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Daily pv production

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  • #6722
    mikka631
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 831 ✭✭✭mikka631


    My best day since the install last July. The big spike at 06:35 is the electric shower. Main import is the battery charge from 02:00 to 04:00
    Already in credit on my last bill 15 Mar to 15 Apr

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  • #6723
    Gluon
    Site Banned Posts: 59 ✭✭Gluon


    67kwh today, almost as good as it gets.



  • #6724
    ECO_Mental
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,928 ✭✭✭ECO_Mental


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    God damn it!!! Equalled my best day ever (5 years) 44.7 kWh.... Fecking clouds messed it all up around 4pm.. Reckon I could have got another 2+kWh and got a new record… The cold northern breeze kept the panels cool so they were working a very high efficiency.

    6.1kWp south facing, South of Cork City



  • #6725
    discostu1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 640 ✭✭✭discostu1


    43.6 kwh , 5.5kwp , South facing, 15 panels West Side of Cork City, a fab day



  • #6726
    bullit_dodger
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,856 ✭✭✭bullit_dodger


    Sadly Dublin was very intermittent all day.

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    Tomorrow looks like more of the same from the forecast.



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  • #6727
    Gluon
    Site Banned Posts: 59 ✭✭Gluon


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124459323#Comment_124459323

    Same in Cork

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  • #6728
    Granolite
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 209 ✭✭Granolite


    41.4kwh today north of Sligo town..my best days solar generation since install of our 14 panel 5.6KWp system in Jan 2023. Best day up till now was 20th April in that 1st year when our install generated 40.8kwh.

    Post edited by Granolite on

    5.6kWp - SW (220 degrees) - North Sligo



  • #6729
    NinjaTruncs
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,626 ✭✭✭NinjaTruncs


    How is everyone doing compared to last May, I'm 30% down compared to the same point last May

    4.3kWp South facing PV System. South Dublin



  • #6730
    Gluon
    Site Banned Posts: 59 ✭✭Gluon


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124461973#Comment_124461973

    Definitely down, May last was insane though.



  • #6731
    Gluon
    Site Banned Posts: 59 ✭✭Gluon


    Should be decent today, forecasting 50kwh in Cork.



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  • #6732
    ECO_Mental
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,928 ✭✭✭ECO_Mental


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124461973#Comment_124461973

    Would not compare too much to May 2025... That was by in far the best month for PV in 5 years for me (and for everyone else)…it was unreal.

    6.1kWp south facing, South of Cork City



  • #6733
    josip
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 16,058 ✭✭✭✭josip


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124462012#Comment_124462012

    Where do people get their solar forecasts from? I'm still interpreting the cloud and suns icons on the BBC.



  • #6734
    Dr.Tom
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 401 ✭✭Dr.Tom


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124465516#Comment_124465516

    I’ll put myself in the same club as you so.

    I downloaded and app previously that was about as accurate as an inflatable dart



  • #6735
    Gluon
    Site Banned Posts: 59 ✭✭Gluon


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124465516#Comment_124465516

    I get mine from Solcast, inputs data directly to Home Assistant.

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  • #6736
    josip
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 16,058 ✭✭✭✭josip


    Solcast reckons that tomorrow will have 15% more sunshine in South Kilkenny than today.

    I got 43 kWh from a 9.9 kWp S/W system today and left a few kWh behind by not having the battery at a lower SoC early in the day.

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    Hopefully if tomorrow turns out as good as projected I'll see my first measured 50+ kWh day tomorrow.

    The system was installed a couple of weeks ago but I only got the data logger connected on Saturday.



  • #6737
    ECO_Mental
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,928 ✭✭✭ECO_Mental


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124466426#Comment_124466426

    During the summer months I don't charge the battery from the PV (well if it goes below 60% it will) as its more efficient to export to the grid and get FIT payments. Going in and out of the battery you loose a few percent with all the conversion losses. Depends on your inverter setup you have, you might have a DC coupled system so it might not be that much so wouldn't worry about it.

