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So where is the surprising part? Enjoy the downvote for that title.
@PlanXV14 сағат бұрын
Its a bad setup the data is skewed and the losses are huge not worth it
@bertjesklotepino16 сағат бұрын
ok, so i bought this automatic light that turns on when it sees motion. And obviously only when its dark. It also came with a solar panel and a 6 volt battery. The light is a grid of leds, basically. From the LIDL. The solar panel puts out 12 volt in full sunlight. Perhaps a bit more, but around 12 volts. Inside the lamp is a circuit to charge the battery via solar panel. But you can also hook up an adapter to power the light. (and perhaps charge the battery. I am no wizzkid so i dont know if the circuit also charges the battery if you hook up the adapter but i assume it does) Anyways, the question is simple: Can i just hook up this simple small solar panel that puts out 12 volts to my car battery to keep it charged? Or does it require a small circuit in between? I have no clue how many watts this solar panel puts out. I am not an electrician, so hence this question. Thx in advance for any reply.
@alexandersleeКүн бұрын
You and your main audience may be American, but any scientific temperature tests should be conducted in Kelvin or at least metric AKA Système international d'unités. Note the distorted proportions of your Fahrenheit chart versus Celcius 🧐. If you want to convert to Stupid American Units Fahrenheit afterwards then fine 🤷🏻♂️
@michaelswonderfulworldКүн бұрын
Maybe a 66 feet and a 33 feet wire length would be a practical test for mobile setups..
@luminelinКүн бұрын
how many miles can it add to a Tesla Model 3?
@everydaysolarКүн бұрын
6 kWh would probably be about 18-20 miles for a model 3.
@sergiopadilla8716Күн бұрын
It looks like they wired your 15A breaker in the combiner box incorrectly.
@gsestreamКүн бұрын
hvdc
@defaultHandle1110Күн бұрын
Water down the front, fan at the back ?
@defaultHandle1110Күн бұрын
So I have solar pool matting and a pool (of course) I’m getting solar installed at some point going to have a heat pump too. Now is there a way I can use the solar pool heater or the water system to cool the solar panels and use that to extra heat the pool water ?
@ngk3302 күн бұрын
I’m going to be running 5s3p 100 watts ecoworthy bifacial panels. I bought a “DIHOOL Solar Panel Disconnect Switch 30 Amp Breaker Box” from Amazon. I believe the breaker would work the same as a fuse, or should I look into a legit fuse?
@josiahhardy2 күн бұрын
Bro get that cord off the ground you will get way better results!!!
@gustavocampos20052 күн бұрын
Is it possible to hae multi outlet extension cord for each 120v and connect those extension cords for each room
@timcat10042 күн бұрын
I opted for no fuse. I've had two different fuse holders fail. They suck,
@stevew37312 күн бұрын
Great information. Thank you. I'm currently running the DPU with 4 batteries for a total of 24kw. I have (8), 400w panels, in series, charging the DPU. I plan on only solar charging at this time and only using it to charge up my 30kw, Nissan Leaf. Hope you can help me or anyone else with my questions. Do I, should I, ground the DPU unit? I see a ground screw on the unit. I was thinking about adding more panels to bring the total up to the maximum allowed, which I believe is 4000w for the high solar input. Can I mix one or two more panels that do not have the same output rating? As an example...can I add two more panels rated at 375w each or one panel rated at 800w? These are just hypotheticals. Not even sure they make panels rated at 800w. Thank you in advance for any information.
@gspam1542 күн бұрын
Great topic and thank you for the presentation. I don't fully understand the placement of the fuses or where the magic black smoke is going to come out, so I would welcome additional videos on this topic.
@skyweb65602 күн бұрын
I haven't been able to find any information online or enchase forum to see if I can add an existing string inverter with 30A breaker to Combiner 5. The new combiner 5 im adding will have 1 60A feed in from a QAgreggator only populated with 2 20A branches so Total input into the Combiner will be 70A well below the supported limited. Im hoping I can run my new i8+ branch and the old inverter system through this combiner, and the production CT. I don't think it will mess it up? Any Thoughts?
@MrCrixizix2 күн бұрын
I'm a bit unclear on what kind of circumstance these fuses would help with. You've said a short that causes more current to go through a single branch. Could you give some clarification or an example of what this type is failure might look like?
