do you mind me asking what is your pitch and direction of panels?Here's mine from today. So I would hope yours would be close. Casa Tripod 11.560kW I definitely thing the Tesla Inverter is keping you from more power.
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do you mind me asking what is your pitch and direction of panels?Here's mine from today. So I would hope yours would be close. Casa Tripod 11.560kW I definitely thing the Tesla Inverter is keping you from more power.
Why, I have two 11.4K inverters with about 15kw per inverter. I basically never see clipping.So I decided to just stop asking Tesla for the extra 3.8. I figure a 1:1 dc/ac ratio is going to decrease due to inefficiencies because the smallest one is 3.8. It just makes me crazy when I see a 8kw array with 7kw inverter in the same area as me generating more kw.
27 Face South, 7 face East Don't know the exact angle but looks to be between 20-30 degrees. Traditional 1960's Floridia house with low pitch roof.do you mind me asking what is your pitch and direction of panels?
30/23 = ~1.3 DC/AC ratio. I would loved to get mine to around there but unfortunately Tesla does not make an inverter that size.Why, I have two 11.4K inverters with about 15kw per inverter. I basically never see clipping.
27 Face South, 7 face East Don't know the exact angle but looks to be between 20-30 degrees. Traditional 1960's Floridia house with low pitch roof.
It can handle continuous 7.7kw I have seen it occasionally spike to 7.8kwAre you on the power wall+ ? The project manager for power wall said for the power wall , clipping is when it keeps spiking down and not a flat line. I specifically asked about this. I don’t know if the power wall can continuously handle 7.6kw? I previously was under the assumption it plateaus which is aligned with you.
As of now you are generating close to 3kw/hr but I am at 2.3kw/hr at 8:50 so I think maybe the direction of my panels + location is giving me less overall. Its pretty cloudy here today. That site you shared actually is a great resource, once I hit PTO I am going to look at the data more closely.
Lack of PTO means my production just stops as a certain point. So my data is not great. I am at peace of mind knowing my setup will generate the same as year 1 as year 10 and year 20 with the oversize even if there is clipping.any update? Do you have a full cloudless sunny day smooth production curve yet? (no spikes?) I have a friend in a similar boat during the ordering process. trying to see how much clipping lost for a similar system
Live in FL also. My solar system is 9.52 kw. I have 3 powerwalls including one powerwall+ Have my system for about a month. NEVER get over 7.7 kw. Don't think we are getting the correct info! By the way was your project advisor Joel?Getting the Tesla Solar Roof installed right now. They upsized my system from 7.5kw to 11.6kw (limit for Tier 1 in Florida). I currently only have one Powerwall+ that will be installed. I thought I was going to get two because they promised a free one, but apparently the free one is the one I am already getting.
My question is, will a single inverter inside my sole Powerwall+ handle the a full load? I live in Central Florida so there are definitely days where its sunny and the majority of panels are all south facing with no shading at any time. Is it possible to get another inverter but not another Powerwall+? Or just get another Powerwall+? I just thought of this today, my project took only 1 month from contract to install so this didn't even cross my mind in the last month.
Edit - Apparently the Powerwall+ can kick into Overdrive to 12kw as just responded from my Tesla Advisor. This is done through software. Adding another inverter is not ideal as it will cause energy loss because the inverters themselves consume energy. Anyone have real world examples?
Eric = Powerwall Manager.Live in FL also. My solar system is 9.52 kw. I have 3 powerwalls including one powerwall+ Have my system for about a month. NEVER get over 7.7 kw. Don't think we are getting the correct info! By the way was your project advisor Joel?
I would not be bothered at all by an DC = 1.2*AC array
Very little to no clipping
Are all your panels facing due South with no shading? A 7.7 kW peak for a 9.5kW system is not bad. Also, the peak time of year for solar production is June 21, the summer solstice. Before or after that it then it will likely be less.Live in FL also. My solar system is 9.52 kw. I have 3 powerwalls including one powerwall+ Have my system for about a month. NEVER get over 7.7 kw. Don't think we are getting the correct info! By the way was your project advisor Joel?
Also, the peak time of year for solar production is June 21, the summer solstice. Before or after that it then it will likely be less.
I'm guessing a lot of that is due to ambient and panel temperatures being cooler during the day for those seasons, thus much less temperature derating, esp in New Mexico.That is very much a YMMV. Probably true for panels lying close to flat. My peaks are spring and autumn
I'm guessing a lot of that is due to ambient and panel temperatures being cooler during the day for those seasons, thus much less temperature derating, esp in New Mexico.
For ground mount solar at a fixed angle, the optimal (maximum energy production) inclination angle will be below the optimal angle on the solstice, as the rest of the year the sun will be lower in the sky. And the optimal angle on the solstice itself will be lower than the noon elevation angle of the sun, as the rest of the day the sun will be lower in the sky.That is part of it; the other part is related to panel inclination.
What happened in the end here? Is there really an overdrive that allows you to take in your full 11.6kw? I"m in the same boat, just installed a 12kw solar array, have 1 powerwallplus, which spec sheet says supports 7.6kw, and it is written on top of the system. My system hasn't been officially turned on but i did run it for one day to charge batteries. Solar power clipped at 7.6kW for 4 hours and this is end of september. Unless there is a hidden overdrive that is enabled, it doesn't seem like the system supports > 7.6kw.. Given i'm not approved to operate i don't know if the system is in a state that limits any potential overdrive.. Given the graph i have, i'm guessing right now i'm missing ~10-15kwH/day, and probably 20-30kwh/day in the summer if this is correct. What was the final outcome after your system was approvedGetting the Tesla Solar Roof installed right now. They upsized my system from 7.5kw to 11.6kw (limit for Tier 1 in Florida). I currently only have one Powerwall+ that will be installed. I thought I was going to get two because they promised a free one, but apparently the free one is the one I am already getting.
My question is, will a single inverter inside my sole Powerwall+ handle the a full load? I live in Central Florida so there are definitely days where its sunny and the majority of panels are all south facing with no shading at any time. Is it possible to get another inverter but not another Powerwall+? Or just get another Powerwall+? I just thought of this today, my project took only 1 month from contract to install so this didn't even cross my mind in the last month.
Edit - Apparently the Powerwall+ can kick into Overdrive to 12kw as just responded from my Tesla Advisor. This is done through software. Adding another inverter is not ideal as it will cause energy loss because the inverters themselves consume energy. Anyone have real world examples?
No overdrive.... They would need to increase your wiring awg size and breaker size to handle the higher output, if they never did that during install....What happened in the end here? Is there really an overdrive that allows you to take in your full 11.6kw? I"m in the same boat, just installed a 12kw solar array, have 1 powerwallplus, which spec sheet says supports 7.6kw, and it is written on top of the system. My system hasn't been officially turned on but i did run it for one day to charge batteries. Solar power clipped at 7.6kW for 4 hours and this is end of september. Unless there is a hidden overdrive that is enabled, it doesn't seem like the system supports > 7.6kw.. Given i'm not approved to operate i don't know if the system is in a state that limits any potential overdrive.. Given the graph i have, i'm guessing right now i'm missing ~10-15kwH/day, and probably 20-30kwh/day in the summer if this is correct. What was the final outcome after your system was approved