u/Tricky-Car-5004

How would you configure this?
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How would you configure this?

I am building a cottage on top of a ridge in a fairly treed area, many of the problematic trees would be on a neighbor's property so cutting isn't an option.

The roof is east and west facing, main roof is a 16/12 pitch, the top roof on the left over the bedroom is about a 2/12 , same with the lower bathroom roof. The other side, the West facing is similar but instead of the litter bathroom, it has a large 12x14 screen in porch with about a 1/12 pitch.

My inverter/charge controller has a minimum PV voltage of 120v which is the issue, currently even with my 4 panels, I need them in good sun to produce anything and then the slightest shading on a single panel can kill my loop.

I was thinking 2 strings of 6 panels, one on each side, maybe 2 on the bedroom roof and 4 on the main, mirror on the other side?

u/Tricky-Car-5004 — 15 hours ago
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Eco worthy 5kw inverter questions

I am using an eco worthy 5kw inverter hooked up to a pair of 5kw server batteries , cubix100s at my off grid cottage, I hooked the system up last week and didn't have much time to mess around.

My first issue was it not seeing any solar, I have 4 older 280w panels and they were in 2+2, I think the issue is the voltage was too low, I set them all in series and that seemed to do it.

I was away for a week with essentially no load, the RV is still plugged in but nothing was being used, now I showed up a week later and the batteries are at 18% and the inverter is beeping and flashing an " low voltage" under the PV ? How could it have not charged in that time ?

I tried going through the settings again, still not 100% sure I got them all but I think so. Is the minimum amps for PV charging actually 2amps ? So assuming I make 140v, I need to be making 280w before it'll even try to charge?

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u/Tricky-Car-5004 — 2 days ago

Eco worthy 5kw inverter and 10kw server batteries

I upgraded from a bluetti ac200p to an eco worthy inverter and a pair of 5kw server batteries for an off grid cottage build. I set everything up last weekend and found a couple less than ideal issues.

The minimum PV voltage means I need to series connect 4 panels for the inverter to even register PV charging at all.

The batteries work with Bluetooth and the ecoworthy app but I don't have wifi available and the app doesn't include anything indicating how much solar I'm making, only says whether I'm charging or discharging, if like to see how many watts I'm making and how many im using.

The inverter came with a dongle that works with the solar man app, this is capable of showing solar in vs inverter out but that requires a WiFi connection.

I think the longer term fix will be to buy the external screen for the inverter, just wish there was an easier way than using 2 apps , one on Bluetooth and the other Wi-Fi even though everything is connected by network cables

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u/Tricky-Car-5004 — 6 days ago