somewhereinusa
Solar Enthusiast
I'm pretty excited. I got everything wired and working yesterday. About noon I turned on the AC in the bedroom. At about 6PM the panels were still producing more than the AC was using. (Northern Indiana, slightly cloudy, some overcast).
I left the AC on all night set on 75°. This is what the state of charge was this morning at 6AM
All of this started about a year ago when I saw an ad for some used Valence batteries. At that time I knew nothing about lithium batteries or solar. Rough cost $5000 including batteries, solar panels and Victron inverter/charger and solar controller.
I left the AC on all night set on 75°. This is what the state of charge was this morning at 6AM
- 12,000 BTU inverter type mini-split
- 6 255W solar panels
- 6 138 Ah Valence LiFePo4 12V batteries
- Home built safety for battery shutdown along with Valence cell balencing
All of this started about a year ago when I saw an ad for some used Valence batteries. At that time I knew nothing about lithium batteries or solar. Rough cost $5000 including batteries, solar panels and Victron inverter/charger and solar controller.