That's a dream setup right there. Had you considered at any point just pouring a small concrete pad for the area under the equipment? I think if I ever had a permanent solar setup on the exterior, I would want a pad under it.
Should get 2 or 3 days. If you limit your loads.
I did consider doing a pad but with this Texas sun it would just make it hotter really just need to extend the roof. It all sand underneath so water soaks up pretty fast.
I change my answer to 20 minutes. lolTo be honest I have no idea how long the batteries would last by themselves. That would depend on my wife lol and what shes doing.
I say my battery bank is 54Kwh but if I use the 51.2V nominal voltage Signature Solar uses then my bank is 58Kwh. This time of year I did 5 days including running the heat pump. https://diysolarforum.com/threads/5th-day-of-no-sun.71590/
Yeah I like the idea, but I don’t know how they would stand up to the MI winter. I would hate to troubleshoot in a foot of snow…
Same here in WI, that is why all my gear is in the basement. I have a dry environment, and temps from 65 to 70 most of the time. Helps keep batteries and gear cool.
My friends and neighbors notice I very rarely leave anything sitting outside overnight. It goes into the shed or shop. Equipment lasts longer this way, I learned that on the farm. My father purchased a hay baler brand new when I was a young lad, it still looked like new 30 plus years later when he sold it. Storage sheds pay over the long run.
I share the sentiment. It would also hurt me mentally to invest that much into a system and them have it baking in the sun. But as many have pointed out, in the American south, you tend to not have basements, and it tends to be super hot... While also still being having freeze risk during winters in many parts of the south. So your options are I guess to put them in a climate controlled garage or sun room?
Good point! Not something I considered. What direction are these inverters facing?
Wondering how many feet to your panels and the size wire you used? Your system looks Great.
Whole heartedly agree. Most of my equipment lives under at least a roof. For sure the expensive stuff. Attachments and the batwing are still outside but I'm planning on more shed structure for that too. The sun here is as hard on it as the rain. I cringe thinking about putting inverters and batteries outside but sometimes you have to go with whatever works.
But I also think that is part of what @Markus_EG4 is doing. Testing it in an outdoor environment.
. He works there, so I suspect the testing is done as part of his role within the organization.
