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Winter is waning, Spring has sprung, as the temperature lifts, so should your gaze. You may find a hot mess on top of your solar inverter because even the best can suffer birds nests.<\/p>\n

Are Birds Nests Bad For Solar Inverters?<\/h2>\n

If they\u2019re not inside your garage, solar inverters should be in a nice sheltered position, which is often on the quieter side of the house. They form a nice warm shelf in winter, providing a haven for nesting birds. This can cause the inverters to overheat.<\/p>\n

New Residents Moving In<\/h2>\n

My Fronius Primo Snap inverter, located under the side verandah of the house, at first glance seemed to be uninhabited.<\/p>\n

\"Fronius

With the top of the inverter 2.4 metres from the ground, all seemed in order.<\/p><\/div>\n

 <\/p>\n

\"birds

On closer inspection, we seem to have a problem.<\/p><\/div>\n

Of course, birds don\u2019t loudly announce the fact they\u2019ve moved in to raise a family, so despite being right outside the laundry, nobody noticed the assembly of sticks & twigs that crowned our solar machinery.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s The Problem?<\/h2>\n
\"thermal

Vivid demonstration of a hard working inverter. Fan cooled Fronius on the left runs cooler while the ABB\/Fimer on the right is quietly roasting itself<\/p><\/div>\n

Solar inverters must be able to dissipate heat. Say you have a unit generating 5kW of electricity at 95% efficiency, that means there\u2019s 250 Watts of waste heat to reject, practically the same as you get from a bathroom heat lamp (which incidentally has it’s own fan cooling).<\/p>\n

Whether they\u2019re fan forced or simply rely on convection, parking a blanket of dry leaves and matted garden goodness on top will restrict air flow and raise temperatures.<\/p>\n

\"removing

No amount of fan cooling would blow this mess away, the parallel fins of the heat sink were completely blocked.<\/p><\/div>\n

Your inverter has internal sensors which mean it won\u2019t go more than 20\u00b0C over ambient temperature, so there\u2019s no chance of flame grilled chicks, however excessive heat means the yield will suffer.<\/p>\n

To keep things under control, the inverter will simply throttle off and reduce it\u2019s throughput, so no matter how sunny, your bills won’t be helped.<\/p>\n

\"clogged

Depending on the model, Fronius snap inverters can have one, two or even 3 fans. These external air intake grilles on both sides should be checked periodically.<\/p><\/div>\n

Heat Kills<\/b><\/h2>\n

We\u2019re not talking about fried eggs or animal welfare: the old maxim is that heat kills electronics.<\/p>\n

Every 10\u00b0C increase in operating temperature halves the expected lifespan of electronic components.<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

It\u2019s a rule of thumb based on the Arrhenius equation, which describes how chemical reaction rates accelerate with temperature, leading to faster degradation and earlier failure in things like capacitors.<\/p>\n

\"blocked

It seems a combination of spider web and proximity to the laundry, with its abundance of textile fibres, makes a distinct matting on these air intake grilles.<\/p><\/div>\n

Fans Are Cool<\/b><\/b><\/h2>\n

Fronius people know, and when they\u2019re being honest, the silent types find there\u2019s forced cooling on the back of bigger Sungrow units too.<\/p>\n

By using proper thermal management, you get better yield and longer life with the added bonus of lighter and cheaper equipment. Using a fan is far smarter than bolting a huge slab of aluminium heat sink on and hoping it will sort itself out.<\/p>\n

\"blocked

Fronius have a fan test function if you get right into the menus but keeping the grilles clear is the first step<\/p><\/div>\n

Maintenance Matters<\/b><\/h2>\n
\"ABB

The heat sink on the front here isn’t terribly obstructed but it’s still far from ideal.<\/p><\/div>\n

Keeping fans clear of geckos, spider webs and the like is important, but the same goes for passive cooled heat sinks. Pointing a garden blower at them occasionally can\u2019t hurt anything.<\/p>\n

Really that\u2019s what this whole post is about. It pays to occasionally have a look at your solar and see that nature isn\u2019t trying to reclaim the resources you\u2019ve invested in.<\/p>\n

For more on solar maintenance, read up on why<\/a> inspections of your systems every five years are a\u00a0 smart idea.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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