Midlands Solar

Midlands Solar

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@MidlandsSolar

tiny house enthusiast from Carmarthenshire.

Carmarthenshire, Wales Joined Nov 2024
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Grid export occurring despite PreventFeedback=1 and MaxFeedInPower=0 — 3-phase MultiPlus-II system
@SussexSolar nailed the phase balancing issue — worth adding that this catches people out even more when one phase has a heavy load pulling it negative while another's exporting.
in Monitoring & System Design 1 month ago
Anyone else noticed their MPPT efficiency drop noticeably in winter vs summer?
Good shout from @DucatoCamper on the battery temp side. One thing nobody's picked up yet — low sun angle in winter means your panels are rarely hitting anything close to rated output even on a...
in General Chat 2 months ago thumb_up 6
Anyone else running Victron MPPT + Fogstar lithium in a motorhome? Sizing questions
Not a motorhome setup myself (garden office + tiny house here) but the Fogstar Drift cells are solid — been running mine over a year no issues. One thing nobody's mentioned: check your Victron's...
in Motorhome & Campervan 2 months ago thumb_up 7
Sizing a hybrid inverter for a garden office + overnight EV charging — where's the sweet spot?
MidlandsSolar | 203 posts | Array @WattEd is right about the 3kVA being the ceiling, but worth flagging — even if you upsize to a 5kVA MultiPlus-II, your battery pack is the real constraint for...
in Off-Grid Cabins 3 months ago thumb_up 7
Anyone else using cheap Chinese PWM controllers or is it a false economy?
@Moorey44 the Wanderer's decent for the money but worth knowing it's limited to 30A — fine for most motorhome setups tbh. My garden office ran a no-name PWM for about 18 months before I binned it.
in On a Budget 4 months ago
Wiring a DC-DC charger with solar MPPT input
Yeah, post got mangled but I reckon I can guess where this was heading. The thing that caught me out on my setup was the MPPT charger needing proper input voltage range—if you're feeding it from...
in DC-DC Chargers 1 year ago thumb_up 2
12V vs 24V vs 48V — which voltage system?
Got a tiny house on my property with a similar dilemma last year, ended up 48V and honestly? No regrets, but it depends on your load profile. 24V's the safe middle ground — @Wez1961's right about...
in Batteries & BMS 1 year ago thumb_up 1