Thanks for letting me join.
I'm from Victoria, Australia.
I'm attempting to assist a friend who has been living off grid for a few years now, and is having issues with the solar setup which he installed himself.
After seeing his configuration, panels all running in parallel, 12v batteries all running in parallel, I'm hoping you guys can give some pointers on the most efficient setup.
he has;
5 x 200w panels
9 x 100w panels
1 x midnite classic 150
2 x powerjack 100a controllers (these claim to be mppt but i seriously doubt it)
1 x chinese 12v dc 3000w generator
2 x 2000w inverters
New batteries being delivered in a few days are 8 x 12v 100ah
12v devices in house:
12 x led downlights (running 2 to 3 at a time is normal)
1 x Water pressure pump
1 x refridgerator with a danfoss compressor (5 amps when running)
240v ac devices in house:
2 x moderate/small sized lcd televisions
Fetch set top tv box
modem/router
1 x laptop
2 x phone chargers
2 x tablet chargers
there's most likely a few small things i may have missed, but they'd me minimal.
the problems he's having at the moment are battery related. After seeing his install and configuration, I'm sure i heard baby jesus cry a little.
his old batteries are cactus, and I'm sure he could get a longer service life out of a new batch, with a bit of reconfiguration.
i thought i new some basics in the area prior to reading the information here, any direction would be appreciated, as he seems to be biting his own tail.
cheers
I'm from Victoria, Australia.
I'm attempting to assist a friend who has been living off grid for a few years now, and is having issues with the solar setup which he installed himself.
After seeing his configuration, panels all running in parallel, 12v batteries all running in parallel, I'm hoping you guys can give some pointers on the most efficient setup.
he has;
5 x 200w panels
9 x 100w panels
1 x midnite classic 150
2 x powerjack 100a controllers (these claim to be mppt but i seriously doubt it)
1 x chinese 12v dc 3000w generator
2 x 2000w inverters
New batteries being delivered in a few days are 8 x 12v 100ah
12v devices in house:
12 x led downlights (running 2 to 3 at a time is normal)
1 x Water pressure pump
1 x refridgerator with a danfoss compressor (5 amps when running)
240v ac devices in house:
2 x moderate/small sized lcd televisions
Fetch set top tv box
modem/router
1 x laptop
2 x phone chargers
2 x tablet chargers
there's most likely a few small things i may have missed, but they'd me minimal.
the problems he's having at the moment are battery related. After seeing his install and configuration, I'm sure i heard baby jesus cry a little.
his old batteries are cactus, and I'm sure he could get a longer service life out of a new batch, with a bit of reconfiguration.
i thought i new some basics in the area prior to reading the information here, any direction would be appreciated, as he seems to be biting his own tail.
cheers
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