Single vs. three phase for heat pump, EV and appliances
Have you got your average winter production for last year, perhaps it might cheer me up.
Posted by: @david999what are you producing today, I’m only getting 0.1, overcast.
zero point one what?
percent?
kilowatts?
I can't give a straight answer to that question.
Unlike the rest of you, I have multiple arrays with different types of solar panels on them.
Some are in series, and some have series-strings in parallel.
The specified maximum output rating depends on what which array I'm looking at, and what configuration I've presently got connected using my Combiner boxes!
And I think this is straying off-topic, isn't it?
The discussion on solar output is better in your other topic on DIY solar upgrade.
'Coz I've got more information on 3-phase connections which I'm preparing to post here shortly. 😎
Save energy... recycle electrons!
@david999 I’m attaching a screen shot of last year’s production and a detailed shot for December 23. Regards, Toodles.
Toodles, he heats his home with cold draughts and cooks his food with magnets.
Phase shift by distribution transformers
Grid transformers are designed for maximum efficiency.
To achieve this, the output frequency usually gets phase-shifted through 30°
That phase shift can be positive or negative with respect to the input frequency.
Thus different models of transformers are designated Dyn1 or Dyn11, which refers to the hours on a clock-face
The transformer on the left is Dyn1 - a positive shift of 30°
whereas the right-hand transformer is Dyn11.
This means that houses on adjacent estates are not necessarily in synchronisation with each other.
House 2 and House 3 are both identified as being connected to Phase-1, but only with reference to their local substation.
They are in fact 60° phase-shifted from each other.
For obvious safety reasons the Vector Group of a transformer is stated on its specification label.
This might be a vector-diagram, showing the order in which the primary and secondary windings are laid,
or possibly just the indication Dyn1 or Dyn11
There is no universal phase-reference in the UK.
You can't detect which phase your house is on by comparing with a central 50Hz 'clock'
Save energy... recycle electrons!
@transparent 0.1 of those mystical things that solar panels produce but evading both myself and toodles currently. However I’m in the wrong place again, must be old age.
@toodles it’s akin to growing tomatoes , big expectations, you get a few, then next minute they go and die on you. What next they get blown off the roof.
it can only get better, thats if we step up to GW. I never expected my dormer roof to blow off and need a bad winter to get confidence back that it won’t come off again. A bit of ptsd I think and my heart goes out to those folk flooded, it hurts.
Those look like solar thermal tubes.
It'll be tricky to use them on 3-phase, but you're welcome to try ! 😉️
Save energy... recycle electrons!
@transparent no they were a concept in America but went bust due to bad management. The theory was that the sun could produce electricity at any angle, were not affected by wind and so on, similar to the thermal evacuated tubes. Was researching them and its a bit of a mixed bag, interesting in terms of the similarity of the thermal tubes and how as they claimed they would work at any angle but the wave length, if I can call it that would bounce off/deflect off the curvature of the tube. White roof was the ideal and my solar thermal came with reflectors that all fell off under the tubes. Interesting I guess but they were not as efficient as flat panels and makes me wonder if flat panel thermal is better.
- 26 Forums
- 2,136 Topics
- 46.8 K Posts
- 23 Online
- 5,662 Members
Podcast Picks
Latest Posts
-
RE: Sanity check please. Battery storage and inverter sizing.
@old_scientist mainly just add a battery so I can make ...
By AdamK , 1 hour ago
-
RE: Balancing financial efficiency and comfort using the Octopus Cosy tariff
We ran on Cosy last winter and we switched off during t...
By Old_Scientist , 2 hours ago
-
RE: Why so many sigenergi installer recommendations?
It’s a really simple answer, GivEnergy. Installers ...
By SAEnergy , 2 hours ago
-
RE: Rodents! A word of warning for heat pump owners
@editor I opened up again to take pics.. and prevent fu...
By Tim441 , 2 hours ago
-
@editor Something changed in this last 12 months, they ...
By ASHP-BOBBA , 21 hours ago
-
RE: Ecodan & MelCloud scheduling
I put the above question to Mitsu UK at the sme time as...
By DavidAlgarve , 1 day ago
-
RE: Air source heat pump roll call – what heat pump brand and model do you have?
Forum Handle: EGP01 Manufacturer: Samsung Model: 8K...
By EGP01 , 2 days ago
-
Thanks for the heat geek info. I've fitted my own heat ...
By bontwoody , 2 days ago
-
RE: Does anyone have experience of a smart water meter?
Just to give a sense of scale, I've used the CCW water ...
By Majordennisbloodnok , 2 days ago
-
RE: Powerwall 3 or Myenergi or something else?
We have a Tesla Powerwall 3, recently installed, so I m...
By Old_Scientist , 3 days ago
-
RE: Mitsubishi PAR-WT60R-E Wireless Controller installation
@morgan They have been paired once but it was thought b...
By DavidAlgarve , 4 days ago
-
RE: Isolating the system for a planned power cut
A great many ground-mounted local substation transforme...
By Transparent , 4 days ago
-
RE: Heat Pump Servicing & Maintenance – Good Value or Rip-Off?
Having bit the bullet and paid £250 for a service, our ...
By Old_Scientist , 5 days ago
-
New heat pump heating system underperforming in Italy... Advice needed!
hi all, first post! I've just renovated a house in sout...
By robinlawrie , 5 days ago
-
RE: Anyone still weathering it out with Agile?
I went to Agile when I had solar installed July last ye...
By NJT , 6 days ago
-
RE: Mitsu Wireless Controller and MelCloud
Well it has now become obvious that the installation of...
By DavidAlgarve , 6 days ago
-
RE: Say hello and introduce yourself
Whilst you're busy installing services (pipes and wires...
By Transparent , 7 days ago
-
RE: New Vaillant aroTherm Plus in black - When will it come to the UK?
@editor I know it was formally announced at Ish the oth...
By PatrickVito , 1 week ago
-
@moman0311 welcome to the forums. I've received your em...
By Mars , 1 week ago
-
RE: Thermostat for Ideal Logic Air with 3 zone support
No harm at all in plumbing it as 3 zones, I would have ...
By JamesPa , 1 week ago