Busted? Solar System is legal? Mpp Solar 11KW Off grid All in one Inverter 

EG4 and MPP Solar along with many other names are all from Voltronics . Here is a copy paste "voltronics is the OEM for countless rebadges including mpp solar, eg4 , voltacon , their own voltronics axpert , solarpower24 which are their a brands." here is voltronics voltronicpower.com/

i plan on doing the same off grid setup with generator backup with no grid tie at all ...in leyte .. i dont want to have any bill to pay and figure if i have enough battery storage and panels i should be fine .. the only thing now is finding the contractor to do it or do it myself after much research

7 years is short! Nice decisionmaking.

GOOOOOOD MORNING and great news!!!

Funny

Thank so you so much. I keep it real.

lol

Go for it!

​@PiMotoTours There are much quieter systems now that are not the airplane prop type and are normally placed high and strategically placed for noise reduction. The good thing about them is on average when the sun's not shining the wind is blowing. And when the wind does blow above the rated speed they are designed to with a heat sink/brake. The higher above rated limit the more it dumps elec back to brake. Overspeed protection. Until I moved to the Philippines 2yrs ago I lived mostly off grid on sailboats since 2001 and have installed many dual systems. On the surface you are correct, someone e could just invest in more panels and Batts instead of wind, under certain conditions, ie lots of sun and little wind. But what if someone is in low sun lots of wind? Like in parts of the UK where wind power makes sense. Or at the beach or certain mountain/valley locations. Point is, there are too many variables to just throw a blanket statement to forgo wind power for more solar. If someone is off grid, or trying to minimize grid usage 50kw system won't help much during monsoon season with little to no sun for weeks or months. Or someone in a deep and forrested valley with wind constantly funneling through. Your point of an audit of potential energy is correct. Wind, solar, home hydro etc.

See my response below. Research and do a potential energy audit with a worse case scenario/back up plan mentality. Good luck.

​@@PiMotoToursalso, my last Marine-Air generator was 20yrs old when unfortunately my boat was destroyed by fire😢. It had been re built one time around the 15yr mark at a cost of about $120. It's basically just an auto alternator with props. But yes that type is very noisy in high wind. But when you really need the power you are oddly comforted by the sound knowing you won't go black at night in a raging storm. Otherwise I would keep the brake on.

That is funny

I got a second battery this year, so we get to claim it on this years taxes, will get a third next year (hopefully the new P3 with P2 interface thats not yet released). Sadly it doesn’t give complete control, I want it to provide power to my car but it charges the batteries first then grid, I want it to fill the car when sun is abundant. Part of the issue is having to use time of use and JEA freakin pays .02 and charges .12 /oof

USA is a whole other bird than here.

that would be awesome. What are you riding?

@@TexasFilipino I bought a Honda CB500X which is perfectly suited for the roads and lack of roads here in the Philippines. I did a lot of back mountain trails, crossed a couple of rivers that had no bridges, and zig zagged my way all around the country for 8 months. I went to lots of places that foreigners never see and surprised a few Filipinos. Great adventure and I plan on beginning another loop soon. Currently living on Bohol.

@@rustyevolution6298 that is a awesome bike. We was just talking about and watching yt vids on it recently. Can u email me pics of yours? jamesray080808@gmail.com

@@TexasFilipino sent.

@@TexasFilipino The CB500X has been rebranded for the 2024 model year as the NX500 and has some significant upgrades. I plan on upgrading to the NX500 next year.

Sorry to hear that.

Sounds great! I do appreciate you. Shout at me if you ever do that hydro project

@@TexasFilipino I forgot to mention, I do like your SBU / SUB strategy....I think we'll do something similar if bad weather is forecast and a "sun out" is likely...we have a generator if we manage to drain the batteries (happened before I doubled the battery bank), but I do like the thinking...👍

maybe in the older versions.

@@TexasFilipino oh ok I only mentioned it because I just saw a video yesterday on the idle consumption of those inverters my inverters only uses 50 Watts if that

Yes we do

In Texas your bill will be around $40 plus before you use a drop

no it is way more than that.

Yes this has a app I just never use it

I bought the panels, pv cable and mounting rails locally. I bought the breakers, disconnects, mc4 connectors and other hardware through lazada and amazon. I did have a few items back in the states I brought with me. I bought the inverters directly from MPP Solar in Taiwan ( link in description ) and the batteries from Felicity Solar in China. I installed it myself and I always leave it open for expansion.

@@TexasFilipino Thank you very much. I have also been looking at Will Prowse's channel about DYI Solar systems (an excellent reference for those who may be reading this thread..! )

Good question. Let's look at this. Say I invest in Victron ( great equipment I hear) but it was more lack luster in some ways. The cost is very high to get that unit, it is not readily available here. Now you have it and something goes down... how long would it be before you could get it repaired or replaced? Next the MPP Solar is a 1/3 of the cost a lot of the times. You take a hit that is not covered by warranty then your wallet only took 1/3 of the hit it would have on Victron or some other brands. Next new features come out that you would like but your so deeply invested in your Victron let's say so you won't upgrade and you find yourself with out of date equipment quickly. On Mpp Solar new better modern equipment comes out and we can afford and justify upgrading without breaking the bank. I am happy with my choice for being here in the Philippines.

