Posts Tagged ‘INVERTER’
DIY – Home Solar Hybrid – Standalone – Grid Tie – Done!!
Well, I think I’ve finally finished my home solar project. After doing a lot of reading, I believe I have an otherwise decent and safe system. I tried to design it around the NEC’s Article 690 as much as “practical”. I’ve added additional components, and changed a few things around. It’s been an enjoyable and worthwhile learning experience. I read “free” books on design, operation & maintenance, and safety, along with referencing the National Electrical Code in relation to PV systems. After playing with my new Grid Tie inverter, I’m convinced that it’s a good addition to any system that produces 500+ Watts of power. My system is not the best and my way is not the only way to implement a home system, but I hope my ideas helps someone along the way. For those that wish to truly learn about Stand-Alone PV system design etc, the following are excellent free books I downloaded and used:
1.) Stand-Alone Photovoltaic Systems – (by Sandia National Labs)
2.) Maintenance And Operation of Stand-Alone Photovoltaic Systems (Sandia)
3.) Working Safely with Photovoltaic Systems (Sandia National Labs)
4.) Photovoltaic Power Systems And the 2005 NEC: Suggested Practices
Simply google the titles and download the pdf’s, and your good to go. Good Fortune, and have fun.
Latest Diagram:
http://dc112.4shared.com/download/A6SLzT-k/24Volt_Solar_Hybrid_StandAlone.jpeg
Other useful links;
http://photovoltaics.sandia.gov/docs/PDF/Stand%20Alone.pdf
http://photovoltaics.sandia.gov/docs/PDF/98TLREF13.pdf
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Solar Power Off-Grid Battery Bank Testing – Discharge
A simple capacity test on a 450 amp-hour battery bank. The results should scale for larger loads and capacities. My batteries are Trojan T105s.
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My solar power set up research on best products
Powering our farm house in the Mackeller ranges no grid power available.
48 volt system 4 x pcm mppt network solar 50amp controllers charging gel batteries banks with 2 x 16000watt surge 8000watt continuous full sine wave inverters can default to generator if battery power is low to starting 2 x full sine wave generators to charge battery banks if needed this hasn’t happened yet 
Day was slightly overcast Making a hybrid system with wind generators stay tuned. Email questions to ian@idselectrical.com.au
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Living room and kitchen LED lighting using solar batteries.
Wiring setup of my LED lighting. I used 12/3 wire to bring power from my 12 volt battery bank to power up the LED lights. I used 3x one watt, 2x five watts for lighting in the living room and one watt and ten watts for the kitchen.
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Solar Power Off-Grid Battery Bank Testing – Charging
A simple capacity test on a 450 amp-hour battery bank using the Blue Sky Solar Boost 50:
http://www.blueskyenergyinc.com/products/details/solar_boost_50_and_3048/
and Bogart Engineering Trimetric:
http://www.bogartengineering.com/products/TriMetric
The results should scale for larger loads and capacities. My batteries are Trojan T105s. See the prior video on discharging the battery bank.
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Grid Tied Inverter GTI prevent overheating solar panels battery bank power charge controller
http://dashony.com Prevent GTI grid tied inverter from overheating add a side fan to help air circulation through your inverter. Make sure you synchronize all fan spinning in other words they all spin in the same direction.
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Solar energy – Off-grid solar power/electric/photovoltaics tour/details with backup generator
This a tour with details of an off-grid solar power installation I worked on a few years ago. I go over a system diagram, show the system itself, and then talk about the safety features including breakers/fuses, lightning arrestors, and bonding equipment to ground.
This system includes 2100watts of solar panels, a 10kW diesel generator, two Outback FM-80 charge controllers, two Outback inverters, an Outback Mate, a Xantrex TMA-500 battery status monitor, and 6 4volt, 1104amphour Surrette/Rolls lead acid deep cycle batteries.
Thanks to Ottawa Solar Power (http://ottawasolarpower.com) for allowing me to use this installation in this off-grid solar power video.
For more on solar power, see:
http://rimstar.org/renewnrg/solarpwr.htm
- http://rimstar.org
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DIY Solar Power Station for the Wilderness
Full Story Here:
http://www.monkwhy.com/diy-solar-power-station-for-the-wilderness
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WWW.DASHONY.COM Solar Panel Power System setup for home
http://www.dashony.com Solar Panel Power System with a power charge controller and a battery bank. How it works, step by step with description.
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DIY – Home Solar Power Part #3
I’ve updated my system with 2 more batteries that will give me 440 amp hours, added some wood planks for more support on my shelf, a 60 amp breaker, and some small emergency lighting. Overall I believe this system will support my needs for a true emergency backup system providing hours of emergency power.
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