Recent content by the-chauffeur

Thanks folks. It's clear the MPPT thing - and the specific/related capability of the inverter - is something I'd have to do a bunch more research on before I would be in any way confident that I wouldn't melt/blow/damage something. Making the switch during the hours of darkness would be...

Yup - 2 MPPTs - one E; one W. And you're absolutely right - the string increase from 8 to 10 would bust the limit given that it's a straight 8:8 split as it stands. As you say, re-arranging the arrays to a different set of splits might make it possible (and that's a big might) but equally...

As weird as this will sound, I've deliberately avoided putting in that detail because as I said, the question is about the practicalities of optimising a slightly peculiar array arrangement through switching. Without wanting to appear rude or difficult, I don't want to get into the size/scale...

As I said, reasons. Right now the inverter is already at what I think is the upper limit of the domestic single-phase sizing (6kw). Future plans could include another, rather than a larger, inverter but that would involve some other control mechanisms to stop them fighting with each other. At...

Sorry for the cryptic title . . . couldn't think of a better way to summarise what I'm asking. Setup: even number of panels split 50:50 E/W (house almost exactly E/W oriented). Hybrid inverter and batteries. Long story short, we've got 4 more panels on the roof than our inverter can handle...