Beginner DIY off-grid solar power system. Anyone can build.
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- Hey guys! My name is Will and I'm from the Northwest Suburbs of Chicago. I was pretty much raised a suburb kid. I've worked a ton of regular jobs back home and I just never stick around at one because I always get tired of a mundane and/or repetitive existence.
After about a year to a year and a half of working most jobs I start to get knots in my stomach in the morning before heading back to work. Maybe I'm just not consistent, or maybe it's my higher self calling me to become my own boss, and run my own show. I really think it's a deep part of me telling my conscious self to run away from a regular existence.
My background is mostly in sales, but I also have an associates in engineering sciences, and have a few engineering design jobs under my belt. In the past I've been completely broke, but I've also had my fair share of monetary wealth. My life is full of failures, and successes, ups and downs, and I've definitely learned a lot along the way. One of the biggest lessons that life has taught me, is that if you have a goal, coupled with a burning desire, and you can hold that idea in you mind constantly for a long period of time, and work towards it: There is NO WAY you can fail at acheiving your goal.
My current goal it to build a 20x40 off-grid cabin, live in the woods, and run an outstanding TH-cam channel that pays the bills.
I'm on A MISSION to exit suburb and city life, and build a super awesome off-grid cabin in the woods. In the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.
I've designed it (myself) to be AS SIMPLE as possible. I'm not a builder, and have no experience in building. I drew it by hand with a bunch of blank paper, a ruler, Michigan's residential code book, and a ton of good coffee. I do not have unlimited money to thow at this project. I've got one shot, and need to make it count.
If you're reading this, you're probably watching my cabin build series, and it means the world to me. Geninely, thanks for watching. You are what supports my vocation.
Interact with my vid for the algo if you enjoyed my work, and have an awesome day.
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This is a multifunctional, 12 kilowatt, (kw) Growatt, split-phase output off-grid solar inverter, integrated with a MPPT solar charge controller, a low frequency pure sine wave inverter and UPS function module in one machine, which is perfect for off-grid backup power.
The whole system also needs other devices to achieve complete running such as PV modules, generator, or utility grid.
Features:
-Rated power: 12KW
-MPPT solar charge controller
-Low frequency inverter with large transformer
-Pure sine wave AC output
-Overload, short circuit and deep discharge protection
-Configurable AC/ solar input priority via LCD setting
-Compatible to mains voltage or generator power
-WiFi GPRS remote monitoring
Growatt website:
www.growatt-america.com
Solar panels: (6) 100W Renergy.
www.renogy.com/solar-panels/
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(Notes to myself)
Step 1: “somehow” get myself 31 acres of land.
Step 2: quit job
Step 3: you better not had done Step 2 first.
In residential electrical red is hot black is hot and white is neutral. Split phase is both positive, they are out of phase by 120 degrees. Three phase is 120 degrees out of phase on all three phases which equals 360.. extremely nice inverter and battery setup 👍👍👍👍👍👍
Split phase (120/240) the positive conductors are 180 from each other, three phase they are 120
Just like your PV wires, you should wrap some black tape at both ends of the negative wires to/from battery /inverter.
When you switch to AC in the load center the WHITE wire is your neutral and the BLACK wire is the second line wire. Easy to switch those, please do it today and slap your hand...
Really enjoying this series bro - excited to see what’s next!
In addition to the color issues for wiring mentioned - Never mix AC and DC circuits. Your panel Ground should not go to a common Ground Bus bar connected with the battery negative. The panel ground is a safety (circuit) ground and needs to go to an earth point. (Ground rod). The battery (DC circuit) does not have a ground but rather a negative terminal or in other words, a return line. DC circuits at times may use the vehicle chassis as the return line(negative) so it may appear to be a ground connection, but it is not. Another factor to add that may be confusing, a negative DC wire is normally Black, which in an AC line is the L1 power line. The positive DC wire uses Red, while Red is used for the L2 line in AC circuits. I know you are using materials at hand, and I have also had on occasion used extra Red wire for Battery negative side, but used black heat shrink on the terminals and spaced along the run to indicate it is Negative side of the circuit. Helps to prevent accidental contact on the wrong side. Good project, keep up the good work and learning.
Thank you for adding that comment. Mixing grounds of AC and DC can result in destroying the equipment for sure. I hope that our comments will help this fella get the electrical straightened out and on the right path...
Thanks guys. I've removed to the battery connection to common ground. Y'all' rock. I'll make an update on the system to not confuse newcomers.
Cant wait to see you build this will be great to see!
Thanks friend, I can't wait to see it also !
