Solar

Solar Powered Beach House, Faro, Portugal

April 23, 2019
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Paul Says:

SYSTEM OVERVIEW

We were approached by our customer who has a small house on the beach in Faro, Portugal. He had concerns that his electricity bill was on the incline and also a little worried about power cuts. After surveying his property and making some calculations we decided that a Victron EasySolar 24/3000 would be the best solution for his problem. We installed a secondary BlueSolar Charge Controller as we needed to put more solar panels than the EasySolar can handle out of the box. So we added a BlueSolar 150/60 in addition to the BlueSolar 150/70 which comes integrated with the EasySolar. We programmed the system to run Victron ESS Software and was connected in line with the grid.

SYSTEM PERFORMANCE

Since the installation of the system, our customer has seen his energy usage from the mains supply go from 100% Usage to 19% Usage. The graph below shows all the the details of energy consumption.

THE EASYSOLAR 24/3000

The EasySolar is an all in one combination of:

  • Color Control GX
  • 3kvA Inverter Charger
  • MPPT 150/70 BlueSolar Charge Controller
  • Distribution System

The unit can be used for a variety of system setups including ESS (Energy Storage System), Marine Power & Off Grid Power. When used in conjunction with a generator the maximum load on the generator can be programmed. All the settings can be programmed via the VE Configure Software and a MK3-USB Interface. The Color Control GX is an innovative system for monitoring the system and also adjusting some of the settings. The Color Control GX is also the systems gateway to the internet, assuming a WiFi Module and internet connection are present.

 Their are 5 variations of the EasySolar, These are:

  • EasySolar 12/1600 (No Color Color Control GX)
  • EasySolar 24/1600 (No Color Color Control GX)
  • EasySolar 24/3000
  • EasySolar 48/3000
  • EasySolar 48/5000
For versions of the EasySolar with no Color Control GX, a separate Color Control GX can be added to the system. Remote Control & Monitoring When connected to the internet this particular system can be monitored and controlled remotely from anywhere in the world. This feature allows us to monitor the system on your behalf, and you can monitor it yourself as well via PC, MAC, IOS, Android Etc. From time to time updates are available for your system software, which can mean extra functionality etc. These updates are also done remotely. See the images below of the remote console.

CONCLUSION Our customer is extremely happy with the overall system and the peace of mind that it is remotely monitored and can be expanded upon.

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