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Renewables: "talking 'bout my generation"

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  • shavy65
    shavy65 Posts: 562 Forumite
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    5.6 O`s for myself yesterday, this last 7 days or so really have been outstanding up here, with two 28`s, a 26, a 22 and an 18 kWh day.

    Long may it continue! :dance::dance::dance::dance::dance:
    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
    Oscargrouch Posts: 4,393 Forumite
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    I bet the old calculators are buzzing; cracking day, trying for 2 X Hawaii's :rotfl:
    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).
  • groovyf
    groovyf Posts: 286 Forumite
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    Not sayin'! :hello:
    4kWp system (Feb 2014) : 1.5 SW, 2.5 NE (16x Bisol BMO/250, Aurora Power-One UNO PVI-3.6 Inverter : pvoutput.org/list.jsp?id=29935
  • Dave_16
    Dave_16 Posts: 43 Forumite
    Well it looks like my record is being broken 26.18 Kw/h, 26.5 Os, well chuffed.

    What does the O stand for.

    Dave
    Pinxton Notts

    16 panel 4 Kwp system facing southeast 24Deg. roof. Fitted 06/11/2013
  • groovyf
    groovyf Posts: 286 Forumite
    Sixth Anniversary Combo Breaker
    Dave_16 wrote: »
    Well it looks like my record is being broken 26.18 Kw/h, 26.5 Os, well chuffed.

    What does the O stand for.

    Dave

    Divide your day's output by your system size (ie, 4kWh). In your case that would be 26.18/4 = 6.545

    So, pretty much 6.5 O's!
    4kWp system (Feb 2014) : 1.5 SW, 2.5 NE (16x Bisol BMO/250, Aurora Power-One UNO PVI-3.6 Inverter : pvoutput.org/list.jsp?id=29935
  • Dave_16
    Dave_16 Posts: 43 Forumite
    groovyf wrote: »
    Divide your day's output by your system size (ie, 4kWh). In your case that would be 26.18/4 = 6.545

    So, pretty much 6.5 O's!

    Yeh I know but what does the O stand for?

    Dave
    Pinxton Notts

    16 panel 4 Kwp system facing southeast 24Deg. roof. Fitted 06/11/2013
  • Martyn1981
    Martyn1981 Posts: 15,498 Forumite
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    Dave_16 wrote: »
    Yeh I know but what does the O stand for?

    Dave

    O for Oscar!

    That'll be my fault. Way back, Oscar was keen to know what our generation was proportionately, which is kWh/kWp.

    I joked that kWh/kWp was taking too long to type, and suggested Os, as a mickey take tribute. It caught on.

    Obviously "Os" are just a fun slang on here, and won't be recognised outside of MSE (yet!). So for 'real' worldwide comparisons, the correct reference would be kWh/kWp.

    Whatever they are, I got 5.38 of em today, so I'm :)

    Mart.
    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.
  • Oscargrouch
    Oscargrouch Posts: 4,393 Forumite
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    Dave_16 wrote: »
    Well it looks like my record is being broken 26.18 Kw/h, 26.5 Os, well chuffed.

    What does the O stand for.

    Dave

    Not 26.5 of em that's for sure.... as below explains..:rotfl:
    Martyn1981 wrote: »
    O for Oscar!

    That'll be my fault. Way back, Oscar was keen to know what our generation was proportionately, which is kWh/kWp.

    I joked that kWh/kWp was taking too long to type, and suggested Os, as a mickey take tribute. It caught on.

    Obviously "Os" are just a fun slang on here, and won't be recognised outside of MSE (yet!). So for 'real' worldwide comparisons, the correct reference would be kWh/kWp.

    Whatever they are, I got 5.38 of em today, so I'm :)

    Mart.
    You must admit Mart, it was a better idea of yours than connecting extension leads from a train.......watching-sports-smiley-emoticon.gif
    Only a Hawaii + 1.8 O's for me. Best day for a long time.....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).
  • Dave_16
    Dave_16 Posts: 43 Forumite
    I can't understand where the "2" came from, I meant to put 6.45 rounded to 6.5.

    Dave
    Pinxton Notts

    16 panel 4 Kwp system facing southeast 24Deg. roof. Fitted 06/11/2013
  • nigelpm
    nigelpm Posts: 433 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    7.1 o for me or 28.4 kWh.

    30 is proving tricky to get mainly because the increased temps have reduced max output to 3.4 kW from 3.6kw
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