DIY 5kW Hybrid Off Grid Solar PV System assembly - EPEver UP5000

This video demonstrate how to assemble any general Off-Grid Hybrid Inverter with required protections to use in a house as a DIY project.

ITEM LIST used & PRICES @ time of purchase
No. Description Qty. Rate/ USD Total/ USD
1 LiFePO4 EVE 105Ah battery 16 40.00 640.00
2 EPEver UP5000-M10342 Inverter 1 550.00 550.00
3 16S 150A Daly Smart BMS 1 94.10 94.10
4 35mm2 DC Cables 4 5.00 20.00
5 ANL Fuse Holder+150A 1 12.20 12.20
6 DC Breaker 2 Pole 125A 1 17.07 17.07
7 AC Isolator 2 Pole 230V 40A 2 5.37 10.73
8 AC SPD type 1+2 230VAC 1 11.95 11.95
9 DC SPD type 1+2 100VDC 1 17.07 17.07
10 RCCB 40Amp 2 Pole 30mA 1 5.37 5.37
11 gPV fuse 15A 1 5.37 5.37
12 DC Breaker 2 Pole 100V 15A 1 10.24 10.24
13 Panel Box 1 7.80 7.80
14 Flexible Wires AC 16A 10 7.32 73.17
TOTAL 1,475.08

I have used EPever UP5000-M10342 during this video which is 5kW Low PV voltage edition

You need to build the battery pack prior to assembling the Inverter and you may refer my below video series to find out how to do it using LiFePo4 cells.

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[alexandreesquenet]

Good that you mention the 30mA differential protection, this is often not the case and even Epever said this is not needed, but this is of course needed.

[supun.perera]

great video!
Its even better if you can kindly list the electrical switching items as well in the description.
Thank you!

[yunodiewtf]

Hello there!
A bit late for me but have you measured no-load no-charge AC current in bypass mode and no-load battery backup current?

[upendraayeshkantha]

looking forward to see more of these videos.. 👍👍

[ranganasandaruwan]

Good explain & thanks for sharing
Good luck

[alla_alsayegh]

great job, but please turn the music off when you start a device. for credibility

[krolice]

Hi, does this inverter have 5kw continuous power from battery ?

[himalliyanage]

Thank you. Very interesting video. Can you tell what you connected to battery + and wire. I see some brackets or fuse connected to near battery. What is that?

[eljay]

That gPV fuse 15A is what comes after the DC spd in the video right? normally order is like dc spd > gpv fuse > dc breaker right? kindly let me know. Thank you

[toobles]

is it okay to use 100v 15A DC breaker to PV side ?, because user manual say use 63A breaker

[FalticeniOrg]

can this be installed without a battery? i'm thinking to purchase PV first then battery
i allready have the inverter

[backtoafrica]

AC and DC current should never be in the same combiner box. Use 2 different boxes

[eljay]

im using trina solar 500w x 4 panels. (model - tsm-500de18m(ii) ) . on back sticker it says maximum series fuse 20a. so should i pick gPV fuse capacity as 20A instead of 15A as mentioned in video? kindly explain. I am new to these wiring items and trying to make a full list for the wiring. I have watched this video several times and using as a reference when I need to double check things. thanks a bunch.

[madukp]

Thank you for sharing this. This is very useful 👍🙂

[Vamire]

Hello sir nice video and very helpful. I have this inverter but i don't want to use batteries right now. Epever manual says that is possible to use it without batteries but didn't say how to start safely the inverter without batteries. It's ok to connect pv array first and try to start it or not?

[ElectricalEnergy]

I have 5000-8042 model can I install 660w * 9 panels in 1 series?
660 watt Astro Energy solar panels
37v
18amp

[chamikajperera]

Hi great info, what alibaba store did you buy this from?

[ganushkar]

Great, Was the RCCB Type B one. also where to find DC breakers?

[TilakConrad]

thank you for a superb channel and another great video.

couple of questions please...

Is it possible to order, receive and clear items like these from AliBaba under the current FX situation?

Do you know of a local company that I could order/buy from at a reasonable premium.

Alternatively very happy to work with a recommended local company to do the whole thing - need a 5kW off grid system for an estate - with ground mounted pv

all the best for 2020

[kellydodds]

how much noise does the inverter charger make whilst running a load?