Posted March 22, 20231 yr I am looking to getting a Hybrid inverter & battery with the option to add panels at a later stage. I am now trying to work out whether I should get a 5kw or 8kw inverter. I had thought i could get away with a 5kw inverter/battery. But after looking at my appliances, etc I realise that we have a very high load in early mornings & evenings. So am leaning towards the 8kw. However, THE PRICE DIFFERENCE IS HUGE & I have limited finances. Is it possible to have an 8kw inverter with a 5kw battery? This would help reduce cost bit (the bateries being the expensive component). The system would be Sunsync.
March 22, 20231 yr Rather get the 8kw inverter as it allows more flexibility and yes having a 5kw battery is fine.You can usually add about 10 batteries into your system depending on the inverter etc.I have an 8kw Sunsynk and 3 x Hubble am2 which are 5.5kw each.
March 22, 20231 yr Author 5 minutes ago, Nicholas Strachan said: Rather get the 8kw inverter as it allows more flexibility and yes having a 5kw battery is fine.You can usually add about 10 batteries into your system depending on the inverter etc.I have an 8kw Sunsynk and 3 x Hubble am2 which are 5.5kw each. Thank you. Would definitely rather have more than what I need with regards to the inverter. Then when there is loadshedding be extra careful on the battery. With so much money stake, I can't afford to make a mistake!
March 22, 20231 yr 38 minutes ago, kathy said: I am looking to getting a Hybrid inverter & battery with the option to add panels at a later stage. I am now trying to work out whether I should get a 5kw or 8kw inverter. I had thought i could get away with a 5kw inverter/battery. But after looking at my appliances, etc I realise that we have a very high load in early mornings & evenings. So am leaning towards the 8kw. However, THE PRICE DIFFERENCE IS HUGE & I have limited finances. Is it possible to have an 8kw inverter with a 5kw battery? This would help reduce cost bit (the bateries being the expensive component). The system would be Sunsync. As long as it's clear that you will not get full off-grid performance out of your 8kW inverter until you've got enough batteries connected, but the 8kW will give you greater headroom for pass-through of grid power while there's no loadshedding on.
March 22, 20231 yr I initially had a 5kw and swapped it out for an 8kw Sunsynk.It literally takes about 20 minutes for an installer to add another battery as long as you have space for them ha ha
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