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Was digging around the internet looking at G99 fast track SGI-3 and found this 80A fuse limit article on my travels, not seen mention of it on here before so thought I'd post a link https://connections.nationalgrid.co.uk/news-and-events/latest-news/standardisation-of-fusing-to-80a no more...

Was on my travels around the www earlier and found this linked to from the victron community forum, thought some here may be interested. https://www.victronenergy.com/live/drafts:dynamic_ess#uk I've not read this in any detail, this is just what popped up of interest... Dynamic ESS is an...

Hi folks, stumbled across this on my travels today, not seen it here before so thought I'd post it, expect most of you know already, but just in case... link: https://octopus.energy/octopus-smart-tariffs/ for Outgoing Fixed elsewhere it says if on Octopus Go then you get Lite version with...

Had a bit of free time recently to play with easy-pv 3D, so put together my house situ. As you can see (1st pic) , not the clearest of surroundings. (mine is the one with the red gable end and panels on the roof - gable end is approx S-facing, tall trees are to the west) The roof lines to the...

Hi folks, wonder if anyone here knows the answer to this please? Are there any restrictions I should be aware of regarding installation of pc inverter and or battery inside a wooden shed. I'm not intending to do the work myself, just working through feasibility of where I can put various...

Received a quote for an east west 8.7kWp system. Supplier charges an amount for dno Gxx paperwork, which seems reasonable in principle, but it got me thinking whether Dno would comment in advance of likelihood of accepting a submission and its level of grid export, a bit like a lender...

Simple solis only question. One solis 6kw string inverter or two smaller ones for an East-west system? Background... Quote for East West system West roof 10 panels 4.35kWp maybe 9panels East roof 10 panels 4.35kWp Roof ridge line points about 10deg towards East of due South. 29deg pitch...

Looked at the ENA register earlier and saw the two larger versions of the multiplus are in processing AFAIK these have not been applied for previously, will be good to see them inthe mix. The Quattro 8000 and 10000 are already approved.

Are there any uk companies with fully uk manufactured batteries for use with solar pv systems? I did a bit of web searching... Givenergy are uk owned if I read companies house correctly. So far I can't find out if they manufacture their batteries from scratch and, if so, where its done. They...

Hi folks, simple query I hope Option 1 some panels Growatt (or other) 5kW string inverter, Givenergy AIO 13.5kWh battery & gateway which IIRC has 6kW output total AC output possible is 11kW? and can run in backup mode during a power cut to supply PV energy and/or battery energy If you have a...

I did a google search and a forum search and looked at myenergi website but didn't see an answer anywhere to this specifically, so I presume there are no problems with this,... Probably a daft question, but just to be sure... I have a combi gas boiler for central heating and hot water, the hot...

From comparing victron 250/85, 250/100, 450/100, my conclusion it that the 250/100 will handle the most PV panels [Edit...] in parallel and input power, the 450/100 will handle more panels as a single string but less input PV power than the 250/100 Have I got it right ? Please could someone...

Hi folks, I've been trying to track down installers for Victron on-grid kit operating in herts/beds/bucks, I've looked at victron's website (https://www.victronenergy.com/where-to-buy) but it looks like nothing much between London and Nottingham! Anyone aware of one? Thanks

So, been agitating the grey cells about the Victron kit, some thoughts.... I think my roofs can take 10 x Perlight 425W on East facing and 11 x 425W on West facing side. Panel specs are Vmpp 34.6V Voc 41.7V Impp 12.30A Isc 13.03A ΔIsc/°C: 0.04 % ΔVoc/°C: -0.27 % Perlight 425W chosen as an...

Hi folks, found this on my travels, thought I'd post a link in case others find it interesting/useful too In case anyone is wondering, I have no affiliation to the supplier whatsoever. https://www.spiritenergy.co.uk/kb-batteries-residential-solar-energy-storage-overview enjoy

Hi Ronski was reading this thread... https://electricianforum.co.uk/threads/new-consumer-unit-required-does-it-mean-none-fire-rated-down-lighters-need-replacing.56129/page-2 and was interested in your system. Just curious, what kwp of panels do you have connected to the victron MPPT unit ...

For anyone who may be interested... I found this paper by Victron on MPPT and PWM, it calculates panel temperature effects and deals with low irradiance a bit too https://www.victronenergy.com/upload/documents/Technical-Information-Which-solar-charge-controller-PWM-or-MPPT.pdf

Hi folks wonder if someone could spare me a few grey cells on this please... I'm starting to get my head around victron gear and have started with the easy solar spec for EasySolar-II 48/3000/35-32 MPPT 250/70 GX as an example I did a forum search for easysolar but didn't spot anything...

Hi folks, wonder if someone can help with a query please on hybrid inverters A hybrid inverter can be used to charge the connected battery with energy from solar PV panels, and convert to AC to power electrical items in the house or export to grid. A DC coupled system So in principle the...

Hi folks, had a hunt on the forum but didn't find anything... is anyone aware of a solar irradiance monitoring widget I could place on shed roof for a week or so and capture how much sunlight reaches the roof, I'm unsure how much shading it suffers during the day - when I'm mostly out I've...