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Ivi Choc#diy #gyo #garden #gardening #sustainability #selfsufficience #selfsufficient #offgridsolar
OK, here we go! #SelfSufficientMe
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What you can do:
#growYourOwn #solarpower #rainWaterCollection #medicalCare #community #skills #communication
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raweWas asked to look at a small off grid solar setup today. The lead acid gel battery is dead / high impedance and I was told that the inverter alarm was active at some point due to overvoltage (15 V) so I am not surprised that the battery is dead.
The charge controller is the usual cheap blue PWM charge controller. Settings are correct (max voltage 13,7 V).
I was looking at the thing at night without measurement tools and the PV module is mounted in a way that figuring out the exact type means some ladder/roof climbing...
Any similar experiences with those things?
Sir Tinfoil Hat#canada #offgridsolar #UninhabitedIslands Tough to beat this view from my camp. ~100km from nowhere.
Pollinators@pluralistic Thank you for helping solar power get to people. As you share, the fossil fuel and technology sectors are trying to add choke points to solar power systems. #solar, #solarpunk, #offgridsolar, #balconysolar, #growyourown,#solarpower, #solarpanels
Hippy SteveGetting no meaningful solar today. Camp's 7kW of panels are only producing 540W. so my measly 2kW in less than ideal locations are probably producing less than 100W.
I'm at 58% because I was only able to get up to 90% before sunset yesterday. Smart shunt says I've got 2.5 days at current consumption before my battery is drained. I can't supplement from camp's system, because it is unlikely to get up to 100% today unless there are some breaks in the weather. I could supplement from Camp's backup system if I start to get too low.
Definitely need to get my other panels up here, and get them in better locations so I can at least produce enough in cloudy conditions to offset daytime usage. And I'll probably need to get another battery before winter.
Anyone have an electric burner element? I'm ready to start experimenting with a #SandBattery to store excess solar as heat to radiate into my space at night.
I have a water heater element, but I understand those can burn out easily because they're intended to be submerged in water all the time.
#microgrid #solarsystem #offgridsolar #renewableenergy
My two cents: Folks, stop waiting for actions from politics and governments. Organize your neighborhood, put up microgrids, wind or solar, what fits your circumstances best.
(EU)Cost of an off-grid or hybrid on/off-grid solar system 3.2 kW peak incl. 10kW LiFePO4 batteries around €4500-€5000 without any government support. Sole on-grid systems are way cheaper. Work at least 30 years. No more electricity bills. Independence: priceless 😎
I've messaged both the Solar Panel and the DC compressor fridge sellers.
Ready to order my 2k Renogy inverter too, but kind of waiting to see if I get any recommendations for a quality battery monitor from the #OffGridSolar group.
The cheapo one I got, just displays SOC based on voltage. And the Ah is cumulative regardless of whether current is flowing into or out of the battery, which is quite useless information. I need one where you can tell it the battery bank is 600Ah, and it keeps track of the remaining capacity based on both charging and discharging.