I started building my 12/24 volt solar system last spring. I turned it on 7/5/24. It's still a work in progress. I have 4 100ah Lifepo4 Batteries and 1800 watts of panels. I'm in the process of wiring and placing outlets Now.
my heart goes out to you man. I've built a couple solar power systems. my first one now powers my small workshop and it's a 12 kw battery from a Nissan leaf. my newer system is 26 kw of lifepo4 cells. I'm in my semi truck 27 days then home 3.or 4 so my system charges while I'm gone and I use the months harvested energy while I'm home. I cool and heat with a very efficient mini split and that where 90 percent of my electricity is spent. I can tell you from several years of experience that the math don't really work to figure your needs with equipment. it's more of a trial and error and a person will normally need a lot more than they think. I've spent about 55 grand on components and wire and hardware so far and once I install a couple more pallets of panels I should be good for... hopefully forever lol. I have 9 charge controllers but only 3 hooked up at the moment as I don't yet have the panels I need for the next 6 controllers but it's a steady save and buy and save and buy kinda thing. at first I heated with propane but now Ive decided the electric is so convenient I've gotten my heart set on a system that can power our life no matter the cost. I'll tell ya tho, I heat my shop with a diesel heater and it's been a game changer
I wired my cabin just like an RV which is what you are talking about, all the lights are dc and the receptacles when needed are ac thru the inverter. I have used this same system at my cabin for over 30 years and is the most power efficient way to go as i see it. I have had to use my inverter more with a cellular booster I purchased but when i can find a good 12 volt one that will help. I also used regular household type electrical panels to start my wiring even for the 12 volt dc since the Square D breakers work AC/DC so it gives you a more professional job and better protection I think.
Greetings from the Tanana! Similar systems here. A bit bigger at our main home. Our root cellar under the cabin is our refrigerator- four ac chest freezers (a bit excessive, i know) are our biggest demand. Running all four really only two months in the fall ( all unplugged mid oct-mid April) With the low price of pv, and the high price tag of those dc freezers, we went big on solar. We also have a near perfect location for solar here... south facing bluff.
Very nice! I think (assuming you get a moose in fall) it's worth it to run freezers until freeze-up, even if you need to use a generator (and probably only in daytime, yeah?).
Australia is bloody hot, so we need air conditioning. I have installed a full SolarEdge Home system 8.4kw with SolarEdge battery 9.7kwh, and that battery is down to 10% by midnight on hot nights. The battery is usually full again by 10am during summer months.
The new one is a "Unique" brand. We haven't started using it yet, so I'm not sure how good it is. Our current one is a "SunStar," going well so far, and we just switched to that from a SunDanzer (Electrolux) that we used for about 8 or 9 years. The SunDanzer worked really well, and the SunStar is also doing a good job so far. Once we try the new one for a while I'll probably make a video comparing the three.
if solar is small or bigger design i will look basicly to waste thré money for actual panel tech, in bad weather /winter i get no output from my old mono panels , my newer N-type panel in similar size generate power in low/bad light conditions in that the 6 year old mono panels can not do anythink. that makes for me a hughe diff in how much i get in useable power from my small solar.
I started building my 12/24 volt solar system last spring. I turned it on 7/5/24. It's still a work in progress. I have 4 100ah Lifepo4 Batteries and 1800 watts of panels. I'm in the process of wiring and placing outlets Now.
my heart goes out to you man. I've built a couple solar power systems. my first one now powers my small workshop and it's a 12 kw battery from a Nissan leaf. my newer system is 26 kw of lifepo4 cells. I'm in my semi truck 27 days then home 3.or 4 so my system charges while I'm gone and I use the months harvested energy while I'm home. I cool and heat with a very efficient mini split and that where 90 percent of my electricity is spent. I can tell you from several years of experience that the math don't really work to figure your needs with equipment. it's more of a trial and error and a person will normally need a lot more than they think. I've spent about 55 grand on components and wire and hardware so far and once I install a couple more pallets of panels I should be good for... hopefully forever lol. I have 9 charge controllers but only 3 hooked up at the moment as I don't yet have the panels I need for the next 6 controllers but it's a steady save and buy and save and buy kinda thing. at first I heated with propane but now Ive decided the electric is so convenient I've gotten my heart set on a system that can power our life no matter the cost. I'll tell ya tho, I heat my shop with a diesel heater and it's been a game changer
I wired my cabin just like an RV which is what you are talking about, all the lights are dc and the receptacles when needed are ac thru the inverter. I have used this same system at my cabin for over 30 years and is the most power efficient way to go as i see it. I have had to use my inverter more with a cellular booster I purchased but when i can find a good 12 volt one that will help. I also used regular household type electrical panels to start my wiring even for the 12 volt dc since the Square D breakers work AC/DC so it gives you a more professional job and better protection I think.
Greetings from the Tanana! Similar systems here. A bit bigger at our main home. Our root cellar under the cabin is our refrigerator- four ac chest freezers (a bit excessive, i know) are our biggest demand. Running all four really only two months in the fall ( all unplugged mid oct-mid April) With the low price of pv, and the high price tag of those dc freezers, we went big on solar. We also have a near perfect location for solar here... south facing bluff.
Very nice! I think (assuming you get a moose in fall) it's worth it to run freezers until freeze-up, even if you need to use a generator (and probably only in daytime, yeah?).
Australia is bloody hot, so we need air conditioning. I have installed a full SolarEdge Home system 8.4kw with SolarEdge battery 9.7kwh, and that battery is down to 10% by midnight on hot nights. The battery is usually full again by 10am during summer months.
Or, you could get a $9 12v fuse block.
Here in the UK 5000 watt if solar does squat in the winter
What kind of dc fridge do you have? Can you provide a link or something?
The new one is a "Unique" brand. We haven't started using it yet, so I'm not sure how good it is. Our current one is a "SunStar," going well so far, and we just switched to that from a SunDanzer (Electrolux) that we used for about 8 or 9 years. The SunDanzer worked really well, and the SunStar is also doing a good job so far. Once we try the new one for a while I'll probably make a video comparing the three.
@ I’m only familiar with the Sundance. Looking forward to the comparison
if solar is small or bigger design i will look basicly to waste thré money for actual panel tech, in bad weather /winter i get no output from my old mono panels , my newer N-type panel in similar size generate power in low/bad light conditions in that the 6 year old mono panels can not do anythink.
that makes for me a hughe diff in how much i get in useable power from my small solar.
please share which panels those are thanks.