Hello everyone! My first post in this forum!
Please forgive my ignorance and if I use the wrong terminology.
I tend to ask a lot of dumb questions but im afraid its the way my brain works...
My current setup is as follows
600w solar panels
TriStar 45amp mppt controller
Studer innotec XTM 24v 2400w inverter
Small 24v battery bank ( used solely for emergency lighting and keeping central heating pumps running )
I did also have a little 600w grid tie inverter, a soladin 600, but this has been disonnected and will not be used again due to illegal grid feeding ( ahem...)
This set up had been running quite nicely for about 6 years or so but now the soladin has been disconnected I'm having to pay for my electricity during the sunny days.
I'm not an expert but there must be some way I can directly utilise my current kit to get / use free electricity without grid feeding and not cycling the small battery bank?
There is a white paper from studer that shows how its possible by cycling the batteries but I didn't want to go down that route.
There is an option within the xtm not to grid feed and I thought if I connected the soladin the protected side of the xtm would I then be able to make use of the free electricity but not feed the grid? However I'm slightly nervous as the soladin, as far as I know, doesn't have the ability to reduce output in relation to the load and I have no idea if its pumping out all that electricity itll cause problems. I'm assuming it has to go so where? ( see? A hatrick of dumb questions, ignorance and wrong terminology!)
Anyway, anybody have any thoughts on how I can get my free electricity back without incurring the wrath of the electricity company?
All the best
Dave
Please forgive my ignorance and if I use the wrong terminology.
I tend to ask a lot of dumb questions but im afraid its the way my brain works...
My current setup is as follows
600w solar panels
TriStar 45amp mppt controller
Studer innotec XTM 24v 2400w inverter
Small 24v battery bank ( used solely for emergency lighting and keeping central heating pumps running )
I did also have a little 600w grid tie inverter, a soladin 600, but this has been disonnected and will not be used again due to illegal grid feeding ( ahem...)
This set up had been running quite nicely for about 6 years or so but now the soladin has been disconnected I'm having to pay for my electricity during the sunny days.
I'm not an expert but there must be some way I can directly utilise my current kit to get / use free electricity without grid feeding and not cycling the small battery bank?
There is a white paper from studer that shows how its possible by cycling the batteries but I didn't want to go down that route.
There is an option within the xtm not to grid feed and I thought if I connected the soladin the protected side of the xtm would I then be able to make use of the free electricity but not feed the grid? However I'm slightly nervous as the soladin, as far as I know, doesn't have the ability to reduce output in relation to the load and I have no idea if its pumping out all that electricity itll cause problems. I'm assuming it has to go so where? ( see? A hatrick of dumb questions, ignorance and wrong terminology!)
Anyway, anybody have any thoughts on how I can get my free electricity back without incurring the wrath of the electricity company?
All the best
Dave
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