Solar Off Grid.  PV Solar Matched to Heating Element .


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KeepIS

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Joined: 13/10/2014
Location: Australia
Posts: 1757
Posted: 10:56pm 11 May 2023      

The simple Solar hot water system controller I made at the beginning of the year, powered with only 6 old solar panels, is still heating our HWS to full temperature daily, we have not turned on the Mains powered HWS since the first day I switched the smaller solar powered unit on, it has been faultless.

The element voltage is a non event, PWM control it to less then, or up to, the max rated AC voltage it was designed for and it runs perfectly.
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