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Steps to minimise Fire Risk in my planned Solar/Lithium Battery Install.

PeterInSa

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Given that the correct size cabling, earthing, fuses and circuit breakers will be installed.

Ditto Solar Panels, Combiner, Controller, Lithium Batteries and Inverter.

2 Lithium Batteries will be mounted at the bottom of a metal cabinet (1830mm high, its a flat pack build), Fan off the bottom will operate from 30deg C. with Exhaust vent holes at the top of the cabinet. Adelaide (Oz) Temperature range 5deg C to 43deg C. The Combiner, Controller, Inverter, and Distribution Block in the top 1/3 of the cabinet.

All major equipment eg Controller, Inverter, Battery will be wired for temperatures over 50 deg to a WIFI alarm system with Smartphone SMS messages.

A switch will be mounted outside the cabinet to disconnect the Panels from the Combine/Controller. /Battery. Ditto a Switch on the outside of the cabinet can turn off the ventilation fan.

A Circuit Breaker can disconnect the positive lead from the battery to the Inverter (But first need to open the cabinet door. A circuit breaker can disconnect the cable between the parallel lithium batteries.

Battery current to the Inverter will be monitored remotely via Wifi Smartphone.

Inverter Alarms Giandel 4000/24v for the following Alarms: Over voltage, Low voltage, Current Overload, Short Circuit, High Temperature, and reverse polarity ( fuse)). Remote notification only when the inverter shuts down and there is no inverter power to the alarm system. Since the Red LED on the Giandel 4000w Inverter is used for other purposes as well as the alarm. The Beeping Alarm via a sound switch has issues/confusion with dog barking or loud car noises from the street.

At this stage a screen camera for the Giandel Inverter re individual alarms is not in the plan

A WIFI Smoke alarm linked to the alarm system/SMS will be in the cabinet.

Opening of the Cabinet Door will send an SMS via the Alarm system.

The cabinet is under a Pergola next to the house.

https://www.9news.com.au/national/w...hristmas/4e71ce59-c9d2-4775-8ae2-2d77742621b9

Appreciate any additional considerations.
 
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