@depazz2 күн бұрын
does this setup interfere with anti-islanding requirements?
@tlteal2 күн бұрын
Very helpful, thank you!
@kevinlauzon76652 күн бұрын
Heliene 66M HJT All Black Module - 360 watts on DP3 have a VOC of 48.62 so 3S puts these at 145.86 volts at STC. These panels in 3S will exceed VOC of 150 volts when panel temperature gets below 14 Celsius or 57.1 F
@everydaysolar2 күн бұрын
Thanks for running the numbers. Appreciate the help!
@cbpuzzle2 күн бұрын
The energy and equipment expense needed to run a pump, reclamation tank, plumbing, fungicide, would make it net zero Im guesing. PVC, pump motors, chemicals and tubing aren't exactly free.
@rickyarmentrout86782 күн бұрын
Use a ram pump? No electric to offset...
@al99292 күн бұрын
I read all 125 comments upto the date of this comment. Not one mention of the ability to trip the main breaker switch for grid supply to panel. In case of grid down one can manually switch off grid supply before pluggong in a solar supplied micro inverter into your wall. If taking other saftey measures in place, it may be a good back up for brown outs. The caveat is one has to have neighbors on grid to see when grid goes live again so you can reverse the breaker switches.
@isaacwhite74112 күн бұрын
you could seal the back of the panels and put hole inlets top and bottom and run distilled water through the panels and then through the pex in the pools ,the distilled water will give 100% contact with the panels with higher performance.
@skysurferuk2 күн бұрын
Thicker guage wire has less loss, so, not really surprising, really. Just heavier on your wallet.
@WolJaJa2 күн бұрын
Just watch/measure the increase of the shadow when tilting and you know how big the gain is.
@teuton61673 күн бұрын
Thanks for doing this video. This is the exact question I had about fuses.
@everydaysolar2 күн бұрын
You bet, happy to help!
@diySolarPowerFunWithRay3 күн бұрын
Great video. This is the exact solar configuration I recommended in my delta pro 3 review video. But I forgot to mention the fuses though. Good reminder.
@everydaysolar2 күн бұрын
Yeah, I like over paneling the High voltage side a bit to stretch out the peak sun hours and get you a little more on overcast days. Overall I am impressed with the DP3 thus far and was able to charge the Cybertruck up with 9 kWh from solar yesterday from the DP3 which is not too shabby.
@Mgamerz3 күн бұрын
I have 8 panels - 4S2P (I think that's the notation?). They go into a combiner box with each series having a 10A fuse. I assume that covers this? The fuses are before the combination, not after.
@everydaysolar2 күн бұрын
Yeah, that should work assuming the Isc is below 10 Amps.
@HansSchulze3 күн бұрын
Ohms law, and a table of AWG vs ohms would have done all this in 15 mins in your spreadsheet. If you made the calculations based on 2 cells input of voltage and current, you would also have found that series vs parallel would be best. When you work with high power and want to know efficiency, ohms law and power=volts x amps are your basic tape measure of electricity. Please understand these two before buying any DIY electical stuff.
@MrFirstone233 күн бұрын
Man, Yea! Not enough info and conversation about this on YT. Out of confusion and concern, I bought a miniature 30-amp disconnect switch/circuit breaker to put between the panels and the Delta Pro. I'm currently just using 6 -100-watt panels but upgrading to approximately 1600 watt. Few years back a BougeRV tech said I wouldn't need fuses with a 1600-watt system. Anyhow, the topic of using fuses doesn't seem to get the attention it deserves, or maybe I'm just being too careful. Those DP's sure are pricey though... Great video, Thanks!
@everydaysolar2 күн бұрын
Thanks for the feedback and yep the DP, DPU, and DP3 are not cheap. For certain applications they make a lot of sense but also good to look at the DIY path as well if you system is stationary.
@jasonrose98133 күн бұрын
On the top diagram. I am thinking no fuses would trip as the most the other string could pump in is under 15 amps? You are assuming that the top would have 10 going through the top fuse but why would it if the sink is a panel in that string. Am I wrong and if so can you explain? Thank you!
@everydaysolar2 күн бұрын
In normal operation you are correct. The fuses are just protecting against a short circuit where you might have both branch currents going through one side.
