New Setup... lot of questions
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Top left corner of page, click on FORUMS. Then select an appropriate category. You should find a blue box in the upper left corner of the page that says +NEW TOPIC. click on that, give it a title and type away.2.2kw Suntech mono, Classic 200, NEW Trace SW4024Comment
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Very strange. It should be right between the words
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Right above the list of ....You got it,.. Topics2.2kw Suntech mono, Classic 200, NEW Trace SW4024Comment
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NewTopic.jpgPowerfab top of pole PV mount (2) | Listeroid 6/1 w/st5 gen head | XW6048 inverter/chgr | Iota 48V/15A charger | Morningstar 60A MPPT | 48V, 800A NiFe Battery (in series)| 15, Evergreen 205w "12V" PV array on pole | Midnight ePanel | Grundfos 10 SO5-9 with 3 wire Franklin Electric motor (1/2hp 240V 1ph ) on a timer for 3 hr noontime run - Runs off PV ||
|| Midnight Classic 200 | 10, Evergreen 200w in a 160VOC array ||
|| VEC1093 12V Charger | Maha C401 aa/aaa Charger | SureSine | Sunsaver MPPT 15A
solar: http://tinyurl.com/LMR-Solar
gen: http://tinyurl.com/LMR-ListerComment
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Originally posted by nkxdSame issue in Firefox and Chrome, I think it is an account issue. I can't send pm's either. If a moderator reads this, please check my account's permissions.
Thanks
Powerfab top of pole PV mount (2) | Listeroid 6/1 w/st5 gen head | XW6048 inverter/chgr | Iota 48V/15A charger | Morningstar 60A MPPT | 48V, 800A NiFe Battery (in series)| 15, Evergreen 205w "12V" PV array on pole | Midnight ePanel | Grundfos 10 SO5-9 with 3 wire Franklin Electric motor (1/2hp 240V 1ph ) on a timer for 3 hr noontime run - Runs off PV ||
|| Midnight Classic 200 | 10, Evergreen 200w in a 160VOC array ||
|| VEC1093 12V Charger | Maha C401 aa/aaa Charger | SureSine | Sunsaver MPPT 15A
solar: http://tinyurl.com/LMR-Solar
gen: http://tinyurl.com/LMR-ListerComment
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Originally posted by nkxd
Oops! I hope that bell doesn't toll for me I found this at "Help":
To start a new topic simply click on the + New Topic button (you may need the right permissions to do this).
Ok guy to continue with my threat, I have another question.
Per my calculation using the off-grid calculator I consume around 3590 watts hrs. In the other hand in the summarize of the Outback Controller I use around 2.4kwh average.
See the calculation attached.
I have a 740 Ah battery bank. Do I need more bank capacity or I'm ok with that?
Perhaps until I get the 48 Inverter (still searching for one)
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I found this calculator to be pretty easy to use and gave me a close approximation. After 3 months of using my system it was pretty close285Wx9 / MNClassic 150 / CSW4024 / TrojanL16H-ACx4Comment
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Irseda,
Remember that you have two strings of solar panels going into the same battery bank. One string controlled by a PWM controller and the other by your Outback. The Outback cannot see the PWM controllers contribution. But if we assume that the PWM controller is contributing 50% of what the Outback MPPT controller is then it would be putting 1.2Kwh into your bank. 2.4Kwh + 1.2Kwh = 3.6Kwh. Looks like it agrees pretty much with your daily usage calculations.
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I found this calculator to be pretty easy to use and gave me a close approximation. After 3 months of using my system it was pretty close
Irseda,
Remember that you have two strings of solar panels going into the same battery bank. One string controlled by a PWM controller and the other by your Outback. The Outback cannot see the PWM controllers contribution. But if we assume that the PWM controller is contributing 50% of what the Outback MPPT controller is then it would be putting 1.2Kwh into your bank. 2.4Kwh + 1.2Kwh = 3.6Kwh. Looks like it agrees pretty much with your daily usage calculations.
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Hi all,
Ok the wait is over. Next week the Outback FXR3048A inverter arrive (maybe Monday) thanks to ButchDeal for helping me on that. So I need to recapitulate what I have to do and what I need.
Suprasoup , You told me to put the panels in a 3s2p configuration, still don't need fuse? I do have a disconnect non-fuse box between the panels and the Outback CC.
I have a DC switch exiting the battery bank and a 150ANL fuse to the 12V inverter, can I keep that to the 48V inverter?
From the inverter to the panel its recommended a sub panel, please advice me on that and a fuse or breaker for the generator connection.
If I left something, I'm open to suggestions.Comment
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With only 2 parallel strings no fuse is necessary.
Check the specs on your ANL fuse it might not be rated for 48v DC. Quick calculation on fuse sizes is using your inverter wattage divided by voltage.
3000w / 48v =62.5. Multiply that by 125%. Your minimum fuse size is 80a. Your maximum fuse size is based on wire size.
The fuse is there to protect the wire. What size wire are you using between the inverter and the battery?
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