!
I live in Northern Canada, in a major city and I'm currently in the process of converting a 8x12' shed into an office to run a couple of my businesses. As of right now, the shed is coming together... A new roof, new exterior door and window. Next I'll be roughing in the electrical. The overall plan is to keep the shed off grid, but still have an AC extension cord hooked into a solar all-in one. I'm hoping to do the following:
DIY 280-320AH 24v battery pack - Aliexpress cells. Open to BMS suggestions.
MPP Solar LV2424 all-in one (or something similar)
4x400W bifacial solar panels - Probably installed on a pergola on the side of my garage - facing south.
While I know I'll have a lot of questions going forward, I thought I'd start with some that come to mind:
- Any suggestions from the solar setup mentioned above?
- It gets cold here! What's the most efficient way to heat a space?... I've read oil radiant heaters, but I'm also considering electric in-floor heating.
- As mentioned above, I'm about to start roughing in the electrical. I plan for 4-6 15amp outlets and 2 LED lights up top. I'm planning to install a sub-panel (or main panel?) to act as the distribution of power from my AC extension cord (from my garage-temp) and later from the inverter. Suggestions/thoughts? I'm confident I'll be able to install this, but my main confusion is regarding the grounding.. do I need to do this?
Thanks everyone!