My build thread

[timselectric]

Sneak peek at the progress of the large battery shelf, AC, and DC wire ways.
You can see the back of the 3 service panels installed in last picture.

 

[Brucey]

Do you have enough clearance to access the side of the furnace?

 

[timselectric]

Do you have enough clearance to access the side of the furnace?

The furnace is going bye bye. But that can't happen until the other mini splits are installed. And that's not happening until the system is ready to power them.
It's a vicious circle, trying to keep the old running, until the new can take over.
So for now, I have to work around the furnace, until the system is far enough along for it to go away.
Then I will finish turning the furnace room into the solar production room.

 

[timselectric]

Got some more panels laying on the hill. (Temporarily for testing)
And made some more progress on the solar production room.

 

[AntronX]

62 * 20w = 1240w from ambient light alone. Photon harvester.

 

[timselectric]

62 * 20w = 1240w from ambient light alone. Photon harvester.

The hill is sloped north east, and surrounded by trees.
But surprisingly producing over 6k at peaks.
For that location and angle, about 50% isn't bad.

 

[timselectric]

It's been a terrible week for production. 4 days of rain and clouds.
Forecasting sunny for tomorrow. But I'm probably gonna have to lean on the grid to get through tonight.
I really, really, really need to get my system further along. lol

 

[sunshine_eggo]

"further along"

 

[timselectric]

What's really bugging me is the 43kwh of cells that are still in the boxes.
Because their home is not ready yet.

 

[JJJJ]

What's really bugging me is the 43kwh of cells that are still in the boxes.
Because their home is not ready yet.

Then there is the full time job, other responsibilities, etc. Personally I think you are doing an amazing job!

 

[B-Mod]

What's really bugging me is the 43kwh of cells that are still in the boxes.
Because their home is not ready yet.

Yup, I got 60kwh sitting ready to go in. Already shopping for more. What is wrong with me? lol....

 

[timselectric]

I'm already considering increasing the battery bank in the garage system to 100kwh. Since all of the systems wok together, it doesn't really matter where I add battery capacity. And I have plenty of space out there for anything I want.
This would keep me from losing a bathroom closet , in the house.

 

[timselectric]

Looks like I will be leaning on the grid, sooner than expected.

 

[J.H.]

I really, really, really need to get my system further along. lol

A thought I feel everyday when looking at stuff stacked up waiting to be connected…
J.

 

[timselectric]

I spoke too soon. The sun is trying to peek through.
I can hang on a little longer. lol




Keep in mind that where it says "grid", that's actually power from the house system.

 

[timselectric]

And, there it goes.
The grid just jumped in to help (on the house system).




Now the system is just waiting until the sun comes up, tomorrow morning.

Boring lol

 

[agtcovert]

What's really bugging me is the 43kwh of cells that are still in the boxes.
Because their home is not ready yet.

I could find a home for a few.

 

[OffGridForGood]

Awesome !

During Nov & Dec - end of each workday - just as the sun is dipping in the sky - I take a look at the power in and out for the day, if out exceeds in, I set the timer on the relay control for the chargeverter on my phone - comes on at 7pm (off peak ToU) and just set how many hours of charge I need via the chargeverter to supply the 'missing' energy for that day. The chargeverter then supplies that missing bit at my lowest cost available.
I don't worry if the sun is due to return tomorrow - the ESS is big enough that there will always be plenty of room for whatever solar I can get in a day this time of year.

 

[timselectric]

My setup is completely automatic.
And it just takes what is needed to cover the loads. No charging, that's only done from solar.

 

[JJJJ]

This would keep me from losing a bathroom closet , in the house.

Sounds like a win win.

 

[timselectric]

Everything is working seamlessly.
Every once in a while the sun peaks out. And solar takes over the loads, and the grid support goes idle. Then when the production goes down, the grid fills in the gap. While I would rather not use the grid at all. It's nice to watch a system working as it was designed to.

 

[timselectric]

It's supposed to be a mostly sunny day.
Let's see what I can get in November.
This is where I am starting from.

 

[Adam De Lay]

Having the same issues here! Welcome to winter...

 

[BartHenry]

bright and sunny here

 

[timselectric]

So far it's bright and sunny, here too.
Putting 190a into the main battery, right now.