DishMonkey
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« on: October 03, 2011, 10:36:52 PM » |
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Alright lads,
Just wondering what you think of the Aurora inverters. I haven't used one on a job before but have a customer at the minute who's insisting on one for his 3.25KWp system (13 x Sharp NU250's).
Thinking of the PVI-3.0
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ecogeorge
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« Reply #1 on: October 03, 2011, 10:47:16 PM » |
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Have only owned one for 5 days but so far very pleased. Easy to view pv volts/ ac volts/ current etc.
Has nice easy to retrieve history - shows daily yield / total etc
Can put your own currency and FIT in to show money earnt etc.
Very quiet- no fan.
Has done 95kWh in 4.5 days from 3.8kw installed.
rgds George.
ps -installer preferred them to sma because he says they connect quicker and produce less errors!
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« Last Edit: October 03, 2011, 10:48:51 PM by ecogeorge »
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rondurrans
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« Reply #2 on: October 04, 2011, 07:03:51 AM » |
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Have one on my 3.96 kWp PV array (two strings) since July 2010 and generated 4.5 MWh to date with no errors and agree with ecogeorge - that said not sure how to judge an inverter really - I guess only time will tell.
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furrypants
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« Reply #3 on: October 04, 2011, 08:07:30 AM » |
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Which Aurora inverters do you have? The 3600?
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rondurrans
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« Reply #4 on: October 04, 2011, 08:27:47 AM » |
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Inverter: Power One PVI-3,6-OUTD-UK
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skyewright
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« Reply #5 on: October 04, 2011, 10:09:40 AM » |
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Inverter: Power One PVI-3,6-OUTD-UK Same model here. In use for just over a year now. So far as I, an end-user, not an installer, can tell it seems to be a fine piece of kit. |
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Regards
David
3.91kWp PV (17 x Moser Baer 230 and Aurora PVI-3.6-OUTD-S-UK), slope 40°, WSW, Lat 57° 9' (Isle of Skye)
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MikeD
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« Reply #6 on: October 04, 2011, 11:30:22 AM » |
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Inverter: Power One PVI-3,6-OUTD-UK Same model here. In use for just over a year now. So far as I, an end-user, not an installer, can tell it seems to be a fine piece of kit. Ditto. Just coming up to 1MW, it lacks bluetooth but that (minor detail) aside it just sits there and does what it says on the tin. |
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BruceB
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« Reply #7 on: October 04, 2011, 12:42:25 PM » |
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I think they are a good inverter easy to install. To me they are a few hundred pounds cheaper than say a 4000TL. but you can put a wireless card in them (they have built-in RS485 & USB) and it is proper wireless with a 300m range not Bluetooth with a theoretical range of 100m. The Aurora desktop display is also colour rather than the black and white of the Sunny Beam and to my eye has a little bit of Italian style compared to the German functionality.
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Bruce
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billi
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« Reply #8 on: October 04, 2011, 03:42:56 PM » |
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The efficiency of the Aurora 3.0 with arround 96 % is not great compared to others over 97 or even 98 % , but cannot tell how much that matters
Regards Billi
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Guinness no Grid comes near
1.6 kw and 2.4 kw PV array , Outback MX 60 and FM80 charge controller ,24 volt 1600 AH Battery ,6 Kw Victron inverter charger, 1.1 kw high head hydro turbine as a back up generator , 5 kw woodburner, 36 solar tubes with 360 l water tank, 1.6 kw windturbine
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JohnS
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« Reply #9 on: October 04, 2011, 04:14:43 PM » |
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Alright lads,
Just wondering what you think of the Aurora inverters. I haven't used one on a job before but have a customer at the minute who's insisting on one for his 3.25KWp system (13 x Sharp NU250's).
Thinking of the PVI-3.0
If you changed the question to ask about SMA inverters, I am sure that you would get an equally complementary set of answers. The real test will be in 10 years time when failures might begin to occur. |
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ecogeorge
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« Reply #10 on: October 04, 2011, 06:02:11 PM » |
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You've got an SMA then ?  |
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Boss_cat2
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« Reply #11 on: October 04, 2011, 07:44:25 PM » |
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I am told by SMA that they will last > 20 years.
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