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No need to fear shade: SMA ShadeFix in Action
I recently had a need to take a closer look at my PV system. Some partial shade had developed on...
Entries by Scott Partlin
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Zero Cost Electricity Bill – My Solar Journey Part 1
Everyone dreams of having a zero dollar/euro electricity bill. In late 2019, my family and I made our own investment in solar system for our home. After just the first summer energy bill, it looks like the dream has already become a reality. Find out how, with our Solar system, we have not only reduced our electricity bill to zero, but have also begun to make our own small personal contribution to the global Paris Accord targets.
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Backup options with Sunny Boy Storage
With the Sunny Boy Storage 3.6/5.0/6.0 range, you can have backup power for your home when there is a blackout. In this blog, we will discuss how to use the Secure Power Supply function included in your Sunny Boy Storage and alternatively how you can have automated backup of your household with the optional Automatic Backup Unit.
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Net Metering: Why you can add a Sunny Boy Storage to a single or 3-phase PV system
With the Sunny Boy Storage range of battery inverters, you can add battery storage to either a single phase or a three-phase PV system. Households in Australia are billed for their energy using net metering across all three phases of the grid. That means, the net energy purchased across all three-phases is what is billed, and it does not matter how energy is distributed across the phases.
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Sizing a storage system: Inverter Power vs Battery Capacity
It’s not always obvious how to choose the size of the battery (kWh) or the rating of the battery inverter (kW). These choices, along with your specific household energy usage, have a large influence on the cost and benefit of a new battery storage system. In this blog, we will show you examples from SunnyDesignWeb.com that illustrate the effect of different battery and inverter combinations for a typical household.
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Simplified Communication via a D-Link DGS-1005A Desktop Switch
In this blog we’ll show you a simplified setup to reduce time commissioning communications. The example system would be a...
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Bad Power Factor? – A reason to oversize your inverter
In a previous blog, we discussed some good reasons to oversize your PV array. In this blog we will discuss...
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SMA Module Level Optimization – Make More Energy & Money
SMA’s Optimizers with their “selective deployment” capability allow your solar system to make more energy and generate more money.
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What is the monetary value of Smart Connected?
In the following blog, we take you through a short example to illustrate how much SMA’s new free Smart Connected...
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Remote Troubleshooting using Sunny Portal Professional
In the following blog, we’ll discuss how an installer is able to use the Sunny Portal Professional Package to remotely...