Solar Panel Advice
I already have a coupe of small solar setup sat my house (1kw, and 1.5kw). The 1.5kw was the original one. The 1kw (it's on a 3.5kw inverter) was just a small addon at the time (5 or more years ago now) until I could afford to add some more panels to it.
Well the other day, I was given (long story) 8 x 250w panels. Now the thing about these panels is that they all have a small inverter on the back of them (micro inverter).
So waht I want ot know is how do I wire these up to my system. Obviously they cant just plug into my inverter as it;s expecting dc, and these things pump out ac.
Do I just wire it straight into the sub board in the shed ?
What about some monitor so I can see if it;s working ? Is there something off ebay that would work ? How about this one
Any advice is gratefully received.
Cheers.
When I was a kid, I used to have an imaginary friend. I thought he went everywhere with me. I could talk to him and he could hear me, and he could grant me wishes and stuff too. But then I grew up, and stopped going to church.
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Last edited by Mods; 27-04-18 at 03:58 PM.
When I was a kid, I used to have an imaginary friend. I thought he went everywhere with me. I could talk to him and he could hear me, and he could grant me wishes and stuff too. But then I grew up, and stopped going to church.
Please only answer if you are sure, we don't want Mods getting blown to bits.
Hahaha thanks for looking after me mate, but I am still going to get an electrician to do the work. Just want to have all the info and parts ready for him (whoever I get).Originally Posted by admin
Cheers.
When I was a kid, I used to have an imaginary friend. I thought he went everywhere with me. I could talk to him and he could hear me, and he could grant me wishes and stuff too. But then I grew up, and stopped going to church.
I agree, Admin...Look mods, just to save you the worry of getting electrofuzzed, just send them to me, and I'll get elctrofuzzed on your behalf
I'm out of my mind, but feel free to leave a message...
Check the micro inverters & google the model
Some are DC optimisers & some make AC mains
If they're DC ones you'd feed them via a DC isolator into similar voltage string input on an inverter.
IF they're AC ones, they connect "direct" to the AC switchboard (via suitable breaker, etc).
Here's a pic of the microinverter. It appears it's AC output.
Cheers.
When I was a kid, I used to have an imaginary friend. I thought he went everywhere with me. I could talk to him and he could hear me, and he could grant me wishes and stuff too. But then I grew up, and stopped going to church.
And PS, AC micro inverters connect all in parallel NOT series!
Good to see someone taking one for the teamI agree, Admin...Look mods, just to save you the worry of getting electrofuzzed, just send them to me, and I'll get elctrofuzzed on your behalf
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