Second system extension extension.

[Joeboy]

I had you down on the secret list for 7000kWh for annual PV generation, what do you reckon now, 8000kWh ?

I have no idea! 7,500kWh, the split orientation and shading kills it for BIG figures. Great though, there is 1.6kW coming in the now.

I'll update you for 7,500 kWh then, as your going to end up like me in curtailment land.

But when its curtailed you don't need it.

Very . I think the new topset will do very well for us in the late afternoon evening as the hot tub array is well shaded by then. Clockmanfra has a poor conditions goal he's aiming at, makes good sense. Everything else takes care of itself when the weather is fine.

[Joeboy]

Ten to nine and we have 400W incoming. It's an even split between the two systems. By now the victron would be sleeping. Looking forward to seeing the state of the melted MC4 tomorrow. Replacing with a matched pair. Will show the state of it.







Sun came back out but on the North side! good photo opp. We are currently ensconced in the cabin with WBS2 burn No2 ongoing. . What a difference now that all the crap is burned out of it. Fires up fast, burns clean with very little smoke. Went out at 6 pm and collected about 300kgs of beech. The lady said we could have it free but I'm going back tomorrow with a couple of bottles of red from the France trip. I think I am at the tipping point where the RE lifestyle swallows me whole and i go willingly.

[Stinsy]

Just sitting back watching it happen.

Is that mantelpiece leaning against the firewood pile a sign of its destiny?

[Joeboy]

Just sitting back watching it happen.

Is that mantelpiece leaning against the firewood pile a sign of its destiny?

It is! Came with the marble hearth donor for WBS2 but it's not got a place in the build.

[Joeboy]

08.45hrs and 2.9kW from Solaredge and 2.5kWh from Victron. The Victron is not yet in full sun! Those three new panels up top are doing some heavy lifting.

[Joeboy]

08.45hrs and 2.9kW from Solaredge and 2.5kWh from Victron. The Victron is not yet in full sun! Those three new panels up top are doing some heavy lifting.

I get the feeling that I have left the best solar real estate until last and that the Victron system is going to outstrip the Solaredge. They are very closely matched in size now so its down to orientation & shading.

Solaredge is on a E/W split with little to no shading
Victron is on a SSW orientation but has some shading

Hmmn, Let's see who's the Daddy?

[Joeboy]

That's the MC4 replaced, check the state of it!
With hindsight, I had noticed that the Victron system would do a fall and rise in Wattage on the gauge. Would happen every minute or rwo or sometimes not at all. Hadn't given it much thought as the system was split across four strings of three with different orientations and angle. Watched it this morning before I replaced the MC4. With the solaredge output as a solid comparison I watched it rise and fall. Shut it down, nipped up, choppity chop, new one in. Power up, straight up to 3.1kW solid as ye like. I'll never know how much or for how long that intermittent connection was costing me as it will be masked within the magnificence of new upper set of three (string 5).

I do know that I'm likely to see a serious bump up in daily generation from today.











Away to split that 0.3T of beech on solar.

[nowty]

So you didn't need that extra string then.

[Joeboy]

So you didn't need that extra string then.

Jings!
Can't have too much money or too much solar Nowty!
That was definitely a learning moment on the output gauge. Glad I've seen what that sort of fault looks like.

[Joeboy]

At 12.30 the following has been generated today
Solaredge 11.5kWh
Victron 9kWh

That's more like it! Victron was shutfown for 20 minutes too for the mc4 change out. It is outputt steady at 3.2kW, any rise and falls are directly related to cloud cover.

This is truly a game changer. I'll be needing those lifepo4 add on units I think?

Peak seen on this sunny hazy day is 7.2kW with a pretty much consistent 6kW+ most of the time now. Sorry 7.856kW new pb while typing!