Monthly Solar Production - Show us yours

nuyork said:
Thanks for the AI answer, but really wanted to find out if there are any people on the forums discussing their experiences and hoops they might have had to jump through with Eskom to go completely off grid.
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I know but some of the threads that started on this forum didn't end well. :p I actually searched for threads and made some effort after checking replies.
 
New to the thread and pv world. Do you guys get over performing pv vs what the panels are rated for?
 
Cloud effect for sure. My 4.6kWp has seen 5.3kWp on brief occasions.

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Used 19.4kWh from Grid for Feb. This is unaceptable! Stupid monsoon...
 
PhireSide said:
Could be this was during load shedding?

Our Eskom grid is around 9-10v when there is load shedding. Some sort of ghost voltage across the mains.
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Ours, is 0 so it's weird to see it so low
 
Eish, this rainy weather is really not doing much to help today's production :(

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Inverter and batteries are up at the holliday place. Still a work in progress. Panels to follow.
Inverter a bit too close to that corner regarding ventilation.

I made the extra fans hack for my 8KW Sunsynk, might look at something similar for here with a 3d printed duckt and mounting 3 fans on the front or top side to suck out the air.
Will wait and see what it does once it's running.

Trunking maybe needs some work too.
12KW Deye single phase inverter and 2 x Hubble AM-2's

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W@P said:
Inverter and batteries are up at the holliday place. Still a work in progress. Panels to follow.
Inverter a bit too close to that corner regarding ventilation.

I made the extra fans hack for my 8KW Sunsynk, might look at something similar for here with a 3d printed duckt and mounting 3 fans on the front or top side to suck out the air.
Will wait and see what it does once it's running.

Trunking maybe needs some work too.
12KW Deye single phase inverter and 2 x Hubble AM-2's

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If I connect the borehole tanks that I ripped me a new one to the house I will essentially provide my own water and electricity going forward. Like my own installation at my place, it's not about saving money but convenience.

The borehole water is only used for irrigation at this stage. However, there is an automated sprinkler system connected to the house for one part of the garden that uses water coming from the meter. I'll investigate the best options.

At this stage, I am looking at around R110k all-in for the solar/inverter setup.
Then it will be:
  • 1 x 12KW Deye Single Phase Inverter
  • 2 x Hubble Am-2 Batteries
  • 12 x 550-600w solar panels
For reference, I paid R171k in Jan 2022 for my setup of an 8KW Sunsynk and 2 x Hubble Am-2's with 16 x 420w panels. The pricing at the time was R25k per Hubble battery. I got these 2 for R29k for both.
 
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