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Title: Solarpanel Post by: nathan_tek on February 19, 2023, 02:52:42 PM What could be a a good solar panel for a mining rig of ca. 2000 watt?
Title: Re: Solarpanel Post by: philipma1957 on February 19, 2023, 03:21:07 PM What could be a a good solar panel for a mining rig of ca. 2000 watt? a 2kwatt rig does 48kwatts a day. to store 48 kwatts is not enough as you do not want to run down your batteries. so 80 kwatts is more like it if you are battery off grid. use a factor of 5 and a factor of 6 this is how much full sun on average you get. so six hours means you need about 14kwatts of panels maybe 16kwatts if you are off grid. good panels are 400 watts so you need 35 to 40 panels for complete off grid. battery based. if you do on grid 50kwatts a day will do if the company that supplies power trades and lets you net out. to do 50 kwatt in 5 hours you need 25 panels doing 400 watts each. to do 50 kwatt in 6 hours you need 21 panels doing 400 watts each. so you will need 21 panels doing 400 watts each at best case and 40 panels doing 400 watts each at worst case. panels are big 36 by 60 inches. Title: Re: Solarpanel Post by: serveria.com on February 21, 2023, 09:08:58 PM What could be a a good solar panel for a mining rig of ca. 2000 watt? Are you planning to run it 100% off solar during daytime and then shut down at night? On-grid or off-grid? Some kind of hybrid system using solar as main power source and drawing the remaining power from grid or with automatic transfer switch grid -> solar and back? Please elaborate. P.S. Latest solar panels are 600-650w I guess. Title: Re: Solarpanel Post by: philipma1957 on February 21, 2023, 09:30:50 PM What could be a a good solar panel for a mining rig of ca. 2000 watt? Are you planning to run it 100% off solar during daytime and then shut down at night? On-grid or off-grid? Some kind of hybrid system using solar as main power source and drawing the remaining power from grid or with automatic transfer switch grid -> solar and back? Please elaborate. P.S. Latest solar panels are 600-650w I guess. here is a more typical panel 450 watts https://sungoldpower.com/products/450-watt-monocrystalline-solar-panel? here is a kit below that will do up to 12000 watts (not really) it comes with 12 x 450 watt panels and only 4 batteries it is not enough to run a 2000 watt miner 24/7/365 https://sungoldpower.com/collections/all/products/complete-off-grid-solar-kit-12000w-48v-120v-240v-output-10-24kwh-lithium-battery-5400-watt-solar-panel-sgk-12max and it is not cheap I did find a 600 watt panel but I do not know anything about them Yangtze PERC super power 182 mm MBB monocrystalline 600w half cell solar panel – SolarPlus https://solarplus.a2hosted.com/?product=yangtze-perc-super-power-182-mm-mbb-monocrystalline-600w-half-cell-solar-panel&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI8IuFhMin_QIVjEFyCh0XhgqhEAQYBCABEgLfyfD_BwE 600 watt panel is huge 89.5 inches by 44.6 inches 450 watt panel from sunpower is 75.2 by 44.6 inches way easier to mount and almost the same efficiency per square inch. these are off grid the kit has 4 200 amp batteries or 9600 watts that means 6000 watts for your usable stored power or about 3 hours run time during low or no sun. I would guess that the kit could run maybe 10-13 hours out of 24. that kit was 8100 add in a 2000 watt miner for 2000 and you are at 10.1k invested. at 8 cents a th and 80th that is $6.40 and since you will stay up 1/2 that you clear 3.20 a day or 1000 a year or 10 year payoff for an off grid setup. Title: Re: Solarpanel Post by: MIner1448 on March 18, 2023, 09:24:59 AM The choice of a solar panel for a mining rig depends on several factors, including location, climate conditions, and availability of sunlight. In general, solar panels with a power of about 2000 W should have a high enough efficiency to provide maximum energy output when using a mining rig.
Power: The higher the power of a solar panel, the more energy it can produce. Choose a solar panel with more than 2000 watts. Efficiency: The higher the efficiency, the more energy the solar panel can produce from the sunlight it receives. It is recommended to choose solar panels with an efficiency of at least 20%. Dimensions: Make sure that the dimensions of the solar panel allow it to be installed in a place where there will be the most sunlight. The dimensions must match the installation location. Material: Choose a solar panel with high quality materials that provide durability and environmental protection. Warranty: Make sure the solar panel has a warranty that will allow you to replace it if it breaks. Title: Re: Solarpanel Post by: philipma1957 on April 04, 2023, 02:22:55 AM How much would a investment like this cost from zero? and is it worth to setup? If you live in example south spain where its alot of sun the most of the time... Just curious, if somebody have the time and want to explain for a rookie Okay off the gird ie using batteries for the dark cost a ton more. Grid tied can save a lot of money if the place you are in allows metered swapping. my big array does 1 megawatt a day we burn 110kwatts an hour or 2.64 megawatts so 2.64-1 = 1.64 megawatts out of our pockets. but if your array did same 1 megawatt during sunlight and you burn 40kwatts an hour for all 24 hours the grid banks the 1 megawatt for night time. so 40 x 24 = 960 kwatts. so 1000-960 means you are owed 40kwatts of power for that day. but you need a place that does fair net meter. Some places would not net meter the 1 megawatt you generate. so 45 x 7 = 315 kwatts is all they would give you. even though you created 1000 kwatts or 1 megawatt. Now with batteries it means you need 960 x 2 = 1920 kwatts charged into the batteries since you can only run down a battery about 50%. Now a small system scales different but if you do on grid and do net meter your savings are more than 35% over no meter power grid. You save about 50% over batteries. |