Wrong Solar Energy Information

[@HenryEgonu]

Lol. It's not the first time dude has made content talking about things he doesn't fully grasp. Thanks for clarifying this for those that may have gotten the wrong information from his video.

[@smilinsunsmilinsun8056]

@@HenryEgonu Thank you

[@subbydiy]

I’ve been using solar for years and never did I have to go to the grid or generator. It charges rather or not you get sunny days!. Good video bro

[@smilinsunsmilinsun8056]

@@subbydiy Thank you

[@kEddy-bs6hj]

I'm interested in felicity inverter ivps 10048 ,10kva , but I'm getting different preis online. Are they made differently?

[@mfonobongudom8006]

14yrs using this system and counting, please school him. I got enough panels to power all my loads except AC all day, and cut down on loads on cloudy days.

[@HartFarmsGenetics]

Quick question. I live in the cold country of Canada. In the winter I know the Volts of my panels will increase as the temperature drops to -40 celcius. What I am wondering is do the amps also increase? Or do they stay the same? Or do they drop? Thank you kindly

[@smilinsunsmilinsun8056]

@@HartFarmsGenetics Generally in winter you witness very low output and current is usually more affected than the voltage.

[@briantippe4570]

Thanks for thus reply. I was wondering ​@@smilinsunsmilinsun8056

[@EasyyokeFilms]

Temperature drop or increase affects only Voltage, it doesnt affect current (Amp). It is the radiance of sun(how bright the sun is shining) that increases or reduces your current(Amp). So this is how is works…. When temperature is low, voltage increases. When temperature is very high, voltage drops. This is why sometimes, even though sun is really shinning, your panel is not producing the rated output because the temperature is very hot leading to drop in voltage. But the brighter the sun shines, the higher your current (Amp)

[@omojesu7909]

Low temperature increases your panel open-circuit voltage. The Voc temperature coefficient will be supplied in the data sheet of your panel. Your current will however reduce since your get lower power overall as power = VI. Certainly your overall energy (kWh) production is much lower! In the worst time of the year in Africa, you can get circa 30kWh for every 10kWp of panels and 50kWh in the better times of the year. In the Canadian winter, you will be lucky to get 10kWh. I have consulted for a client in similar situation who wanted to switch his home heating from gas to electrically powered air-source heat pumps. The poor solar production in Winter, when you need the most heating, made the whole thing not viable.

[@OnyedikachiChima]

Thanks Mr. Ikenna for that wonderful lecture....

[@smilinsunsmilinsun8056]

You are very welcome

[@smallqwaro]

This is the first time I'm watching your video, quicl question what is it with our installers and 12v, 24v , or 48v solar panel configuration? I use an mppt controller and I thought all one needs to know is if the max voltage and power is under the maximum specified for the controller, and wether a series or parallel connection would be better. Am I wrong? I mean I know for the inverter and battery it's important but for panels I'm not so sure. Lastly I'm seeing some victron devices behind you, are they here in nigeria?

[@smilinsunsmilinsun8056]

@@smallqwaro For every configuration you do it must align with system voltage, that applies to all the solar components including the PVs. Victron is available here in Nigeria

[@omojesu7909]

MPPT controller should be able to handle maximum open-circuit voltage generated by panels; max power from panels and voltage of the battery. Premium MPPT controllers can work with 12, 24, 48V nominal voltage batteries. Cheaper MPPTs and ones integrated in hybrid inverters are ofen set to a fixed battery voltage. Solarshop and Solar depot represent Victron in Nigeria AFAIK.

[@adewalealli1525]

You used the right phrase “Passing the right information”. Seen a lot of creators passing wrong or incomplete information but when I try to correct them their followers come after me like I crucified their Messiah. Lol. Good content bro.

[@smilinsunsmilinsun8056]

That is same situation here

[@oreandsconcepts]

Sir, i have a 1kva system, i use 540 watts panel (3 180 watts) is that enough ?

[@smilinsunsmilinsun8056]

How many batteries do you have

[@oreandsconcepts]

@@smilinsunsmilinsun8056 just one 100AH BATTERY

[@enogizzy]

😂😂 i have been using solar for over 5years without power interruption. Rain or sunshine i have light 24 hours. Most content creators will educate you with things they know nothing about. Be careful who you listen to.

[@smilinsunsmilinsun8056]

Thats right

[@simphiwengcobo1513]

I have been using solar for my mobile office for a year now, cloudy, raining I always have power in my offoce. this guy is that type of man who just enjoy talking even if they dont know what they are talking about.

[@pejuakinwande1166]

I HAVE LEART A LOT FROM YOUR VIDEOS. ALWAYS ON POINT. THANKS ALWAYS

[@smilinsunsmilinsun8056]

@@pejuakinwande1166 Thanks for always watching.

[@agozieora]

Do u recommend used solar panels or new ones?

[@smilinsunsmilinsun8056]

@@agozieora Original new ones

[@johnhilary4097]

​@@smilinsunsmilinsun8056like which product

[@oranusichigozie5219]

I prefer watching your videos than thinking about my future 😊😊😊😊

[@smilinsunsmilinsun8056]

@@oranusichigozie5219 Lol now you are exaggerating. Thanks for watching Buddy!

[@realToby]

My freezer uses 1.3kWh daily but I have 7.68kWh of Lifepo4 battery backup on my main system. It has been raining for 3-4 days and I didn't need to go back to the grid or generator. I doubt he knows his daily usage and usable battery capacity.

