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mctfopt: 3:15pm On May 05
GloryJoyeux:


Hi,

I believe these are not real time figures, most times there is a 5 minutes refresh delay. And sometimes it doesn’t refresh all the figures. So it probably didn’t refresh either the pv or the battery charging figure.

You can try refreshing again in 5 mins, alternatively, you can confirm physically from growatt inverter.

This is why solar assistant has an edge, it provides live monitoring information and not at 5 mins intervals like most inverters do.

I can confirm Solar Assistant's speed and superior real-time edge capabilities compared to other monitoring solutions.
mctfopt: 3:16pm On May 05
CuteMaro:
Please guys where is the telegram link to this awesome thread?

If there is one, many will miss out on the fun.

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BiigTee: 3:32pm On May 05
Thanks alot my ogas! Bless you! angry
mctfopt:


I can confirm Solar Assistant's speed and superior real-time edge capabilities compared to other monitoring solutions.
BiigTee: 3:33pm On May 05
Chief, thank you for always taking ur time to help and educate people on here.. U are incredible!
GloryJoyeux:


Hi,

I believe these are not real time figures, most times there is a 5 minutes refresh delay. And sometimes it doesn’t refresh all the figures. So it probably didn’t refresh either the pv or the battery charging figure.

You can try refreshing again in 5 mins, alternatively, you can confirm physically from growatt inverter.

This is why solar assistant has an edge, it provides live monitoring information and not at 5 mins intervals like most inverters do.
obinna37(m): 4:16pm On May 05
obinna37:
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Owner is upgrading

Price #120k fix

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temi4fash(m): 4:37pm On May 05
GloryJoyeux:


Hi,

I believe these are not real time figures, most times there is a 5 minutes refresh delay. And sometimes it doesn’t refresh all the figures. So it probably didn’t refresh either the pv or the battery charging figure.

You can try refreshing again in 5 mins, alternatively, you can confirm physically from growatt inverter.

This is why solar assistant has an edge, it provides live monitoring information and not at 5 mins intervals like most inverters do.

PLease how we get to use the Solar Assistant with our Inverter?

Do i need to buy a different module aside the one from Growatt?
mctfopt: 4:52pm On May 05
temi4fash:


PLease how we get to use the Solar Assistant with our Inverter?

Do i need to buy a different module aside the one from Growatt?


1) Raspberry Pi
2) Install Solar Assistant inside Raspberry Pi
3) Buy the software.


Or buy the device (raspberry pi with software) if you no dey like stress/DIY

AndroBlaze: 4:57pm On May 05
BiigTee:
Who can please tell me why the ppv generated and the charging power are yards apart on this growatt inverter?


It must be a time lag, use this same app and find its pretty accurate and don't get these kind of unexplainable results.

Refresh the app and confirm that connection to the router is working fine.

AndroBlaze: 5:11pm On May 05
BiigTee:
Who can please tell me why the ppv generated and the charging power are yards apart on this growatt inverter?


When was this setup?? I just looked again, you've generated more today than you've generated this whole month...their is something clearly wrong with the configuration.
AndroBlaze: 5:36pm On May 05
AndroBlaze:


When was this setup?? I just looked again, you've generated more today than you've generated this whole month...their is something clearly wrong with the configuration.

Just checked and refreshed the app after dropping my previous post, it had not updated the monthly figures either.

Anyway, another thing to consider, did you set maximum charging amps on the inverter- IIRC you can actually set maximum charging amps for pv and grid (I limiting the amps for grid).

uche393: 5:39pm On May 05
please what is the current price of Cworth 12v 100ah and is there any dealer here?
ManAdii: 5:43pm On May 05
mctfopt:


I can confirm Solar Assistant's speed and superior real-time edge capabilities compared to other monitoring solutions.
Have your tested TBB sir?
I'm not sure deye solar assistant can beat theirs
aaforke: 6:09pm On May 05
Hi guys.

