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Powerforum Store posted a post in a topic,
Hey Guys so its that time of the year again and we have a whole Host of Giveaways lined up some to watch out for would be the New Solis S6 6KW Advanced Hybrid (Beast) we are busy with a long term review in real world conditions with the Solis S6 the Unit we are giving away has already gone through a preliminary review but we may give more of this brand away in the future.
Magneto has given us some wonderful product to review and give away MAGNETO Lithium-LiFePo4 Rack Mount 48V 5.1 KWh also note the great prices on those units and a Magneto Thermo Tank also promise of more nice items to give away in the future.
Then we Have the Revo Inverter and battery Combo (not listed on our online store yet but soon) there will be some terms and conditions on this giveaway however an exciting product squarely aimed at Sunsynk and Deye.
We are also receiving a very nice Battery from Halo Energy to give away the 113AH HALO Eclipse WM-5 48V 1C however this will only be in about 5 Weeks time but still a very nice compact battery.
VTC is giving us one of their VTC Vxl5100W 5.1kWh LifePo4 battery 51V/100Ah Wall Mount (not listed on our online store yet but soon) to review and test this is also a very nice wall mount battery with Bluetooth and WIFI features decent cycle count compatibility and scalability and we will give this away to a lucky forum member.
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Inverter Neutral Earth bonding
zs1ssm posted a topic in Inverters,
Some say yes some say no ???? My setup are the following as per drawing.
Now if I bond the neutral and the earth from the inverter and work hat to be done on the electrical box outside (eskom) then the earth back to the box will have a earth that can carry current due to the bonding---My inverter do not do the bonding as I tested the system---On eskom power the e/n there is no voltage but on inverter there is 84volt between e/n.
Anyone please explain if I can bond earth/neutral at the inverter out and also the feedback from the bond to the electrical box outside-
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Interested in renewable energy? Please support my masters thesis! [survey]
Freya_North posted a topic in General Discussion,
Hello everyone! <br style="color:#141414;font-size:15px;">
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I am looking for participants for my Masters dissertation survey and ALL of you who are in this forum are exactly the right people! It's about people who are interested in renewable energies. I am interested in anyone who uses the available technologies - or maybe has even had an idea how to improve the set-up or played around a bit with it. As long as you care just a tiny bit about renewable energies, you are perfect for my survey! <br style="color:#141414;font-size:15px;">
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The survey is of course anonymous and the results will only be used in the context of my master thesis. You only need 5-10 minutes of your time. You get loads of good karma for taking part and the additional good feeling of knowing that you helped out a student. <br style="color:#141414;font-size:15px;">
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Sc00bs posted a post in a topic,
I made a video for you 🙂
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Hi to all like minded individuals
GOODOLDGAZ posted a topic in Starting In Solar? Feel free to introduce yourself,
Hello Everyone!
Goodoldgaz here.
Im not exactly new to inverters and solar and renewables
I am electrician by trade and just dig the idea of sustainability and more specfically
"self sustainability" .
i am however new to forums and finding it kinda challanging navigating around
not even sure that this is where introductions are made but Hello
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Hi 1)Has anyone dealt with Romtech before, are they reputable? Looking at buying a battery from them. Any other suppliers I should be looking at? I'm in Centurion. 2)Anyone knows what comes in the box of a Dyness BX51100 battery? This will be an additional battery, so I'm hoping the DC cables and maybe an ethernet cable would be included. Thanks -
@Killerwatt is it possible that the grid was up but at low voltage? My inverter disconnects from the grid if voltage gets too low, and I'd bet it's not the only one that does this. Where I live we've been having problems with low voltage. Last week it dipped under 170. And voltage is ALWAYS low on restoration, so my inverter usually ignores the grid for a while and keeps on using battery if there's no PV. -
A good start. But there will still be some management needed. 5kw is just over 20A. A kettle and a microwave in simultaneous use can get you close to that. If the dishwasher hits its heating cycle round about the same time, you're in trouble. This is a true story. For dishwasher heating substitute a toaster. Also a true story.
