Hi all,
I'm after some design advice for a solar system I'm putting together. I work in the electrical trade (wholesaler) so have a decent knowledge of solar, but would like some reassurance.
I'm looking at an 8kw system, 12 x 325w JA panels and 10 x 400w trina. Each on opposite sides of the house. 7900W total. (Getting western power approval).
I'm looking at a fox 6kw hybrid inverter with 11kw batteries. Fox seems the best available product at the moment and the batteries have a 6kw discharge peak and seems better kit than Givenergy which is the next best available brand. The Fox batteries can also be scaled in 2kw increments if the above capacity is not enough.
Fox 6kw inverter max power is 7800W so I'm 100W over. My question is this OK? Is 100W over safe and will I lose much output in peak conditions? I've spoken to a supplier and you can't use two Fox hybrid inverters in parallel one for either side of the house, this would be ideal and it's the same with givenergy. 7kw/8kw hybrid inverters seem to be pretty uncommon.
Has anyone got any advice for me? Willing to look at other setups and options if there's a better way of doing it. My annual usage is 5700kwh. Looking at octopus go as a tariff. No EV charger and no hot water controller.
I've had one suggestion of using a a string inverter on one side and hybrid the other side. But surely I will lose out as only one inverter can charge the batteries.
If I have a large battery setup is it more likely the DNO will approve the application and how often do they approve systems of this size or push back and limit the size of system?
I'm after some design advice for a solar system I'm putting together. I work in the electrical trade (wholesaler) so have a decent knowledge of solar, but would like some reassurance.
I'm looking at an 8kw system, 12 x 325w JA panels and 10 x 400w trina. Each on opposite sides of the house. 7900W total. (Getting western power approval).
I'm looking at a fox 6kw hybrid inverter with 11kw batteries. Fox seems the best available product at the moment and the batteries have a 6kw discharge peak and seems better kit than Givenergy which is the next best available brand. The Fox batteries can also be scaled in 2kw increments if the above capacity is not enough.
Fox 6kw inverter max power is 7800W so I'm 100W over. My question is this OK? Is 100W over safe and will I lose much output in peak conditions? I've spoken to a supplier and you can't use two Fox hybrid inverters in parallel one for either side of the house, this would be ideal and it's the same with givenergy. 7kw/8kw hybrid inverters seem to be pretty uncommon.
Has anyone got any advice for me? Willing to look at other setups and options if there's a better way of doing it. My annual usage is 5700kwh. Looking at octopus go as a tariff. No EV charger and no hot water controller.
I've had one suggestion of using a a string inverter on one side and hybrid the other side. But surely I will lose out as only one inverter can charge the batteries.
If I have a large battery setup is it more likely the DNO will approve the application and how often do they approve systems of this size or push back and limit the size of system?
