Idiot's guide to a self build battery

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Re: Idiot's guide to a self build battery

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Yes, I picked an earth bar cause they are off the shelf, insulated and you can torque them up appropriately without any worry of damage
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Re: Idiot's guide to a self build battery

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A bit of progress with my battery system:

Battery frame

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Battery frame with battery trays and some batteries

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All batteries in position

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View of progress so far

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Still a fair bit still to do!
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Re: Idiot's guide to a self build battery

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Thats a bit of an upgrade to your Tesla Powerwall. :o

Who did the welding ?

And are you keeping the Powerwall ?
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Re: Idiot's guide to a self build battery

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nowty wrote: Fri Jun 21, 2024 7:33 pm Thats a bit of an upgrade to your Tesla Powerwall. :o

Who did the welding ?

And are you keeping the Powerwall ?
Aye a little bit!

My welding so :xx:

The Powerwall is being kept.
3.87kWp PV
10.24kWp PV SolarEdge system
Tesla Powerwall 2
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Re: Idiot's guide to a self build battery

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Looks ace!!
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Re: Idiot's guide to a self build battery

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Fintray wrote: Fri Jun 21, 2024 7:45 pm My welding so :xx:

The Powerwall is being kept.
Quite an upgrade for the secret list. :O:

And for the welding. :praise:
19.6kW PV > 114MWh 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
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Re: Idiot's guide to a self build battery

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Do you live in a lighthouse? :shock:
Solar PV: 6.4kW solar PV (Eurener MEPV 400W*16)
PV Inverter: Solis 6kW inverter
Batteries: 14.4kWh LiFePO4 batteries (Pylontech US5000*3)
Battery Inverter: LuxPowertek 3600 ACS*2
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WBS: 8kW Hunter Avalon 6 Multifuel burner (wood only)
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Re: Idiot's guide to a self build battery

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Fintray wrote: Fri Jun 21, 2024 7:18 pm A bit of progress with my battery system:

Battery frame

Image

Battery frame with battery trays and some batteries

Image

All batteries in position

Image

View of progress so far

Image

Still a fair bit still to do!
That looks tremendous 👌 A neat minimalist design tagged back safely to the wall. 👏 👏
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Re: Idiot's guide to a self build battery

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He has a Solex.

19.6kW PV > 114MWh 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
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Re: Idiot's guide to a self build battery

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Ah to have a plant room at home!
Looks like a well thought out install and looks forward to seeing more!
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