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By WannabeSolarSparky · Posted
Prices have come down quite a bit. So if budget allows try going Sunsynk or the new Solis S6 Pro (solis a bit cheaper and with superior warranty and local support) Else if constrained budget then look at luxpower sna eco, very good budget inverter with local support. They are full hybrid grid-tie, the axpert types are mostly off-grid type, so less complex. -
Shop around for gas, the price isn't fixed. I pay 280 for a 9kg cylinder delivered to my door (they take an empty away). Amazingly it was 305 about 6 weeks ago, but since then the company has found some saving & passed it on to their customers. I have heard other folks talking about north of R300, which makes the point that you should shop around. Currently I buy from The Gas Company . Note I use the free delivery option, which is within 5 days. As long as you have another bottle, this works very well.
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Hi guys. Completely new to solar and planning on a system for our household of 4 people. I feel like the most important part to the system is the inverter. I'm thinking 5kw inverter will be enough to power the lights and essential plugs. Geysers and stove is gas already. My question is. Sunsynk/deye are radically more expensive than the rest. Why is that? Are the axpert based inverters sufficient for my needs? Also what I think is critical for me is to be able to remotely setup the inverter or change settings remotely. I have home assistant currently so integration would be pretty cool. -
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You should insist on what was quoted. JA Solar is a top premium brand, if that's what you were quoted then that's what you should get. That's what I would do anyway. And if this is a recent quote then also check that you are not overpaying as panel prices have come down quite a bit over the last month. JA Solar are retailing at about R3100 for the 545 Watt panels after retail markup so anything much higher than that should be treated with suspicion as that would mean they are either marking up like crazy or they are also simply buying retail as well. -
HI. Where do you find the Orion BMS software. I have one downloaded on my laptop. Do you send the customers a link of the download. Pls help interesting topic. -
What did the quote say and what was advertised? I've just been looking at adverts for small backup systems, which very clearly state that you may not get the same brand of battery shown In the picture.
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Because the price isn't fixed. Just like it isn't in the UK and in most EU countries. The price fluctuates all the time. In many cases there are multiple providers on the grid, and you sign up with one of those. They compete with each other which should control prices, but when demand is high or supply constrained then the unit price will go up. This was a big news item during the most recent British winter. Energy prices soared, and households were put under a lot of pressure. There were reports of families faced with a choice between cooking or heating, of people taking long bus rides there and back to stay warm for a while. Eskom is now being split in two: generation and transmission. This should allow other generators to feed into the grid & start selling what they produce. I wonder if we'd pay double the price for double the reliability? NERSA, of course & rightly, will be concerned about the poor, but can they find a way to allow IPPs providing at a different tariff to those who will voluntarily pay?
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I should have noticed this earlier. Your more recent updates reminded me of a situation I used to have with my battery shutting down. It would always kick in again the next morning when the PV side turned on. But you've also declared that you have an LiFe battery, but the system is set for lead-acid. That mismatch is no good. How will the inverter know what condition the battery is in? LiFe and lead-acid batteries have quite different characteristics. What brand of battery? What voltage? And why those settings? I'm guessing that you're not running comms between the BMS and inverter. I'm further guessing that the battery is shutting down or the inverter decides that it has. You said there's no grid connection to this system. So if there's no PV and no battery, what can the inverter do?
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I highly doubt it; they are still comparing with 50, which I believe represents 0.50 A, and that seems to be the crux of the problem. Patched firmware compares with 05 now. Your problem looks like classic "stuck at 90 V" to me. -
I'm sure you paid alot of money and you should insist for what you paid for. Surely a half decent person would inform you of any changes to original quote and make adjustments accordingly. Sneaky behaviour. -
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@Coulomb @BritishRacingGreen I have marked a zener diode in below image with an orange arrow, This zener diode is showing OL on multimeter diode position but according to the manual it must show VF=0.7V. Can we related this zener to the error 08.
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