SOLAR PANEL ARE HERE!!!
Now all I am waiting on are my 2 monster batteries and then I will be ready to get this mining farm on solar power!
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And in case you are wondering... I have a dying lithium drone battery in the yellow water can, lol. It started swelling on the charger and I had to put it in water then stab it to kill the cells. This way I can dispose of it without it exploding and catching somthing on fire, lol.
I guess you have ample sunshine hours to get most power out of this solar setup. Like we have an average of 10 hours round the year.
Yeah, I get a good amount of sun. The trick is going to be positioning the panels in a way that it maximizes for all day. Might have to do some serious bush and tree trimming.
Are those 350W panels? Yes, a good position can make an efficient solar grid, you might get 10-20% extra this way. Which inverter size are you connecting it to?
300W panels for a total of 900W at 12V. Thinking of adding an extra panel and going to 24v, but going to play around with what I have first and see what I can squeeze out of it. Bought 2- 300ah LifePo4 batteries, so I will have the option so series them later on.
The inverter is a 1000W pure sine wave, MPPT charge controller (I think 60A), and an automatic transfer switch that will send the load to the grid power when the batteries hit 11.5V and return it to solar when the batteries return to 12.6V.
That's the plan anyway, lol. Right now the load is only 450W, so about half of the solar capacity. I may add one more small ASIC miner to the setup, but at the same time, I really don't want to be on the grid that much at 14.5 cents per kWh.
I am designing this as a prototype for a modular setup, and will build a few of these systems as time goes on.
"You're cooking with gas!" is rapidly becoming an anachronistic expression! I'll be watching to see how this power gen shapes up as the days get longer.
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Yeah man, I am excited! Really considering adding another panel upfront so I can go ahead and set up 24V instead of 12V for better efficiency and of course MORE POWER!
But I need to get paid first, 🤣