Pv Direct Water Heater Controller
Solar direct hot water controller this simple pv direct system provides you with solar hybrid hot water with only your existing water tank pv panels a hot water controller.
Pv direct water heater controller. The only issue with pwm is it is fast. Mppt is especially needed in the mornings afternoons or cloudy days to keep the most power pumping into the heating element at all times. The controller is wired directly to the lower part of the heat tank. Solar panel daily watts watts off your power bill.
1 3kw solar panels pv to heat water directly temp and relay installed installed a dc relay and a temp controller to turn off power to my water heater tank. The solflow hot water controller this intelligent hot water controller is the ip and mastermind of the solflow pv direct hot water solution. 50 of 1000 watts is 500 watts. Example 1 your solar array produces 1000 watts but your batteries only need 500 watts to hold the bulk voltage.
This controller attaches easily to any gas powered rinnai tankless water heater manufactured within the last 10 years. You now have solar electric energy without power company contracts or hassles. The solar hybrid hot water controller sends solar power directly to the heating element which reduces the power you use from the grid for hot water. Peak power tracking and a good feature is it doesn t require a change to an existing electric water heater tank.
It connects through two wires and is ready to start controlling the water heater in minutes. It includes mppt max. Less grid power usage lower bill. It manages the dc energy created by the solar panels to a dc element with an efficiency of over 99.
The pwm solar controller simply turns the solar off 50 of the time and on 50 of the time.