We made a little more power this month than the last, but I think the biggest achievement of the month is successfully charging my new UTV using just solar. I am quite proud of that, and everything is coming together just as I planned it. Well almost everything, still need more solar panels for array-A. But I am working on that and hoping to get that complete this year.
Array A production stats:
PV: 336.2 kWh
Load: 2589.8 kWh
Grid Import: 2393.1 kWh
Battery Charge: 184.3 kWh
Battery Discharge: 14.2 kWh
*combined stats are different from screenshot from single inverter.
Array A build:
System Size = 5.5 kWp DC
Panels = Sungoldpower Monocryalline 60 cell (12 Panels, 450 Watts each)
Mounting System = Brightmount EG4 screwed into 6x6 timbers
Wiring: 1x 8 AWG 19 strand PV direct bury wire pair
Inverters = 2x Sol-Ark 15k all-in-ones (240V)
Estimated First Year Production
7,408 kWh
Battery Backup = 48 3.2v EVE LF280 LiFePO4 280AH batteries
Battery Management system = Daly Smart BMS 16S 48V 500A
Battery Capacity = 45.696 kWh (840AH)
Propane Generator = Briggs and Stratton Power Protect 26kw
Array B production stats:
PV: 781.8 kWh
Load: 823.4 kWh
Grid Import: 246.3 kWh
Battery Charge: 457 kWh
Battery Discharge: 410.9 kWh
Array B build:
System Size = 9 kWp DC
Panels = Sungoldpower Monocryalline 60 cell (20 Panels, 450 Watts each)
Mounting System = Brightmount EG4 screwed into 6x6 timbers
Wiring: 2x 8 AWG 19 strand PV direct bury wire pair
Inverters = Sol-Ark 15k all-in-one (240V)
Estimated First Year Production
14,815 kWh
Battery Backup = 48 3.2v LiFePO4 290AH batteries (unknown brand)
Battery Management system = Daly Smart BMS 16S 48V 250A
Battery Capacity = 47.328 kWh (870AH)
Propane Generator = Briggs and Stratton Power Protect 22kw
Totals combined for all arrays:
1084.5 kWh (1.08 MWh) produced for the month of January
Previous posts on my solar stats:
https://peakd.com/solar/@solominer/solos-solar-array-production-stats-december
https://peakd.com/solar/@solominer/solos-solar-array-production-stats-november
https://peakd.com/solar/@solominer/solos-solar-array-production-stats-october
https://peakd.com/solar/@solominer/solos-solar-array-production-stats-september
https://peakd.com/hive-163521/@solominer/solos-solar-array-production-stats-august
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Good evening my brother.
Congratulations on your great achievement, it's great to hear it.
And I hope you can finish everything this year. It's amazing, have a nice day ♥️
Thanks much, I am quite proud of the setup.
Hope you have a good day too.
This is a very important topic. Your world is rapidly converting to solar energy, especially in Asia where the weather is hot in summer and there is a lot of sunshine, so this is very useful. Big achievement sir.
I do think it is the future, thanks much.
Off course
Hey awesome!
I must admit the stats are a little beyond me but I love that you are making measured progress steadily toward self sufficiency on the power side too.
I bet as the days get longer and warmer you will see a steady incline in power. Is there a way to store the power from longer days for use in the slower ones? Or is that simply battery capacity?
Powering your own vehicle is solid!
That is true, as summer comes around we tend to make more power. And yeah that is exactly what the batteries are for, any time we are producing more than needed it goes to the battery bank and seems to work well.
It sure is.. I love that vehicle.
Boom making that power. Are you running the hive node off of it? or well pretty much everything? The only iffy part I have about setups like this seems to be the constant need for new batteries every 5 years or so which seems like it would keep the benefits.
Yeah sure am..
I have lithium batteries so they should last about double that long.. I hear even up to 20 years sometimes.
Ah nice that's not so bad then, Every 5 years would be nutz lol
Good job..In fact, you are moving forward with a very beautiful initiative.Because of the high solar energy this month, we feel like temperatures are rising more than before.Your work deserves praise. Have a nice day 😍
Thanks, it is quite the experience.
Hope you do too.
You are amazing, building your own solar farm, WOW!!
Good stuff, congrats.
Much appreciated, it has been quite the journey.
Extraordinary achievement my friend, it's only natural that you are proud of yourself because the achievement of charging the UTV is according to your wishes, congratulations on this achievement, continue the success my friend, I hope you have a nice day there 😊💪
I am quite proud of that indeed..
hope you have a good day too.
Helping the planet 🌎
Great work!
thanks much
Great work, I'm glad everything is going as planned
I am glad too.. thanks
Wow, this is awesome! Production continues to ramp up, and the integration of solar into the system is getting more solid. Glad to see everything is going according to plan! And have a great weekend there too!
I am quite thankful for it all but it has been a lot of hard work putting them all up.
Wow, I'm really happy to hear that, congratulations on your achievements this month. and hopefully this year's addition will also be successful.🙏
I think this year should be quite good to see the results.. soon spring will be here and I will see an increase.
Good that it's working well for you.
ah thanks
It looks like your solar setup is working well and producing good energy. I'm curious to know what is maintenance required to maintain so many panels?
Yep it sure is doing good.
Just have to clean dirt off them once in awhile otherwise not much is needed.
If it snows we have to take it off.. putting down cardboard under them is a good idea.
Looking good! I'm glad things are working out well for you! Nice seeing you in Discord the other day too!
Ah thanks..
indeed it was fun hanging out in discord. good seeing you around as well.
Great. It's great that you're reducing your energy costs. I hope you get all your energy from solar panels now.
Ah thanks.. it is helping for sure. Doing to do that soon.
nice solar setup and real nice vehicle, too! :)
ps. thanks so much for the follow. 💪😎👊
Thanks man.. and no problem.
I'm glad to hear that. Keep up the spirit my brother.
thanks much
Have a nice day my friend, congratulations on your achievement my friend, this is so amazing💪❤️,
Ah thank you...
I think, it is very worthy to have the solar panel. It amazed me to know that it can be used in your UTV.😊
Has been nice to have around that is for sure.
Yes.. and I think, it is a great investment. 😊
Is it expensive to set up such an installation?
Around 30k
Very cool the tools you use are really very efficient to save electricity where we are still expensive and very rare
I am glad to have these tools that is for sure
That's an amazing achievement! Successfully charging your UTV purely from solar is a huge milestone. Your system is really coming together, and those numbers are impressive. Even with more panels needed for Array A, you're already making great progress. Looking forward to seeing how your setup evolves this year! ☀️🔋⚡
I think so too.. it is all coming together. Soon I will work on getting more panels but glad it is all working regardless.
Absolutely! It’s great to see everything coming together smoothly. More panels will definitely be a great addition, but the fact that it’s already working well is a huge win! Can’t wait to see how your setup grows!
At least the most important thing is seeing that you making lots of progress
Ah thanks.. it sure is nice.
Am glad it was 😊
Wow charging your UTV with solar is a big achievement
I think so too.