Aussie Solar Battery Storage System TM5000

Aussie Solar Installations has started to install the new TM5000 Battery Storage System. This is an amazing system developed by one of our Directors (Cameron Ferguson), it was designed some time ago, but has been years in perfecting the system ready for the Australian Market.
The Aussie Solar Tariff Management System (TM5000) has many benefits for residential properties in Australia.

• Storing the renewable energy provided by your solar system.
• Drawing energy from the grid at off peak and storing the energy in the battery pack ready to discharge at the peak time saving your household $.
• Providing power during a blackout.
• Generator input and start up control
• 5kW, 10kW & 15kW Storage systems available.

Why should you consider a battery storage system?

Well, the simple answer is if you are on a NET system your solar power will be stored and used when your home, rather than being sent into the network for little return.

What if I'm on a Gross metering arrangement?
You can still get the battery storage system, your gross solar system will remain the same and feed directly into the network and you wil continue to get the gross feed in tarrif. the battery storage will benefit you by, drawing from the network at off peak and discharging at peak and providing power during a power failure.

You can also have a 2nd solar system installed seperate to your original system, and have the new system connected on a Net metering arrangement, and this sytem will be used to charge the batteries.

What happens to the solar power once the batteries are full?
If the batteries are charged by solar power, once they are full the switch box will divert the energy made by the solar system into the home, if the home does not consume the solar power it will be exported to the network and hopefully your are credited for the power exported (depending on your network).

Do you need to have solar on the roof to have a battery system?
No you don’t, anyone can have a battery storage system. If you do not have solar it means that your system will be programmed to take advantage of off peak times and black out protection. You can have solar installed and connected the system later down the track if you decide to. In some cases you may not be able to have solar installed because you live in a strata arrangement, and battery storage is a better option for you.

How does the TM5000 work in a black out?
On installation you will need to make some decisions on what you think you need to run during a blackout. Such as particular circuits within the home that have, lights, power points (such as the fridge power point). We then will need to discuss with you if there will be extra electrical work for splitting or changing your current circuits in the meter board. We can only protect a limited number of circuits depending on the loads that are currently on circuits, this will depend on the house and meter board set up. For example, most houses will choose their fridge, a couple of lights, TV and selected power points. The less load on the circuits the longer your will have power.

If your blackout from the network goes into the next day, when your solar system starts up the power generated will be stored in that batteries as you continue to draw from the battery.

You also have the cabability of having a generator plugged into the batteries if the power outage is prolonged and your needing to produce more energy.

Who can have the battery storage system?
Anyone can have the battery storage system. You can live in any type of home, flat or town house. If you move home, you can take it with you and have it re-installed when you move. Similar to an air conditioner, you can take it or you can leave it.

Do you need to have network approval?
Once you have decided to go ahead with a TM5000 battery storage system, we will process an application to your network provider; once the system is approved and installed we will then notify your provider that the system has been installed.

Making your home more energy efficient does make a huge difference, you will be saving money, you will be investing in a smarter way to utilise your solar power & power you buy from the network will be reduced. Your protected in a blackout and you will have power to selected appliances. Lets not forget that your decision does impact on the environment by minimising your reliance on the network.

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Written by Aussie Solar Installations