Solos Solar Array production stats

The sun is ramping up again for the year, and I am capturing much of its light. We set another record for March, even with array-C in a degraded state. Finally got over the 2 megawatt hour threshold. I am still working on issues with that one string. Seems my fixes did not resolve the problems. So I am still troubleshooting to figure out what is the cause. Hive account@txracer recommended adding insulation to the connectors so I may try that next. In the mean time I have done continuity tests on the wire ran into the building. And also separated the paralleled PV connection so I can troubleshoot them separately. One by one I am isolating components to hopefully find the fault. Next is to try replacing the circuit breaker out by the degraded string. Hopefully I find the issue soon, sucks only being able to run one Bitcoin miner right now. But I hope to have all that fixed soon.

In the month of March we produced 2010.6 kWh (2.00 Mwh) on the farm.

A new record for solar production!

Using excess solar power the farm mined 0.00012011 Bitcoin valued at $8.19 based on the current Bitcoin price of $68,250

Mining hardware: 2x Bitmain Antminer S21 Pros running at 7200 watts. Only one was in use for March due to array issues.

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Array A production stats:

Load: 2323.5 kWh
PV: 422.7 kWh
Grid Import: 2027.9 kWh
Battery Charge: 180.4 kWh
Battery Discharge: 150.1 kWh

Array A build:

System Size = 5.5 kWp DC
Panels = Sungoldpower Monocryalline 60 cell (12 Panels, 450 Watts each)
Mounting System = Brightmount EG4 screwed into 6x6 timbers
Wiring: 1x 8 AWG 19 strand PV direct bury wire pair
Inverters = 2x Sol-Ark 15k all-in-ones (240V)

Battery Backup = 48 3.2v EVE LF280 LiFePO4 280AH batteries
Battery Management system = Daly Smart BMS 16S 48V 500A
Battery Capacity = 45.696 kWh (840AH)

Propane Generator = Briggs and Stratton Power Protect 26kw

Array B production stats:

Load: 1937.8 kWh
PV: 1016.5 kWh
Grid Import: 1043.6 kWh
Battery Charge: 477.4 kWh
Battery Discharge: 427.2 kWh

Array B build:

System Size = 9 kWp DC
Panels = Sungoldpower Monocrystalline 60 cell (20 Panels, 450 Watts each)
Mounting System = Brightmount EG4 screwed into 6x6 timbers
Wiring: 2x 8 AWG 19 strand PV direct bury wire pair
Inverters = Sol-Ark 15k all-in-one (240V)

Battery Backup = 48 3.2v LiFePO4 290AH batteries (unknown brand)
Battery Management system = Daly Smart BMS 16S 48V 250A
Battery Capacity = 47.328 kWh (870AH)

Propane Generator = Briggs and Stratton Power Protect 22kw

Array C production stats:

Load: 469.6 kWh
PV: 571.4 kWh
Grid Import: 0 kWh
Battery Charge: 239.1 kWh
Battery Discharge: 266.2 kWh

Array C build:

System Size = 9 kWp DC
Panels = Eco-worthy Bifacial 190W (2 strings of 48 panels running at 275v each)
Mounting System = 12 Eco-worthy Multi-panels mount holds four panels each.
Wiring: 2x 8 AWG 19 strand PV direct bury wire pair
Inverters = Sol-Ark 15k all-in-one (240V)

Battery Backup = 6x Pytes V5 batteries
Battery Management system = Built in Pytes BMS
Battery Capacity = 30 kWh (600AH)

Totals combined for all arrays (A+B+C):

2010.6 kWh (2.00 Mwh) produced for the month of March

Previous solar stats:

qué bien que publiques estos datos porque a veces uno no se imagina todo el mantenimiento que lleva un sistema off-grid
un gran saludo por allá y espero que el clima de primavera te siga ayudando a romper más récords de producción este año

it's great that you publish these data because sometimes one doesn't imagine all the maintenance that an off-grid system requires
a big shout out over there and i hope the spring weather continues to help you break more production records this year

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2MWh for a month is great. I've seen a big difference between February and March, but that is to be expected. I need a couple of months of good exports to get me into credit with the power company :) My system has been working well with no issues for a while, but I guess yours is more complex. Hope you can resolve any niggles.

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I hope you can figure out the issue there, it really sucks having an investment into the panels/cables/batteries/ and wiring and not get your maximal ROI. I guess some BTC from the solar power is good BTC. Now when that goes to $200K you'll really have some better value!

With any luck you'll have another miner up soon. Trouble shooting these kind of problems is always a nightmare. It's even worse if you have to get an electrician involved... Good luck!

I hope you are able to get it figured out fairly quickly. It's definitely a good time of year to be capturing those rays! I got myself a nice sunburn on my arms watching softball on Friday.