PV Solar Output 4K System

[Solartrench]

Hello Everyone,

My first post here and I would like to say what a great forum!

Found loads of useful information and this has helped me choose the right system and I now have a 4KW system up and running since last Friday 27th Sept.

I'm looking for links so I can compare my system with others around my area (South Yorkshire) to get a feel as how my system is operating.

At the moment I have found only 2 to compare on the pvoutput.org website near where I live, it would be appreciated if any of you guys could post links to your system outputs similar to mine.

My System consists of 6 Panels facing S/E and 10 Panels S/W

Many Thanks
Andy

 

[FB.]

Try PVOutput.org and search "latest outputs" by postcode.
http://www.pvoutput.org/list.jsp?userid=6909

But bear in mind that the add-on energy monitors giving the automated data uploads don't always report the true production for one reason or another, so if a system on PVOuput seems too good to be true it's probably not reporting the correct values.

Also look at the University of Sheffield Solar Farm:
http://www.microgen-database.org.uk/solarinput

The Solar Farm folk only want the readings from the generation meter because that's the most accurate (and as above: many add-on devices and monitors are not as accurate as we'd like).

 

[Solartrench]

Thanks for the info FB

 

[ExtremePV]

SMA Sunny Portal has a number of public sites available.

SMA Solar Technology AG - Sunny Portal

Select the public sites, and you can filter it down by country, city and pv array size.

What inverter do you have? Have you got any monitoring on it?

Ken

 

[Solartrench]

The Inverter is Samil [FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]SolarRiver 4000TL - it does have history so I can see how my system is performing. The problem being it's in my loft and not too easy to access.[/FONT]

[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]I was hoping the inverter had wifi, but I have checked the Serial number and mine doesn't start with SW :/ [/FONT]

 

[whinmoor]

There are various monitoring devices available. Some connect to Internet whilst others simply sit on the coffee table. Read this forum for more info.

There's won't have been much to measure today. Grey clouds and chucking it down most of the day in Yorkshire. You may have scraped 1kWh.

 

[Solartrench]

Got 300w today but I know it's all about the long term

Just looking at the monitoring and I like the look of the OWL Intuition-pv

 

[whinmoor]

Got 300w today but I know it's all about the long term

Just looking at the monitoring and I like the look of the OWL Intuition-pv

Wattson and Eco-eye might also be worth a look.

Does your system have a dedicated mini-consumer unit or is it wired into the main fuse-board?

 

[Solartrench]

It has a dedicated mini-consumer unit.

Wattson and Eco-eye might also be worth a look.

Which would you recommend?

 

[Worcester]

And the Geo Chorus PV as well as the Elios4you.