Solar panel production figures

Ron-ski · 4 Mar 2023 at 11:10

I've no idea why PV Output is getting the wrong value this is what I'm sending, and it was working perfectly yesterday.

Code:

https://pvoutput.org/service/r2/addstatus.jsp?key=<SNIP>&sid=95245&d=20230304&t=10:58&v1=2560"

Need to get my DNO paperwork done, so I'll have to sort it later, if anyone wants to see the true figure, just look at my VRM link below

If you look at my Victron system, every single value is 4.61kWh https://pvoutput.org/intraday.jsp?id=107991&sid=95245&dt=20230304 which is most odd, I even edited one value earlier and its changed back.

I wonder if it will sort its self out once I pass 4.61kWh of production today???

Ron-ski · 4 Mar 2023 at 12:22

Think my PV Output is correct now, also just twigged where the 4.61kWh figure came from.

The west panels generated 4.61Kwh yesterday, somehow that figure got carried over to today, and then PV Output must ignore the lower values it receives.

Just need to figure out why that was sent - or simply add something to stop it uploading overnight, which might well cure the problem.

Edit: That was easy set it to only upload between 4am and 11pm, see what happens tomorrow now.

Ron-ski · 4 Mar 2023 at 17:29

17.47kWh today, I was getting worried as @katie279 was getting close, but alas she only beat me on efficiency but that doesn't count

SolarEdge system still under reporting on PV output which reports 7.961kWh whilst the SolarEdge Dashboard reports 8.81kWh for the day.

Ron-ski · 4 Mar 2023 at 17:43

Welshman said:
so one stole my mountain sun

It was @katie279 , honest

Ron-ski · 5 Mar 2023 at 16:32

Been a bad day here to, cloudy all day, only generated 6.7kWh which has basically covered daytime use, battery is at 3%. Weather looks bad up to the 18 March, which is as far as the forecast goes, rain most days

Low battery warning just come in.

Ron-ski · 5 Mar 2023 at 18:48

@katie279 had all the sun today.

Ron-ski · 5 Mar 2023 at 21:21

@katie279 what you going to do when all them new panels are installed?

It won't be the Northern Lights we see from down south, it'll be Katie's light show to use up all that extra power.

Ron-ski · 5 Mar 2023 at 21:28

But what about the RGB laser lighting?

Ron-ski · 6 Mar 2023 at 13:18

@Zeeflyboy could you not change the heater element for a lower wattage one?

Ron-ski · 6 Mar 2023 at 17:58

Managed 12.85kWh today.

Was nice up to about 10:15 then came over cloudy, if look on my VRM you can actually tell when it got cloudy, as the east and west arrays started generating the same power - there was barely any separation between the lines on the graph.

Ron-ski · 6 Mar 2023 at 20:04

Welshman said:
A new member of ocuk radiation sponges as come on with a smaller system than mine, thats punching above his weight too @by the seaside whoever they are

That's @Oldman2 - I recruited him from a sunny spot in the south east

Ron-ski · 7 Mar 2023 at 06:37

Today's prediction is about 4kWh, and rain all day.

Ron-ski · 7 Mar 2023 at 06:45

Is it worth waiting for Flux, or should I change to something else to charge the battery overnight now my smart meters are working?

Ron-ski · 7 Mar 2023 at 10:07

Welshman said:
Theres snow coming for you ronnie lol

I'd be very surprised if we have snow, our little corner of Kent often doesn't get any when other parts do, although they seem to have some forecast.

Ron-ski · 7 Mar 2023 at 17:43

10.16kWh today, much better than expected, but been a damp miserable and cold day.

Ron-ski · 8 Mar 2023 at 06:24

Its snowing, but it won't settle, but either way its going to be a bad day.

Ron-ski · 8 Mar 2023 at 10:16

katie279 said:
Aaaaah blue skies boys, blue skies.....

Looking at the BBC long-range forecast looks like Scotland is clear until late Saturday.

Ron-ski · 8 Mar 2023 at 19:06

A mere 3.85kWh, my poor battery didn't even get above 9%.

Looks pretty dire the rest of the month.

Ron-ski · 9 Mar 2023 at 17:51

5.71kWh today, better than yesterday, but the battery is still empty and the daughters been baking cakes.

Just to show how bad the weather has been across most of the country, I'm in second place on the live PV Output charts, you can guess who's at the top with 24kWh.

Solar Forecast predicts 5.5kWh for tomorrow, looking at the weather forecast I'll be lucky if I get that.

Ron-ski · 9 Mar 2023 at 21:17

BUDFORCE said:
If this trend continues I am on track to generate less then February.

If this trend continues it will be my second best March, ever, BUT I have 4.74kw of additional panels compared to previous March's. March 2020 I generated 430.4kWh from 4kw of panels, an average of 13.88kWh a day, compared to my current 12.88kWh daily average.