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Renewables: "talking 'bout my generation"

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  • shavy65
    shavy65 Posts: 562 Forumite
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    Yeah that's what I thought but the light on the TGM was on last night long after the inverter had shutdown, actually it was always shutdown hasn't woke for days. Even today with bright sunshine, nothing. But it is very frosty up with us at the moment.
    3.975 kWp System, South facing, 21 degree pitch, 15 x Canadian Solar Elps, Samil Inverter, location NE Scotland (Fraserburgh) Bring on the Sun :beer:
  • tunnel
    tunnel Posts: 2,601 Forumite
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    shavy65 wrote: »
    Yeah that's what I thought but the light on the TGM was on last night long after the inverter had shutdown, actually it was always shutdown hasn't woke for days. Even today with bright sunshine, nothing. But it is very frosty up with us at the moment.
    Even with a deep frost our panels normally wake up with a little sunshine
    Have a look under the panels too. I've heard of nesting birds pecking into cables before, under your panels would be a nice sheltered spot for them.
    If all else fails it might be time to get someone in to look at it, is the company you used still in existence? If not a good sparky might be able to help trace a fault
    2 kWp SEbE , 2kWp SSW & 2.5kWp NWbW.....in sunny North Derbyshire17.7kWh Givenergy battery added(for the power hungry kids)
  • shavy65
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    Oddly enough they've just kicked into life!
    3.975 kWp System, South facing, 21 degree pitch, 15 x Canadian Solar Elps, Samil Inverter, location NE Scotland (Fraserburgh) Bring on the Sun :beer:
  • Oscargrouch
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    shavy65 wrote: »
    Oddly enough they've just kicked into life!

    Perhaps it is just down to s**t weather. What does the inverter show for generation now then? It has just started getting brighter here at midday. Gen has been abysmal this morning so far...coffee.gif
    http://wattson.energyhive.com/dashboard/oscarsenergy
    2.5 kWp PV system, SSW facing, 45 Deg Roof. ABB Inverter, Monitor: 'Wattson'.
    Reg. for FIT Nov 2011. "It's not what you generate; it's how you use it that matters". One very clean Vauxhall Diesel Sri, £30.00 Road Tax: B)

    Definition of 'O's = kWh/kWp (kWh = your daily & accurate Generation figure) (kWp = the rated output of your PV Panels).
  • shavy65
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    In the space of 15 minutes it went from sleepin to 0.57 kWhs. Hopefully ur right and it is due to the weather only. Cheers anyway guys.
    3.975 kWp System, South facing, 21 degree pitch, 15 x Canadian Solar Elps, Samil Inverter, location NE Scotland (Fraserburgh) Bring on the Sun :beer:
  • shavy65
    shavy65 Posts: 562 Forumite
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    P. S. The summer has gone again haha fleeting visit :o
    3.975 kWp System, South facing, 21 degree pitch, 15 x Canadian Solar Elps, Samil Inverter, location NE Scotland (Fraserburgh) Bring on the Sun :beer:
  • jimjames
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    November and December were the worst months since we got our panels installed 4 years ago. Fortunately we've not had the floods that others have experienced but cloudy, dull wet days have not helped generate electricity.

    http://solar-panels-review.321web.co.uk/index.php/yearly-comparison-of-solar-pv
    Remember the saying: if it looks too good to be true it almost certainly is.
  • ajbell
    ajbell Posts: 1,151 Forumite
    1.23 Os yesterday and 0.4 today.
    4kWp, South facing, 16 x phono solar panels, Solis inverter, Lincolnshire.
  • Merlin139
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    0.2666667 O's

    Very little rain but low clouds.
    3.795 kWp Solar PV System. Capital of the Wolds

  • Oscargrouch
    Oscargrouch Posts: 4,393 Forumite
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    edited 9 January 2016 at 8:13PM
    shavy65 wrote: »
    P. S. The summer has gone again haha fleeting visit :o
    With the fleeting action of your inverter, has the GM moved at least one decimal point? If inverter showed briefly 0.570 kWh then your panels must be okay, but it would need to do that for at least 2 hrs to give you one whole unit on the TGM. Got any insurance for your electrics in house i.e. Home Serve?....coffee.gif

    Nearly forgot....0.32 O's not good,......m1708.gif
    2.5 kWp PV system, SSW facing, 45 Deg Roof. ABB Inverter, Monitor: 'Wattson'.
    Reg. for FIT Nov 2011. "It's not what you generate; it's how you use it that matters". One very clean Vauxhall Diesel Sri, £30.00 Road Tax: B)

    Definition of 'O's = kWh/kWp (kWh = your daily & accurate Generation figure) (kWp = the rated output of your PV Panels).
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