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Renewables: "talking 'bout my generation"
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Couple of O's for me today. very surprised as when i awoke it was to the sound of rain bouncing down like there was no tomorrow. Sun did come out though and i noticed my 2.04kWp SSW system peak this afternoon at 2.14kWh generation for a brief moment....still didn't help it make its daily PVGIS estimate though
2 kWp SEbE , 2kWp SSW & 2.5kWp NWbW.....in sunny North Derbyshire17.7kWh Givenergy battery added(for the power hungry kids)0 -
Couple of O's for me today. very surprised as when i awoke it was to the sound of rain bouncing down like there was no tomorrow. Sun did come out though and i noticed my 2.04kWp SSW system peak this afternoon at 2.14kWh generation for a brief moment....still didn't help it make its daily PVGIS estimate though
I was fairly happy with today. Only 8.5 kWh - but even that is way above my break-even point. But the real delight was in collecting over a tonne of rainwater leaving all our indoor tanks completely full - so we should be OK for flushing WCs for a few weeks yet,NE Derbyshire.4kWp S Facing 17.5deg slope (dormer roof).24kWh of Pylontech batteries with Lux controller BEV : Hyundai Ioniq50 -
so we should be OK for flushing WCs for a few weeks yet,
Thank goodness fre tha Eric, let me knaa when yee hev run oot of water, as summer is nearly wi weh an Ah will myek sure tha Ah divvent come around fre a pannad..:rotfl: (Edit: pannad = tea (Welsh))....:D
1.24 O's for today; office in now closed:.....
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:
Definition of 'O's = kWh/kWp (kWh = your daily & accurate Generation figure) (kWp = the rated output of your PV Panels).0 -
2.17 O's for me today
Mixture of cloudy skies, showers and heavy rain until early afternoon, then some sunshine.
Way down on PVGIS for April...need 5 O's, or 20kWh a day to make it
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.0 -
Oscargrouch wrote: »Time for a good chainsaw me thinks; where is Shafeeq...
Yet another Hawaii + 1.56 O's; already up on April '13 todate...
Cursing the Damn TREE that's where I am...
I stand in front of my Window and look at the Tree and start cursing it. It's a stubborn Tree..... oh well given up now.....
1.13 O's yesterday0 -
And the wanderer returns, shame there's no good news concerning the tree. Obviously weed killers not doing its thing...Cursing the Damn TREE that's where I am...
I stand in front of my Window and look at the Tree and start cursing it. It's a stubborn Tree..... oh well given up now.....
1.13 O's yesterday
A very surprising smidge over 3 O's for me today and yet again the wife was out all day
2 kWp SEbE , 2kWp SSW & 2.5kWp NWbW.....in sunny North Derbyshire17.7kWh Givenergy battery added(for the power hungry kids)0 -
Good evening everyone.
Yesterday's total was 6.26:(
Today is much better at 17.7kwh, most of which was done prior to lunch time.
I've generated 300 kWh in total so far this month. Not sure how this stands up to my monthly estimate. I've calculated a figure on the PVGIS website of 396kWh, but not confident I've input parameters correctly.
As a side note, I've been asked why I have an undersized inverter.
I've read a few posts and articles that summarise that this is not uncommon and can actually be better performance wise.
I'm not concerned about my system as my generation seems to be similar to other systems my size.....but, do any of you have any thoughts, or give further insight/experience on this?
Thanks, Dawn.4kw (16X250w Sharp). Samil Solar River 3680 TL inverter.
E.mids/SSE. 35 degree roof pitch, no shading.0 -
A proxy 2.4 O's today; But never mind, the good times are soon to roll again..... 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:
Definition of 'O's = kWh/kWp (kWh = your daily & accurate Generation figure) (kWp = the rated output of your PV Panels).0 -
It's normal for inverters on 4kWp systems to be limited to 3.68kW as that is the maximum you are allowed without DNO approval so it's nothing to do with efficiency in this case.As a side note, I've been asked why I have an undersized inverter.
I've read a few posts and articles that summarise that this is not uncommon and can actually be better performance wise.2kWp Solar PV - 10*200W Kioto, SMA Sunny Boy 2000HF, SSE facing, some shading in winter, 37° pitch, installed Jun-2011, inverter replaced Sep-2017 AND Feb-2022.0 -
3.65 O's today:D
Most of it generated after lunch.
Jet washed the drive for free...well maybe not the water;)
Then a bath afterwards courtesy of my S/P :T16 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.0
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