Solar System Installation - Part I

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1. Man I dont like to make bed comments however I feel I must tell you that I have watched a lot of solar system Installation videos and I thought your was going to be good but then you once you got to going over voltage or being way high you started to talk in circles If some one was to watch you being the first solar video they ever watched they would give up
2. suggestion. make some index cards before you go public
3. Hmm looks like i need to visit khan academy to take electricity course. i have already forgoten that stuff :D
4. i install for a living and live off grid you have a good charge controller use it it will take 145v get as close as you can panels will never go over open circuit v. you have spent alot on your system use it the way it was intended it will work better. most high end chg controllers won't turn on untill pv voltage is more than battery voltage and turn off when its less.it will take care of your batteries. thats why its called a chg controller. don't try to controller it. let it do its job. your friend says he has the nuts and bolts of it.installing panels is the easy part. i've been doing this for 7yrs the electronics end of it is changing every day. i spend countless hours tying to keep up..you've got good equipment push it to it's limits give it a try you will be surprised.  where are you located? panels look steep.  anybody has any questions glad to help and remember the energy solution comes up every morning
5. Sorry, SERIOUS, not seroius. No face furniture, and big TV.
6. @ 3:57.........."that makes them into seroius".......not series. Hmmmmm.
7. +Off Grid Build I watched all your uploads, trust me when I say words cannot describe how useful and impactful these video uploads will be in the near future. Now with the internet everyone in the world can access this information in perpetuity. You should be proud my friend, as you are helping out the world in ways we can only imagine
8. There's so many ways to work around limitations like batteries, which are of course the ongoing cost of running a solar power plant.
   I'm using an MppSolar 50 amp charger and 1240watts of PVs on a 12-0-12 volt system, which has facilities to monitor the state of charge (SOC) and control dump loads, along with other controllers.
   By using this, i'm able to run more power coming in than i need on sunny days, and divert the surplus into hot water production and less essential tasks. This means that on less sunny days the panels can more or less keep up with demand, but may only dump power into water heating for an hour when SOC is at 99% or more.
   
   Running 12-0-12 instead of simple 24 means i have to run 2 smaller tracer 12volt controllers, each sending up to 500watts into the system one between the positive end and zero or center, one between the negative end and zero. This may seem odd, but has huge DC reticulation advantages, as with cheap 3 core flex i can run 12-0-12 into a room to run a 24 volt LED between +12 and -12, my laptop on a 12volt adapter running between +12 and 0, and some 12volt strips between -12 and 0. Any imbalance between the 2 half's of the battery bank is corrected by the smaller controllers, eventually. :)
   
   But that's irrelevant, the point is i survive
   shitty winters by having an OTT supply of PV, (2,300watts) and in summer i get electricly heated hot water without caning my batteries at any stage.
   
   My battery bank is half what yours is, and excluding my dump load, loading appears similar to yours, running lighting, automated night lighting, a computer 24/7, and power tools at whim, including a washing machine and electric kettle.
   
   This is a technology that is evolving quickly, and it's important to remember there is not just the age old way of doing things.
   
   :)
9. why wouldnt u get an inverter best cause thats a waste of series, im used to a 1000 to 10.000 inverters so makes no sense to me bro of having 2 series of only 2 modules/panels, yet that being said, respect to you freely teaching
10. Hello, correction Do you have 2 strings of 2 modules or, 3 modules?  Watch your video and tell me which on is correct?  I just want to make sure....
11. Hi, after watching your videos last year very often finally made my off grid solar system just like yours. I find out that if you re wire the batteries to 48 vdc instead of 24 vdc your amp hours will last longer due to higher voltage and it will also charge faster due to less lost in drop voltage and it will work better. Another advantage of the 48 is cable thickness can be smaller and thinner due to the higher voltage that will allow you to use a less massive conductor. Always use welding wires on your batteries and from your charge controller to your batteries and from your charge controller to your inverter. Thank you for all your videos inspired me and mastered my previous small knowledge. I like your house.
12. good info,, thanks
13. What???
    
    So, what you are saying with all the tricks of solar power technology, I will actually need about 16 or 24 batteries to produce 6 to 9 kilowatt hours of power... Got it, most home systems produce this much power...
    
    I am thinking, I want to use about 6 kilowatt hours a day which should work out to about 20 percent of my batteries capacity with extra batteries on reserve, for back-up..
    
    Or 100 ah batters = a total number of batteries are about 24 to 30 batteries, Ah, gotcha...
    
    I am very serious about coming totally off the grid... I no-longer want to depend on some cold insensitive power company to provide me with the power I need to live...
    
    Granted, it will take me a few years to build up this type of system, but I can do that...
    
    
    I am only home for a short period of time...
    
    Still, I want to power my computer, monitor, TV, lights, and a few more devices...
    
    The washing machine is a laundry-mat which, later, I will buy a washer and dryer...
    
    My system will be set for 3 people, friends, a boyfriend, and family...
    
    I am thinking of about a solar panel system between 2,000 to 3,000 watts...
    
    I should be set then...
    
    Oh, thank you very much and keep on making videos...
14. So....hook up all the panels in parallel? 
15. I am in Tx in a boiling hot climate.  When I read the manufacturing information what I understand that the panel produce lot of heat and air flow is necessary to avoid cell damage.  I see you install it right over the metal roof, or did you leave a gap? Also would it better to stagger the panel so there is a gap b/w each panel as well as gap b/w roof and panel ?
16. hey you're good to tell about it ... :)
    but have two questions for you ..
    I'm working on a small project ... and go with my wifi going out to a shed ... is about 70 meters from the indoor Wireless Access Point ...
    but will run on solar power .. it only matters how much battery do I need for this? and the duck question how much Charge Controller kal I use it? ....
    there is only a tink to run on the ...
    
    Here is norway information about my project ....
    
    Solar power
    Dimensions: 403x176x34 mm / 1.4 kg
    Max Power: 5Watt
    Current at P max: 0.29A
    Voltage at P max: 18.00V
    Short circuit current 0.326A
    Open circuit voltage: 21.96V
    
    router to my Project
    External Power Supply 12VDC / 1.0A Linear PSU.
    I hope to hear from you
17. Are your solar panels nearly vertical? There may be a better angle to the sun for gathering more energy.
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19. that really help.. thanks for sharing..
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