I think he's talking about the oil filterOK, I give up, what are we looking for here?
Post a picture you took today.
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HOTLNC
LOD Officer
No, just connecting to the grid. I figure the AC battery is a combo battery charger/inverter. But I don't really know as I have not looked up any specs on it.
Reading an schematic of an out of date grid and battery system, both are not connected at same time. In battery mode, the grid is locked out and the batteries are charged or supply power for the house. But there is no mention of an AC battery in the old drawings.
In my "combiner" box, there is provisions for two inverter strings and one "AC Battery" input. All are on the 220VAC side. Since I have three strings, I'm using the "AC Battery" input as my third string input.
Reading an schematic of an out of date grid and battery system, both are not connected at same time. In battery mode, the grid is locked out and the batteries are charged or supply power for the house. But there is no mention of an AC battery in the old drawings.
In my "combiner" box, there is provisions for two inverter strings and one "AC Battery" input. All are on the 220VAC side. Since I have three strings, I'm using the "AC Battery" input as my third string input.
tixer
Lincoln Evangelist
Looks pretty, that's for sure..
HOTLNC
LOD Officer
Ok, we went live Thursday, the 21th of December at 12:15. The shortest day of the year. Just in time for clouds to start rolling in. But we still generated 4KW. Yesterday, on the 22, we had heavy clouds and rain all day. We generated a whopping 3KW. Today, It is clear and the panels are working good. This link should allow you to see how the system is doing on a graphical basis..
https://enlighten.enphaseenergy.com/public/systems/uPNe1342801
https://enlighten.enphaseenergy.com/public/systems/uPNe1342801
tixer
Lincoln Evangelist
Sounds like they're working great! I love the link to the GUI. I'll be watching that.
We installed a very small array at the school building I work in for "educational purposes" via some kind of a grant recently. I've been trying to track down the monitoring interface for that system. I'm sure it exists, but I wasn't involved in the project.
At a glance, I'd say it's maybe 8-10 of the panels like you have. It's -10f out there right now, so whatever research I'm doing, will be done from the comfort of my desk..
We installed a very small array at the school building I work in for "educational purposes" via some kind of a grant recently. I've been trying to track down the monitoring interface for that system. I'm sure it exists, but I wasn't involved in the project.
At a glance, I'd say it's maybe 8-10 of the panels like you have. It's -10f out there right now, so whatever research I'm doing, will be done from the comfort of my desk..
tixer
Lincoln Evangelist
Ha! I did some asking around, and located the monitoring site for the system we have. It looks like it's about half the size of yours - 16, 350W panels.
Here's the "public" interface.
https://monitoringpublic.solaredge....=MMPAHometownSolarNSP&locale=en_US#/dashboard
There's a little less sunlight way up here in Minnesota, too..
Here's the "public" interface.
https://monitoringpublic.solaredge....=MMPAHometownSolarNSP&locale=en_US#/dashboard
There's a little less sunlight way up here in Minnesota, too..
HOTLNC
LOD Officer
Other than the 30% tax subtraction, we didn't get any incentives. Based on our average electricity consumption, our ROI is about 20 years! Return on investment wasn't our goal. Our dream was to go green with an earth sheltered house and a wind turbine or a solar system. I guess our daughters will see the majority of the beneficents.
Pardon me while I go outside and hug my tree....
Pardon me while I go outside and hug my tree....