Love this. Looking at property up there right now. Somewhere between copper harbor and Munising. 40-80 acres, off grid cabin in the middle with a solar setup.
Love the Shotgun!
best $300 ever spent.
Hay Upper I’m a troll from under the bridge in Ypsilanti. I set up a small system to ad an extra AC to my master bedroom suite upstairs to save money and turned down the house AC.
Will!! Love watching these, hope you're doing well! Long time since AK Fitness in Alaska!
I hope you're doing well too man! I appreciate that, I've been working on my filmmaking skills and trying to level up! If you ever swing through the UP stop by and see the site, maybe there will be a cabin built by then!
Love thisssss
Did I hear you are in the U.P.? I used to visit family and friends over there when growing up in northern Minnesota. Looks like you have the beginnings of a fine system. As you were describing your battery hookup you mentioned they were in parallel. I think they are actually in series (positive to negative) - no problem, just letting you know. Parallel would be all positives and all negatives together. I won’t bore anyone with the details of this. I wish you the best! Say hello to Copper Harbor & Houghton for me.
Drone footage and 4K resolution look sick when watching on a TV. Great work!
Yea it rocks! Too bad my property is in restricted airspace and I’m not allowed to fly my DJI drone over it AT ALL/WHATSOEVER. DJI completely restricts takeoff over my land 😭
@@WillMagnerFitness Wait what! Did you know this before you bought the drone? Any idea why your property is under restricted airspace control? Wouldn’t expect in a remote area unless you are in flight path for an airport or near some military base.
awesome
Thanks friend!
cool id get a back up inverter my growatt qut working
Houghton/ Hancock area? I live about 25 min away. I'm curious to see how this works in the winter
Will what was your deicision process for your battery buying of Battleborn vs Renogy?
31 acres? Wow!
I have the 6000 kw model Growatt and man is it LOUD!! Why do the fans need to come on when my fridge compressor comes on? My goodness it's only 3 to 400 watts. I was wondering if you have any advice cause I'm ready to give up....great video:)
Will have you had any problems with inverter? I ask because I have the same inverter and having problem with it. I have been dealing with Signiture Solar and it’s taking a long time to get fixed. Tech support said they are going to move up to level 2 Tech. Support. I’m totally off grid. Just letting you know.
dude thats a good looking shotgun. btw, don't you have any fuse on pv -> scc?
only 8A coming from PV setup in direct sun and growatt is rated for 120A.
I'll add a fuse soon but i'm not too worried for now. Will likely add 6 more panels in the spring and add the 120A fuse then.
I have the same inverter, I have it as backup power for my whole house. It was a b!tch to install on a wall because it was so heavy.
If we consider 6 daily sunshine hours
With your solar panels it would take 3to 4 days to fill the batteries from empty to full
Unless I put a hydro system on the stream or fire up a generator!!!
What are you doing now for power?
Hello, why is my solar icon not showing up on the screen? I'm getting 150v from the panel but I'm getting 0 input from panel..
Is this the 12000dvm or hvm ?
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LETS GO
Do you know that a 12,000 watt the inverter will put 226 amp out of your battery
Series vs Parallel solar panel connection…. You described series, and said parallel.
You are correct my friend. I meant to add a ** correction in the video.
The white should be on the nature and the black to l2
On the AC side of your system, white should NEVER be used as a hot leg and black should NEVER be used as a neutral or ground. Black and Red are supposed to be the hot leads in a 120/240v split phase system, white is neutral, and bare or green wire is ground.
I'll miss the Yamaha dude
i dont :D
Electric bike will be faster!!
Ya never even seen it!
Sow you got 200ah for $8,400
Where do you live? In the US, per NEC, white is always the Neutral, Black and Red are always the hot lines. You are teaching people how to improperly wire a sub-panel! Please correct your video. NEC matters in most cities and counties and doing it wrong will confuse any electrician who might ever look at this setup. Seriously, using White for a hot line is a NO NO! White is the "Grounded Neutral", Always! Please correct this, ASAP. Update: I just noticed that your ground wire is black. Per NEC, the ground wire must be Bare Tinned Copper, Green insulation or Green with a yellow stripe. Back is ALWAYS a hot-line, never ground. You can't phase tape the wire if it's less than #6 AWG either, so the wire needs to be replaced. I mean, come on man, this is the most basic of basic NEC codes. Everyone knows White is neutral and ground is Green. No?
@David Scottsdale For the main panel, that is correct unless it's already bonded at the inverter.
Thanks for the feedback. I will genuinely apply this to my setup.
NEC who? this is my first electrical setup and panel that I've ever wired. Had no idea ground needed to be green. I know now!