@jimmy45183 күн бұрын
any downsides to undersizing the fuse if there is a ton of room between isc and max fuse rating? i.e. isc is 11.26A and max fuse rating is 20. was thinking about doing 15a fuses
@everydaysolar2 күн бұрын
I don't think so, for instance on my Solar L side even though the fuse rating is 25 Amps I would be comfortable using 15 Amps or 20 Amps.
@TheSilmarillian3 күн бұрын
New sub here hello from remote rural off grid solar and wind here Australia, nice explanation indeed.
@everydaysolar2 күн бұрын
Nice! Welcome to the channel. I want to get a little wind turbine up and running to start testing things out. How large is the turbine you have up and running?
@freddurstedgebono60293 күн бұрын
Only reason to do Parallel is when you have the short connection. Parallel helps separate panel strings so blockages aren’t bringing the whole system down. However, power optimizers on each panel could help that
@carterjohnson253 күн бұрын
How much juice did the fountain pump use?
@kennethdurkin-yp4yb3 күн бұрын
Waste of money I would not give a penny Solar Panel Tilt Angle.
@GawainBracy3 күн бұрын
Title: EcoFlow's New Delta Pro Ultra - Battery Issues and Mixed Messages from Customer Service I recently ordered the new Delta Pro Ultra from EcoFlow, but I have a frustrating issue. They sent me the inverter but not the battery, and to make matters worse, they charged me for the full unit. When I emailed them to ask about the missing battery, they informed me that the batteries for this unit are out of stock and won't be available until mid-July. However, when I later called their customer service number, I was told the batteries would be in stock in early July. These conflicting dates are leaving me stuck with a Delta Pro Ultra and no battery indefinitely. Adding to my frustration, their website still allows people to order the kits and the batteries as if they're readily available.
@GawainBracy3 күн бұрын
Title: EcoFlow's New Delta Pro Ultra - Battery Issues and Mixed Messages from Customer Service I recently ordered the new Delta Pro Ultra from EcoFlow, but I have a frustrating issue. They sent me the inverter but not the battery, and to make matters worse, they charged me for the full unit. When I emailed them to ask about the missing battery, they informed me that the batteries for this unit are out of stock and won't be available until mid-July. However, when I later called their customer service number, I was told the batteries would be in stock in early July. These conflicting dates are leaving me stuck with a Delta Pro Ultra and no battery indefinitely. Adding to my frustration, their website still allows people to order the kits and the batteries as if they're readily available.
@Mimer63 күн бұрын
Have you taken an IR photo of the panels? There can be a big difference between the panels if some cells are broken. Or you can simply redo the experiment the next day with the panels swapped and see if the difference is the same. Thanks in any case for someone who wants to try different things and see what the result is. One thing about running A/C from solar panels is that solar panels also contribute to keeping the house cool by shading the house. As well as protecting the house's roof from being broken down by the sun's rays so the roof lasts longer.
@ViKingOutLDR3 күн бұрын
Great video and explanations. What is the orange tool used 6:25 into the video called and where can it be ordered ?. Didnt find it at the provided Amazon link. Please advice as I need it for my Ecoflow setup.
@niloy5123 күн бұрын
may be you can try spraying at the back side of the panel, that reduce temperature too. Exited to see the results...
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A Cybertruck? WHY?
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So where is the surprising part? Enjoy the downvote for that title.
Its a bad setup the data is skewed and the losses are huge not worth it
ok, so i bought this automatic light that turns on when it sees motion. And obviously only when its dark. It also came with a solar panel and a 6 volt battery. The light is a grid of leds, basically. From the LIDL. The solar panel puts out 12 volt in full sunlight. Perhaps a bit more, but around 12 volts. Inside the lamp is a circuit to charge the battery via solar panel. But you can also hook up an adapter to power the light. (and perhaps charge the battery. I am no wizzkid so i dont know if the circuit also charges the battery if you hook up the adapter but i assume it does) Anyways, the question is simple: Can i just hook up this simple small solar panel that puts out 12 volts to my car battery to keep it charged? Or does it require a small circuit in between? I have no clue how many watts this solar panel puts out. I am not an electrician, so hence this question. Thx in advance for any reply.
