Do you have the model number of the inverter to hand?
Do you have the model number of the inverter to hand?I ended up going with the middle quote - 22 panels, Sigenergy hybrid inverter and Sigenergy 5kw battery - all in was 12k. Is expected to generate about 7k units a year. It was only installed last Friday but seems great so far - weather has been cloudy so solar hasn't been hitting anywhere near peak but I am still at about 30% of my prior usage from the grid.
The Sigenery system is really user friendly and the AI mode ensures that it operates at maximum efficiency. I just plug details of the tariff I am on into the app and it utilizes the battery/solar accordingly. Realtime data also - refreshes every 30 seconds. I have the option to plug additional batteries onto the existing structure at any point if I wish.
Early days but so far so good.
Not sure if its the model number but the name I got was SigenStor EC 5.0SPDo you have the model number of the inverter to hand?
Agreed, Solar is the best thing I ever bought.
Just wish I had of put more panels up, when I was doing it
Aren't you capped by the size of the inverter?I wish I had more room, to put up more panels!
For anyone who isn't aware, the actual solar panels, are typically cheap enough, averaging €300 - €400 depending on make and model etc.
In fact, I'm starting to consider building a small extension to the back of our house, and top of my concerns isn't the internal floor space, amount of natural light, but how many more panels I can install, once it's built
Not really. If you put up say 10kW of panels with a 5kW inverter, yes in the middle of a summers day the maximum you can generate is 5kW, but outside of that peak time you’ll be generating double what you could have with half the panels. Given that the vast majority of the time you won’t be getting full output from your panels it makes a lot of sense to over-provision them and let the inverter ‘clip’ the power in those few summer hours where you are producing more than it can use.Aren't you capped by the size of the inverter?
Aren't you capped by the size of the inverter?
That's it, exactly, @Zenith63Not really.....
Oversizing Solar - GaryDoesSolarAren't you capped by the size of the inverter?
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The recent spell of cloudy high pressure that has affected Ireland for the past fortnight has meant that my PV panels have generated a grand total of 1.6 units over the past 12 days! Total revenue raised has been 30cent!
If this continues, then the break-even point for my PV solar installation will be in about 73 years time, which is a bit longer than I anticipated!
(I read on the UK Netweather site that Ireland has experienced a total of 1 hour's sunshine over the past 11 days!)
In our case, I can't see it moving the dial much. Our home is already A rated, plus given the rate of improvement in panels year-on-year, like all other technology, it's out of date nearly as soon as you've got it.Itll add to value of your house though?
Everyone had a bad November 2024 - but, November was never expected to produce much, and it's not known for its clear, bright, long days, so why worry about it?
Investing in Solar is a long term investment that generates solid pong term returns, it's like buying equities, so forget the day trader type of mindset
So says the sales pitch....but does it really?Itll add to value of your house though?
So says the sales pitch....but does it really?
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