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Tell me all you know... What BMS, what inverter etc etc....

Over on DIY Solar Power Forum. There's a thread where Ben at Fogstar asks for design input on a 19" rack battery. TBH, I am contemplating building my own 14kWh battery from 280Ah cells. The trick will be convincing the hybrid inverter that its a big pylontech battery! 14kWh for £2500 would be...

I did think 80kg of batteries would be a challenge! It's got 280Ah cells in according to them. So 14khw. No cabinet required just very strong arms!

ok. not so good then. I heard they they a making a 15kwh single unit now too, I assume with 304Ah cells in.

Oldman22, Have you got your rack from Fogstar yet? I'm thinking of buying same thing, it seems to tick every box appears to have top quality parts in, but it's very a new design. There could be teething issues? It's got to run a long time 100% reliably before it starts to save any money!

Thanks. I was thinking about this when looking at what a panel outputs as I moved it to be exactly facing the sun to off axis. It's amazing how the output falls off the moment a whisp of cloud gets in the way too, but sadly there's no fix for that! As an aside, I have a 4.5 acre field too...

Rich, I am thinking that I'll mount the panels in a single row, say 10. The frame they are bolted to will sit on a fulcrum/pivot which is mounted to a wheeled base. The panel assembly will be counterbalanced. To rotate it, there will be a chain/sprocket or leadscrew driven by a geared motor. The...

I'll let you know when I finish it! :ROFLMAO: Once I finish it in CAD that is!

I'm thinking low to the ground, steel box section, so heavy. It can also be turned into the wind if there's a storm.

Slip-ring? Welder cable is extra flexible. There are a few options which would work for a movment of say 60 degrees at very slow speed.

We have about 3/4 of an acre of lawn and not much south facing roof so I am contemplating putting solar in the garden. I'm handy with the welder, so was thinking of mounting the panels onto a kind of long trailer type arrangment, so they can be moved around the lawn a bit. How worth while...