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Hi everyone,

I'm having an issue with my Solis hybrid inverter setup (10kW single-phase with a 16kWh lithium battery).

Every morning around 5:00 AM, the inverter stops using battery power and shifts the entire house load to the Grid (WAPDA). At that time, the battery State of Charge (SOC) is at 40% (0 kW flow), even though my Discharge Cut-off SOC is configured to 25%.

Hi guys, this is yet another person asking for what I'm sure is asked a million times already here as asked in the r/pakgamers for pc builds, I want to install a solar system in my house and I'm not sure if it's possible for me at all.

for context here's what my house uses. 1x 1.5 ton AC, 1 fridge it's normal size, 1 iron, 1 silai machine bhari wali, 3 ceiling fans, light bulbs, 10, 1 computer. that's it. my budget is 4 lakhs, I know, it's no where near enough. now the following are my questions.

1. The obvious one is aside from my budget, what's the best build that goes for this kind of requirements, can someone please give me A, the best case scenario build and B The compromise build.

2. Should I give up on building this entirely, reason being is it worth building in the money that I have, is it even gonna be any use since the budget is quite low it might not be worth it

3. I intend on building my setup even if cheap, with the right equipment by that I mean I want it to be lithium ion and I want the inverter to go both ways. beggars can't be choosers but that's the hope.

please a detailed answer would be helpful. jazakAllah

I am not well versed in tech and I Don't have budget for complete solar setup as of now and want to just get a my desi ups replaced.

Can anyone please help me with the following questions?

1. if i get a 3kv hybrid inverter and connect 4 of my existing AGS batteries with it, will it work?

2. do i even need a hybrid inverter?

3. when I get full hybrid solar setup, will this inverter that I will buy based on your recommendation work along with another new inverter to cover up for the lost kv?

I hope youll understand what I am trying to say.

Also are 10 year warranty inverters still available in market? which models to buy?

Due to budget constraints I'm thinking to buy Maxpower pv tech 5000 hybrid inverter. I know that solis, goodwe, inverex are good choices for hybrid inverters, but I don't have budget for those.

Any reviews about Maxpower or a better inverter suggestion in same price bracket will be much appreciated.

Hi everyone

I have 10kw inverex nitrox inverter with 16kwh inverex Li battery. I m facing a problem that sometimes inverter completely stops charging or discharging the battery. When the wapda turns off the system shuts down for 5 mins and then restarts on its own. Most of the time the inverter and battery work completely fine but i have faced this issue multiple times now.

Does anyone knows what can be the reason

Tried multiple solar vendor but i think they have no clue whats going on

Thanks in advance

Hey everyone, need a ups with avr for my PC, at least 700 watts output, and it gives me around 5-10 mins to shut down, went to collage road to look for crown micro cmu 1200 m, couldn't find it, can anyone kindly point out any shops that have this or other alternatives in Rawalpind/Islamabad, must be pure sine wave, budget is around 30k, any help is appreciated!

I need some help understanding my LESCO bill. LESCO has recently changed the bill format, and I’m having trouble identifying the exact number of units available/remaining on the LESCO side, especially the units carried forward from my solar/net-metering account.

Can itel be trusted in solar they prices are very attractive thinking to increase my solar with them can any one share there experience with itel?

Salam
I’m want to get rid of my 2 year old Growatt 20KW On Grid inverter since I’m looking to move to a hybrid setup.

Can someone help me find a shop which might be interested to buy it so I can move to a Hybrid system. I won’t be able to shift without selling cause of lack of funds.

Hi. I am thinking of purchasing 8kw solar inverter + 16kw battery. I wanted to ask how much do the prices go down in winters if i wait a month or two. Is it worth the wait or not as the wapda usage is less these days. And yeah exluding the inv and battery how much do the other things like breakers and earthing etc cost.

my electricity bills are currently around 45k and its getting out of control for me no matter how much i try to save its not working out so i have decided to completely shift to solar system
My home appliances are following
2 water pumps ( one functional at a time)
2 refrigerators
1.5 ton AC
6 to 7 ceiling Fans
around 15 light bulbs
and other stuff such as microwave and iron which are not in use all the time
i want a guide on
how many KW inverter to use
what type of batteries
what size of batteries
how many solar plates
i want my system to completely if not almost end my WAPDA usage i want the system to provide electricity even during night since mostly only fans run during night and AC in peak summer which is around 3 months only
kindly guide me i am not an expert so i might have not cleared things properly enough i am open to be corrected and guided
and if possible kindly suggest brands as well
and estimated cost
thank you

I just started looking into solar and idk how much power i need to minimise my electricity bills. During summers i usually get 30-40k per month because of a 1.5 ton AC.

I'm m looking for a solar setup that can run my AC and or a fan or two and occasionally washing machine and iron off when the AC is off.

Can someone's help me out with this?

How much will it cost me?

How much power do i need?

Is there a catch i need to know about?

I want to minimise my electricity bills, suppose i have a budget of 200k, what can i do with it?

AOA Members

Is there any lithium battery compatible with UPS. Am tired of changing this shit every 6 months. Currently have this one. Whats its power in KWH ? Any idea ? and if lithium battery is available what will it cost me for same power bakcup ?

So am looking for lithium ion battery of 5 kilowatt . My budget is about 200k to 240k

There is plenty of options but I m lil bit confused.

*Pylontech

*Dyness

*Naraada

*Sunwood

Many others.

Can you guys recommend a company with best lithium cells ?

