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bassdow:
You see that 300 watts panles eh, they are not just heavy BUT wide, and to carry am climb ladder, especially for any building more than 2-storey, na better work.

What I often do is use rope to pull it up because if e fall or hit something well enough, you don buy market BUT it never occurred to me it could stay on it's own without .

There was no need for rope bc na just bungalow.

bassdow:
You see that 300 watts panles eh, they are not just heavy BUT wide, and to carry am climb ladder, especially for any building more than 2-storey, na better work.

What I often do is use rope to pull it up because if e fall or hit something well enough, you don buy market BUT it never occurred to me it could stay on it's own without .

Naim easy to install.

I personally feel onces the installation area I very high, smaller wattage should be used

Good morning everyone

Does anyone know the idle power draw of this inverter.

It's a felicity 3.5 kva ivps inverter

From the picture you posted, this is not Felicity IVPS model, because IVPS Models does not have integrated MPPT. IVPM Models does have inbuilt MPPT and your picture does not look like the IVPM model. See links to the IVPM3524, IVPM3548, IVPS3524 and IVPS3548 below.
Attached pictures in order 1&2 are IVPM, 3&4 are IVPS.

Be careful to inspect the product physically before paying for it. There exist a lot of Clones / Copies / Look a Likes, what ever da hell they are called.

I honestly don't understand these queries about idle power consumption from people. You have to understand that every Inverter or converter as the name may imply must consume some power while doing what it's named to be (CONVERT or INVERT) and powering internal components. Don't base your choice of a product on the question you just asked otherwise you might end up with a system that is not efficient or worse case end up with a fake product.

If you must know, a 2% to 5% of system capacities are pre-allocated for internal components and self consumption.
While some manufacturers tend to mention this, some don't. Fr example, when a manufacturer says EFFICIENCY=97% it simply means that 3% remaining will for Self Consumption.

At least buy genuine product and have peace. There are loads of other questions you should be asking about products.

https://www.felicitysolar.com/products/ivpm-35kva-24v-pure-sine-wave-inverter-with-120a-mppt-charger-high-efficiency-power-inverter

https://www.felicitysolar.com/products/ivpm-35kva-48v-pure-sine-wave-inverter-with-120a-mppt-charger-high-efficiency-power-inverter

https://www.felicitysolar.com/products/ivps-35kva-24v-upgrade-system-stronger-protection-built-in-bms-system-solar-inverter-for-home-use

https://www.felicitysolar.com/products/ivps-35kva-48v-upgrade-system-stronger-protection-built-in-bms-system-solar-inverter-for-home-use

olatade:
Good morning everyone

Does anyone know the idle power draw of this inverter.

It's a felicity 3.5 kva ivps inverter

✅

I have 2pcs 280w brand new Yingli s for sale
Location is Warri
Reason for sale is relocation
Price is 85k

Hi bosses,

Is it okay to use the Growatt SPF 5000 hybrid inverter without a separate charge controller?

Exactly! This is what I've been meaning to say all along when people discuss idle power consumption. Honestly, it doesn't really matter. What truly counts is the conversion power. In my opinion, idle power consumption is negligible.

Has anyone ever left their inverter idle? No! Either you're using it, or you turn it off. The focus should be on efficient energy conversion, not idle power consumption.

jonescosmos:
From the picture you posted, this is not Felicity IVPS model, because IVPS Models does not have integrated MPPT. IVPM Models does have inbuilt MPPT and your picture does not look like the IVPM model. See links to the IVPM3524, IVPM3548, IVPS3524 and IVPS3548 below.
Attached pictures in order 1&2 are IVPM, 3&4 are IVPS.

Be careful to inspect the product physically before paying for it. There exist a lot of Clones / Copies / Look a Likes, what ever da hell they are called.

