<div>On this area of Northern New York i have not had over .30 KWH (300 watts) per day over the last week.... and thats the high day, most have been .10 or none, none being the most common. Thats off a 1400 watt rack of SW panels</div>
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<div>Up here you size in a generator or go south for the winter. </div>
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<div>Tell me again why i live here, any thoughts Roy? You can't be doing any better....</div>
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<div>Bob<br><br></div>
<div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Dec 10, 2009 at 9:29 AM, Darryl Thayer <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:daryl_solar@yahoo.com">daryl_solar@yahoo.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote style="BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; PADDING-LEFT: 1ex" class="gmail_quote">The system is way short on PV, and I would think that it is already a Gen with PV support. I agree with everybody more PV is the way to go but the batteries must be cooked by now with this many Deep cycles. BTW C/10 is not important, in fact I feel better if I charge slower. I know fast charging is a good way to kill batteries. Operating cost needs a high efficiency engine. So until you can get the PV up to become the dominant source, a gen is probibly in order. I tend to use smaller generators than most people, and the fuel efficency of a Honda inverter gen is hard to beat.<br>
<br>--- On Thu, 12/3/09, <a href="mailto:Windsun@wind-sun.com">Windsun@wind-sun.com</a> <<a href="mailto:windsun@wind-sun.com">windsun@wind-sun.com</a>> wrote:<br><br>> From: <a href="mailto:Windsun@wind-sun.com">Windsun@wind-sun.com</a> <<a href="mailto:windsun@wind-sun.com">windsun@wind-sun.com</a>><br>
<div class="im">> Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] Off-Grid Sizing Case<br></div>> To: "RE-wrenches" <<a href="mailto:re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org">re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org</a>><br>> Date: Thursday, December 3, 2009, 12:18 PM<br>
><br>> Off-Grid Sizing Case<br>
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<div class="h5">><br>><br>><br>><br>><br>> The rate of charging is not the<br>> real problem in most<br>> undersized systems, it is the fact that the batteries<br>> seldom, if ever, get fully<br>
> charged. Given the ratio of PV vs battery capacity, I would<br>> suspect that their<br>> batteries have been chronically undercharged for ages. We<br>> usually recommend<br>> around 1 watt of pv per AH for a 12 volt system, 2<br>
> watts for 24 volt<br>> etc.<br>> <br>> A generator is not usually the<br>> answer, because it may<br>> have to run for hours to get that final 5-15% of charge<br>> into the batteries.<br>> Generators are good for equalizing, not so much for general<br>
><br>> charging.<br>> <br>> ..................................................................................................<br>> Northern<br>> Arizona Wind & Sun - Electricity From The Sun Since<br>
> 1979<br>> Solar Discussion<br>> Forum: <a href="http://www.wind-sun.com/ForumVB/" target="_blank">http://www.wind-sun.com/ForumVB/</a><br>> ..................................................................................................<br>
><br>> ----- Original Message<br>> -----<br>> From:<br>> Mark<br>> Frye<br>> To: 'RE-wrenches'<br>><br>> Sent: Thursday,<br>> December 03, 2009 10:56<br>> AM<br>> Subject: Re:<br>
> [RE-wrenches] Off-Grid<br>> Sizing Case<br>><br>><br>> So being able to achieve C10<br>> charging from the PV is not so<br>> important?<br>><br>> Mark<br>> Frye<br>> Berkeley Solar<br>
> Electric<br>> Systems<br>> 303 Redbud<br>> Way<br>> Nevada<br>> City, CA 95959<br>> (530) 401-8024<br>> <a href="http://www.berkeleysolar.com/" target="_blank">www.berkeleysolar.com</a> <br>
> <br>><br>><br>><br>> From: <a href="mailto:re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org">re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org</a><br>><br>> [mailto:<a href="mailto:re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org">re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org</a>] On<br>
> Behalf Of <a href="mailto:Windsun@wind-sun.com">Windsun@wind-sun.com</a><br>> Sent:<br>> Thursday, December 03, 2009 9:51 AM<br>> To:<br>> RE-wrenches<br>> Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] Off-Grid Sizing<br>
> Case<br>><br>><br>><br>> I would go with #1.<br>> The solar is obviously<br>> undersized for the battery bank he has. Another panel +<br>> MPPT should give him<br>> about 25-40% more, depending on temps etc.<br>
> <br>><br>> ..................................................................................................<br>> Northern<br>> Arizona Wind & Sun - Electricity From The Sun Since<br>> 1979<br>
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