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minus-squareagile_squirrel@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-29 hours agoI don’t understand the parallel part. Do you mean independent, so the critical stuff can only get power from the solar circuit? Since it’s critical stuff, do you have a fallback if solar production is low? Is your battery 24 or 48v?
minus-squareartyom@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·9 hours agoI mean the 2 systems are not connected in any way. They’re completely independent. If it stays cloudy for a few days, or I am anticipating a potential outage, I can plug in a battery charger to the grid. My batts are 48V EG4 units. But I would go the “DIY” route if I were to do it again, they are considerably less expensive.
I don’t understand the parallel part. Do you mean independent, so the critical stuff can only get power from the solar circuit? Since it’s critical stuff, do you have a fallback if solar production is low? Is your battery 24 or 48v?
I mean the 2 systems are not connected in any way. They’re completely independent.
If it stays cloudy for a few days, or I am anticipating a potential outage, I can plug in a battery charger to the grid.
My batts are 48V EG4 units. But I would go the “DIY” route if I were to do it again, they are considerably less expensive.