Re: Newboy looking for a little advice.
Posted: Mon Nov 21, 2022 9:18 am
Are you sure the 5kW referred to is the power in from PV and not the power the inverter is asked to deliver? It is very common for there to be PV panels that could deliver more than the inverter as the inverter will normally only draw to its specified level.openspaceman wrote: ↑Sun Nov 20, 2022 9:37 pmYes this looks okay, with the meter after the inverter and before the load and Victron.Countrypaul wrote: ↑Sun Nov 20, 2022 12:54 pm I too have been looking at the Victron for our next step.
As I understand it, you could feed the output of your inverter after your TGM into the Victron and it would not affect you FITS - please check this though (I want confirmation for one thing)
This is showing that arrangement witout the TGM: https://www.victronenergy.com/live/ac_coupling:start
It would then sit in the place of the Growatt and hopefully run the growatt battery.
Is the DNO likely to accept its ability to limit export to 3.68kW if I add the new panels's 1.8kW? or must I still just couple the panels to the battery via the mppt charger? i.e. does this victron accept input from a string of PV, as I see it will accept the generator?
Also the Victron info says the PV power must not exceed the 5kVA it can cope with. Now as my panels are at right angles to each other they will never sum to 1.8+4=5.8kW but technically this exceeds the 5kVA.
BTW two of us (combined age 130year) managed to haul up and fix the first of the panels in the afternoon and, subject to weather, will get the next two up tomorrow.
I have found a new electrician who underwent the MCS assessment last week and fingers crossed he will be able to make the connection after Xmas.