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Forum: Solar Power 04-11-10, 07:14 PM
Replies: 132
Views: 148,695
Posted By jwxr7
Here's an update on solar production for the last...

Here's an update on solar production for the last few months.

January, 15.38kwhrs total, 496whrs/day average
February, 12.16kwhrs total, 434whrs/day ave
March, 28.86kwhrs total, 931whrs/day ave...
Forum: Solar Power 01-07-10, 08:38 AM
Replies: 132
Views: 148,695
Posted By jwxr7
The system has just had it's first birthday!

After the end of the day January 6th, the system had been in use for one year. The total yearly power production was 270.68 kwhrs. Here's a list of production by month.
Jan 7th - 31st 2009, 13.18...
Forum: Solar Power 01-07-10, 08:27 AM
Replies: 132
Views: 148,695
Posted By jwxr7
power production #s update. For November the...

power production #s update. For November the system produced 15.16 kwhrs, or about 505 whrs per day. For December the system produced a measley 11.00 kwhrs total, or about 355 whrs per day.
Forum: Solar Power 11-14-09, 09:31 AM
Replies: 132
Views: 148,695
Posted By jwxr7
Nice set-up. That's a good idea, disconnecting...

Nice set-up. That's a good idea, disconnecting when gone.
Is there a schematic showing the power supply leading to the schematic you posted? Because it shows only one AC line "hot" wire going to...
Forum: Solar Power 11-13-09, 07:03 PM
Replies: 132
Views: 148,695
Posted By jwxr7
No problem, I hope it works for you. I've been...

No problem, I hope it works for you.
I've been following your heat pump thread and really like what I see. A very neat system :thumbup:. I have one concern; that the start up amps might exceed...
Forum: Solar Power 11-13-09, 08:26 AM
Replies: 132
Views: 148,695
Posted By jwxr7
Here are some #s for October. It was the worst...

Here are some #s for October. It was the worst month so far, very gloomy and cold. The average was only around 450 watthrs/day.
Forum: Solar Power 11-13-09, 08:20 AM
Replies: 132
Views: 148,695
Posted By jwxr7
It seems like that should work (my house's...

It seems like that should work (my house's neutral is tied to ground in the breaker box), and there isn't any real pretty way of doing it. I ended up using the male end of an extension cord (to be...
Forum: Solar Power 10-04-09, 05:33 PM
Replies: 132
Views: 148,695
Posted By jwxr7
changed the array angle to the fall position...

changed the array angle to the fall position saturday. I was supposed to do it in late august :o. Been having some dreary days lately and getting cold kinda early too. September production totaled...
Forum: Solar Power 09-09-09, 10:59 AM
Replies: 132
Views: 148,695
Posted By jwxr7
It would seem to be the case on cool sunny days,...

It would seem to be the case on cool sunny days, but all other conditions lean toward the panels not make enough juice. It's really a pretty good match, I don't think the panels push the inverter to...
Forum: Solar Power 09-04-09, 07:08 AM
Replies: 132
Views: 148,695
Posted By jwxr7
Here are some production #s. For July 30 kwhrs...

Here are some production #s.
For July 30 kwhrs were produced averaging 968 whrs per day. This includes the first week when I was having unusually low production due to a suspected bad connection.
...
Forum: Solar Power 09-03-09, 02:37 PM
Replies: 132
Views: 148,695
Posted By jwxr7
I had a chance to see my meter run backwards the...

I had a chance to see my meter run backwards the other day. I was getting ready to go on vacation so I had everything off or unplugged except a few things. When the fridge was running the solar...
Forum: Solar Power 08-06-09, 06:43 AM
Replies: 132
Views: 148,695
Posted By jwxr7
I haven't posted july production #s yet, but I...

I haven't posted july production #s yet, but I remember them averaging about 1kwhr/day. I'll try to get more specific #s soon.
Forum: Solar Power 08-06-09, 06:41 AM
Replies: 132
Views: 148,695
Posted By jwxr7
That is for an m190 inverter . That's not what...

