Started DIY construction of Solar Power System for my High Tunnel

[mikeenea]

Hi all,

I have a high tunnel on my 40-acre farm on the Cumberland Plateau in Tennessee that I needed power for the propane heater, circulation fans, cover blower and environment controller. I chose a single SunGoldPower SP6548 hybrid inverter, and one of their 5.14KW Powerwall batteries to start. To generate electricity during the day and charge the battery I have 12 375w panels I plan to put in 2 serial strings to the SP6548. I found the area close to the high tunnel with southern exposure and no shading to build both the ground mount solar arrays (3) of them using theEG4 BrightMount Solar Panel Ground Mount Rack Kit and building a small shed next to the arrays for the inverter and battery(s). The shed will eventually be decorated as an outhouse (we are very far out in the country). Here are my first pictures after installing one of the three rows of panels. It is a several month project and I will add pictures as I go. Let me know what you think.

Mike E.

 

[timselectric]

I only have one question.
What's a high tunnel?

 

[mikeenea]

It is the greenhouse looking building in the background of the first picture. Because it is covered in poly it is a "high tunnel".

Mike E.

 

[Brucey]

I only have one question.
What's a high tunnel?

 

[timselectric]

Thanks,
That was my guess.
But I don't always guess well.

 

[Kidvic]

Hi all,

I have a high tunnel on my 40-acre farm on the Cumberland Plateau in Tennessee that I needed power for the propane heater, circulation fans, cover blower and environment controller. I chose a single SunGoldPower SP6548 hybrid inverter, and one of their 5.14KW Powerwall batteries to start. To generate electricity during the day and charge the battery I have 12 375w panels I plan to put in 2 serial strings to the SP6548. I found the area close to the high tunnel with southern exposure and no shading to build both the ground mount solar arrays (3) of them using theEG4 BrightMount Solar Panel Ground Mount Rack Kit and building a small shed next to the arrays for the inverter and battery(s). The shed will eventually be decorated as an outhouse (we are very far out in the country). Here are my first pictures after installing one of the three rows of panels. It is a several month project and I will add pictures as I go. Let me know what you think.

Mike E.


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Nice to see another Tennessean using the Brightmount. I did pretty much the same setup. Hope you post more pics of your "Outhouse" when completed.

 

[mikeenea]

@Kidvic The outhouse is complete still need to paint it but it has all the gear in it and is providing power to the high tunnel.

I will post some additional pics after I put up the panels on the 2nd of 4 ground mounts. System changed a bit now using EG4 6000XP backed up by 5 100ah rack mount RUIXU batteries. Batteries running fine closed loop and Solar Assistant providing all the monitoring and some control of the inverter. Nice to see others close by with the solar interest -- too bad my local POCO and TVA doesn't care as much about it.

Mike E.