solar panel meter?

david1976

This may have been covered before but im not sure what the bits called so cant search - sorry

I got my solar panels installed at the weekend and they are now up and running.

I believe there is a piece of equipment I can attach which will show me how much power I am consuming compared to what I am producing so I know for example if I put the washing machine on or the heating, the solar energy will be enough to cover it.

Basically i'm on an economy 10 tarrif and I need to know if I can use the likes of the washing machine out with the 10 hour period without costing me more that the cheaper rates.

Does that make sense?

david

david1976

It may be called a geometer?

Can anyone help?

[Deleted User]

Why waste money on a meter?

Sunny = lots of leccy
Cloudy = some leccy
Dark = none

Works for me...

The out put can be very spikey unless i.e.when clouds pass by so if putting on a washing machine/dish washer etc that last for an hour and a half there may be times it does not produce enough power...

So I just time stuff to run during peak sunshine hours when at work e.g. ASHP DHW and washing machine...

Mister_G

david1976 wrote: »

It may be called a geometer?

Can anyone help?

Hi

I have a PV system that uses a SunnyBoy inverter. This has the ability to link via Bluetooth to my PC. I run a piece of software from them called Sunny Explorer which enables me to monitor the output of the system on my PC continuously.

They also produce a stand alone monitor called a Sunny Beam.

I do not know if other inverter manufacturers produce a similar item.

robbsafc

If you look at the Inverter this shows what the panels are producing at that moment in time. If you have a nice sunny day try to only have one big appliance on at a time. Anything that heats like a kettle, washing machine will be big users.

Rob.