Any idea how much a SRNE 1.5kVa inverter and their 2.56 kWh lithium battery cost ?
mctfopt: 6:11pm On May 05
ManAdii:

Have your tested TBB sir?
I'm not sure deye solar assistant can beat theirs

It is not just for Deye but many other types of inverters.

And no, I haven't seen TBB remote monitoring software. I'm more of a DIY person so I like things that can work for many inverters not just one particular type of make.

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HeavenlyBang(m): 6:36pm On May 05
aaforke:
Hi guys.

Any idea how much a SRNE 1.5kVa inverter and their 2.56 kWh lithium battery cost ?

1.5kw inverter was about 330k last month.

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FEGEITOK: 6:52pm On May 05
HeavenlyBang:


1.5kw inverter was about 330k last month.

3.0kw was that price in 2023 year ending

How times have changed
Dam5reey1(m): 9:34pm On May 05
aaforke:
Hi guys.

Any idea how much a SRNE 1.5kVa inverter and their 2.56 kWh lithium battery cost ?

With only 650k or you will get better deal at Haisic 1.5kva + 3.6kwh lithium...

SRNE hold your 1 million tight

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Dam5reey1(m): 9:35pm On May 05
uche393:
please what is the current price of Cworth 12v 100ah and is there any dealer here?

Dem don park am finish. Look for deals on Jiji.
bodeface: 9:51pm On May 05
Good evening to the DIYers, installers, owners, and everyone.
Please, I need s' for those that have used these batteries to guide in the purchasing of the battery.
How do you rate these batteries and their performance for practical, first hand experience without considering price, just their performance real and usable power, etc.
1. BSL Battery—15 kWh
2. Taico - 15KWh
3. SNRE - 15KWh
4. Entelechy - 15KWh
5. Blue carbon - 15KWh
Kindly rate the performance and value for money for the batteries. appreciate your reviews, it will help guide
ajabani4allah(m): 10:18pm On May 05
HeavenlyBang:


Update on my order, it was just canceled as seller claims he's unable to ship to Nigeria.

This battery you ordered is 11.1v, though, keep that in mind.

My fan, for example, uses a 15v input, which is why the speed of the fan drops noticeably when it's using battery (12.8v). 11.1v may not be ideal. Give us when you can, however.

You can you use a voltage boost with your 12.8v or 11.1v lithium battery to raise the the input to the normal 15v
ajabani4allah(m): 10:27pm On May 05
bassdow:
That the Fan has an input of 15v, probably for a charger, doesn't mean it's directly sent to the Fan's motor. A couple of step-downs would be made that at end of the day, the motor might actually be taking 12-volts or less

You are very much correct on this but also don't forget that if the input is 12v instead of the normal 15v then there is no way the 12v will get to the DC motor based on those couple of steps you mentioned, hence a reduction in the speed
ajabani4allah(m): 11:03pm On May 05
Trippledots:


It's a or with 2 normally open and 2 normally close connections. Grid goes to the coil, and also to the normally open or input. Inverter output goes to the normally closed input.

The normally open and normally closed outputs are interconnected and goes as the final output

How it works:
When there is power supply, the or energizes and closes the normally open s sending power out from NEPA.

Once Nepa goes off, or is de-activated and swings back to the normally closed position, sending power out from the inverter... I have a surge protector that helps with voltage fluctuations and also my stab has a delay timer that helps the overall function of the or.

Good explanation bro, pls how do I get this? I have some small relays I obtained from AE but this is big and can handle large current
bassdow: 11:08pm On May 05
ajabani4allah:


You are very much correct on this but also don't forget that if the input is 12v instead of the normal 15v then there is no way the 12v will get to the DC motor based on those couple of steps you mentioned, hence a reduction in the speed
if you have worked on electronics well enough, you would understand that any appliance that has AC / DC inputs, internally have different routes.

What that means is it's not exactly same route (resistors, diodes, etc), the AC es through, the DC would through.

