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Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by olopan(m): 12:24pm On Jan 03, 2020 |
Good day tonididdy, If your granny doesn't have like say 4 -6 hours of electricity straight up to charge the batteries, then I will suggest that you add another 300W of panels to your present solar array for uptimal charging. And the panels are best being a 150W panels as this is a 12V installation i.e 4 pieces of each. Hopefully if it's what you have presently. Others are welcome to contribute ideas too. BTW Happy new year folks. tonididdy: |
Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by solasola(m): 12:28pm On Jan 03, 2020 |
ceaser:thanks for your response. I have a 1.45kva 24v DSP inverter I bought off an aboki. i tried using it with the fridge,it could not take the surge,but alas this morning,I changed the fuse gauges and it works, but my PV array appears too low for the inverter. hence I just stuck to 12v then.l'll be adding two 300w to my setup then. thanks. but how best can I connect 4 150w/12v to get a 24v output |
Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by olopan(m): 12:32pm On Jan 03, 2020 |
I believe it's most likely a frequency issue, ensure that the speed is reduced to bring the frequency down a little as that may be the problem. Or better still check your manual for the error code. itzmoni: |
Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by olopan(m): 12:37pm On Jan 03, 2020 |
If I may. Connect two of them in series i.e. the positive to the negative of the other and you do the same for the next two then, you connect the two positive ends together and the negatives using a pair of two way MC4 connectors. And you finish the setup using your existing cables before. Cheers solasola: |
Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by tonididdy(m): 1:19pm On Jan 03, 2020 |
olopan:Hello my friend, thanks for your Swift response. Yes each of the panels are 150w and currently only two charging this set up, no electricity yet. What effect does this have on the batt3? Any?... Plus I don't know when this is full charged. The battery sign in the LCD never goes below 3bars before the sun is up in the morning again after a 4pm to 6am usage. Am asking this becos I can't afford to upgrade her panels now and also I don't want any effects to the battery.
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Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by Oshomo12(m): 1:56pm On Jan 03, 2020 |
tonididdy: Hi, u have to upgrade the panels by adding extra 2 of 150w. The current setup(300w) can't charge that battery effectively( come to think of it, she is totally off d grid!) Result of ur current setup is battery been sulphated. No need to pray against this. Note ur wire gauge, u are working with 12v, u need thicker wires at both ends. |
Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by olopan(m): 2:04pm On Jan 03, 2020 |
Good luck! Just kindly check the picture Rapsowdee01:
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Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by earthrealm(m): 2:16pm On Jan 03, 2020 |
ceaser: thanks for the perspective/additional info, i must confess, i saw those pricier energy meters with hall effect sensor, but i didnt understand the difference, thus i went for the cheaper units. ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by olopan(m): 2:18pm On Jan 03, 2020 |
As oshomo12 as rightfully said of the state of your battery if it not properly charged. But concerning the bars of battery. I suggest you use this chat in the picture below ..aim for the 60% ... but incase you can't ensure the 50%. Good luck! tonididdy: 1 Like
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Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by earthrealm(m): 2:20pm On Jan 03, 2020 |
ceaser: AM INTERESTED IN THAT DEVICE AS WELL, could you post a picture of the device in action/how you connected it. it shuts off water going to your overhead tank, when the tank is full abi? |
Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by itzmoni(m): 2:20pm On Jan 03, 2020 |
olopan:hello Frequency of my Generator or the inverter?..thanks. |
Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by earthrealm(m): 2:23pm On Jan 03, 2020 |
tonididdy: 500w to 600w panel would be ideal for her, i see you are using flooded battery, does her cc have equalization function? what are the charging setpoints you set in the cc? is the cc mppt? what is the max instantenous harvest in watts/amps and daily harvests in kwh |
Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by earthrealm(m): 2:30pm On Jan 03, 2020 |
tonididdy: ok seen, does this cc have batt type selector...or adjustable charging voltage setpoints?? this flooded batt requires the following to work ok bulk charge voltage - 14.7v to 15.1v, i prefer 15v as the sweet spot float charge voltage - 13.6 - 13.8 equalization voltage - 15.5v to 16v ( once a month...for 4hrs). it seems the battery is still new?. hope you are aware, you should top up with distilled water only, when the electrolyte level goes down |
Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by olopan(m): 3:08pm On Jan 03, 2020 |
Generator itzmoni: |
Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by eleojo23: 3:16pm On Jan 03, 2020 |
Oshomo12: @the bold ![]() |
Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by tonididdy(m): 3:25pm On Jan 03, 2020 |
earthrealm:Yes the battery is new, less than a week old. I was told about this refilling with distilled water but the installer said maybe after a year usage. |
Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by tonididdy(m): 3:27pm On Jan 03, 2020 |
earthrealm: The CC isn't MPPt type... I have no idea about solar and setting up its charge parameters. |
Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by earthrealm(m): 4:24pm On Jan 03, 2020 |
tonididdy: watch the floating red tipped stick inside...it acts like a guage, now your electrolyte is full, its on top..ut as your electrolyte goes down, it will e going down with it..till it gets to the bottom...avoid letting it stay in the bbottom/empty for long. knowing you are a novice, the installer should have given you a normal sealed bbattery. these flooded batteries require tlc and maintenance, unless the installler will e coming to check them himself. @1yr...only way the electrolyte will last 1 yr is if the voltage charge setpoints are not properly set/set too low. if properly set and attery used daily in offgrid situation, with monthly equalization [am fairly certain that your CC doesnt have that capability], it would need topping up every 3 to 6months @cc, since its pwm, not mppt and you intend to increase your panel to 500w or 600w, if the distance of your panel to cc is greater than 15m, i will advice you to run 2 lines of dual core 10mm cale, |
Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by NiyiOmoIyunade(m): 4:36pm On Jan 03, 2020 |
I am not sure there is any demerit to having a shunt in line. All the big names Victron, Bogart Engineering, Midnite all use a shunt - difference is what the shunt is made to handle e.g Victron and Bogart use a ~500A rated shunt - 500A at 48v nominal is ~ 25Kw - very few people pull that kind of power through their CC or inverter and Victron sells a 1000A and 2000A shunt upgrade as well. This is in stark contrast to the el-cheapo chinco meters who have a 100a rated shunt which in reality gets really hot at over 60amps - these are more suitable for the hobbyist and light user than for pro-level use. In fairness, I did use these el-cheapo meters with great success back in the day and I still carry them for sale even now. earthrealm: ceaser: 2 Likes |
Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by NiyiOmoIyunade(m): 4:55pm On Jan 03, 2020 |
Dear House, I have one unit of used MorningStar MPPT 60A for sale Reason for sale - Switched to Victron MPPT for Synergy with existing Victron Quattro inverter Price - 140K Please reach out to O 8 O 8 I I 4 4 4 4 2 if you are interested in doing a deal. Thank you. |
Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by tonididdy(m): 5:09pm On Jan 03, 2020 |
olopan:Thanks for this photo but I do have over 13.0v on the CC led screen Maybe I do not understand where to check this. ![]() Btw please what's the difference and meaning of this two photos... One has the sun to batt3 and to light sign and the other only has the sun to batt3 sign. All the time it's always on the sun to batt3 sign only day and night.
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Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by zeanslim(m): 5:17pm On Jan 03, 2020 |
JUO: I need charge controller ? How do we deal |
Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by tonididdy(m): 5:27pm On Jan 03, 2020 |
olopan: Please where can I find this voltage reading?
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Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by tonididdy(m): 5:36pm On Jan 03, 2020 |
earthrealm: Oh mine ok I will always check for the floating guage as adviced and yes the installer has to come the first time to show me how to do it. The distance from my panels to CC is about 19 to 20ft cables lengths. |
Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by Callmenuel1(m): 6:11pm On Jan 03, 2020 |
ceaser:It works till the following morning. Sorry for the late response sir |
Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by olopan(m): 6:18pm On Jan 03, 2020 |
The picture should be able, to help better. Sun to battery means Battery is charging via PV And Battery to light means that the DC output i.e the last unused terminal is energized if you need to power something of DC up. Hope this helps. tonididdy:
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Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by tonididdy(m): 6:52pm On Jan 03, 2020 |
olopan:You are so nice bro with your responses. If this is 90% then I do get 13.5v (as I type now, my gen is on and the CC displays 13.5v) |
Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by Callmenuel1(m): 6:52pm On Jan 03, 2020 |
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Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by Callmenuel1(m): 6:54pm On Jan 03, 2020 |
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Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by Trippledots(m): 8:28pm On Jan 03, 2020 |
Saipro: My 30amps fangpusun victron clone actually survived a near similar error. It was in full operation and i was fiddling with it. I disconnected the battery erroneously, mind you i wanted to disconnect the pv. Don't know why i made such mistake. Surprisingly the cc just chilled off without any issues. I later disconnected the pv first before re introducing the battery connection though. Didn't want to test my village people too much. ![]() 1 Like |
Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by Trippledots(m): 8:34pm On Jan 03, 2020 |
Topmost11: Look, you are taking this thing the long arduous route. That app is just a program so it is giving u results based on your inputed values. That 95mm cable shoud let u knw using a pwm CC for ur design is highly inefficient. As earlier advised, manage your present harvest or re arrange ur modules and use an MPPT CC. That's all. |
Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by eleojo23: 8:41pm On Jan 03, 2020 |
Trippledots: Village people be looking at you like..."Do that again one more time please..." ![]() 5 Likes
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