How to make your own home solar. With Pictures + solar book

[ronnel25]

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... dapat kasi same sa wire ng inverter... ang size ng inverter mo ay 16mm2 (#6 AWG)... di ba pwede bumili ng maiksi lang?

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nkbili nako ng wire,,my #6 AWG wire b tlga sir hehe,kc sa pupunthan q mg electronic wl daw nun #6, 8, 4 lng wl daw 6,,dapt..

ito pl ung Tester q
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paano q ittest ung voltage ng battery q saan q isset ung tester q,,iba kc sa gngamit nu sir e hehe

 

[TristanWS]

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nkbili nako ng wire,,my #6 AWG wire b tlga sir hehe,kc sa pupunthan q mg electronic wl daw nun #6, 8, 4 lng wl daw 6,,dapt..

ito pl ung Tester q
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paano q ittest ung voltage ng battery q saan q isset ung tester q,,iba kc sa gngamit nu sir e hehe

... eh kung wala #6, #4 kukunin ko, kasi mas mataba yun.

... i-plug mo sa COM (black) ang black lead... sa V (red) ang red lead... pihit mo kaliwa... select 20.... dikit mo red lead ng tester sa positive ng battery, black lead sa negative ng battery... tingnan mo ang display...

 

[ronnel25]

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... eh kung wala #6, #4 kukunin ko, kasi mas mataba yun.

... i-plug mo sa COM (black) ang black lead... sa V (red) ang red lead... pihit mo kaliwa... select 20.... dikit mo red lead ng tester sa positive ng battery, black lead sa negative ng battery... tingnan mo ang display...

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yes I go for #4 mas mataba kesa sa nk wire n nk fix sa inverter
0.5 meter,,bawasan q p sir or ok n un?

nk pag test n ako sir, salamat
ito po nkkuha ako 13.10

ito ung battrey

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[arman666]

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@awinahe, Yes, it is fast because I don't have controller.... and I won't have one as long as I can monitor closely my battery bank... ok lang!

tnks ts, naliwanagan po ako sa sine wave inverter. Gamit ko po dito ay yung CDRKING na Silent Generator, kagandahan po nito ay may digital monitoring sa load and battery kaya di na po ako nagmamanual tester.

ask ko lang po ts, ilan po ang power output ng solar panel niyo? yung solar panel ko po kasi ng ginamitan ko ng tester ay around 12v-19v, depende po sa sikat ng araw. kung idirect po natin ang panel sa battery(w/o charge controller), di po kaya dumali ang buhay ng battery natin.

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mga sir good day. .mayroon po akong 60 watts na solar panel. .bumli po ako ng FB battery( brand po yun) 150ah. .tanong ko lang po kung ok po bang gamitin yung battery para sa solar power energy. .wala po kasing nabibili na deep cycle charge na battery dito sa tacloban..thanks po sa sasagot. .

pwede po yang FB battery nyo(tunog facebook!) maski di deep cycle, nagkakaiba lang po sila sa life span...yung tagal na masira, at usually po yang mga car and trucks battery ay mga starter battery, meaning po ay malakas at mabilis ang binibigay nyang kuryente, walang control...kaya po design sya as starter battery. maliit din po ang battery plate na gamit nyan compared to deep cycle. but sinubukan ko na po yan dati, nag-start ako sa 50watts solar panel, 12v 20amp motolite battery at yung nasira kong Universal Power Supply(may built-in inverter po kasi yun), binuksan at inalis ko po yung + at - wire terminal dun sa batt ng UPS, then kinabit ko po dun sa 12v 20 amp motolite battery, yun po pwede na...kaya yung mga UPS po na mga drain lang battery ay pwede na pong gamitin as temporary na inverter, kung ilaw lang kayang kaya na po yan sa Tacloban. Maski gumamit po kayo ng starter battery sa UPS ay matagal na po ito magdrain dahil may built-in controller na po yang UPS. Kung bubuksan nyo po ang UPS ay makikita natin na ordinary battery lang gamit nyan at hindi deep cycle.

