4KW grid-tied battery backup system - Page 4

Daox · 05-07-12, 08:17 AM

Very nice indeed. I could also power my entire house off of that and I'm even using an electric water heater!

rhino 660 · 05-12-12, 10:20 PM

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Originally Posted by gasstingy

SWEET! Was that Rolls Surrette L-16's I saw being {battery} boxed up? What kind of capacity do the batteries have? Inquiring minds want to know

18 to 26 kWh of power daily would easily power my home and would make a serious contribution towards powering an EV. I'm curious if your long-term plan has an EV in it as mine does?

i think there the Rolls s-480 in the future i want an EV for sure but i want to start with an elec dirtbike then a car or small truck(EV)

on a side note my net meter got installed while i was away working. so now i can sell electricity back to the grid

i cant wait to see my first power bill with this system on

rhino 660 · 05-12-12, 10:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Daox

Very nice indeed. I could also power my entire house off of that and I'm even using an electric water heater!

as am i for the time being i plan on ditching that for solar thermal really soon.

strider3700 · 05-13-12, 02:44 AM

If you haven't already start one of those My energy use tracking threads for your home. I'm very curious how this works out power wise.

Also if you don't mind asking roughly what did the system cost you? With Panels getting so cheap these days I'm assuming the majority of the cost is in the other components or installation?

rhino 660 · 05-17-12, 07:07 PM

panels $4600
batteries $2300
inverter $1600
charge controller $580
combiner box for array $90
outback lightning arestor breakers and box that mounts on inverter $500
miscellaneous parts $190.27
2'' waterpipe $200
total$10060.27
FREE stuff my boss gave me as a bonus for working hard
racking
mounting hardware
all wire
grounding hardware
most of the conduit
inverter
charge controller
combiner box
2KW of panels
my cost after free stuff was $5500

Mobile Master Tech · 05-19-12, 09:11 AM

Great looking system, Rhino! What is the radiator and fan between the seats of your utility vehicle for?

I had originally planed on 120 tubes worth of thermal collector trying to get the best bang for the buck of my roof space. I'm scaling that down now and adding a hacked GSHP to leave room for PV. Thanks for the inspiration!

Craig

rhino 660 · 05-19-12, 10:17 PM

thats the cooling system for the Yamaha rhino 660 i moved it there because i ride alot of mud and it was overheating alot in the stock location when the mud covered it

rhino 660 · 05-19-12, 10:18 PM

cool man check out my geothermal thread also

rhino 660 · 06-07-12, 08:06 PM

i got my first power bill with the system on it was $32.74 next is the solar water heater

Daox · 06-08-12, 07:56 AM

Do you know how much power you generated in the same month?

05-07-12, 08:17 AM	#31
Daox Administrator Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Germantown, WI Posts: 5,525 Thanks: 1,162 Thanked 374 Times in 305 Posts	Very nice indeed. I could also power my entire house off of that and I'm even using an electric water heater! __________________ Current project - To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. & To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

05-17-12, 07:07 PM	#35
rhino 660 Apprentice EcoRenovator Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 105 Thanks: 0 Thanked 10 Times in 8 Posts	panels $4600 batteries $2300 inverter $1600 charge controller $580 combiner box for array $90 outback lightning arestor breakers and box that mounts on inverter $500 miscellaneous parts $190.27 2'' waterpipe $200 total$10060.27 FREE stuff my boss gave me as a bonus for working hard racking mounting hardware all wire grounding hardware most of the conduit inverter charge controller combiner box 2KW of panels my cost after free stuff was $5500 __________________ 2 ton geo unit 2400' HDPE slinkey 4KW solar with battery backup $8.98 power bill

05-19-12, 10:17 PM	#37
rhino 660 Apprentice EcoRenovator Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 105 Thanks: 0 Thanked 10 Times in 8 Posts	thats the cooling system for the Yamaha rhino 660 i moved it there because i ride alot of mud and it was overheating alot in the stock location when the mud covered it __________________ 2 ton geo unit 2400' HDPE slinkey 4KW solar with battery backup $8.98 power bill

05-19-12, 10:18 PM	#38
rhino 660 Apprentice EcoRenovator Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 105 Thanks: 0 Thanked 10 Times in 8 Posts	cool man check out my geothermal thread also __________________ 2 ton geo unit 2400' HDPE slinkey 4KW solar with battery backup $8.98 power bill

06-07-12, 08:06 PM	#39
rhino 660 Apprentice EcoRenovator Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 105 Thanks: 0 Thanked 10 Times in 8 Posts	i got my first power bill with the system on it was $32.74 next is the solar water heater __________________ 2 ton geo unit 2400' HDPE slinkey 4KW solar with battery backup $8.98 power bill

05-13-12, 02:44 AM	#34
strider3700 Master EcoRenovator Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Vancouver Island BC Posts: 745 Thanks: 23 Thanked 37 Times in 30 Posts	If you haven't already start one of those My energy use tracking threads for your home. I'm very curious how this works out power wise. Also if you don't mind asking roughly what did the system cost you? With Panels getting so cheap these days I'm assuming the majority of the cost is in the other components or installation?

05-19-12, 09:11 AM	#36
Mobile Master Tech Apprentice EcoRenovator Join Date: May 2012 Location: Atlanta, Ga Posts: 142 Thanks: 38 Thanked 41 Times in 34 Posts	Great looking system, Rhino! What is the radiator and fan between the seats of your utility vehicle for? I had originally planed on 120 tubes worth of thermal collector trying to get the best bang for the buck of my roof space. I'm scaling that down now and adding a hacked GSHP to leave room for PV. Thanks for the inspiration! Craig

06-08-12, 07:56 AM	#40
Daox Administrator Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Germantown, WI Posts: 5,525 Thanks: 1,162 Thanked 374 Times in 305 Posts	Do you know how much power you generated in the same month? __________________ Current project - To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. & To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

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