[@smilinsunsmilinsun8056]

@@realToby Good insight

[@abdussamadibrahimhausawa2317]

Straight to the point. I like it.

[@smilinsunsmilinsun8056]

@@abdussamadibrahimhausawa2317 Thank you

[@Dlecttechnologies]

So they are using 6 panels and their grid supply is not up to 5hrs a day and they are expecting 24hrs supply ,dey play.

[@smilinsunsmilinsun8056]

@@Dlecttechnologies I wonder

[@sirpimpsblessing1932]

I wish I could agree to this twice.

[@smilinsunsmilinsun8056]

@@sirpimpsblessing1932 Lol you can

[@Dlecttechnologies]

Don't mind those creating contents , when recommending solar energy system for clients ,you need to ask them the basics questions and which are , are you going for ONGRID , OFFGRID or Hybrid , but they won't tell them, all they want is how they want to collect their money and lie to them. And some client are not also diligent to ask questions before going into the projects . There are alot of jobs I have turn down all because you want me to do what's is not possible with your funds that can not go along way. If you want OFFGRID system , there two things you need to consider, your loads during the Day and your at night , then we also consider the raining season like this , so if your total load during day with your backup system to be fully charged is 12KW , you should be ready to provide solar panels that can generate upto 30kw at full intensity of light ,so that even in the raining day you can still Harvest up to 15kw or 10kw by then you can manage what your power during day and save the rest to your battery bank at night

[@smilinsunsmilinsun8056]

You are right

[@icechuksblog3852]

Pls sir, can thunder damage solar panels during raining.

[@onyeneato3890]

Yes and yes and yes

[@smilinsunsmilinsun8056]

@@icechuksblog3852 If it is not properly earthed yes

[@jo4mil]

Chances of solar panel damage due to thunder is a rare thing, what happens is the inverter/ controller/ accessories are damaged based on area of thunder impact. Solar panels offer very... Ok. That's it.

[@samthecreator10]

I don't think its about the number of batteries but the total storage capacity, as batteries differ. More batteries doesn't necessarily mean more storage. Nice content though. Been enjoying your videos as I'm educating myself as i plan to get a small solar system.

[@smilinsunsmilinsun8056]

@@samthecreator10 Good point, but more batterues is more storage lol thanks for your comment

[@olailujaiyeoba23]

Consider the batteries as water tanks , the bigger the tanks the more the water you get as storage.

[@pythonx100]

keep Smiling buddy

[@chiboylife8396]

Exactly Sir. The question is how much did spend on it

[@smilinsunsmilinsun8056]

@@chiboylife8396 Yeah

[@flatearthreality]

It's obvious the guys have no idea on solar. Days of autonomy! 💯

[@EasyyokeFilms]

It is usually the installers. They never calculate days of autonomy for their clients. Plus many of them install Lead acid battery and dont teach them how to properly maintain Lead Acid Battery. Those who install Lithium barely do not even know their clients can be told to also buy AC chargers that can work with dirty power from generator so that if the client cannot afford sizing their batteries for addition of days of autonomy, they can atleast put on generator for 2, 3 hours to top their batteries

[@smilinsunsmilinsun8056]

You are right

[@iviemaro380]

Please do you have 3.7kwh 24v Felicity or 5kwh 24v available

[@OBIYINKAOPEYEMI]

Well said ❤

[@colcent_solar]

Well said

[@savageolatunde6731]

I think inverter is Energy conversion instead of "Transmission" This is because if you are using only DC in your home, you dont need inverter.

[@smilinsunsmilinsun8056]

How do you run a home with just DC powered appliances , almost impossible

[@savageolatunde6731]

@smilinsunsmilinsun8056 Well, i am happy you said almost impossible. As far as i know, there is no appliance in any home that cannot be designed to work with DC. Be it TV, FAN, FRIDGE, AC etc If you know of any device that cannot use be designed use DC let me know. For the record. I ran my home for 5 years with only 12v dc. Dstv, tv, fan, light, laptop phones, etc they all use DC. Some luxury yatch uses only 24vdc appliance. So i know what i am talking about.

[@mymoneyfactory]

100% true boss

[@smilinsunsmilinsun8056]

@@mymoneyfactory Thanks

[@gideonsunday61]

TRUE TALK ❤

[@namzy410]

You didn't state the ideal number of days of autonomy to be factored in designing a system

[@samthecreator10]

3 days

[@smilinsunsmilinsun8056]

4 days Minimum and 6 days max

[@omojesu7909]

Question is like how long should a rope be? Everything depends on your load and how you manage consumption! In my house 90kWh of batteries and 26.4kWp of panels give me 2 days autonomy, with a 2hp inverter AC running 24*7, which can be extended more or less indefinitely if I reduce the AC usage. Here a good app that lets you know where things are with your system, so you can dynamically respond become indispensable. What the ignorant content creator debunked in this video fails to mention is that even on days with significant cloud cover, your solar generation is never really zero.

[@i0000-y3u]

You crashed him through school

[@godknows5]

Nigeria is a now a cruise Nation since the inception content creation. They're now leaving skit making to oviously deceiving some people in the world in the name of content creating. For him to jump into solar content creating which he know nothing about, that's means he's exhausted with content.

[@icechuksblog3852]

It's true

[@oyebadeadesola1330]

If I know his account page I will report him

[@smilinsunsmilinsun8056]

@@oyebadeadesola1330 Lol there is no need for that

[@Erinle_creates]

Thanks for the clarity but you didn't have to drag Kagan like that. Simply educate us without poking our guy.

[@smilinsunsmilinsun8056]

Lol Noted