Our new solar/inverter power system
Some expressed interest in our system on another thread. Here it is.
Not a great roof shot but here is a progress shot. You can walk the entire roof for cleaning and maintenance.
Combiner box with circuit breakers for each series connected panels. Panels are 200w arranged in 3 in series 4 groups. approximately 100v @24v.
The batteries are installed under the stairs on a sliding tray. I relocated the basement wall to add space for the equipment and additional storage. (see picture below)
BMS unit for battery.
Pretty much complete. The blue tape is that stock basement wall line. You can see how much wasted space existed behind the stock basement wall to hide the waste pipe.
We have a couple weeks now on the road and everything has been great. The 4000 watt inverter will run everything we need including 2 big loads like air conditioner and microwave or water heater at the same time. The solar has been generating 10-16kwh per day mainly limited by the solar charger tapering off as the battery is full often. I could easily increase this by 30% with tilting panels. Not needing more power though as we try and avoid hot weather and the need to run the a/c a lot.
Cheers :)
Not a great roof shot but here is a progress shot. You can walk the entire roof for cleaning and maintenance.
Combiner box with circuit breakers for each series connected panels. Panels are 200w arranged in 3 in series 4 groups. approximately 100v @24v.
The batteries are installed under the stairs on a sliding tray. I relocated the basement wall to add space for the equipment and additional storage. (see picture below)
BMS unit for battery.
Pretty much complete. The blue tape is that stock basement wall line. You can see how much wasted space existed behind the stock basement wall to hide the waste pipe.
We have a couple weeks now on the road and everything has been great. The 4000 watt inverter will run everything we need including 2 big loads like air conditioner and microwave or water heater at the same time. The solar has been generating 10-16kwh per day mainly limited by the solar charger tapering off as the battery is full often. I could easily increase this by 30% with tilting panels. Not needing more power though as we try and avoid hot weather and the need to run the a/c a lot.
Cheers :)
