Optimisers

[grandfortune]

HI all,

finchy was helping me with another post in the main forum, wondering if it was worth using solar Edge optimisers on a 3.5Kw system sub 6k, its low cus its a friend.

Was wondering the best place to source them and do they work with ET 250 panels

cheers
Grand

 

[whinmoor]

We last got ours from Swithenbanks - £37 each now according to their website. Presumably you have 14 panels so that's £518. Also need some bolts to attach optimisers to rails.
You'll also need a Solar Edge Inverter 3500W @ £677.

In other words, you're looking at £1200. Should work with ET Solar. There's a design tool to download and play with on the Solar Edge website.

 

[grandfortune]

So that's £1200 as opposed to £700 for an inverter , not worth it then just use a dual tracker for the shaded bit .

thanks grand

 

[Eco Deal]

its worth it

the one panel in the shade will bring down the other 7 panels on that tracker solar edge does not it will only be the one panel under perfoming not 7 of them at once.

SolarEdge: maximum PV energy at a lower cost - Part 1/3 - YouTube
see video

sungift solar sell solar edge at better prices than above