When it comes to the likes of FANs , Me go try a couple of tricks, and if I no want to waste time, I just create a jumper from DC to the Fan's motor it's self. You're free to include a variable resistor for speed control or use IC (much energy friendly) to do that BUT me no dey bother most times hence the FAN would be blowing like when NEPA gave you high current light
bassdow: 11:16pm On May 05
ajabani4allah:


You can you use a voltage boost with your 12.8v or 11.1v lithium battery to raise the the input to the normal 15v
I see that as waste myself. Even Ohm's law says same.
Why Boost 12.8volts battery (look the battery well, e fit no even complete 12v , and/ or maybe the amperage na even overRated sef ) to 15volts, just so it gets stepped-down to less than 10-volts.

That's a whole lot of wastage going on.

The only things I never bother tampering with are: (Submersible) Pumping machine, Fridge / Freezer, HotPlate, Pressing Iron, and all other heavy appliances which are most;y Direct to AC.

If I get any appliance, wey I suspect say something dey inside dey drop voltage, na play be that for me.

When you do things this way, the pressure on your batteries wold be much less, PLUS you wouldn't spend much on inverter if at all you ends up needing one. PLUS during rainy days, you wouldn't be out of power thanks to your reduced energy needs
Ahyjo: 11:41pm On May 05
AndroBlaze:


Just checked and refreshed the app after dropping my previous post, it had not updated the monthly figures either.

Anyway, another thing to consider, did you set maximum charging amps on the inverter- IIRC you can actually set maximum charging amps for pv and grid (I limiting the amps for grid).
what values would you advice please? For both grid and pv.
ajabani4allah(m): 12:01am On May 06
HeavenlyBang:


Damn, that's much better than I expected. 3.7kwh for 450k is an exceptional deal. Even better than the cheap Cworth 100aH unit.

Good stuff.

Just saw that they have a 25.6v 314ah battery for 800k. Going to be very hard to beat that price.

BTW, for your battery tests, you should consider doing a load test at the start. Maybe 0.5C discharge for a minute or two to see if the battery handles it. Should be helpful for people who want to run things like microwaves or industrial blenders.

Based on Dami test, it can be savely concluded that the 25.6v/314Ah will be 280Ah but it's still very good for that money and I think I have gotten to my bus stop in the quest for lithium battery
ajabani4allah(m): 12:06am On May 06
Dam5reey1:


With only 650k or you will get better deal at Haisic 1.5kva + 3.6kwh lithium...

SRNE hold your 1 million tight

Does the Haisic inverter have the ones with larger capacity?
GloryJoyeux: 12:26am On May 06
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Preator: 1:07am On May 06
mctfopt:


It is not just for Deye but many other types of inverters.

And no, I haven't seen TBB remote monitoring software. I'm more of a DIY person so I like things that can work for many inverters not just one particular type of make.

Can this be used with Gospower? How much is it and where can i get?
Dam5reey1(m): 2:31am On May 06
ajabani4allah:


Does the Haisic inverter have the ones with larger capacity?

8kwh 24V and 15kwh is available
mctfopt: 4:23am On May 06
Preator:


Can this be used with Gospower? How much is it and where can i get?

You can always buy their product (software or hardware) from their site. One of my earlier screenshots captured it or just google it. Prices is from $59 for software and $169 to $209 for device and software.

I doubt if it can be used as I don't think it's neither Axpert nor Voltronic inverter.

But to be sure you can always solar assistant by sending them a mail with your inverter specification and pictures. Especially pictures showing the communication ports.

Email: info @ solar-assistant. io


FYI: Gospower doesn't know what Solar Assistant or HA means (check attached screenshot).

Oshomo12(m): 4:48am On May 06
Good morning all, I have one 2kva 12V Sako inverter that drops charging to as low as 2A or should I say, the charging current starts dropping immediately it starts charging, no matter the level of the battery discharge (LiFePo4). Even though the charging current is set to 50A, PHCN charging for now, no solar s added yet. The inverter will need to be restarted like 2 to 3 times before it starts ramping up the charging to 47A. Any fix or settings to correct this issue?

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