Location: Central VT
PV modules: 4 X Kyocera KD-245-GXLFB2 245 watts
Array: 8-inch pole mount iron ridge
Combiner Box: Mid Nite Solar
Charge Controller: Mid Nite Solar KID also perform low voltage disconnect
B.O.S.: Mid Nite Solar E-Panel
Inverter: Magnum MM-1524-AE
Energy Storage: Four Interstate T105 223 Ahr @ 20 (24V Nominal)
SOC meter: MNBCM
DC 24 to DC 12 Converter: Samlex SDC-30 24 to 12, for DC outlets and DC lighting
Water Pump: Sun Pump, low volume high lift, storage tank 500 gallon concrete tank buried in the mountain side with thirty feet elevation above Art Studio and dug well elevation is two hundred feet below Art Studio.
This water tank supplies water to the Art Studio, an occasionally used sauna house and home for two people, pet’s with guest visiting two to three months
If you look at the PV modules on the original array, there’s four modules (blue) 6V-12V estimated to be around 30 years old claimed by the original owner of the modules, and the only reason for the failure, was the plastic backing of the module delaminated from the back of the cells and some green form of life developed between the glass and cell’s to the point that the module wasn’t effective for the application. I was very impressed with the life span of those modules. Also the system has performed flawlessly, with exception of the modules failing and one sun pump failure due to seal leak into the motor.
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