@MarkGibson really useful write-up, cheers for sharing. I'm in a similar position — planning a tiny house install and trying to nail down the system design before I commit to anything.
Quick...
Gibbo53 | 67 posts
This is exactly what I've been worried about with my tiny house build — I'm planning a similar EVE cell setup and hadn't really thought about winter charge cutoffs properly.
Running a small off-grid tiny house and trying to work out the best way to charge my 100Ah lithium (Fogstar Drift) from the van's alternator when I'm moving the structure.
Gibbo53 | 67 posts
Had almost identical grief with my tiny house build last autumn — left a 100Ah sat for about 10 weeks with nothing connected and came back to a tripped BMS.
What I found helped...
Really interesting stuff from @FionaShaw and @Mike1997 on the curve shapes. Question for the thread — does anyone find the VRM data on a small setup (I'm talking tiny house, relatively modest...
@FormerTeacher those peak sun hour figures really sting when you see them written out like that.
Genuine question for the thread — does panel angle make a meaningful difference in winter...
@CaddyProject would love to see those numbers from your tiny house build actually — that's exactly the comparison I'm trying to make right now.
For my own tiny house I've been quoted some wildly...
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