Hey, this is my post... enough about copies of inverters or originals... they are off the topic. You can create a new post and discuss all you want about inverters origins.
These nature generators are tricky,. They make us believe we can connect any panel and woala..free electricityfrom the sun. I just got an oupes mega 2 generator, thinking it will be easier than an aoi system, but in reality it can be more expensive and complex. The only advantage is the...
Normally a battery gives as much amperes as the load is requesting unless the battery is capped. So I believe those powerbanks will request the max they can which I believe is the limit they indicated. Normally that Port is also used to charge the bank from a car battery.
I just bought a solar tracker with solar panels included (1170 watts). But I am undecided on how to use it; originally I was thinking about just get one of those grid tie inverter and connect it to a socket, I mean that circuit is protected with a breaker (20A) with higher capacity than what the...
take it easy doggy.... If you read the 2 pages thread, you will see grid tie connection is not longer considered. Any good, reliable, AOI brand you recommend?
I checked the oupes with multimeter and looks like it is not n-g (confirmed by email from manufacturer). Surge protector at panels, and grounding over the weekend. The oupes is totally bricked right now, waiting for approval from vendor for replacement.
Why no body told me there are AIO that does not require battery? that would be the nearest to my original cheap option of grid tie but without grid feedback. I just ordered the Growatt LVM 3000TL-ES for much cheaper than a power station with a battery, and if I want in the future to add a...
Some updates here, I purchased a
transfer switch, and bought an
Oupes Mega 2 power station (2500W, 2048Wh).
I liked that one because for $1200 you get solar input up to 2100W which is more than my 1170 watts solar panels produce, and it accepted 12 to 150 volts so if I want to place them...
I was blind by the portability concept, that's why eg4 lose. And oupes offered good capacity storage, capacity output and capacity input for my budget; perhaps the 150v max solar input that matched my solar panels in serie was also good. Quality is the issue, I am waiting for a replacement since...
A question, I bought this: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CJ8W97MV?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details which looks very similar to yours... Diagram indicated to connect neutral from the transfer switch circuit into the grid panel neutral. But some of my arc breakers are getting activated...
After reading the "Grounding Made Simpler", I concluded my installation is fine. I looks like the Mega 2 is neutral-ground unbounded with my multimeter measurements, but I had also asked the question to the manufacturer to double confirm. Finally it is the sun at max, and temperature and RH as...
be careful on those cheap controllers. I made a hack to use the solar panel from my prius.
Here I explained why those cheap devices are a danger, and how it was better to use a morningstart controller.
https://solarprius.blogspot.com/2014/01/my-prius-solar-hack-installation.html
I just did something similar. But instead I got the oupes mega 2. I am using the kit with 6 bifacial panels 195w on a solar tracker from ecoworthy. With these generators you just need to be careful the max voltage it gets is never over their limits. Even you can use solar panels totaling more...
Can you find any issues on these connections? My Oupes is a brick now, and want to make sure is nothing related to this setup. Installation diagram of the transfer switch indicated to connect ground and neutral to those on Main panel, but when power station to only battery or battery and solar...
Thanks God for having these type of forums! If you got an idea somebody else already tried it and you can get experience from them before making the same mistakes.
It took me a lot of reading about different configurations, people with my same idea of grid tie microinverters, etc.. I...
I am still unsure with the size of breaker to place between my AOI 3000w and the 48V 50ah battery.
Since the battery is supporting the max 3000W from the AOI, that means that the breaker must be (3000/48) *1.25=78 .. I think rounded to 80amps?
Interesting, since everyone (including me) are expert on criticize and find something wrong, and no reply to my post... It could mean that my circuit is OK .
Today I had the opportunity to read the "Grounding Made Simpler" series from @FilterGuy and it is a very nice and understandable...