Leaving for 4 months, what should I do with my solar power system?

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  • leblancm
    Junior Member
    • Apr 2020
    • 1

    #1

    Leaving for 4 months, what should I do with my solar power system?

    Since recently,I live Off Grid in Dominica. My only source of power are my solar panels (except my 2 kw backup generator). I have sometimes to leave for 4 months and I want to be sure to do the wright thing with my system at this moment. I have 4 pairs of Trojan AGM batteries 12V 220 AH, an array of 4 285W solar panels in parallel (Vmp 32V, Amp 8.9A) and an hybrid charger/inverter 3 kw 24V PWM 30-32V. Everything works well. I follow strictly the recommendations in the Trojan user manual, having same Bulk and Absorption Voltage without Floating. Normally, I reach my target voltage (28.8V Tp° adjusted) around noon. Now, when I will leave, I consider 3 options.

    1) Disconnecting my solar panels and my batteries from the charger and turn off the inverter.
    2) Put all breaker off in the house (no consuming) and let running the system with the inverter settled at Continuous Floating when there is sun (27V Tp° adjusted).
    3) Put all breaker off in the house, do nothing at all and let it unchanged until my homecoming.

    Could you tell me what is the better option and give me arguments for each option?

    Big thank's to eveybody who could help me.

    Starts
    04-29-2020
    Ends
    04-29-2020
    Location
    Dominica
    To the discovery of solar
  • Freeesun
    Solar Fanatic
    • Oct 2018
    • 144

    #2
    i would do #2 i wouldnt want to leave my system off for 4 months, might not be good for the batterys. discconect all power drainage and just let the batterys stay fully charged for the time being.
    12v 150watt, 80ah battery, 75 watt inverter.

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    • Mike90250
      Moderator
      • May 2009
      • 16020

      #3
      #4 ) Disconnect 3 PV panels, leaving 1 to charge the batteries daily. Disconnect the inverter and all loads.

      This leave a very light charge source to keep the batteries up, and reduces the chance of a random load draining the batteries.
      Powerfab top of pole PV mount (2) | Listeroid 6/1 w/st5 gen head | XW6048 inverter/chgr | Iota 48V/15A charger | Morningstar 60A MPPT | 48V, 800A NiFe Battery (in series)| 15, Evergreen 205w "12V" PV array on pole | Midnight ePanel | Grundfos 10 SO5-9 with 3 wire Franklin Electric motor (1/2hp 240V 1ph ) on a timer for 3 hr noontime run - Runs off PV ||
      || Midnight Classic 200 | 10, Evergreen 200w in a 160VOC array ||
      || VEC1093 12V Charger | Maha C401 aa/aaa Charger | SureSine | Sunsaver MPPT 15A

      solar: http://tinyurl.com/LMR-Solar
      gen: http://tinyurl.com/LMR-Lister

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