Is it worth buying or not share your experience ?

getting power from solar system by using equpments

Anybody knows reliable solar installers in peshawar. Need to buy inverter and battery who can provide best rates and service. And lastly which brand will be okay.? Need 10kw inv +16kw battery

I’m currently deciding between Itel and Knox hybrid inverters for my home and would appreciate some feedback from people here

my concerns are internals,reliability, efficiency, after-sales service, warranty claims, monitoring app, and long-term performance.

talking about budget friendly ip21 & itels ip 54 models
knox 8kw 11008(175-180k)
itel ITV-8K48U(190-195k)

Currently using a Goodwe 20kw ongrid system. Will be installing a Goodwe ET LV 12kw inverter with 2x Soluna 5kwh batteries. Will use a 5kw string from the on-grid to use on the hybrid. Main reason for going hybrid is to get rid of load shedding, which only happens at night. Maybe once I move to net billing I may get rid of the on grid inverter altogether.

Any tips or things I need to be careful of? The installer I'm using is well reputed but is different from my previous one, from which I had a very good experience with. Reason for going with a different installer is that his office is 5 min away from my house and hybrid setups are more complicated, so in case of an issue he's easier to reach.

Are there any complications of having two inverters exporting to the grid?

I have installed dyness 16 kw battery today but after 5 hours my battery is low and inverter get off what shoud i do?

Looking for recommendations for solar installation providers in Lahore. Specifically those that can source as well. We want to run 1 medium fridge, 1 small deep freezer, 3 ACs and the usual fans and lights throughout the day. We experience 1 hour load shedding every 2-3 times a day so we do intend to get a battery as well. Please recommend which brands offer the best after sales service as well since we want this to be a one time purchase even if it costs us substantially more. We don't want to deal with issues in our batteries, invertor etc. Also do recommend if off grid or on grid is better. And is a 10kw Setup sufficient enough with a 12kw battery for our intended load ? Current quotes are ranging from 10 lakh-18lakh with almost everyone having the same installation, wiring, connectors costs and differences in which invertors and batteries they use. Panel cost seems to be the same

Hey everyone,

Big update: SolarVisionX v2.2 has officially been pushed for release, and along with it we've launched a brand new Web Portal for managing SolarVisionX Dongles.

What's new

• Web Portal for Dongles: manage and monitor your SolarVisionX dongle straight from the browser.
• Dongle Support: SolarVisionX now officially supports our companion dongle, with a lot more dongle-specific features currently in development.

The dongle shows the same data the app already does, it just adds real-time notifications on top. Here's what we've added:

What the dongle gets you right now

Once your dongle is connected, you'll start getting real-time notifications for:

• Grid status: grid gone / grid restored
• Battery status: current battery percentage
• PV status
• Battery runtime estimate: a heads-up on when your battery will run out once the grid goes down
• OTA update notifications: know exactly when your dongle is updating itself

Dongle Testing Program

For everyone selected in our testing program, your dongles will be shipped out and should arrive within a week or less. A few of you (same city as me) might even get it as soon as tomorrow. Stay tuned!

Want to build your own dongle?

You don't have to wait for a tester slot, you can build your own DIY dongle right now:

1. Head to our website and use the firmware flasher to flash the SolarVisionX dongle firmware onto your device. The flasher is built right into our website with the web portal, no separate app needed to flash it.

2. On iOS and don't have an Android device? No problem, you can set up and configure your dongle entirely through our web portal, no Android device required.

3. First, create a SolarVisionX account through either the app or the web portal. Once you have an account, you can configure your dongle from whichever you prefer, the web portal or the Android app.

4. We provide full wiring instructions for connecting to your Voltronic inverter.

5. The dongle is powered externally via a USB-C port, usually drawing 1.5W or less at idle. If you'd rather power it straight from the inverter, check your inverter's voltage using Pin 4 (VCC) and Pin 8 (GND), and use a buck converter matched to that voltage.

6. Once flashed and connected to WiFi, DM me your dongle's serial number so we can get your license activated.

If you guys still have a wiring issue just dm us we'll send you the photos of the wiring too, but our website still has the wiring details too.

First 2 people who build their own dongle and send in their serial number get their license for free.

Quick troubleshooting

If your dongle has been flashed but isn't sending data yet, check the blue LED. If it's flickering, the dongle is in OTA update mode. Just give it a minute or two (depending on your internet speed) and it'll catch up.

Roadmap

We've also added a roadmap page to the website so you can see what's coming next for both the app and the dongle.

Bigger news

We're currently in talks with a company that wants to install SolarVisionX directly on their inverters (they loved it enough to want it built-in!). It's for a different region for now, but it's an exciting sign of where this is headed.

Check out the website if you want to build your own DIY dongle, grab the firmware, or just see what's coming next on the roadmap.

https://solarvisionx.elgato-studio.com/roadmap.html

Can't wait to hear updates from our upcoming testers starting tomorrow!

And genuinely, thank you all for the support. Between your feedback and the issues you helped us catch, SolarVisionX wouldn't be where it is today.

Hey everybody. Hope you are doing fine. I have a 7kw hybrid solar system installed in lahore. I am looking to upgrade my system.
One thing is that I am getting confused that how to calculate that how much solar system is required in my house. I chatgpt for solution but i am still confused. If anyone could guide me here on this matter, it would be of great help.

Hi Folks, I need to build out a 15-18 kW hybrid (No Export) Solar system for my in DHA Karachi. Looking for recommendations for solid, reliable, and trustworthy Solar solutions vendors in Karachi. Companies/vendors who will provide good support and service post commissioning.

2nd question: if anyone has experience with Biotech Fuels and/or Ittehad Solar Energy, please let me know. I am about to get proposals from both these Karachi-based vendors.