Powerfab top of pole PV mount | Listeroid 6/1 w/st5 gen head | XW6048
inverter/chgr | Iota 48V/15A charger | Morningstar 60A MPPT | 48V, 800A
NiFe Battery (in series)| 15, Evergreen 205w "12V" PV array on pole |
Midnight ePanel | Grundfos 10 SO5-9 with 3 wire Franklin Electric motor
(1/2hp 240V 1ph ) on a timer for 3 hr noontime run - Runs off PV ||
|| Midnight Classic 200 | 10, Evergreen 200w in a 160VOC array ||
|| VEC1093 12V Charger | Maha C401 aa/aaa Charger | SureSine | Sunsaver MPPT 15A
It kind of reminds me of the AIO cooling loops you can buy these days. They do work but not nearly as well as a custom solution you build yourself for less.
Seems like a lot of cost and complexity for a simple solar system. Perhaps if it was in an area with insane winds or hail, or nasty neighbors who will fight you tooth and nail on what it looks like, the ability to stow the array might be useful.
Tried contacting them over a year ago 4 times for a client. Nada! Looks like a mechanical nightmare and I would rather have the experience of Array Technology for any moving parts for Offgrid.
The picture of the "e" version with a guy charging an ev in front an apartment building screams "tag me". Maybe they don't have taggers in Austria?
Off-grid. Main daytime system ~4kw panels into 2xMNClassic150 370ah 48v bank 2xOutback 3548 inverter 120v + 240v autotransformer Night system ~1kw panels into 1xMNClassic150 700ah 12v bank morningstar 300w inverter
Smart-Flower 2,500 Watts STC mono-crystaline panels on a dual axis tracker $17,000 without batteries $22,000 with batteries weighs 1,500 lbs warranty: 25 years - panels 10 years - inverter 2 years mechanical / electrical, add 3 more years additional cost $3.50 - $4.50 per KWHr Closes every night Safety Position in winds over 32 mph Consumes 100 KWHr of electricity per year Works -4°F to 122°F
A tagger is a grafitti "artist". The term "tagger" describes the use of grafitti to mark territory. It seems to be pretty much everywhere, but I've never been to Austria.
Off-grid. Main daytime system ~4kw panels into 2xMNClassic150 370ah 48v bank 2xOutback 3548 inverter 120v + 240v autotransformer Night system ~1kw panels into 1xMNClassic150 700ah 12v bank morningstar 300w inverter
Smart-Flower 2,500 Watts STC mono-crystaline panels on a dual axis tracker $17,000 without batteries $22,000 with batteries weighs 1,500 lbs warranty: 25 years - panels 10 years - inverter 2 years mechanical / electrical, add 3 more years additional cost $3.50 - $4.50 per KWHr Closes every night Safety Position in winds over 32 mph Consumes 100 KWHr of electricity per year Works -4°F to 122°F
A Ferrari has 4 wheels 500Hp, looks sexy as hell gets you from A to B etcetera ,a Toyota Corolla, although not as sexy performs the same basic functions without the complexity and sexyness and fewer Hp, and costs less to boot ......sometimes simplicity has a quality of its own. I'm inclined to agree with the above.
Yeah, I saw this thing last September at SPI in Vegas. Awful value if all you want is solar power. Be careful of high wind areas too ! Might be a killer !
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|| Midnight Classic 200 | 10, Evergreen 200w in a 160VOC array ||
|| VEC1093 12V Charger | Maha C401 aa/aaa Charger | SureSine | Sunsaver MPPT 15A
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gen: http://tinyurl.com/LMR-Lister ,
Looks like a mechanical nightmare and I would rather have the experience of Array Technology for any moving parts for Offgrid.
On Grid, go for it
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Main daytime system ~4kw panels into 2xMNClassic150 370ah 48v bank 2xOutback 3548 inverter 120v + 240v autotransformer
Night system ~1kw panels into 1xMNClassic150 700ah 12v bank morningstar 300w inverter
2,500 Watts STC mono-crystaline panels on a dual axis tracker
$17,000 without batteries
$22,000 with batteries
weighs 1,500 lbs
warranty:
25 years - panels
10 years - inverter
2 years mechanical / electrical, add 3 more years additional cost
$3.50 - $4.50 per KWHr
Closes every night
Safety Position in winds over 32 mph
Consumes 100 KWHr of electricity per year
Works -4°F to 122°F
vs.
2,650 Watt, Solar Edge, Iron Ridge = $5,406
https://www.solar-electric.com/solaredge-grid-tie-kit-2650-watts.html
Main daytime system ~4kw panels into 2xMNClassic150 370ah 48v bank 2xOutback 3548 inverter 120v + 240v autotransformer
Night system ~1kw panels into 1xMNClassic150 700ah 12v bank morningstar 300w inverter
A Ferrari has 4 wheels 500Hp, looks sexy as hell gets you from A to B etcetera ,a Toyota Corolla, although not as sexy performs the same basic functions without the complexity and sexyness and fewer Hp, and costs less to boot ......sometimes simplicity has a quality of its own. I'm inclined to agree with the above.
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