You and your main audience may be American, but any scientific temperature tests should be conducted in Kelvin or at least metric AKA Système international d'unités. Note the distorted proportions of your Fahrenheit chart versus Celcius 🧐. If you want to convert to Stupid American Units Fahrenheit afterwards then fine 🤷🏻♂️
Maybe a 66 feet and a 33 feet wire length would be a practical test for mobile setups..
how many miles can it add to a Tesla Model 3?
6 kWh would probably be about 18-20 miles for a model 3.
It looks like they wired your 15A breaker in the combiner box incorrectly.
hvdc
Water down the front, fan at the back ?
So I have solar pool matting and a pool (of course) I’m getting solar installed at some point going to have a heat pump too. Now is there a way I can use the solar pool heater or the water system to cool the solar panels and use that to extra heat the pool water ?
I’m going to be running 5s3p 100 watts ecoworthy bifacial panels. I bought a “DIHOOL Solar Panel Disconnect Switch 30 Amp Breaker Box” from Amazon. I believe the breaker would work the same as a fuse, or should I look into a legit fuse?
Bro get that cord off the ground you will get way better results!!!
Is it possible to hae multi outlet extension cord for each 120v and connect those extension cords for each room
I opted for no fuse. I've had two different fuse holders fail. They suck,
Great information. Thank you. I'm currently running the DPU with 4 batteries for a total of 24kw. I have (8), 400w panels, in series, charging the DPU. I plan on only solar charging at this time and only using it to charge up my 30kw, Nissan Leaf. Hope you can help me or anyone else with my questions. Do I, should I, ground the DPU unit? I see a ground screw on the unit. I was thinking about adding more panels to bring the total up to the maximum allowed, which I believe is 4000w for the high solar input. Can I mix one or two more panels that do not have the same output rating? As an example...can I add two more panels rated at 375w each or one panel rated at 800w? These are just hypotheticals. Not even sure they make panels rated at 800w. Thank you in advance for any information.
Great topic and thank you for the presentation. I don't fully understand the placement of the fuses or where the magic black smoke is going to come out, so I would welcome additional videos on this topic.
I haven't been able to find any information online or enchase forum to see if I can add an existing string inverter with 30A breaker to Combiner 5. The new combiner 5 im adding will have 1 60A feed in from a QAgreggator only populated with 2 20A branches so Total input into the Combiner will be 70A well below the supported limited. Im hoping I can run my new i8+ branch and the old inverter system through this combiner, and the production CT. I don't think it will mess it up? Any Thoughts?
I'm a bit unclear on what kind of circumstance these fuses would help with. You've said a short that causes more current to go through a single branch. Could you give some clarification or an example of what this type is failure might look like?
does this setup interfere with anti-islanding requirements?
Very helpful, thank you!
Heliene 66M HJT All Black Module - 360 watts on DP3 have a VOC of 48.62 so 3S puts these at 145.86 volts at STC. These panels in 3S will exceed VOC of 150 volts when panel temperature gets below 14 Celsius or 57.1 F
Thanks for running the numbers. Appreciate the help!
The energy and equipment expense needed to run a pump, reclamation tank, plumbing, fungicide, would make it net zero Im guesing. PVC, pump motors, chemicals and tubing aren't exactly free.
Use a ram pump? No electric to offset...
I read all 125 comments upto the date of this comment. Not one mention of the ability to trip the main breaker switch for grid supply to panel. In case of grid down one can manually switch off grid supply before pluggong in a solar supplied micro inverter into your wall. If taking other saftey measures in place, it may be a good back up for brown outs. The caveat is one has to have neighbors on grid to see when grid goes live again so you can reverse the breaker switches.
you could seal the back of the panels and put hole inlets top and bottom and run distilled water through the panels and then through the pex in the pools ,the distilled water will give 100% contact with the panels with higher performance.
Thicker guage wire has less loss, so, not really surprising, really. Just heavier on your wallet.
Just watch/measure the increase of the shadow when tilting and you know how big the gain is.
Thanks for doing this video. This is the exact question I had about fuses.
You bet, happy to help!
Great video. This is the exact solar configuration I recommended in my delta pro 3 review video. But I forgot to mention the fuses though. Good reminder.
Yeah, I like over paneling the High voltage side a bit to stretch out the peak sun hours and get you a little more on overcast days. Overall I am impressed with the DP3 thus far and was able to charge the Cybertruck up with 9 kWh from solar yesterday from the DP3 which is not too shabby.
