Kurt – Photovoltaic System
Kurt – Photovoltaic System
General Information | |
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Location: | Midrand, Gauteng, South Africa |
Dwelling: | 4 Bedroom domestic house |
System Operation: | In this estate it is allowed to feed power back into the estate’s power grid. Therefore a combination of two solar technologies were utilised to accomplish this. For this installation VAC Solar installed a single string of PV modules feeding via the required protection into one of the two build in MPPTs of the KACO Grid-Tied inverter. This PV energy is used to charge the LiFePO4 battery, directly supply the load and to feed any excess power back into the grid. The Bi-Directional inverter on its turn will in the event of a power outage keep the Grid-Tied inverter on by simulating the grid with energy drawn from the LiFePO4 battery. During the evening the Bi-Directional inverter supplies the load with energy stored in the LiFePO4 battery. |
Technical Information | |
System Type: | Bi-Directional / Grid-Tied |
Total System Size: | 2.88kWp |
Inverter: | 5kW Pure Sine Wave Microcare Bi-Directional Inverter |
5kW, 1-Phase KACO Blueplanet 5.0 TL1 Inverter | |
PV Modules: | 8x 360Wp Polycrystalline PV Modules |
PV Module Mounting: | LM-R48 Long Rails, Portrait Mounting on a Tiled Roof. (One panel was mounted in landscape due to space restrictions) |
Battery Type: | 5kWh Freedom Won Lithium Iron Phosphate (LiFePO4) Battery |
Protection: | Earthing |
AC - Circuit Breakers & Surge Arrestor | |
DC - Circuit Breakers, Fuses and Surge Arrestors (1x 2 String 600V Surge Protection Box – 2nd string for future expansion) |
