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Or have you [emoji56]Quote:
Originally Posted by DiscoMick
I had the same alert... the site is phishing!
Is it? I didn't realise.
I just tried it on my laptop (previous was phone) and Google asked for my location, but that's not a problem.
If you want free advice the ATA can provide it.
http://www.ata.org.au/ata-solar-advice/
We've just elected to install an 8 kW system, albeit limited to 5 kW feed-in, to minimise our winter grid consumption. That the installation cost is in part claimable as a farm business expense this tax year helped justify the higher cost compared with smaller systems.
I contacted another company during the week. They decided they wouldn't install a system on my roof as it gets too much shade in the afternoon/evening.
Argh! This is all getting too hard!
If you can have either a hybrid inverter or Sunny ISLAND type set up you can use your solar if the grid goes off. I veiw that as very important if you have a computer server [wink11], fridge, freezer and AC which would turn off with a non hybrid invereter if the grid fails.Quote:
Originally Posted by incisor
It does not cost a lot more but would allow off grid, if/when grid fails. Almost all hybrid inverterters allowing storage add on with no changes at all if they are compatable with the battery technolgies. My work is a goodwee hybrid like this with solar and batteries
It has limits in output which are manageable if you know how much power you use and where. When the grid fails my electric hot water is not part of my protected circuit and is automatically off
Putting 300watt panels up and adding 10% more panels than your inverter capacity would be my other tip. My work and home are great but seldom at the 5.2kw inverter capacity. If I had been clever enough to add 10% more panels I think my time at peak inverter capacity would be extended more than enough to cover the extra cost.
DKASC, Alice Springs | DKA Solar Center
has a long list of pannels working you can look at
I have a fronius inverter with a smart meter and 6 kw of q-cell panels. About 9 grand all up. Only had it a few months but it seems to be doing well. I have not set up the remote monitoring as yet to get a good handle on its performance. We have a very good local sparky and he gave us lots of options with a wide range of prices but he recommended this setup as good quality option. We have good roof orientation and no shading to worry about. Supposed to be battery ready too. Install was not the easiest so this probably added abit to the cost.
That's interesting to hear. Are you sure that's possible without a battery. I understood, perhaps incorrectly, from the sparky that even though its possible it was not allowed by the electricity distributor at least in Qld anyway.Quote:
Originally Posted by NavyDiver
Off grid or off grid while the power is out is legal IF you cannot export if the Grid fails.Good reason as lines people do not wish to be killed. Hybrid inverts is one way to legally use solar if the grid is off. Multiple government and business have Back up generators to enable them to work if the grid fails. The Electicity they genterate is isolated from the grid- Good reason as lines people do not wish to be killed[thumbsupbig]Quote:
Originally Posted by Trout
Hybrid is one way. Isolation from the grid if it failes or is not available can be done a number of ways. Every ship has its own power supply. Put it at a wharf and they connect grid and shut down there own generation- Similar priciple and very legal promise. My Grid/Off Grid switch system is so fast that you do not see a flicker really.
I would guess your sparky like a few of my sparky mates are very ill informed on this topic or only want to use stuff they are familar with. One of my mates fell of a chair when I showed him my system allowing my business to keep working when I turned of the grid. Not hard to find a place in Qld with hybrid on /off grid capablity Queensland school installs solar and battery storage – an Australian first - One Step Off The Grid | One Step Off The GridOne issue I mentioned is with out storage the Solar PV might not have enough energy to supply the whole house/Busines/School espcially if cloudy, or early or Late and competely useless if dark [biggrin]
Edit - The School is using 30 Hitachi lead acid batteries. I would not do it that way as very low depth of discharge and battery damage if exceeding those levels. IE a mistake would make the schools 30 batteied good for sinkers! The number of discharges limited to just 3000 also means about 8 years IF everything goes well.
Thanks Navydiver. I knew you could do this with a solar/battery system or a generator. My own boat has both shorepower and on board power and uses a simple manual changeover switch.
I will ask the sparky again as he coming this week to fix a dead airconditioner. More for interest really as without a battery it's limited use here as the power usually only goes off during storms when the panels are probably not much use.