I honestly don't understand these queries about idle power consumption from people. You have to understand that every Inverter or converter as the name may imply must consume some power while doing what it's named to be (CONVERT or INVERT) and powering internal components. Don't base your choice of a product on the question you just asked otherwise you might end up with a system that is not efficient or worse case end up with a fake product.

If you must know, a 2% to 5% of system capacities are pre-allocated for internal components and self consumption.
While some manufacturers tend to mention this, some don't. Fr example, when a manufacturer says EFFICIENCY=97% it simply means that 3% remaining will for Self Consumption.

At least buy genuine product and have peace. There are loads of other questions you should be asking about products.

https://www.felicitysolar.com/products/ivpm-35kva-24v-pure-sine-wave-inverter-with-120a-mppt-charger-high-efficiency-power-inverter

https://www.felicitysolar.com/products/ivpm-35kva-48v-pure-sine-wave-inverter-with-120a-mppt-charger-high-efficiency-power-inverter

https://www.felicitysolar.com/products/ivps-35kva-24v-upgrade-system-stronger-protection-built-in-bms-system-solar-inverter-for-home-use

https://www.felicitysolar.com/products/ivps-35kva-48v-upgrade-system-stronger-protection-built-in-bms-system-solar-inverter-for-home-use

Of cause na...

Akaza:
Hi bosses,

Is it okay to use the Growatt SPF 5000 hybrid inverter without a separate charge controller?

Good afternoon.....

Haykay2001:
Exactly! This is what I've been meaning to say all along when people discuss idle power consumption. Honestly, it doesn't really matter. What truly counts is the conversion power. In my opinion, idle power consumption is negligible.

Has anyone ever left their inverter idle? No! Either you're using it, or you turn it off. The focus should be on efficient energy conversion, not idle power consumption.

Pretty sure most modern inverters have an Eco function that drops idle power draw down to like 8w when not inverting anyway.

Akaza:
Hi bosses,

Is it okay to use the Growatt SPF 5000 hybrid inverter without a separate charge controller?

That's what the "hybrid means". It has a built-in MPPT.

.👌

Haykay2001:
Exactly! This is what I've been meaning to say all along when people discuss idle power consumption. Honestly, it doesn't really matter. What truly counts is the conversion power. In my opinion, idle power consumption is negligible.

Has anyone ever left their inverter idle? No! Either you're using it, or you turn it off. The focus should be on efficient energy conversion, not idle power consumption.

You are quite correct to an extent. I used to be anxious about inverter idle consumption. Then I later realized it is actually the inverter efficiency you should be thinking of indeed. Initially I was using a Single unit Renogy inverter with 12W idle consumption power. I discovered i was only about to use just about 80% of my battery capacity. Then later I moved to an All in one that had 32w idle consumption and I still noticed it is still around 80% of battery capacity I can squeeze out so looks like efficiency is the number to look at.
The only case you want to actually look at idle consumption is when your load is very low. If you have maybe 80W load. Perhaps all the stuffs in your house are off but you still have some critical loads like wifi router, security camera etc that has to be on and the total wattage is like 80W, and then your inverter has 100w idle consumption, you are going to be wasting alot of battery. So people who oversize their inverters need to note this

easyyoke:


You are quite correct to an extent. I used to be anxious about inverter idle consumption. Then I later realized it is actually the inverter efficiency you should be thinking of indeed. Initially I was using a Single unit Renogy inverter with 12W idle consumption power. I discovered i was only about to use just about 80% of my battery capacity. Then later I moved to an All in one that had 32w idle consumption and I still noticed it is still around 80% of battery capacity I can squeeze out so looks like efficiency is the number to look at.
The only case you want to actually look at idle consumption is when your load is very low. If you have maybe 80W load. Perhaps all the stuffs in your house are off but you still have some critical loads like wifi router, security camera etc that has to be on and the total wattage is like 80W, and then your inverter has 100w idle consumption, you are going to be wasting alot of battery. So people who oversize their inverters need to note this

I said this earlier.......efficiciency of inverting is equally or more important than no load consumption. My 10kva inverter gives slightly better runtime on similar loads than my previous 5kva inverter. I was expecting the opposite. It shows importance of efficiency which is oftentimes most overlooked

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Good morning everyone

What should be the Maximum Charging Current of two 220 Ah (24volts) Tubular Inverter Batteries?

ask4bk:


Hi, a lithium charger that charges to max 14.6v is destroying the lithium battery fast.
It's not good to charge lithium that high, and that's what many don't know and they killing their battery like that and it won't last for years as expected. It's tubular and gel that can go that high.

