Solar knowledge and projects

Real installations, buying guides and technical answers from the Voltacon engineering team.

Solar Education

Battery and inverter compatibility

Which inverter brands the Voltacon BMS supports, how the configuration is selected, and what changed with the Pylontech US5000C.

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Solar Education

Installing solar panels on tiled roofs

What a tiled roof has to carry, the mounting components involved, and a worked example from a new build fitted with 24 panels.

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PV News

GEL Lead Acid Hoppecke battery

GEL Lead Acid battery technology has improved today with more cycles and higher discharge rates. If you want to be the fastest ...

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PV News

Power your home with solar panels

Power Your House With The Solar Panels The increasing rates of electricity have made people turn towards cheaper energy sources...

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PV News

Solar PV System with Energy Storage

The new installation of a  Solar PV System energy storage (2,280Watt) is feeding in parallel with the old grid tie system the h...

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Solar Education

Which Solar Battery Charger | MPPT Vs PWM

Three Step Charge Algorithm. The most reliable method to charge your solar batteries Introduction. The main concept of MPPT Sol...

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Our Projects

Greek Business goes completely off grid

Supply of solar panels and off-grid inverter/chargers to Greece Three-phase autonomous solar system feed workshop and three apa...

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Our Projects

Solar project for our Warehouse

Earlier this year we installed four Mastervolt On-Grid inverters (Soladin 3000) in our warehouse in Coventry, as you can see in...

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