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Renewables: "talking 'bout my generation"

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  • Spies
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    Super jealous of your O's.
    4.29kWp Solar system, 45/55 South/West split in cloudy rainy Cumbria. 
  • Martyn1981
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    Spies said:
    Maybe someone knows why, but my 3.6kw inverter is showing power in excess of that on occasion, 3.7kw is the highest I've seen, any ideas why it might be running over spec?
    My 3.68kW Solaredge can hit 3.70kW (on the home display monitor (from 3.58kWp)) on occasions but that is pretty close. I was going to suggest that the name of your inverter might not reflect the max output (sometimes they don't), but the datasheet does seem to say 3.6kW:

    Growatt 3.6kW

    but perhaps the wording of both AC output lines allow for a small amount of variance:
    AC nominal power & Max AC apparent power?

    I certainly wouldn't worry about it.
    Mart. Cardiff. 8.72 kWp PV systems (2.12 SSW 4.6 ESE & 2.0 WNW). 28kWh battery storage. Two A2A units for cleaner heating. Two BEV's for cleaner driving.

    For general PV advice please see the PV FAQ thread on the Green & Ethical Board.
  • Laycity
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    An above average 2.66 O’s here. 
  • ggmf
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    edited 15 March 2022 at 7:42PM
    6.0 O's here, a bit behind at the mid month point
    2 Separate arrays, 7 x JASolar 380w panels (2.66kWp) south facing, 4 x JASolar 380w panels (1.52kWp) east facing, 11 x Tigo optimizers & cloud, Growatt SPH5000, Growatt 6.5kWh Hybrid battery (Go-live 01/12/21) - Additional reporting via Solar Assistant.
  • Spies
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    2.49 - Friday into the weekend is looking promising. 
    4.29kWp Solar system, 45/55 South/West split in cloudy rainy Cumbria. 
  • Coastalwatch
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    3.94 O's today so gaining further ground on pvgis, now at 96% in comparison. :)
    East coast, lat 51.97. 8.26kWp SSE, 23° pitch + 0.59kWp WSW vertical. Carport 3° pitch 6.16kWp. Nissan Leaf plus Zappi charger and 2 x A2A HP's. Givenergy 8.2 & 9.5 kWh batts, 2 x 3 kW ac inverters. Indra V2H. Graig Fatha 1.56 kW's, Kirk Hill 0.88 kW's, CoCharger Host & Interest in Abundance.
  • Oscargrouch
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    Not too bad a day at the orifice 3.28 O's    
    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).
  • QrizB
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    edited 15 March 2022 at 10:03PM
    Another bright day but some high cloud that took the edge off things.
    8.10kWh, 2.98 O's - shame it wasn't quite three!
    Managed to use my Loop plus my Zigbee-enabled immersion heater to divert a bit of surplus solar while I was at work :)
    ggmf said:
    6.0 O's here, a bit behind at the mid month point
    Wow that's impressive for mid-March. That's what, 25kWh in a day for an array your size?
    N. Hampshire, he/him. Octopus Intelligent Go elec / Fuse gas / Vodafone BB / iD mobile. Kirk Hill Co-op member.
    2.72kWp PV facing SSW installed Jan 2012. 11 x 247w panels, 3.6kw inverter. 37 MWh generated, long-term average 2.6 Os.
    Economy 7 cap explainer. Gas vs E7 vs peak elec heating costs, Ecoflow Stream, Best kettle :-)
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