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Tools Required
Basic Knowledge required / Ohms Law etc
Basic Multi meter Voltmeter Usage
Understanding AC and DC power
Dangers of DC Battery Power
Dangers of Solar DC Power
When to hire a professional.
Full Install Checklist
Battery or Non Battery backed up systems
Grid Feedback vs Grid Assist
Decimal System, Kwh vs Wh (Kilo Watt Hours vs Watt Hours)
Understanding Battery Capacity
Understanding Solar Sizing
Common Questions –
- Temperature and Batteries / Inverter
- Inverter Fault Codes
- Batteries / Communication / Equalizing
- Inverter Settings
- Wire Sizing / MAX wire lengths
- Panel Wiring
- Inverter Wiring
- Battery Wiring
- Wiring Diagrams
- Solar Panel Configurations
- Solar Panel Location
- Combiner Box Selection
- Inverter Mounting
- Grid Feedback / Off Grid.
- Can I parallel different model inverter
- 12V / 24V or 48V battery choice
- Choosing a Generator (KVA)
- Lithium Battery issues
- Lead Acid Battery Issues
- Maximum wire lengths
- Maximum Battery Charging Amps, Why? / Battery Life
- Not pulling Max Solar Watts ?
- Battery longevity / vs Sizing
- Battery vs a Sponge the 80/.20 rule
- Overpaneling and battery precautions / MPPT
- Watt Hours WH and KWH ? what can it do ?
- Battery Over charging / amps vs AMP / battery life
- Inverter settings flowchart
- AC charging vs DC Solar settings charging
- generator sizing
Sizing your Off Grid system (The Capacity triangle)
- Max Load Capacity (Inverter choice)
- Battery Capacity
- your Solar Panels
Fault Finding Techniques/ Troubleshooting your System
- Lights Flickering
- Inverter Wont start up
- Inverter Wont power up with AC power
- Inverter wont power up with battery power
- Inverter wont power up with Solar Power
- Temperature and Batteries
- Battery issues
- Lithium vs Lead Acid
- Inverter wont stay on
- BMS communications issues
Commonly used ACRONYMS / BMS/ Voc / Amps / Volts / Watts / KW etc
