Scott Balkum
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We’ll be moving to Alaska in a completely off grid cabin. We are tech heavy and will be consuming a bit of power (but way less than air conditioning in Texas). I’ve determined my load needs and my solar needs as well as my batteries.
I currently have a 6000XP connected to 4 LifePower4 48V batteries and have 7200w of BlueSun bifacial panels connected to it. My plan is to double the batteries and the PV. For the Inverter, I really only need about 10kw of split phase AC. Since I will be completely off grid, a generator is a must as is a 2 wire start.
I’ve been using the 6000XP for 6 months+ now testing with the current setup and I’ve found it to be very loud, much louder than they claim. If the sun is bringing in more than 50w, those fans are on and you can hear them. When it gets to 2kw PV, those fans are screaming. The AC load and/or battery charging is less loud, even at max use. I had originally thought I would just be adding a 2nd 6000XP for the input/output loads that I need to manage. This would give me a redundancy (at 1/2 power) should 1 of them ever fail. But, and there’s always a but, these must be inside our cabin due to the extreme cold and I really don’t want to listen to fan noise 24/7. I thought the 18kPV was going to be an easy winner because I had heard it was quiet but in reality, its really loud as well. So now I’m stuck. which inverter(s) are the quietest in this situation?
Which inverter setup would you recommend and why? I can’t really change my install location (I can try to conceal them in a utility room though to help cut down the noise)
Thanks
I currently have a 6000XP connected to 4 LifePower4 48V batteries and have 7200w of BlueSun bifacial panels connected to it. My plan is to double the batteries and the PV. For the Inverter, I really only need about 10kw of split phase AC. Since I will be completely off grid, a generator is a must as is a 2 wire start.
I’ve been using the 6000XP for 6 months+ now testing with the current setup and I’ve found it to be very loud, much louder than they claim. If the sun is bringing in more than 50w, those fans are on and you can hear them. When it gets to 2kw PV, those fans are screaming. The AC load and/or battery charging is less loud, even at max use. I had originally thought I would just be adding a 2nd 6000XP for the input/output loads that I need to manage. This would give me a redundancy (at 1/2 power) should 1 of them ever fail. But, and there’s always a but, these must be inside our cabin due to the extreme cold and I really don’t want to listen to fan noise 24/7. I thought the 18kPV was going to be an easy winner because I had heard it was quiet but in reality, its really loud as well. So now I’m stuck. which inverter(s) are the quietest in this situation?
Which inverter setup would you recommend and why? I can’t really change my install location (I can try to conceal them in a utility room though to help cut down the noise)
Thanks