​@@TexasFilipinothanks James.

yes I am charging them at 110amps and my recommended is apparently way higher than yours. When they build those batteries they will have different cells inside of them. They buy cells from different sources and what yours is and what mine is may not be the same even if we had same model of battery. Felicity really suggest buying all your batteries at the same time so they can be sure your set matches. Kinda sucks. well your not paying Tesla prices so I guess that goes with the territory. I don't complain much as just not long ago we could not even get a LifePo4 batt here

@@TexasFilipino Sorry mate I'm a bit confused? You did a video 3 years ago titled "Felicity Solar LifePo4 Lithium Battery Uncrate and Features" and in that video time stamp 4:43 you say "max charging current is 60 amps"

I can raise it because I am running two batteries each parallel and then those are ran in a series. This changes the math especially with them in parallel. at 110 amp the two sets are basically getting 55 amps each as long as the cable lengths are kept equal and a bms running.

I will be able to answer that soon.

I am using TP link it is working great. It is according to what model you have.

@@TexasFilipino true, it was a Costco bundle special couple years back. I thought because my house is all concrete similar to yours that getting signal to the back corner was going to be a challenge until I saw this video and you mentioned it. I’ll dig back into it and see what is available now in 2024.

This is single phase and I personally would just buy here.

I think your confused on that. I had controller that showed the battery reading slightly off from the other one. Very minor

It probably won't make much difference, but when your wind generator is putting out the max , your charge controller will throttle down your solar panels and you won't be getting optimal charge from your system, unless you get a hybrid controller with the proper components, I think you have learned beyond my experience, but trust me on this one

No but these units can be configured for it

You can build what I have for 8k

@@TexasFilipino - USD 8K - Does the very same company do annual maintenance - Once issue people face is that after a year or so if there are any technical issues the company that did the installation is very hard to get in touch with - getting a separate company to do repairs and such may void warranty's etc. 🤔

@@TexasFilipino - How many years warranty's on the panels, inverters, batteries etc.

You can build what I have right now for $8000 USD. We did the math just today here with a Expat guest.

@@TexasFilipino 8k... in Dutch we would say 'that's no cat piss'...

I have not hide a comment. Le tme check the held for review folder in you tube. Maybe it was them jokers.

So i left outr of replying to comments and checked the held for review folder and there is nothing from you in there. I am sorry I have no clue. This seems to happen more frequently lately.

Ummm the next comment down I am reading is from you and it was posted an hour before this so i think your mistaken that it is not here. @tryscience @tryscience • 8 hours ago it's an interesting setup. Detail follows... stop reading unless you want to embrace your Inner Nerd ;) Looks like you can never be partly grid source, partly battery source, (at the same time), because the 60 hz waveform would be synchronized and would backfeed the grid (if the inverter AC voltage is greater than grid voltage). That would be a True condition if the grid was down, so it has to be either grid source or inverter source, never both at the same time powering the house. Battery can be charged at any time, though. I imagine wind turbine feed goes into the inverter, a lot like a string of panels... or perhaps you feed a charge controller and charge the batteries with the wind turbine independently of the inverter? My setup is simple... 57 microinverters in a grid-tied arrangement. If the grid fails, all microinverters immediately cut off. No batteries. Each microinverter synchronizes to the grid sinewave. If the house is under light load, the AC from the microinverters, running in parallel, are outputting higher than grid voltage and I push power into the neighborhood. If big heavy loads exceed the capacity of the array (electric clothes dryer, oven, central air, etc.) such as early in the morning when the sun is weak, the house AC voltage draws down towards zero by a tiny amount, and once house AC voltage is less than grid voltage, power flows into the house and I consume power from the neighborhood in addition to the small amount of power I make and consume in the early morning at that moment. Just as you describe, I push a lot more power onto the grid than I consume, so I rack up KW credits that I can use at night or other times when the grid doesn't supply enough power. I pay about $40 per month to the electric company even though I use much less than I generate, also as you mentioned...

@@TexasFilipino yeah, something screwy is going on. You're able to see it but not the other account and anecdotally no likes as well. Oh well, life goes on!

Amen!!!

This country the Philippines is 230 single phase as is most of the world. This is not North America which is the only place to use 110/120v and 220/240 dual phase. However in the USA in Texas I do own the 120/240v split phase version of this unit.

@TexasFilipino ohh ok now I understand I'm here in Northwest Ohio I'm completely off grid today was terrible from that hurricane basically ending up by this part of the country so today I didn't generate no power but yes I'm completely off grid

Thank you for the comment. Hope all is going well.

??????

​@TexasFilipino I know right lol 😆 I don't get it either 🤣