Solar panel production figures

[Ron-ski]

Wet and windy here, just 266w being generated.

 

[Ron-ski]

2.4 kWh, and 4 exported.

 

[Ron-ski]

Nearly beat you, 2.37kWh but no export to speak of, I need the batteries for tonight.

Very close, but look at you're efficiency, almost 3 times mine.

My batteries at 35%, when I export I stop at 55% now, then when I charge off peak its enough to get it to pretty much 100% by 5am.

 

[Ron-ski]

Just noticed, solar production this year 7999 kWh

 

[Ron-ski]

@Ron-ski wont be happy...im in third at the moment lol

You're now thirteenth, but I'm third from the bottom not counting Maplewood

 

[Ron-ski]

The rains stopped, and it's much brighter, currently generating 2.7kW

PS. You're behind me now

 

[Ron-ski]

@reef Where is the battery in the system, and what side of the generation meter?

 

[Ron-ski]

4.7, twice as good as yesterday.

 

[Ron-ski]

The battery is DC-coupled straight off the inverter. It goes:

Inverter > AC Isolator > Generation meter > lockable AC isolator > Consumer Unit > Import meter

That's off the schematic, but I'm questioning the accuracy of that as apparently export is limited to 3.68kW according to that. It actually isn't!

If I add the imported kWh from 0200-0500 to the calculated figure it gives 274kWh. Very close to the 276kWh on the generation meter. Ill read it again in morning before the sun rises and see if its increased I think.

Unless they've fitted a bi-directional generation meter it will only measure power in the outbound direction, so you charge the battery from the grid, then discharge, and that discharge is counted as generation, which sounds very much like what is happening.

 

[Ron-ski]

Who's this. Have they got Lunar Power?

The gaff 9.960kW

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I think it's one of those systems that counts battery discharge as generation.

 

[Ron-ski]

@reef Would it be worth pointing out to your installer, and asking for a bidirectional meter to be fitted.

Or you can fit an ET112 and hook it up to HA to automate the measurements.

 

[Ron-ski]

Slow start for me. I was 17th but it looks clear skys for the rest of the day.

Ron and Lotta have flown out of the blocks.

That cloud that was over you, is now over us, generation fell off a cliff.

 

[Ron-ski]

Think i got you today…….(puts large fan in garden to keep clouds at bay)

La la la la, I can't hear you

 

[Ron-ski]

6.5 with 3.4 exported, 13.6 forecast for tomorrow.

 

[Ron-ski]

It's the same here, long may it last.

 

[Ron-ski]

Same here as well, garage panels are not doing a lot due to their low angle, and also some shading from a neighbours tree.

 

[Ron-ski]

Got 14.1kWh, 2.85 from the east panels, 1.85 from the west panels, and 9.4 from the Solaredge system. We did have a fair bit of cloud though.

What angle they at ron??? When i move mine i may onlybe able to get 20* pitch. But thats ok for summer i suppose.

They are 10°, bare minimum.

 

[Ron-ski]

13.9 kWh today, its amazing the difference between the garage panels (10 degree pitch) and the original SE system on the house (30 degree pitch), in the summer with the sun being higher the garage system outperforms the SE system. At 11 this morning we had 1.9kW from the SE system, and only 1.2kW from the garage system. The garage system also gets affected with shading from around mid day, as the suns so low.

Also managed to export 12kWh, I actually stopped exporting between 17: to 18:30 just in case it gives me an advantage for tomorrow, then from 18:30 to 19:00 I was exporting at around 7kW

 

[Ron-ski]

Just 2.2 for today

Only 2.3 here

 

[Ron-ski]

9.4 here as well so far, need it to top the battery up after yesterdays saver session.