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Unified Solar Panels and Controllers Thread (FAQs, DIY Help)

  • ^ no way bakit ko papalitan ang bumbilya ko ng LED eh mahal mahal ng presyo ano ko engot edi kong papalitan ko lahat laki ng ginastos ko in 1 time buy lang.

    ako nilalagyan ko ng mga automatic shutdown mode mga appliance na di naman kailangan gumagana sa mga oras na iyon... malaki rin natitipid ko
  • ·rose。。。。
    yup gumagana yan meron ako ...pero di ko masyado ginagamit
  • @bestbuy...

    bos alam mo ba matitipid mong LED light compare sa CFL or florescent?
  • gjed Send Message View User Items on June 07, 2014 09:41 PM
    @bestbuy...

    bos alam mo ba matitipid mong LED light compare sa CFL or florescent?


    Matitipid kong LED light?
  • bumaba na nga presyo ng led lights ngaun eh......thanks maybe kay daking, dahil medyo mura nga naman ang led nila forcing other brands to follow suit.

    Yung 2 watt led ko that I bought around jan or feb of this year for 499, ngaun 249 na lang......medyo napakamot na lang ako heheh.
  • LED bulbs can be expensive up-front, but they more than make up their cost in energy savings over their lifespan (which can be measured in decades).

    Comparison Chart: LED Lights vs. Incandescent Light Bulbs vs. CFLs
    <click here for link>


    Anyway, OT na po tayo.
  • minimizing energy consumption (led bulbs, unplugging unnecessary appliances, etc) is more cost effective than energy production using solar energy. for solar power to become significant in our homes, dapat gagasto muna ng malaki not to mention matagaltagal rin ang ROI nito.

    one reason why its not more commonplace

    LED bulbs can be expensive up-front, but they more than make up their cost in energy savings over their lifespan (which can be measured in decades).

    just go to the LED lightbulb thread

    bumaba na nga presyo ng led lights ngaun eh.

    in the same store i\'ve seen equivalent lumen led bulbs of different brands differ enourmously in price. how about 160 vs 600 pesos and the 160 one is a medium sized brand active in the market for years (starting with CFL\'s) with ads in newspapers



    oh and BTW, if you have 12v output you do not want 220v LED bulbs. you want 12v bulbs. more efficient that way since you skip 2 steps, 12v dc to 220v ac in the inverter then 220v ac to some value of Dc in the power supply of LED bulbs

    -- edited by userofnumbers on Jun 08 2014, 10:40 AM
  • saan po kaya makakabili ng NPP na battery deep cycle
  • saan po dapat connected ang inverter sa battery po ba o load ng charge controller?
  • Me max load ang charger controller, usually same ng charging capacity nya.

    Better kung sa battery mo connect ang inverter, largest possible wire para capacity nya.





    Mas matipid pa daw maglagay ng timer sa appliances kesa mag led? Hahahahaha
  • Mas matipid pa daw maglagay ng timer sa appliances kesa mag led? Hahahahaha


    if you use a 9w CFL for 8 hours vs a 3w LED for 8 hours you save 72 - 24 = 48 watt hours

    if you have a 200w PC and linagyan mo ng timer so imbes na mag MMORPG/facebook ang anak mo ng 6 hrs magiging 2 hrs a day you save 1200-400 = 800 watt hours
  • Its not healthy for your son to use the pc for 6 hrs. Pag sobra na hinde mo gagamitin?

    48watts save a day, x 365days mo?
  • Makakatipid na kung makakatipid....pero yung pc kasi parang luho na lang yan, unlike lighting which is a necessity.....

    Lahat naman yang mga appliance bastat sandali mo lang gagamitin, makakatipid ka talaga sa kuryente.
  • Ref pde mo lagyan ng timer

    Parang nanay ko, pag mag erkon sya, manual nya patayin nya ref sa gabi. Wala naman daw gumagamit. Eh ang kaso, nakakalimutan isaksak luit sa umaga. Ayun, sira mga food nya. Hehe

    Pero nung kinabitan ko sila ng isang 200w enphase grid tied unit lang, kahit papano, libre na ang daytime use nila. Hindi na nya pinapatay ref ngayon.

    Wala tuloy nagbago sa bill nila. Haha pero komportable naman sa gabi.

    -- edited by shibby on Jun 10 2014, 09:29 AM
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  • just purchased the 50A solar charge controller of daking and saw that i can manually set the High Voltage Disconnect, Low Voltage Disconnect and Low Voltage reconnect.
    what voltages can I set this up for a 12V system? Thanks!
  • I also bought that 50amp controller. Together with 2x 200w panels for my gti.




    You should set your panel cutoff at 14.6 for flooded cells.

    -- edited by shibby on Jun 10 2014, 11:02 PM
  • Thanks @shibby!
    How about for the Low Voltage Disconnect? Is 11.5V good?
  • Depende sa gusto mo na depth of discharge ng battery mo, by default its 10.5v. Basta adjust mo din yung voltage reconnection kung hindi eh mag on and off lang load mo.

    Maganda features ng controller na to, meron amp charge reading/total, amp discharge reading/total at battery voltage setting.
  • maganda nga. can\'t wait to get home and have this installed.
    thanks again shibby.
  • MPPT?
  • .. tanong ko lang mga bro. yung solar panels ba eh laminated glass? naglalagay pa ba kayo ng protection like chicken wire sa ibabaw para sakali di siya mabasag pag may bumato, o ano ginagawa nyong protection dun sa panels.
  • Good question sir mark quicksilver..yun din ang tanong ko kung ano magandang protection pag nasa bubong solar panels may mga bata kasing nambabato ng bubong kahit nasa subdivision kami nakatira.

    -- edited by ghikid on Jun 11 2014, 05:12 AM
  • ^ opo lamiinated glass yan, tempered glass sa ibabaw, at tedlar sheet sa iilalim. karaniwan ng mga design ng mga PV modules ay kaya na 2400P (50lbs/sqft) impact pressure...

    di na kailangan ng protective cover, mababawasan lng efficiency ng panels....
  • No, da king 50amp controller is only pwm with monitoring and customizing features..


    Dapat nga palaging malinis ang panel para full efficiency, pag me konting shadow yan, kahit isang dahon, bababa ang power output. A shadow large enough could bring the down to zero.


    Between my german mp-tec panels and da king panels, german panel glass seems thicker.

    Though my other china/generic panels is at par with da king panels.

    I bought those panels 2 years ago at 2x the price! Power is still somewhat the same since bnew.
  • Yung Motolite Solar Master Deep Cycle Battery 6SM 100 Amperes, pag na full charge ba siya, gaano katagal niya kaya i-hold yung power kung hindi muna gagamitin?
  • @shibby

    yan yung mono panels nila ano? muka ba syang tatagal when placed on the roof based on your visual inspection? im worried sa moisture kasi and leaks. and also if its not too much to ask, baka pede mahingi yun sukat nya? wala kasi sa website nila.. thanks!!
  • good Pm sa lahat, gusto ko sana lumipat sa solar, as an alternative to meralco\'s. nsa 6k ang bill ng kuryente namin monthly(tipid mode na to). how much kaya cost ng solar power kung icocover nya yung cost ng 6k na un?
  • @silva023

    ilan ang average meralco consumption ninyo?
  • in what unit po ang ask nyo? kilowatt? ang appliance lng naman po namen, 2 aircon, isang 1000watt isang 1200 watt. isang ref and tv..