That is for an m190 inverter .
That's not what I'm using. My solar array has four 12volt panels wired in series for a nominal voltage of 48v. I guess I may never have described some of that info,...
Forum: Solar Power 07-08-09, 08:23 AM
Replies: 132
Views: 148,695
Posted By jwxr7
sunday after the sun went down I reseated all the...

sunday after the sun went down I reseated all the plug connectors for the DC and the one AC plug. The next day things seemed better, it produced a bit over 1200 whrs. I saw readings near peak...
Forum: Solar Power 07-05-09, 06:10 PM
Replies: 132
Views: 148,695
Posted By jwxr7
I checked output again at 7pm and it was making...

I checked output again at 7pm and it was making 45 watts or so :confused:. Array angle isn't the problem. Went out and felt the panels, they were fairly cool now, the inverter felt the same as...
Forum: Solar Power 07-05-09, 05:02 PM
Replies: 132
Views: 148,695
Posted By jwxr7
I just checked my inverter output at 5pm. It...

I just checked my inverter output at 5pm. It said zero watts:confused:. It's nice and sunny, but later in the day, not so late as to cut off output. It shows that the array logged around 640 watt...
Forum: Solar Power 07-05-09, 03:54 PM
Replies: 132
Views: 148,695
Posted By jwxr7
I'm not sure what you mean by ? Is 11 and 15 the...

I'm not sure what you mean by ? Is 11 and 15 the time, like between 11 am and 3 pm?

In the winter i have observed the panels maxing out the inverter. It would hit 204 watts and not climb...
Forum: Solar Power 07-01-09, 08:17 AM
Replies: 132
Views: 148,695
Posted By jwxr7
Here's the #s for June 2009; total monthly...

Here's the #s for June 2009;
total monthly production was around 27.42kwhrs.
averaging 914whrs per day.
Not as good as it should be considering the amount of sun we recieved.
I cut down the...
Forum: Solar Power 06-26-09, 09:28 AM
Replies: 132
Views: 148,695
Posted By jwxr7
I'm not sure, I haven't researched it too much...

I'm not sure, I haven't researched it too much yet. I will be looking though.

Thanks for the ideas Denis.
I don't think the area around the panels is getting too hot being vegitation mostly. ...
Forum: Solar Power 06-25-09, 01:20 PM
Replies: 132
Views: 148,695
Posted By jwxr7
I need to come up with some sort of water cooling...

I need to come up with some sort of water cooling system for my array. These hot sunny days aren't producing nearly as much power as I expected. The panels are getting very hot and this lowers...
Forum: Solar Power 06-12-09, 12:50 PM
Replies: 132
Views: 148,695
Posted By jwxr7
Solar power rules

Solar power rules
Forum: Solar Power 06-08-09, 12:22 PM
Replies: 132
Views: 148,695
Posted By jwxr7
good luck!

good luck!
Forum: Solar Power 06-07-09, 09:44 AM
Replies: 132
Views: 148,695
Posted By jwxr7
Cool, My Kill-A-Watt is the P4400.

Cool, My Kill-A-Watt is the P4400.
Forum: Solar Power 06-01-09, 07:29 AM
Replies: 132
Views: 148,695
Posted By jwxr7
I had 2 different power outages in April. One...

I had 2 different power outages in April. One was just long enough to erase the Kill-a-watt memory and the other lasted 25 hrs. So April production was 25.74 kwhrs, or about 919.3 whrs/day (using...
Forum: Solar Power 04-21-09, 09:51 AM
Replies: 132
Views: 148,695
Posted By jwxr7
I just checked my last utility bill and averaged...

I just checked my last utility bill and averaged the last years electric consumption to 21.7kwhrs per day. So in a month I can make up 1 day's worth of consumption. What's that, like 3.3% or so?
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