For lithium, it's advised not to go higher than 14.2 (which is even till high). Best voltage charge setting is 13.9v or 14.0v.

True your lithium won't charge full, but you are sure your lithium will do 15 - 20 years with that. If your battery has editable bms, you can charge it so that 3.5v (which is 14.0v) be 100%.

This is an info many Nigerian lithium dealers and installers don't know.

Thanks for this tips. please I want to know the best voltage charge setting for my 12v 200A Lead Acid battery

olatade:
Good morning everyone

What should be the Maximum Charging Current of two 220 Ah (24volts) Tubular Inverter Batteries?

20A

olatade:
Good morning everyone

What should be the Maximum Charging Current of two 220 Ah (24volts) Tubular Inverter Batteries?

Lead acid is usually recommended under 0.2C, so under 44A.

But your battery could be mislabeled, so around 20-30 A.

mikeayus:


Thanks for this tips. please I want to know the best voltage charge setting for my 12v 200A Lead Acid battery

Bulk at 14.4v
Float at 13.6v

Please I need link to where I can buy original genus battery in alaba

oladele239:
Please I need link to where I can buy original genus battery in alaba

Genus company is at Eric Moore road Surulere.

But why buy lead acid ?

PowMr 100ah LifePO4 is roughly 290k
Coupled ones by Valto is even less

Gennus 220ah tubular is roughly over 300k.

Akaza:
Hi bosses,

Is it okay to use the Growatt SPF 5000 hybrid inverter without a separate charge controller?

Yes chief

🤔

odimbannamdi:


How exactly are binding wires used to hang solar s on a roof? Do you intend to use the wire to bind the s together and just place them on roof? I am struggling to get the picture. Please shed some more light for our learning.

Besides, in the normal process of hanging solar s on roof, nails or hammers are NOT used. The dark-coloured screw on the left part of the first picture is used to drill the rail into the roof through the upper-undulated part of the roof that has wood underneath as seen in the second picture, while the second screw and bolt on the right part of the first picture is used to hold the s together on the rail as seen in the third picture.

So, it is not drilling that causes issues to the roof, it is process of working on the roof and causing indent to the lower-undulated part of the part which causes water to collect that causes the damage

Baba, those cracked s still de blast ba? 😊

dollarnaira:
@Odimbannamdi
Depending on the slope of the roof.
Mine is there without anything bc weight of s alone na die. Since no hurricane or tornado type of wind. They are just there. My decision!

Same here. But na for bungalow height, and my balcony directly overlooks them, so Dem de there like rock.

bassdow:
You see that 300 watts panles eh, they are not just heavy BUT wide, and to carry am climb ladder, especially for any building more than 2-storey, na better work.

What I often do is use rope to pull it up because if e fall or hit something well enough, you don buy market BUT it never occurred to me it could stay on it's own without .

Anything higher than one story, at least a binding wire should be used oh.

Trippledots:


Anything higher than one story, at least a binding wire should be used oh.

Don't get you

Make una please help me answer🙏 🙏🙏

easyyoke:
Make una please help me answer🙏 🙏🙏

How can people help you with answer?

I am not vast in RE but it is better you give all information, to help those who are willing to answer your questions.

You ask a vague question and expected people to crack their brain and solve your problem.

There is no Inverter known as all in one, what brand of inverter are you using?