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Here we have a bit of the battery control and the inverter it feeds.
The solar controller feeds three banks of four 12.8 volt 100 Amp batteries. Three battery switches allow me to remove each set of batteries from the circuit, inverter only/charging only/or both. The breakers to the right also allow me to cut them from the inverter or solar controller.
The solar controller feeds three banks of four 12.8 volt 100 Amp batteries. Three battery switches allow me to remove each set of batteries from the circuit, inverter only/charging only/or both. The breakers to the right also allow me to cut them from the inverter or solar controller.
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I did that to help reduce the chance of shorts - those batteries could deliver 56 volts(full charge) at up to 300 amps - 16,800 watts! So that panel handles just the positive side, the negative is one set of heavy cable links from the solar controller to the batteries to the inverter. To short the system you're going to have to work for it. (Yes, I know you can grab a chunk of metal and short a battery, but those have built in management circuits which they claim will detect shorts and protect the battery.)
my son just had something interesting happen at his house - the electrical panel had a circuit breaker to the AC unit arc and blow out. The panel actually caught fire but it didn't spread and went out (thank God). They had to have the entire panel replaced. The electrician told me that the original panel was a low budget deal used during construction because they were trying to save money. I discovered the issue after opening the panel, expecting to change out a circuit breaker.
my personal opinion (not about your work) is; we are to much relying on computerization for everything. I had a car in 1971 that got 27 MPG at 75 miles per hour, and the whole thing was mechanical.
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my personal opinion (not about your work) is; we are to much relying on computerization for everything. I had a car in 1971 that got 27 MPG at 75 miles per hour, and the whole thing was mechanical.
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It was 'good enough' for its day, just not up to code 'today'.
We had sparking in our main panel, one of the down sides of them liking to use cheaper aluminum wires instead of copper. Both main and house panels were replaced - which was the only reason I could go semi-solar! The old panels had been maxed out (just big enough for what the builder needed) while the new ones have space to grow ...
We had sparking in our main panel, one of the down sides of them liking to use cheaper aluminum wires instead of copper. Both main and house panels were replaced - which was the only reason I could go semi-solar! The old panels had been maxed out (just big enough for what the builder needed) while the new ones have space to grow ...
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