Soldato
No but I'll keep it in mind, something to keep an eye on if I go this route.
Don't lots of people in this thread use Givenergy batts?
Solar panels and battery - any real world reccomendations?
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Don't lots of people in this thread use Givenergy batts?
Soldato
Yes, there are are a good few on here who now have them installed. I did have a similar issue, but it seems to have rectified itself after an update, but I am on the older Gen1 8.2kWh battery, not the newer one 9.5kWh hour one. My system is out bound though, and being replaced with something more comprehensive and with more options for how I want my household to work. I'd 100% keep them on the shortlist if you are having an install done, but keep an eye on the cost per kWh as prices are starting to become silly.
Soldato
Come on, keep up
You need to move those clouds, it was dire down here today, I'm going to send them north.
Soldato
Come on, keep up
You need to move those clouds, it was dire down here today, I'm going to send them north.
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Associate
Ronski's location is becoming ironic.....
Associate
Been very grey/rain last 3 days again with a couple more of them to come.
Battery still holding up, as of now @76%, I'll give it a charge for an hour tonight.
Battery still holding up, as of now @76%, I'll give it a charge for an hour tonight.
Soldato
Up north, we were dealt with a bad end to October (19th being worst). I thought November was not going to be much better but hoping Ron-ski can attract them clouds a few more times till Christmas?
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Man of Honour
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Man of Honour
Well he will beat us all combined once he gets the new project commissioned so lets arrange a daily blimp to pitch in Kent..
As long as you keep it to East Kent.... Here on the Kent Sussex Surrey border we'd like to keep our sunny days! Although we seem to be in our own microsystem!
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I have 2 X 9.5kwh - both work fine, had the jumps occasionally, but do think some of it overblown. Not end of world for meI have one. (9.5kw one). And yes you can add an extra ones to expand storage.
Soldato
As long as you keep it to East Kent.... Here on the Kent Sussex Surrey border we'd like to keep our sunny days! Although we seem to be in our own microsystem!
Yes East Kent is fine.
Man of Honour
Wish I had gone for a second. We have the space for it. But meh. It'll do for now. 2 kids and a some older appliances won't be helping. Our lowest draw is around 260W.
Associate
I wish I'd gone for a third.... 
I'm running two gen1 inverters into two 9.5kWh batteries and charging fully in the 4 hour window - but will be happier when they are swapped out to gen2 versions when they become available
Associate
These hybrid ones or AC?
I've got two gen 2 5kw hybrid inverters on order - supposedly in next couple of weeks, but not holding my breath!
Being able to charge 7.2kw per hour will change the game for me!
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Yes two hybrid gen1''s they were ordered end of March but they put these in as a stop gap until the gen2's
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The main downside of having a separate AC coupled battery I can see is that going from DC (pannels) to AC via inverter 1 back to DC (battery) via inverter 2 and then back to AC again as you use the stored energy results in a significant energy loss.
Where as on the hybrid system you are only doing that DC to AC conversion once to use the stored energy.
Soldato
@b0rn2sk8 That is a very good point that I forgot about.
Associate
Ah, we're the same then! Exactly the same position!
Soldato
Is this from too much demand, or is the supply chain not bringing fresh stock that was promised?