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I inquired about downloading the Free Solar Diagrams. I received a response in less than 24 hours. I was so impressed that I immediately purchased Nic's book "Off Grid Solar Power Simplified". I enjoy both Nic's book and videos and find them very useful.

@cleversolarpower

28 күн бұрын

Thank you for your kind words and the purchase of my book! I appreciate it 🙏

Your videos are extremely good at explaining everything - hats off to you.

@cleversolarpower

6 ай бұрын

Glad you like them!

Excellent thankyou simple easy to understand 👍

thankyou very helpful video, I will be sure to reference your charts for into, Cheers.

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Subscribed. Great video for beginners

@cleversolarpower

5 ай бұрын

Awesome, thank you!

Thank you very much

Solar panel wire size over a distance and how to calculate the size would be awesome. I have a situation where the panels are 600 ft from where the charge controller and battery are going. No I can't shorten the distance!

@cleversolarpower

6 ай бұрын

Check the 4th link in the description: Cable size for solar panels: kzread.info/dash/bejne/payb0NaliJerqrw.html

I want to check my house for actual energy use for each appliance before I put in a system. What monitor would you recommend?

@cleversolarpower

Ай бұрын

I cannot recommend one because i have not done it before. However, your energy meter will tell you the power consumption monthly. You can also note down the consumption per day and put it in a spreadsheet.

Hello, your illustration shows using 1 battery. How would adding additional batteries affect wire size requirements?

@cleversolarpower

Ай бұрын

Wire size stays the same. Because the load remains the same.

For the inverter, aren’t you supposed to calculate the max it can put out? For example, the Victron Multiplus II 24/3000 is a 3,000 W inverter but can handle 5,500 W max (even though for a short period). If I sized for 3,000 W then isn’t that dangerous during max/peak usage? Or can welding cables handle overcurrent for a certain time?

@cleversolarpower

Ай бұрын

Cables can handle an over current for a specific amount of time, just like breakers and fuses. Depends on how much of the nominal current it is.

@ForgeAheadwithMike

Ай бұрын

@@cleversolarpower Ok, so I should calculate 3,000 W in my equations instead of 5,500 W?

I just bought a 60A MPPT controller for a campervan, and in the instruction it says that I need 6 mm diameter wire for a controller, but my solar panels (450W and 120W) have 4 mm diameter wire:/

@cleversolarpower

Ай бұрын

The wire size in and out of the charge controller is different. The wire going in the battery will have to be thicker because there is more current. Power= voltage*current

How do you connect a wind mill

@cleversolarpower

5 ай бұрын

I'm not experienced with wind power. However I've heard they are not worth it for small scale systems. Costs a lot and low power output.

Hopefully my brain retains this after I fall asleep while on auto play

@cleversolarpower

Ай бұрын

My videos tend to make people fall asleep 😄

@mgcreed

Ай бұрын

@@cleversolarpower I'm learning a lot though thank you for your videos

@juancastro7936

Ай бұрын

Lol. I know what you mean😅

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