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    #92
    jasgrif11
    Registered Users Posts: 430 ✭✭jasgrif11


    40 panels in total.

    Still have room for 4 more on west facing roof and could fit 6 on east facing but funds have dried up for now!



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    #93
    AmpMan
    Registered Users Posts: 238 ✭✭AmpMan


    I like the inverter cooling idea and I'm going to do it .

    but if something did catch fire you could be fanning the flames 😕.



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    #94
    SteelyDanJalapeno
    Registered Users Posts: 14,243 ✭✭✭✭SteelyDanJalapeno


    Screenshot_20230621-220838.png

    Great day yesterday!



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    #95
    slave1
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 18,759 Mod ✭✭✭✭slave1


    Not mine, passed by and snapped a photo

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    My stuff for sale on Adverts inc. outdoor furniture, roof box and EDDI

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    #96
    irishchris
    Registered Users Posts: 3,170 ✭✭✭irishchris


    Cracking day in galway hitting 51kwh. September so far is way above August generation but obviously expect it to start tailing off now as month progresses as it head into autumn



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    #97
    graememk
    Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators Posts: 5,871 Mod ✭✭✭✭graememk


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121070569#Comment_121070569

    I've already seen my peak power dip from the may/June peak

    Low angle panels are starting to hurt.



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    #98
    DrPhilG
    Registered Users Posts: 12,224 ✭✭✭✭DrPhilG


    3 x 30kWh+ days in a row and another expected today.



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    #99
    eltoastero
    Registered Users Posts: 277 ✭✭eltoastero


    Screenshot_2023-09-05.jpg
    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121070656#Comment_121070656

    Same. 2.4kW peak from a 3.4kW array (the last few days have been cloudless days, makes for a nice power curve).



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    #100
    ColemanY2K
    Registered Users Posts: 823 ✭✭✭ColemanY2K


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121070968#Comment_121070968

    a thing of beauty

    🌞 7.79kWp PV System. Comprised of 4.92kWp Tilting Ground Mount + 2.87kWp @ 27°, azimuth 180°, West Waterford 🌞



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    #101
    unkel
    Registered Users Posts: 64,977 ✭✭✭✭unkel


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121085942#Comment_121085942

    The ultimate beauty would be the same shape graph but taken around 21st June 😎



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    #102
    Cyrus
    Registered Users Posts: 19,760 ✭✭✭✭Cyrus


    hi folks,


    people that have used the enniskillen based co, how neat are they? i am looking to minimise any messing with the house, so the main components will be in the attic but to connect back to the fuseboard i dont want cables trunked through the house rather i want them to go outside, down beside a down pipe and back in through the wall, have had similar done with ev charger so the route is there as long as they are conducive to that kind of thing?



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    #103
    Scoopsire
    Registered Users Posts: 110 ✭✭Scoopsire


    @Cyrus they ran mine as you describe - external trunking from the soffit then drilled in next to the fuseboard



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    #104
    graememk
    Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators Posts: 5,871 Mod ✭✭✭✭graememk


    PXL_20230916_142252547.jpg

    Running a little temporary array with some damaged panels.

    Was later on in the afternoon before up and running, all connected to a 4 port microinverter

    Left to right all similar angle/aspect I measured the current from them. Microinverter seems to hold all panels at the same voltage. About 30v

    1) 4.5amps

    2) 4.4 amps

    3) 2.9 amps (most damaged)

    4) 5.5 amps (least damaged)

    Even damaged panels can perform.



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    #105
    ColemanY2K
    Registered Users Posts: 823 ✭✭✭ColemanY2K


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119455682#Comment_119455682

    am i right in saying the switch on the far right of the photo is the isolator for the battery?

    🌞 7.79kWp PV System. Comprised of 4.92kWp Tilting Ground Mount + 2.87kWp @ 27°, azimuth 180°, West Waterford 🌞



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    #106
    unkel
    Registered Users Posts: 64,977 ✭✭✭✭unkel


    Picked up a few of these today...


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    #107
    The devils
    Registered Users Posts: 512 ✭✭✭The devils


    What will you use them for ? (are they car battery modules)



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    #108
    Ha Long Bay
    Registered Users Posts: 14,626 ✭✭✭✭Ha Long Bay


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121600640#Comment_121600640

    The red and yellow switch on the right is the AC isolator.