I have 8 panels - 4S2P (I think that's the notation?). They go into a combiner box with each series having a 10A fuse. I assume that covers this? The fuses are before the combination, not after.
Yeah, that should work assuming the Isc is below 10 Amps.
Ohms law, and a table of AWG vs ohms would have done all this in 15 mins in your spreadsheet. If you made the calculations based on 2 cells input of voltage and current, you would also have found that series vs parallel would be best. When you work with high power and want to know efficiency, ohms law and power=volts x amps are your basic tape measure of electricity. Please understand these two before buying any DIY electical stuff.
Man, Yea! Not enough info and conversation about this on YT. Out of confusion and concern, I bought a miniature 30-amp disconnect switch/circuit breaker to put between the panels and the Delta Pro. I'm currently just using 6 -100-watt panels but upgrading to approximately 1600 watt. Few years back a BougeRV tech said I wouldn't need fuses with a 1600-watt system. Anyhow, the topic of using fuses doesn't seem to get the attention it deserves, or maybe I'm just being too careful. Those DP's sure are pricey though... Great video, Thanks!
Thanks for the feedback and yep the DP, DPU, and DP3 are not cheap. For certain applications they make a lot of sense but also good to look at the DIY path as well if you system is stationary.
On the top diagram. I am thinking no fuses would trip as the most the other string could pump in is under 15 amps? You are assuming that the top would have 10 going through the top fuse but why would it if the sink is a panel in that string. Am I wrong and if so can you explain? Thank you!
In normal operation you are correct. The fuses are just protecting against a short circuit where you might have both branch currents going through one side.
any downsides to undersizing the fuse if there is a ton of room between isc and max fuse rating? i.e. isc is 11.26A and max fuse rating is 20. was thinking about doing 15a fuses
I don't think so, for instance on my Solar L side even though the fuse rating is 25 Amps I would be comfortable using 15 Amps or 20 Amps.
New sub here hello from remote rural off grid solar and wind here Australia, nice explanation indeed.
Nice! Welcome to the channel. I want to get a little wind turbine up and running to start testing things out. How large is the turbine you have up and running?
Only reason to do Parallel is when you have the short connection. Parallel helps separate panel strings so blockages aren’t bringing the whole system down. However, power optimizers on each panel could help that
How much juice did the fountain pump use?
Waste of money I would not give a penny Solar Panel Tilt Angle.
Title: EcoFlow's New Delta Pro Ultra - Battery Issues and Mixed Messages from Customer Service I recently ordered the new Delta Pro Ultra from EcoFlow, but I have a frustrating issue. They sent me the inverter but not the battery, and to make matters worse, they charged me for the full unit. When I emailed them to ask about the missing battery, they informed me that the batteries for this unit are out of stock and won't be available until mid-July. However, when I later called their customer service number, I was told the batteries would be in stock in early July. These conflicting dates are leaving me stuck with a Delta Pro Ultra and no battery indefinitely. Adding to my frustration, their website still allows people to order the kits and the batteries as if they're readily available.
Title: EcoFlow's New Delta Pro Ultra - Battery Issues and Mixed Messages from Customer Service I recently ordered the new Delta Pro Ultra from EcoFlow, but I have a frustrating issue. They sent me the inverter but not the battery, and to make matters worse, they charged me for the full unit. When I emailed them to ask about the missing battery, they informed me that the batteries for this unit are out of stock and won't be available until mid-July. However, when I later called their customer service number, I was told the batteries would be in stock in early July. These conflicting dates are leaving me stuck with a Delta Pro Ultra and no battery indefinitely. Adding to my frustration, their website still allows people to order the kits and the batteries as if they're readily available.
Have you taken an IR photo of the panels? There can be a big difference between the panels if some cells are broken. Or you can simply redo the experiment the next day with the panels swapped and see if the difference is the same. Thanks in any case for someone who wants to try different things and see what the result is. One thing about running A/C from solar panels is that solar panels also contribute to keeping the house cool by shading the house. As well as protecting the house's roof from being broken down by the sun's rays so the roof lasts longer.
Great video and explanations. What is the orange tool used 6:25 into the video called and where can it be ordered ?. Didnt find it at the provided Amazon link. Please advice as I need it for my Ecoflow setup.
may be you can try spraying at the back side of the panel, that reduce temperature too. Exited to see the results...