 

[awinahe]

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@awinahe, Yes, it is fast because I don't have controller.... and I won't have one as long as I can monitor closely my battery bank... ok lang!

tnks ts, naliwanagan po ako sa sine wave inverter. Gamit ko po dito ay yung CDRKING na Silent Generator, kagandahan po nito ay may digital monitoring sa load and battery kaya di na po ako nagmamanual tester.

ask ko lang po ts, ilan po ang power output ng solar panel niyo? yung solar panel ko po kasi ng ginamitan ko ng tester ay around 12v-19v, depende po sa sikat ng araw. kung idirect po natin ang panel sa battery(w/o charge controller), di po kaya dumali ang buhay ng battery natin.

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pwede po yang FB battery nyo(tunog facebook!) maski di deep cycle, nagkakaiba lang po sila sa life span...yung tagal na masira, at usually po yang mga car and trucks battery ay mga starter battery, meaning po ay malakas at mabilis ang binibigay nyang kuryente, walang control...kaya po design sya as starter battery. maliit din po ang battery plate na gamit nyan compared to deep cycle. but sinubukan ko na po yan dati, nag-start ako sa 50watts solar panel, 12v 20amp motolite battery at yung nasira kong Universal Power Supply(may built-in inverter po kasi yun), binuksan at inalis ko po yung + at - wire terminal dun sa batt ng UPS, then kinabit ko po dun sa 12v 20 amp motolite battery, yun po pwede na...kaya yung mga UPS po na mga drain lang battery ay pwede na pong gamitin as temporary na inverter, kung ilaw lang kayang kaya na po yan sa Tacloban. Maski gumamit po kayo ng starter battery sa UPS ay matagal na po ito magdrain dahil may built-in controller na po yang UPS. Kung bubuksan nyo po ang UPS ay makikita natin na ordinary battery lang gamit nyan at hindi deep cycle.

My solar panels are like yours 12 to 19 volt... any charger goes up to 19 volts to charge a battery.... my batteries are one year old na and I have no problem... they retain the charge the same than when they were brand new... I check once a month the water level... I never add one drop as it never changes... The thing is, I don't wait for my bat to be charged before using it... there is always a load... I just let them charge in the morning (up to 13 volt) and then plug something. At around 4/ 4:30 pm, I stop the charging by switching off my panels... then I let my bat settle down until 7 pm... that's when I start running on solar up to 12 am... My batteries, in the morning, are most of the time, still 80 % full... except when the weather is bad (for example, it rained yesterday, so this morning my bat were 70% full) and in case a heavy rain, I have at least 2 days backup power....Not having a controller is, for me, not a problem as there is always someone at home to monitor the bat.... in case there is nobody home, I just turn off the panels (I have enough backup power)... The power of my panels are half the capacity of my bat that's why I decided to try without a controller... and I don't see any problem up to now
Nice info about ups, thanks... I'm very stupid when it comes to talk about ups coz I never use one or open one

 

[ronnel25]

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... "so all the computations you can make will just give you an approximation" (from ma'am TS) .... ganyan din experience ko... example noong bago pa ang battery matagal syang ma-discharge... after one year... mabilis nang ma-discharge ang battery di na katulad ng dati... therefore, dapat talaga test mo sya gamitin in reality, tapos monitor mo using the digital multimeter or the battery indicator of the controller or the battery indicator of the inverter.

one time, nag-test ako kung ilang oras ko magagamit ang 35W electric fan using 150W inverter (modified sine wave) with 12Ah battery... umabot sya ng 3 hours bago nag-beep indicating low voltage.

... plst test your 65W electric fan, tapos post mo dito ang result.

