Winter is here then!
Winter is here then!
After a cracking October to-date, today was forecast to be "grey with sunny spells" well the sunny spells haven't happened, it has been gloomy all day.
0.4kWh total generation today, worst day since 20th Feb. Oh well, summer was nice while it lasted!
0.4kWh total generation today, worst day since 20th Feb. Oh well, summer was nice while it lasted!
Last edited by Stinsy on Thu Oct 20, 2022 4:07 pm, edited 1 time in total.
12x 340W JA Solar panels (4.08kWp)
3x 380W JA Solar panels (1.14kWp)
6x 2.4kWh Pylontech batteries (14.4kWh)
LuxPower inverter/charger
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3x 380W JA Solar panels (1.14kWp)
6x 2.4kWh Pylontech batteries (14.4kWh)
LuxPower inverter/charger
(Artist formally known as ******, well it should be obvious enough to those for whom such things are important.)
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Re: Winter is here then!
Not too bad here, 11.28kWh so far, and it's still warm, so I've had the aircon on in the bedroom for the past couple of hours to cool it down a bit. The house is currently sitting at a fairly warm 23.8°C in the hall. If this mild weather holds I can see us going for a few more weeks before the heating comes on.
25 off 250W Perlight solar panels, installed 2014, with a 6kW PowerOne inverter, about 6,000kWh/year generated
6 off Pylontech US3000C batteries, with a Sofar ME3000SP inverter
6 off Pylontech US3000C batteries, with a Sofar ME3000SP inverter
Re: Winter is here then!
A mighty 4.5kWh generated back at ours. Night charging of the stack now until Spring. 

15kW PV SE, VI, HM, EN
42kWh LFPO4 storage
73kWh V2H EV
7kW ASHP
200ltr HWT.
3G
Deep insulation, air leak ct'd home
WBSx2
Low energy bulbs
Veg patches & fruit
42kWh LFPO4 storage
73kWh V2H EV
7kW ASHP
200ltr HWT.
3G
Deep insulation, air leak ct'd home
WBSx2
Low energy bulbs
Veg patches & fruit
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Re: Winter is here then!
Surprising how much difference there is between us. A snapshot of our system as of about a minute or two ago:
25 off 250W Perlight solar panels, installed 2014, with a 6kW PowerOne inverter, about 6,000kWh/year generated
6 off Pylontech US3000C batteries, with a Sofar ME3000SP inverter
6 off Pylontech US3000C batteries, with a Sofar ME3000SP inverter
Re: Winter is here then!
Same here - 0.8kWh today - lowest ever (since starting in Septmber)! - The slide started yesterday - only 3.6kWh
Solar PV since July '22:
5.6kWp east/west facing
3.6kW Sunsynk hybrid inverter
2x 5.12kWh Sunsynk batteries
1.6kWp Hoymiles East/West facing PV on the man cave
Ripple DW 2kW
Ripple WB 200W
5.6kWp east/west facing
3.6kW Sunsynk hybrid inverter
2x 5.12kWh Sunsynk batteries
1.6kWp Hoymiles East/West facing PV on the man cave
Ripple DW 2kW
Ripple WB 200W
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Re: Winter is here then!
From a non-generator, doesn’t seem like it. Still in shorts and t (nothing new there), garden still (ish) productive - last of the French beans tonight, Swiss Chard & Kale going strong.
Still picking salad (Mizuna and other leaves), tomatoes and peppers still ripening (just).
Turnips and spuds (planted late August) doing well.
Garlic and Spring Cabbage for next year (although the spring cabbage supplements salads over winter) doing well.
House at 22, so feels nothing like Winter or even Autumn yet. Long may it continue.
Still picking salad (Mizuna and other leaves), tomatoes and peppers still ripening (just).
Turnips and spuds (planted late August) doing well.
Garlic and Spring Cabbage for next year (although the spring cabbage supplements salads over winter) doing well.
House at 22, so feels nothing like Winter or even Autumn yet. Long may it continue.
Re: Winter is here then!
0.0 for my installation in the North East, fog all day. Inverter didn't even try to start.
Living the dream in Austria.
Uk property 3.75kW PV linked to 3kW inverter.
Uk property 3.75kW PV linked to 3kW inverter.
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Re: Winter is here then!
Rain till 14:00 then bright sunshine, battery up to 50% then a power cut, still ongoing expected outage till 22:00
Cheap Aldi inverter generator keeping lights on but the Growatt doesn't like something about the output, reports 231V fluctuating slightly and 50Hz but will not connect. Shame as the battery would have filled in the afternoon.
Morso S11
FIT
4kW panels facing WSW
Solarmax 4200S
Non FIT
disparate string
1.75kW facing SSE
0.85kW facing NE
2.6kW facing WSW
Sunsynk 3.6kW inverter
Storage
10.4kWh GLS lithium phosphate battery
FIT
4kW panels facing WSW
Solarmax 4200S
Non FIT
disparate string
1.75kW facing SSE
0.85kW facing NE
2.6kW facing WSW
Sunsynk 3.6kW inverter
Storage
10.4kWh GLS lithium phosphate battery
Re: Winter is here then!
Tweak the grid monitoring parameters.openspaceman wrote: ↑Thu Oct 20, 2022 7:22 pmRain till 14:00 then bright sunshine, battery up to 50% then a power cut, still ongoing expected outage till 22:00
Cheap Aldi inverter generator keeping lights on but the Growatt doesn't like something about the output, reports 231V fluctuating slightly and 50Hz but will not connect. Shame as the battery would have filled in the afternoon.

18.7kW PV > 111MWh generated
Ripple 6.6kW Wind + 4.5kW PV > 34MWh generated
7 Other RE Coop's
105kWh EV storage
90kWh Home battery storage
40kWh Thermal storage
GSHP + A2A HP's
Rain water use > 530 m3
Ripple 6.6kW Wind + 4.5kW PV > 34MWh generated
7 Other RE Coop's
105kWh EV storage
90kWh Home battery storage
40kWh Thermal storage
GSHP + A2A HP's
Rain water use > 530 m3
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Re: Winter is here then!
Tweak the grid monitoring parameters.

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Morso S11
FIT
4kW panels facing WSW
Solarmax 4200S
Non FIT
disparate string
1.75kW facing SSE
0.85kW facing NE
2.6kW facing WSW
Sunsynk 3.6kW inverter
Storage
10.4kWh GLS lithium phosphate battery
FIT
4kW panels facing WSW
Solarmax 4200S
Non FIT
disparate string
1.75kW facing SSE
0.85kW facing NE
2.6kW facing WSW
Sunsynk 3.6kW inverter
Storage
10.4kWh GLS lithium phosphate battery