SoftHeart:


And yes, everything won't be working at the same time. So what setup would you recommend Sir?

A 24v system should work fine.

padolife:
Hi y’all,

I want to warn members and the general public from buying from energymall.ng especially solar panels.
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I bought 4 units of 350w solar panels at 77,000 each for a total of N308,000. They showed me the original Felicity panel as sample and then shipped me fake 180w panels. I hope those panels are up to 180 sef.

Find picture of said fake panel nameplate below. All effort to reach them after has proven abortive.

It’s difficult doing business in Nigeria if people are looking to rip you off at any chance that they get. If only someone had posted their experience online, I wouldn’t have fallen victim.

Please do not buy from energymall.ng they will scam you

Can u go to their head office at Lekki?
Dont mail or call dem.

dollarnaira:


Can u go to their head office at Lekki?
Dont mail or call dem.

Email is essential.

it is to establish a mail trail for documentary purposes.

this is not an honest mistake; this is fraud. the question is if it is on a staff level, or if it goes higher.

WCUB3:
Good evening bosses.
1. Please does anyone know if there are any quality inverter 1.5-2kva capacity that is 12v and has inbuilt Charge Controller. Those I have seen are 24v.

2. If I later decide to get a standalone Charge Controller can I still pair it with an hybrid inverter that already has an inbuilt one?

3. Any reviews on SMKSolar Inverters?

Thank you in anticipation of your responses

Still looking forward to response.

dollarnaira:


Not off-grid though but most probably will consume less energy especially on ac, fans, freezer (with sense),since the weather is cool and breezy. There is time and season for almost all businesses too.

Exactly what I have been thinking too. That if the weather is too poor to produce enough energy, it mostly means it's also too cold to require the need for energy guzzling appliances usually meant for cooling.

sethtsadopp:
Almost everyone I know using Solar has been complaining about the weather. I say let me come and ask how you guys here are coping (especially those off grid) ? Are you guys supplementing with generator? Do you haave oversized panels? Asking so I know how to plan ahead do such seasons.

My brother that's why it is necessary to plan very well for this period . Not only over sized panels this is of no value when it is cloudy or virtually no sun.
Your battery bank should be big enough to last you through this period. To make matters worst in my area nepa have seized to exist for 2 weeks. With no sun.

All my neighbors are on gen 24hrs.
Have not used gen in months, they have even packed up because of lack of use.
The only thing I am missing in this period is heavy duty use,like hot plate and water heater . In short step down your routine.

WCUB3:
Good evening bosses.
1. Please does anyone know if there are any quality inverter 1.5-2kva capacity that is 12v and has inbuilt Charge Controller. Those I have seen are 24v.

2. If I later decide to get a standalone Charge Controller can I still pair it with an hybrid inverter that already has an inbuilt one?

Thank you in anticipation of your responses

1: 1.5KVA 12v Inverters
KARTEL XD-W 1.5KVA/12V
ICELLPOWER - 1.5KVA/12V Inverter
Suoer 1500w 12v 220v Solar Inverter

2: Yes, you can. I have asked this question on page 1228 below:
https://www.nairaland.com/390522/solar-energy-complement-fta/1228#115649310


I leave these to the expert here.

sethtsadopp:
Almost everyone I know using Solar has been complaining about the weather. I say let me come and ask how you guys here are coping (especially those off grid) ? Are you guys supplementing with generator? Do you haave oversized panels? Asking so I know how to plan ahead do such seasons.

I am totally off-grid, it has not been easy. My gen has only worked for 3hrs, 2days ago. I don't have an oversized array, 1.6kw for now. But my freezer does 6hrs for now, from 9hrs before. My panels (Trina and Yingli) produce their peaks with any little opportunity of bright sky, not sunny o. To do solar, u need backup gen, this is the period my gen works, after this period, it goes back to sleep for another season.

sethtsadopp:
Almost everyone I know using Solar has been complaining about the weather. I say let me come and ask how you guys here are coping (especially those off grid) ? Are you guys supplementing with generator? Do you haave oversized panels? Asking so I know how to plan ahead do such seasons.

Have been basically off-grid and we already gave out our Genny as well. We use renewable energy for basically everything, from cooking to Laundry and air conditioning but during this period we had to prioritise:
- Weather was cool so AC out
- Pump less frequently
- Power either fridge or freezer
- Turn to a year old gas cylinder backup for cooking

Overall it's good to have a large array my little 8kw have been doing an average of 9kwh hervest daily as against average of 25kwh on normal day but we still have light. The attached screenshot will give you an idea how deep I discharge my cells lately. Thanks to LFP

ManAdii:

100k for used batteries?
Na wa o

The way we call money these days in Nigeria is scary.

EPOMA:


The way we call money these days in Nigeria is scary.

As a person o, will not sell used lead acid batteries no matter how good the products are, especially 12v. Even if I will sell used lead acid, I will give it out at a price that when they failed, u won't have the mind to call me.

SoftHeart:


Sir, I've checked the wattage. My calculations shows it's 1014.9 Watts altogether.

I'm surprised at the wattage of a few of the devices: Zbook laptop 200W (charger), I don't know it should be this high.
Also, LG 70" UHD 4K is 20W, I was expecting this to be higher. So I'm confused, maybe I'm not checking the right info.

Someone said that the wattage is suspect, so get a watt meter so you can be accurate.