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air ask q lng sa pag momonitor ng battery while using 65w gamit ang multi tester, ilang volt or charge po dapat q imaintain ng battery q para ma maintain q lifespan ng battery, pra mmonitor q rin ung ilang hours bago ma-discharge ng 50% ng battery q

sabi nyu po, mag kakaiba ang battery ng charge percent,,nag post po ako ng pic ng battery,, ask q kung ilan volt ang 100% full charge ng battery q

 

[awinahe]

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air ask q lng sa pag momonitor ng battery while using 65w gamit ang multi tester, ilang volt or charge po dapat q imaintain ng battery q para ma maintain q lifespan ng battery, pra mmonitor q rin ung ilang hours bago ma-discharge ng 50% ng battery q

sabi nyu po, mag kakaiba ang battery ng charge percent,,nag post po ako ng pic ng battery,, ask q kung ilan volt ang 100% full charge ng battery q

"Quote Originally Posted by awinahe View Post
you need 43.33 amp in 8 hrs.... it means that your bat will be 50% discharged after 8 hours of continuous use of the fan... but if you use it while charging your bat, you might use it more than 8 hours"

After 3 to 6 hours rest (no charge, no load) 12.70 volts is 100% charged
Please check the chart in the 1rst page to have all the voltages while charging, with or without load... and page 21 there is a chart also.

While charging and while using your fan, if your bat voltage is around 12.8 at around 3 pm... just stop your fan to allow your bat to recharge properly before the sun goes down so you will have full bat at night...

 

[ronnel25]

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"Quote Originally Posted by awinahe View Post
you need 43.33 amp in 8 hrs.... it means that your bat will be 50% discharged after 8 hours of continuous use of the fan... but if you use it while charging your bat, you might use it more than 8 hours"

After 3 to 6 hours rest (no charge, no load) 12.70 volts is 100% charged
Please check the chart in the 1rst page to have all the voltages while charging, with or without load... and page 21 there is a chart also.

While charging and while using your fan, if your bat voltage is around 12.8 at around 3 pm... just stop your fan to allow your bat to recharge properly before the sun goes down so you will have full bat at night...

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if sa 3pm is 12.8 volt need to turn off my fan, turn OFF din po ang inverter?


sir bat 12.5 lng nkukha while charging with load 65w fan
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[mile616]

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nice thread..

 

[awinahe]

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if sa 3pm is 12.8 volt need to turn off my fan, turn OFF din po ang inverter?

yes... if you don't use any appliances you turn off the inverter

sa mga nakagawa na ganito po ba setup, kung di ka gagamit ng charge controller?

yung inverter pede gamitin while connected sa battery na nagcha -charge thru solar panels?


paki correct naman po kung ano mali....

yes you can use the inverter while charging.... for your setup, you need a switch (or see the pic in the first page: I use an old fuse box without fuse as switch) This switch must be between the battery and the solar panel (to avoid the electricity to go back at night to the panel and to switch off in case your battery is overcharged) then, your breaker must be put ONLY on the positive line of the inverter and battery... don't forget, you need a digital tester, always connected to your bat to monitor the voltage.

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nice thread..

Thanks

 

[ronnel25]

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sir bat gnun 12.5 ;ng nkukuha q while charging with load 5w efan
nkakalito eh,,kcdb 12.8 around 3 pm need to stop the load,then charge the battery
ngaun p lng 12.5 n. galing sa full charge sir,, now lng ako gumamit pra mag trial.
note: ndi p po maxdo maaraw
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[awinahe]

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sir bat gnun 12.5 ;ng nkukuha q while charging with load 5w efan
nkakalito eh,,kcdb 12.8 around 3 pm need to stop the load,then charge the battery
ngaun p lng 12.5 n. galing sa full charge sir,, now lng ako gumamit pra mag trial.
note: ndi p po maxdo maaraw
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don't panic hehe... I think it's normal because you are using a controller + 5 w.... There is no shade on your panels? can you see if they are totally under the sun?... normally you see the voltage going up... wait 30 minutes pa...
your inverter is off dba?

