Although seemingly more efficient and durable, n-type panels don't seem to be widely available in North America (Canada specifically).
N-Type panels went into large scale production a few years ago and seem destined to eventually supersede PERC panels as the panel of choice. N-type...
One of our off grid neighbors has had many ongoing frustrations with a "Motor Snorkel" (US Carburation) propane conversion on his Honda EU3000. Even though it is equipped with a supplementary start mixture enrichment solenoid, it won't start reliably when T < 10 C (that's 50 F). Quite a few...
There is a new (to me anyways) modular stacking battery system. It has UL9450 etc certification, closed loop with Schneider, Sol Ark, Victron, Outback etc via CAN/RS485. Real time monitoring, mobile remote access, 10 Yr warranty.
Their 5 kW LiFePO4 modules in their 48 V "Stack'd Series"...
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We are down to the wire on ordering panels for our roof top array. We are off-grid on an island next to the sea in the Pacific Northwest.
The roof array needs to fit about 6000 W or more on a Schneider 600V controller. There is just room for sixteen 1.73 m by 1.11 m on the main roof.
The...
Running a near new, free back alley find nice Kenmore (Sears Canada brand) dishwasher our neighbours ripped out during a kitchen rebuild.
Works perfectly in our off grid cabin, except: Large motor starting surge means it won't start on either our Honda 2200i or HondaEu3000 with eco mode on...
Just wondering if anyone has real world experience with the Discover Element battery system of rackmounts, battery combiner and Lync II interface with the Schneider system?
We have two strings of nine panels coming to make a total of 18 420WAA Pure R REC panels for a rooftop array that will be connected to a 100A 600V Schneider Charge controller. Each string operates at NOTC at almost 500 V and around 7 amps, so combined would make 14 amps.
There will be four...
Hopefully not just the usual "promising technology" announcement,, this article is about a type of solid state battery developed in Germany that is licensable for production now.
Solid State Battery Ready for Production
Characteristics:
2.5 time energy density of Li
10 times...