Two excellent tools for solar system calculation
This is a serious, very detailed solar system design tool which we use.
It doesn’t matter the inverter if you go with brand… but SMA Will warranty their Inverters for 20 years “think about it that’s a long time in the Oz sun’.
What’s important is that SMA probably use the best most up-to-date sun output to solar system produced Data.
What we are after is how much are you gonna self consume… and how much you gonna export to the grid which could go into a battery …..and how much it’s gonna save you in money ……which will give you a return on investment or a breakeven point “Simples!”
How to use design your own solar system.
- Click the link SMS Sunny Design picture to the right
- Sign up
- Have a look at your 90 day electrical bill and put it in the kilowatt hours…. See it it’s a line item… Look for it, it’s there. Tariffs
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Off peek 2 - Use the YouTube video if you get stuck.
There is a question of oversizing the inverter, which means I put 14 kW of solar panels on a 10 kW inverter.Ring our Head designer and talk to him if you get stuck 0410312766
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