 

[ronnel25]

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don't panic hehe... I think it's normal because you are using a controller + 5 w.... There is no shade on your panels? can you see if they are totally under the sun?... normally you see the voltage going up... wait 30 minutes pa...

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100% n wlang shade ung panel q is 8 am,, ndi q kc napansin ung mangga ng kapit bahay nmin d2 kya from sun rise ndi p nsisinagan ng araw ung panel q liwanag lng,,
mya 10 am q tingnan to goes up n mag normal ung volt q hehe,,nlito nman ako sir haha, iba ang 1st time eh,,ndi alam ang ggwin haha
sir ok lng n b ndi q alisin ang multi tester q pra ma-monitor ko

 

[awinahe]

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100% n wlang shade ung panel q is 8 am,, ndi q kc napansin ung mangga ng kapit bahay nmin d2 kya from sun rise ndi p nsisinagan ng araw ung panel q liwanag lng,,
mya 10 am q tingnan to goes up n mag normal ung volt q hehe,,nlito nman ako sir haha, iba ang 1st time eh,,ndi alam ang ggwin haha
sir ok lng n b ndi q alisin ang multi tester q pra ma-monitor ko

hehe... you should learn to relax it is not good for your bp ask the neighbor to cut the mangga joke lang.... so, yes better leave the tester connected to the battery!

 

[ronnel25]

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Solar panel 100watt
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Charge Controller/ 20amp
DC 140A Breaker
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Deep Cycle Battery 100ah/
Pure sine wave power inverter 1000v
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nagun q lng nagsart n irun sa 65w efan pra trial


yan ang set-up q sa tulong nila Awinahe at Tristan

Salamat sa inung dalawa

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hehe... you should learn to relax it is not good for your bp ask the neighbor to cut the mangga joke lang.... so, yes better leave the tester connected to the battery!

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haha, bka mjembog tayu pag pincut q un mangga sa kanila,,


as of 10:00am sir 12.59 lng nkukuha q sabi nyu knina n w8 up to 30 minutes

 

[awinahe]

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Solar panel 100watt
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Charge Controller/ 20amp
DC 140A Breaker
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Deep Cycle Battery 100ah/
Pure sine wave power inverter 1000v
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nagun q lng nagsart n irun sa 65w efan pra trial


yan ang set-up q sa tulong nila Awinahe at Tristan

Salamat sa inung dalawa

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haha, bka mjembog tayu pag pincut q un mangga sa kanila,,


as of 10:00am sir 12.59 lng nkukuha q sabi nyu knina n w8 up to 30 minutes

CONGRATS

 

[ronnel25]

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CONGRATS

help nyu nlng ako sir sa monitoring ng volt charge hehe

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don't panic hehe... I think it's normal because you are using a controller + 5 w.... There is no shade on your panels? can you see if they are totally under the sun?... normally you see the voltage going up... wait 30 minutes pa...
your inverter is off dba?

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sir sa case n to ON n po ang inverter q,, kc charging with load 65w (running)

 

[awinahe]

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help nyu nlng ako sir sa monitoring ng volt charge hehe

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sir sa case n to ON n po ang inverter q,, kc charging with load 65w (running)

So... how many volts na? sunny pa sa inyu?

 

[ronnel25]

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So... how many volts na? sunny pa sa inyu?

sa ngaun sir 12.64 sunny nmn ngaun,,pero ndi ktuladng tingkad ng araw pag summer

 

[awinahe]

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post ko lang ang solar panel na nagawa ko..

1st picture

18.8V DC cover lahat ng panel ng rubber puzzle


2nd and 3rd picture

22.6V DC 11 am partly cloudy sky no cover ang panel


hmmmmmmm,

i guess di ko problema ang shade....


battery, inverter, at turn off switch na lang ang kulang......

wow... very nice! Magkano gastos mo? How long time to make it? how many watts? how many cells?

sa ngaun sir 12.64 sunny nmn ngaun,,pero ndi ktuladng tingkad ng araw pag summer

still running your fan ?