About the fridge and freezer, they have starting current and running current. In plain English, when you turn on the fridge or freezer, it draws more current to start operating than it draws to keep operating.

That starting current draw can be 3 to 10 times the running current draw.

So let me repost what an internet resource I stumbled on said:

"As a general rule, the inverter you choose needs to be rated at 5 times the running current wattage of your refrigerator. In most cases, this will make sure the inverter can handle the running power of the refrigerator, and the surge power required to start."


So make sure you get these facts:

1. Continous power rating (Watts)
2. Surge power rating (Watts)
3. Input voltage (Volts)

Before you can conclude it is appropriately sized for your application

TechGeek777:


1: 1.5KVA 12v Inverters
KARTEL XD-W 1.5KVA/12V
ICELLPOWER - 1.5KVA/12V Inverter
Suoer 1500w 12v 220v Solar Inverter

2: Yes, you can. I have asked this question on page 1228 below:
https://www.nairaland.com/390522/solar-energy-complement-fta/1228#115649310


I leave these to the expert here.

Seen. Appreciate the response but the 12v inverters you mentioned above don't have inbuilt Charge controllers, they are stand alone inverters.

WCUB3:


Seen. Appreciate the response but the 12v inverters you mentioned above don't have inbuilt Charge controllers, they are stand alone inverters.

Why not do a simple product search based on ur criteria on most Nigerian e-commerce sites ( Jumia, konga, Jiji etc ) and streamline what you desire, instead of waiting on people to provide solutions for you.

Just saying......

saint2ace:



Why not do a simple product search based on ur criteria on most Nigerian e-commerce sites ( Jumia, konga, Jiji etc ) and streamline what you desire, instead of waiting on people to provide solutions for you.

Just saying......

.

Noted with Thanks. Doing that already but haven't seen any yet that's why I thought to ask experienced peeps here.

earthrealm:


No model name,
No type.
Not even a picture......

No wizard lives here.

Sorry I didn't upload it.

Here's the photo

lovediehatelive:


Sorry I didn't upload it.

Here's the photo

probably you were trying to set it up?

lovediehatelive:


Sorry I didn't upload it.

Here's the photo

Does it come with a Manual

samnaija:


Does it come with a Manual

Yes. Don't know where I dropped it sha

gadgetplanetng:


probably you were trying to set it up?

Not really.


It's already set up and I have been using it.

But I recently discovered that the readings fluctuates. It might read 13v, but once I plug phone or put on laptop, the readings will decrease immediately to like 10v or so.

And when the sun goes down, the reading drops drastically too.

Can't tell if the cause of the fluctuating reading is from my battery

lovediehatelive:


Not really.


It's already set up and I have been using it.

But I recently discovered that the readings fluctuates. It might read 13v, but once I plug phone or put on laptop, the readings will decrease immediately to like 10v or so.

And when the sun goes down, the reading drops drastically too.

Can't tell if the cause of the fluctuating reading is from my battery

yes, your battery is the culprit. it very weak and gone. replace as soon as possible

GloriousGbola:


Email is essential.

it is to establish a mail trail for documentary purposes.

this is not an honest mistake; this is fraud. the question is if it is on a staff level, or if it goes higher.

Yea cool but instead of waiting for replies, u get reply immediately physically.

310w sunpower solar panels available, #75,000. Call/WhatsApp me on 08168986461

GloriousGbola:


I think I have the same TV and I can tell you despite what is written, the wattage is definitely higher than that. I connect it to a ups and even with new batteries, max is five mins. Also it puts a noticeable strain on the gen. 3.5kva.

There is something slighty iffy about these fouani LG TVs - (maybe a unique naija spec) as their model numbers don't work.in Google, but that's another naija story.

Your zbook is an hp.workstation laptop. Should have a quadro gpu. That's why the charger is 200w.dl laptops with gpus (typically gaming or workstation) come with anything from 130 to 230 w chargers.

the lg tv you're talking about its the speaker that's 20w

Anyone with neatly used 12v or 24v hybrid inverter should quote me. Has to support minimum 1kw PV array

WCUB3:


Seen. Appreciate the response but the 12v inverters you mentioned above don't have inbuilt Charge controllers, they are stand alone inverters.

Why do you still need inverter with inbuilt CC when you intend purchasing standalone CC?

ojeysky:
Anyone with neatly used 12v or 24v hybrid inverter should quote me. Has to support minimum 1kw PV array

Bring money come. 300k

ManAdii:

Bring money come. 300k

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padolife:
Hi y’all,

I want to warn members and the general public from buying from energymall.ng especially solar panels.
[img][/img]
I bought 4 units of 350w solar panels at 77,000 each for a total of N308,000. They showed me the original Felicity panel as sample and then shipped me fake 180w panels. I hope those panels are up to 180 sef.

Find picture of said fake panel nameplate below. All effort to reach them after has proven abortive.

It’s difficult doing business in Nigeria if people are looking to rip you off at any chance that they get. If only someone had posted their experience online, I wouldn’t have fallen victim.

Please do not buy from energymall.ng they will scam you

180w

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TechGeek777:


Why do you still need inverter with inbuilt CC when you intend purchasing standalone CC?

Just on a need to know basis. For example If I decide to upgrade the system probably add more panels I might need a higher amps CC or if the hybrid is PMW and I want to use MPPT