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My first big buildout. Nervous!!!

myersfamilyhome

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So after the past year of learning from all of you I placed my orders and I think I have everything in and ready to assemble. I cannot afford to screw this up so I'm hoping I can get checks and balances along the way to make sure I have everything done properly. If I'm missing anything please assist. I would hate to fry my system or misconfigure it. Im completely offgrid and it's critical I get it right.

My current inventory and planned configuration of equipment is as follows:

Equipment:
32 - Eve LifePo4 304ah Grade A Cells
38 - Busbars/Studs/Nuts
2 - Daly 48v 16s 300a Smart BMS w/ Bluetooth
4 - Victron SmartSolar 100/20/48v CC
1 - Victon 500a SmartShunt
1 - 30a 360w 48v to 12v Converter
1 - 3000w 48v Pure Sine Wave Inverter
1 - BlueSea 12v Fuse Block
1 - Victron Temperature Sensor
1 - Red Heavy Duty Bus Bar
1 - Black Heavy Duty Bus Bar
100 ft - Red 8 awg PV wire
100 ft - Black 8 awg PV wire
4 - CanadianSolar PV 320w@43.5vVoc/9.35aIsc
2 - Trina PV 300w@39.8vVoc/9.77aIsc
12 - Trina PV 325w@40.4vVoc/10.3aIsc

Planned Configuration:

PV to Controller
4 CanadianSolar 2S2P (87v/18.7a) to 1 Victron SS 100/20
4 Trina 2S2P (80.8v/20.6) to 1 Victron SS 100/20
4 Trina 2S2P (80.8v/20.6) to 1 Victron SS 100/20
4 Trina 2S2P (80.8v/20.6) to 1 Victron SS 100/20

All Controllers Pos Out to Hvy Duty Red BusBar
All Controllers Neg Out to Hvy Duty Blk BusBar

120v Inverter Pos input to Hvy Duty Red BusBar
120v Inverter Neg input to Hvy Duty Blk BusBar
(Wire/Fuse 120v draw off inverter as needed)

12v Converter Pos input to Hvy Duty Red BusBar
12v Converter Neg input to Hvy Duty Blk BusBar
12v Converter Pos Output to 12v Fuse Block Pos
12v Converter Neg Output to 12v Fuse Block Neg
(Wire/Fuse 12v draw off fuse block as needed)

Hvy Duty Red Bus Bar to 2P Daly BMS Pos Leads

Hvy Duty Black Bus Bar to Victron SmartShunt

Victron SmartShunt to 2P Daly BMS Neg Leads
Victron SmartShunt temp sensor to batteries

Each Daly BMS will connect to a set of 16S cells
Each Daly BMS cell wire will connect to Pos of each cell
 

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I recommend bringing up one 16S battery, with one SCC and just a couple panels to get a feel for it with lower amps. Any mistakes with a smaller setup will be less likely to kill you or any of your equipment.

Heck, if this is your first solar system, I recommend setting up a 4S system as your first attempt. Ya,I’m know you do not have a 4S BMS.

Be safe, wear eye protection.
 
I recommend bringing up one 16S battery, with one SCC and just a couple panels to get a feel for it with lower amps. Any mistakes with a smaller setup will be less likely to kill you or any of your equipment.

Heck, if this is your first solar system, I recommend setting up a 4S system as your first attempt. Ya,I’m know you do not have a 4S BMS.

Be safe, wear eye protection.
Thanks, I am currently running a 1/4 of this with a 48v lead acid battery setup (4 panels/1cc/inverter/converter/shunt/batteries). What's new is the LifePo4 and the scale of the build. Does the configuration and connectivity/wiring sound right?
 
Does the configuration and connectivity/wiring sound right?
It all looks reasonable but without a diagram, a list of parts and a couple sentences is hard to thoroughly verify.

I do not see a breaker or fuse & switch for your arrays. You will want an easy way to cut power.

Similarly, no sign of fusing from battery bank to loads. Inverter will need a big one.
 
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