Good morning, #nostriches!

By 0815, I have positive power coming in from the sun:

Not a lot, but, it's still positive and charging my small batteries. This gives me an immense satisfaction. This is another step towards independence from centralized systems, and I think, arguably, this is more important than most BTC related stuff since if you can produce your own power, store it, then use it as you see fit, you can keep BTC alive.

Be resilient. Be hard to kill. Be flexible.

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GM 🤙🏽☕️☀️

Good morning☕😊

What's your setup?

Currently:

-2 405W REC panels, mostly flat mounted on my trailer roof (2 more will be mounted eventually, might add more if I replace the roof mounted AC)

-MPP 3048LV-MK

-very small 20Ah battery pack made from 4 20Ah lifepo4 batteries I bought on Amazon to test the AIO without having to spend over $1k on cells, wiring, and BMS.

This is "stage two." Stage 3 is mount the other two panels I have. Stage 4 is build at 5kWh battery pack. Stage 5 is build a 15kWh battery pack for a totally bonkers for my trailer 20kWh total storage that I can backfeed into the house if power is out for multiple days to keep fridge, freezer, and heat going, if needed.

Thanks, just curious, I've always wanted to set it up for our house

My knowledge on code-approved home setups is limited. If you're off grid and DGAF about code, I can get you started in the right direction.

Good morning 🦫

This is the way

One step at a time

Congratulations on having some sovereign energy.

Nice! Good morning 👌🧡

This is the way.

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What battery do you have?

The charging voltage means it's a 48V, but 20AH is a fifth of the capacity of any standard battery I'm aware of...

Very nicely done!

Do you use much in the way of DC loads, or do you use it all through your inverter?

Right now, since my battery pack is tiny, it's not hooked up to anything directly in the trailer. However, I will be routing all power through the AIO unit and setting it to use as much solar as possible when it is available. Once I build a bigger battery bank, I'll change a few things around so that part of the battery capacity is used overnight or on cloudy days, then switch back over to the grid to run everything and charge the batteries if need be. That way, I'll have a reserve in case of emergencies but also will lower my use, and expense, of grid power.

There are some pretty cost effective LiFePO4 batteries out right now. Unless it gets cold where they are stored, the power capacity is top notch.

DIY is still more cost effective, especially in the 15kWh range.

Sounds like a plan :)

Most of my big plans are well thought out.

That's what I always say! (as I hide the evidence :-p)