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SolarKallaroo, Perth
18.6kW Solar System Upgrade in Kallaroo, Perth
Westcoast Energy replaced an older 5.32kW solar array with a new 18.6kW AIKO solar installation on a multi-storey home in Kallaroo, Perth, designed to work with the homeowner's existing Fox ESS hybrid inverter and battery.
Project overview
- Location
- Kallaroo, Perth WA
- Project type
- Complete residential solar panel replacement and upgrade
- System size
- 18.6kW, up from 5.32kW
- Equipment
- 40 × 465W AIKO solar panels, with the existing Fox ESS H3-10 inverter and battery retained
Before and after
Before
5.32kW
28 × 190W Yinxing panels
After
18.6kW
40 × 465W AIKO panels
+250%increase in installed solar array capacity
That is an extra 13.28kW of panel capacity, about 3.5 times the original array. It compares installed panel capacity, not electricity generated.
The project
The Kallaroo home had a 5.32kW solar system made up of 28 older 190W Yinxing panels, alongside an existing Fox ESS hybrid inverter and a battery system of around 42kWh. Rather than simply adding panels to the old array, the homeowner chose a complete solar panel replacement.
What the homeowner wanted: Make better use of the available roof space with a larger array that complements the existing Fox ESS battery storage system.
What was needed
The original array of 28 Yinxing YXGF-190M72 panels (5.32kW) was to be removed completely. The new panels then had to be spread across three separate roof faces on a multi-storey property, and the new array needed to work with the existing Fox ESS H3-10 three-phase hybrid inverter and battery rather than replacing them.
Our solution
Our team removed all 28 original panels and installed 40 new 465W AIKO panels across the three roof faces, making use of the roof space available on the multi-storey property. The new 18.6kW array was designed to work with the existing Fox ESS H3-10 three-phase hybrid inverter and approximately 42kWh Fox ESS battery, which were retained. The inverter and battery were already installed before our work began.
- Removed the original 28 × 190W Yinxing YXGF-190M72 solar panels
- Installed 40 × 465W AIKO solar panels across three roof faces
- Increased installed array capacity from 5.32kW to 18.6kW
- Retained the existing Fox ESS H3-10 hybrid inverter and approximately 42kWh battery
Installation highlights
- 01
Complete panel replacement
All 28 original Yinxing panels were removed, rather than adding new panels to the existing array.
- 02
Three roof faces
The 40 new panels were installed across three separate roof faces on a multi-storey home.
- 03
A much larger array
Installed capacity rose from 5.32kW to 18.6kW: an extra 13.28kW, roughly 3.5 times the original size.
- 04
Works with existing equipment
The new array was designed to suit the existing Fox ESS H3-10 three-phase hybrid inverter and approximately 42kWh battery, which stayed in place.
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The finished result
The Kallaroo property now has an 18.6kW solar array made up of 40 AIKO panels, compared with 5.32kW before: an increase of 13.28kW in installed panel capacity, about 3.5 times the original system size, working alongside the homeowner's existing Fox ESS hybrid inverter and battery storage. Installed capacity describes the size of the array, not how much electricity it will generate, which depends on things like weather, shading and household use.
Related services
Westcoast Energy handles residential solar installation across Perth, from solar system upgrades and panel replacements like this one to complete solar and battery systems.
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