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Renewables: "talking 'bout my generation"

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  • legoman62
    legoman62 Posts: 4,981 Forumite
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    Weather forecast was right today 1.175 O's
    Same again tomorrow would be nice for a Dec day:)
    16 Sanyo Hit 250s.4kWp SMA 3.8kWp inverter. SW roof. 28° pitch. Minimal shade. Nov 2011 install. Hybrid car. Ripple Kirk Hill. N.E Lincs Coast.
  • tunnel
    tunnel Posts: 2,601 Forumite
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    0.876 O's today, only the WNW letting the team down today. To be fair forecast was for all day cloud and it was sunny up to mid afternoon.


    11 days to go AND COUNTING
    2 kWp SEbE , 2kWp SSW & 2.5kWp NWbW.....in sunny North Derbyshire17.7kWh Givenergy battery added(for the power hungry kids)
  • jevban
    jevban Posts: 199 Forumite
    Hi Tunnel...are you able to ascertain the performance of each of your arrays? If so, how do you do this please? I notice on my little current meter gizmo that we are using zero electricity at times despite all the usual electrics running plus oxygen generators..I hope this is a good sign!

    Jan x
  • tunnel
    tunnel Posts: 2,601 Forumite
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    jevban wrote: »
    Hi Tunnel...are you able to ascertain the performance of each of your arrays? If so, how do you do this please? I notice on my little current meter gizmo that we are using zero electricity at times despite all the usual electrics running plus oxygen generators..I hope this is a good sign!

    Jan x

    Hi Jan,

    Only by looking at the inverters, i can check current generation on 2 of them either by looking at them directly for the on screen info or via my energy monitor. I use a currentcost energy meter, it tells me what i'm using(when not generating) and also on another channel how much i'm generating. Might be an idea to speak to Oscargrouch about the wattson solarplus if you want to really utilise your generation. Basically it'll glow green when you spare electric to use. Good for the more laid back enthusiast;)
    2 kWp SEbE , 2kWp SSW & 2.5kWp NWbW.....in sunny North Derbyshire17.7kWh Givenergy battery added(for the power hungry kids)
  • jevban
    jevban Posts: 199 Forumite
    Hi Tunnel and thanks...my little gizmo is a current cost energy Meyer...this alone has me paranoid about usage.....re the monitoring of the inverter...I'd have to camp on the loft..not good...will get into other technologies as we go along and I read of other useful gizmos.

    Thanks for the reply.

    Jan x
  • Oscargrouch
    Oscargrouch Posts: 4,393 Forumite
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    shafeeq wrote: »
    0.966 O's today. ...

    Beats me for a change....:(
    jevban wrote: »
    Hi Tunnel and thanks...my little gizmo is a current cost energy Meyer...this alone has me paranoid about usage.....re the monitoring of the inverter...I'd have to camp on the loft..not good...will get into other technologies as we go along and I read of other useful gizmos.

    Thanks for the reply.

    Jan x

    As said, Wattson is the way to go......coffee.gif

    000.2400 O's....:mad:
    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).
  • Oscargrouch
    Oscargrouch Posts: 4,393 Forumite
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    1.16 O's for me today.....coffee.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).
  • jevban
    jevban Posts: 199 Forumite
    0.4s for me. Rubbish
  • legoman62
    legoman62 Posts: 4,981 Forumite
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    0.525 O's on a freezing cold, foggy day on the E. Coast.

    Roll on summer!

    Still managed to get my 20 mile bike ride in:D
    16 Sanyo Hit 250s.4kWp SMA 3.8kWp inverter. SW roof. 28° pitch. Minimal shade. Nov 2011 install. Hybrid car. Ripple Kirk Hill. N.E Lincs Coast.
  • shafeeq
    shafeeq Posts: 973 Forumite
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    Oscargrouch wrote: »
    Beats me for a change....:(
    ....:mad:

    Are you sure about the change. ... :rotfl:

    1.28 O's from bright :cool: Sheffield. .:j
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