michael d
off-grid solar pilgrim
the 1st one is only 8x8x8 feet.... the next one should be at least 12' x12' (x8' feet tall) and super-insulated....i built mine with insulation on all sides of the cube and put a one-sided slope roof on it and covered it with white steel...it is mounted on top of concrete block piers so it has the floor insulated as well....Hi,
I am strongly considering building a "shed" for my solar equiptment. What size is yours and what size do you want to expand to. What do you have in it ?
I am building a house and it will be 100% off grid, so I would like to put all solar, well and pool pumps in said shed.
Cheers
I have heavy LF inverters, LifePO4 batteries ((2P8S, & 4P8S, and 2P16S)) which take a lot of room on the counter, and built more counter for some other things, the inverters are mounted on shelves, the AC subpanel takes up more space, the charge controllers take up more space,
I have 96 LiPO4 cell assembled into 24-volt or 48-volt configurations,
I also have 8 pre-built LiFePO4 24-volt batteries which are on wheels and take a lot of space, only are 4 in the off-grid solar power shed at the moment....lack of space...
I have dedicated LiFePO4 charger and 2 Riden bench chargers but they are not used all the time so they could be relocated....but other tools like
the multi-meters, clamp meters etc. also take up space...
then other tools take up space also like hydraulic crimpers, lugs, wire, etc. presently moving more tools out of the shed...
make it bigger ( the outside insulated solar power shed/ building ) >>> you will be happier in the long run,,,
you will likely expand on your off-grid solar in the future....
the copper bus bars, class T fuses and Class T fuse holders, and wiring take up more wall space for each of the LiFePO4 batteries,
the entry door takes up space also,,, used a standard 36-inch door and a standard 36-inch storm door...
I keep the rechargeable tool batteries in here to be charged and keep from freezing....the other half does not like tools in the house....
believe me ....more space will make you happier....???