    But I have an AC inverter and I have to convert the PV panels DC to AC then AC to DC into the battery and then DC back to AC out of the battery so it can be up to 10-15% lost which adds up

    The basic principle remains the same try and keep the conversions down to a minimum. Firstly make sure you have enough battery or PV to cover your day energy costs then export as much as possible to build up credit in your electricity account for the winter months.

    If you have a DC couple system like the Sigenergy then its only around 2%, but it you have a AC coupled battery then it could be 10-15% so you need to be careful with the conversion losses

    6.1kWp south facing, South of Cork City



  • #6738
    josip
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 16,058 ✭✭✭✭josip


    We've a hybrid inverter and I thought that when in Feed In Priority mode any excess power above 5 kW would get dumped into the battery. Since both the panels and battery are on the DC side the losses should be fairly small?



  • #6739
    ECO_Mental
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,928 ✭✭✭ECO_Mental


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124466902#Comment_124466902

    Ah ok, that sounds good, I have a bit of an odd setup and i have to be extra careful and can loose a lot if I do too many converstions

    6.1kWp south facing, South of Cork City



  • #6740
    josip
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 16,058 ✭✭✭✭josip


    Close but no cigar, 48 kWh today. At least I managed to avoid clipping. I also learned that even if you have 10kWp of panels, the max power a Solis S5 can handle is 8.2 kW

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  • #6741
    TimHorton
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,165 ✭✭✭TimHorton


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124468974#Comment_124468974

    But the 10kWp of panels allows you to get to 8.2 much quicker , They also are great on duller days where you generate double someone with 5kWp of panels.



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  • #6742
    pureza
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,139 ✭✭✭pureza


    despite the dull at times weather,am approaching 900kwh on my 15kw system for May already,so very likely to breach last month’s 1.2 megawatts given the weekend and next week’s forecast?



  • #6743
    josip
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 16,058 ✭✭✭✭josip


    Just managed to avoid clipping yesterday and got the 50+.

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    Battery at 15% mid-morning today so not much more I can do, but I expect to get clipped by mid-afternoon.

    [Update]
    Got further than I expected and was 17:30 before battery was full and suffered a little clipping for 45 mins. 62.2 kWh today from 9.87 kWp S/W.

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  • #6744
    TimHorton
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,165 ✭✭✭TimHorton


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    More than 76kWh (Solis and Ecoflow Combined)generated yesterday ! A whopping 53kWh sent to Pinergy.



  • #6745
    Dr.Tom
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 401 ✭✭Dr.Tom


    Highest so far since install in April.

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  • #6746
    domeld
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 349 ✭✭domeld


    North of Wexford
    59.8kWh

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  • #6747
    AllTheNamesAreGone
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7 ✭AllTheNamesAreGone


    Installed middle last week 11kw ground mount.

    23rd -74.45kw

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    24th - 77.46kw.

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    Electricity is off tomorrow it'll give me a break from this app.



  • #6748
    bullit_dodger
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,856 ✭✭✭bullit_dodger


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124498459#Comment_124498459

    what happened at 16:00 out of curiosity?



  • #6749
    AllTheNamesAreGone
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7 ✭AllTheNamesAreGone


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124498502#Comment_124498502

    battery was full. No where for the the over 5.5 to



  • #6750
    bullit_dodger
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,856 ✭✭✭bullit_dodger


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124498515#Comment_124498515

    On sunny days like yesterday/today and the next 2-3, you might consider if possible to set your battery charging from 11am onwards. No sense in filling it with power when your not clipping (or perhaps your already doing this?)



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  • #6751
    AllTheNamesAreGone
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7 ✭AllTheNamesAreGone


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124498526#Comment_124498526

    battery is empty in morning. Nothing is going to it until solar is over 5.5 around half ten. When it's full around 4 there's no chance to discharge to make space as still over 5.5



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