As my inverter temps were approaching 50deg C in the day at the sunnest time, my simple solution being the purchase & placement of these fans, which are available in Argos (£25 each) and controlled via a basic timer.
The timer comes on at 00:00 and goes off at 20:00 Monday to Friday
So far it's seeing temps decrease by 8 - 10 degrees C, so will see how it copes in the hot weather due to return at the end of the week
My inverter doesn't go below 33 degrees C which doesn't seem an issue
That’s really unecessary, they’re rated for much higher temperatures. When my AIO is charging at 6kw it gets to like 70 degrees. It’s not a problem.
I think it's subjective really, there are plenty of other cooling threads on here, where people are concerned about the temps exceeding 60deg C
I get it, but I just don’t get it at the same time.
All of this equipement is rated for much higher than 60 degrees. Everyone using computer fans, clearly knows that PC processors these days run at 90-100 degrees all day long.
I also get it as I've worked in IT for over 30 years, not just CPU's but any component subjected to prolonged temperatures will have a failure rate, lowering the temps just a few degrees prolongs the life of components
I'm not alone in this, below are some other threads and there are a lot more cooling solutions others have put forward. I'm simply just trying to help others
https://community.givenergy.cloud/d/3970-inverter-cooling-sharing-my-solution
https://community.givenergy.cloud/d/2835-automatic-inverter-cooling-suggestion
https://community.givenergy.cloud/d/2544-inverter-temperature-again
Before the x2 Argos desk fans added, and the battery charging from 00:00 - 07:00
And after the fans being installed
on a sunny day today, where my inverter's generating 5.3 kwh, the temps are holding at 38deg C. this is a nice decrease in the temp from the 58 deg C I was seeing earlier in the week!