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    #109
    unkel
    Registered Users Posts: 64,977 ✭✭✭✭unkel


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121603682#Comment_121603682

    They are battery modules used in the Tesla Model S and Tesla Model X. 5.3kWh, 24V, 25kg

    Not quite sure how many I am going to keep, how many I am going to just play with or how many I will actually deploy! One project I have in mind is to make a serious e-JerryCan. A range extender if you will. One of these bricks would give about 25-30km extra range to any EV if you couple it to a suitable pure sine inverter and bring your granny cable with you too



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    #110
    ColemanY2K
    Registered Users Posts: 823 ✭✭✭ColemanY2K


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121603686#Comment_121603686

    ...and to the right of that is what looks like a trip switch which is what I was referring to.

    The reason I ask is I have put together the kit I need for my array (based off a shopping list builder a reputable solar supplier has on their website) but that little trip switch I do not have and just wondering what it is? Is it only required if you have batteries?

    Screenshot_20240112-002330815~2.png


    🌞 7.79kWp PV System. Comprised of 4.92kWp Tilting Ground Mount + 2.87kWp @ 27°, azimuth 180°, West Waterford 🌞



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    #111
    graememk
    Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators Posts: 5,871 Mod ✭✭✭✭graememk


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121604713#Comment_121604713

    That looks like the meter the solis uses to measure the grid.



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    #112
    con747
    Registered Users Posts: 5,910 ✭✭✭con747


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121604942#Comment_121604942

    That's it there. I have one on my system. Solis.

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    Don't expect anything from life, just be grateful to be alive.



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    #113
    ColemanY2K
    Registered Users Posts: 823 ✭✭✭ColemanY2K


    Thanks folks 👍

    🌞 7.79kWp PV System. Comprised of 4.92kWp Tilting Ground Mount + 2.87kWp @ 27°, azimuth 180°, West Waterford 🌞



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    #114
    P2C
    Registered Users Posts: 251 ✭✭P2C


    Check out the plastic tubs for mounting. I know a friend got a system with the plastic tubs weighted down by blocks cheaper than my roof mount system from the same well known solar PV installers in enniskillen . Obvious less labour. He put the base in himself

    4ADD3604-C828-4E65-9029-B242D40C960A.jpeg




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    #115
    ColemanY2K
    Registered Users Posts: 823 ✭✭✭ColemanY2K


    We have finally joined the party 😁

    7.79kWp array at an azimuth of 180 degrees.

    String 1 is a 4.92kWp ground mount array (tilting) and string 2 is a 2.87kWp array mounted on the garden shed. 5kW hybrid Solis inverter. No battery just yet.

    Like all DIY projects there's a few snags like having to fit the tilting mechanism and moving about 20 ton of top soil away from the front of ground mount.

    Special thanks to the boardsies for the advice. I'd have been lost without it.

    In the end the electrician was done and dusted in less than 4 hours.

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    🌞 7.79kWp PV System. Comprised of 4.92kWp Tilting Ground Mount + 2.87kWp @ 27°, azimuth 180°, West Waterford 🌞



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    #116
    The devils
    Registered Users Posts: 512 ✭✭✭The devils


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121681374#Comment_121681374

    Well done 👏looks super



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    #117
    slave1
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 18,759 Mod ✭✭✭✭slave1


    Great setup, now expand!!!!!😎

    My stuff for sale on Adverts inc. outdoor furniture, roof box and EDDI

    My Active Ads (adverts.ie)



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    #118
    ColemanY2K
    Registered Users Posts: 823 ✭✭✭ColemanY2K


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121681809#Comment_121681809

    i'm already eyeing up the west facing lean-to roof on the well house. it easily take 3 maybe 4 panels on micro inverters lol.

    🌞 7.79kWp PV System. Comprised of 4.92kWp Tilting Ground Mount + 2.87kWp @ 27°, azimuth 180°, West Waterford 🌞



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    #119
    jumpin jack
    Registered Users Posts: 77 ✭✭jumpin jack


    My DIY solar project

    IMG_5300-1.jpg




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    #120
    jumpin jack
    Registered Users Posts: 77 ✭✭jumpin jack


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120740795#Comment_120740795

    Very impressive, can you post some photos of the back of the array please?



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    #121
    ColemanY2K
    Registered Users Posts: 823 ✭✭✭ColemanY2K


    jeez that's amazing. as a second roof it'll also prolong the life of the garage.

    🌞 7.79kWp PV System. Comprised of 4.92kWp Tilting Ground Mount + 2.87kWp @ 27°, azimuth 180°, West Waterford 🌞



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