Hi Solar Panel Enthusiasts
I joined solarpaneltalk forums for the VIGOROUS debate about NiFe batteries.
Warning: the following may seem a bit of a techno word salad....
My offgrid system: 2000W (16x120W Sharp) PV, Exide EnergyStore FLA 24V 1500Ah@100hr, Honda Eu20i @1.5kW
Outback Power components: FLEXmax 80 MPPT CC, VFX 3024E 240V Inverter, FLEXnet DC monitor, MATE controller.
Installed with 1500W PV / MX60 in Nov 2006. Upgraded to current config (+FM80, +FNDC) at end 2010
to run 2.55Kw reverse-cycle air-conditioning (very high efficiency EER 5.2 / COP 5.2) for 25m^2.
Location: 37°S in Victoria Australia.
Daily production logging software written by self[*]. See this website [**] for daily production logs:
http://summerswood.site90.net/solargallery/ --- Apologies if the website doesn't load properly.
I think the free web hosting conflicts with hefty server cpu usage for create image thumbnails...
Keep refreshing your browser window, it might load, eventually.
In the next 5 years I will be upgrading our offgrid system again to 5kW PV for:
whole house air conditioning (7Kw RC-AC) and charging some type of PHEV[***]
Thus my interest in the option of replacing my current FLA battery string with NiFe.
I have a lot to say and more importantly I have all the data logs to back up why I dislike FLA batteries.
I travel to Germany to attend RE conferences, to inject some interesting information into these discussions.
[*] What else would a retired software engineer do but write extensive solar monitoring software as a hobby?
[**] When my logging website goes away, I will update the link as a comment to this thread.
[***] Plugin Hybrid Electric Vehicle
-- A day without NUCLEAR FUSION is a day without SUNSHINE !
I joined solarpaneltalk forums for the VIGOROUS debate about NiFe batteries.
Warning: the following may seem a bit of a techno word salad....
My offgrid system: 2000W (16x120W Sharp) PV, Exide EnergyStore FLA 24V 1500Ah@100hr, Honda Eu20i @1.5kW
Outback Power components: FLEXmax 80 MPPT CC, VFX 3024E 240V Inverter, FLEXnet DC monitor, MATE controller.
Installed with 1500W PV / MX60 in Nov 2006. Upgraded to current config (+FM80, +FNDC) at end 2010
to run 2.55Kw reverse-cycle air-conditioning (very high efficiency EER 5.2 / COP 5.2) for 25m^2.
Location: 37°S in Victoria Australia.
Daily production logging software written by self[*]. See this website [**] for daily production logs:
http://summerswood.site90.net/solargallery/ --- Apologies if the website doesn't load properly.
I think the free web hosting conflicts with hefty server cpu usage for create image thumbnails...
Keep refreshing your browser window, it might load, eventually.
In the next 5 years I will be upgrading our offgrid system again to 5kW PV for:
whole house air conditioning (7Kw RC-AC) and charging some type of PHEV[***]
Thus my interest in the option of replacing my current FLA battery string with NiFe.
I have a lot to say and more importantly I have all the data logs to back up why I dislike FLA batteries.
I travel to Germany to attend RE conferences, to inject some interesting information into these discussions.
[*] What else would a retired software engineer do but write extensive solar monitoring software as a hobby?
[**] When my logging website goes away, I will update the link as a comment to this thread.
[***] Plugin Hybrid Electric Vehicle
-- A day without NUCLEAR FUSION is a day without SUNSHINE !
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