1.4kw solar panel grid tie inverter system generator

[101ruski]

Nice system, It is really neat unlike some people make them. But what type of battery bank do you have and how many batteries do you have?

[aljisonline]

@101ruski there are no batteries it turns the power from the solar panels straight into mains ac to use in the house.

[birdwing98]

What is the cost for a unit of power from the grid? What income has your system produced? (units x cost)? Will system warranties transfer to new owner if you sell the house? How many years until system pays for itself? Beautiful system you have.

[aljisonline]

@birdwing98 ok i pay about 7p per KW from grid i get paid around 43p per KW. the system has been up 1 year bearing in mind i have two not just this one and i have revived about £1500 so at this rate it will be paid for in 6 - 7 years and if i sell the house the new owner will keep reviving the cheque every 3 month

[peeinginthewind]

Great system!!! can you please send me a link as to where i can purchase a one of those 36v panels.....Thanx

[dekonfrost7]

ok i see your setup i am actually an electrician.. but i don't get how the inverter worked when and how does the panel get fed? and what about crossing phases etc. any help would be appreciated..

[aljisonline]

@dekonfrost7 this system has 9 x 36v panels connected in series to give 320v DC. The inverter then turns the DC into AC by running it through a transformer to make it have the correct AC output the inverter monitors the frequency of the incoming mains power and matches it, it also monitors the incoming voltage and gives off a voltage a few volts higher than the grid so all the appliances use the inverters power instead or first this is why they don’t work on power failure

[WESTINDIANICLAN]

how many panels are needed to power the average home 80% of the time 

[wackerxxx]

Hard to understand you. But nice video

[ThatSolarGuyLLC]

I love seeing all this Do-It-Yourself solar stuff. Nice job! I thought I was the only one to install my own system. If anyone needs help I would love to share my experiences too., Jeff in SoCal

[greenbynature]

Do you have any tips that could help me get on the FIT scheme, maybe someone you know that could help out?

I have 3 x 185w schuco mcs panels and a mastervolt soladin 600 g83 inverter, a generation meter and isolator switches.

i'm in wakefield, west yorkshire.

Any help would be greatly appreciated, Martin.

[aljisonline]

@greenbynature Anyone can fit the panels to the roof as this is normally done by a separate contractor anyway. For the electrical work you need someone with the MCS certificate. The best places to find someone is by phoning local solar panel suppliers and asking if they know anyone because the big installation companies that advertise will require a big bucket of money. Also the installer will supply the meters and stickers etc as I think they come as part of the FIT application.

[greenbynature]

@aljisonline Thanks for that, i'll get my panels up and have a phone around.

[TheIvomendonca]

@aljisonline Or that or just plug the inverter to the powerline like any other appliance

[aljisonline]

@TheIvomendonca you can plug them in just like any appliance but your not really supposed to they are designed to be wired on their own breaker and should not be attached to a ring main. This mainly applies for the bigger units over 1kw.

[greenbynature]

Hi, i've just bought everything for a small PV grid tie system, i hoped to fit most of it myself and then get the final couple of wires hooked up by a mcs accredited engineer and get on the feed in tariff, i was told yesterday by a local solar company that the full installation has to be fitted by an mcs dude and then quoted £1500 to do it, i phoned another place and they said i could fit the panels myself but an mcs dude needs to do the electrics and they couldnt give a ball park figure quote.

[1kzrider]

Nice setup. I hope to reach at least this much wattage someday I am sitting at about half this right now. But, my panels are no where efficient either.