400w 240v Home DIY Plug-In Solar Grid Kit Free Mount Garden / Patio / Roof UK

400w Solar Panel Kit – Home DIY Solar Panel Kit – 240v

A simple, cost effective 400w solar panel kit delivered straight to your door, with instructions and warranties from industry leading manufacturers. Simply mount the panel, plug in the inverter, mount at your convenience and plug into a wall socket. All G83/1 approved with no need for approved electrician to sign off.
Gone are the days of the hassle of scaffolding and only select installers and cowboys being able to subsidise your home consumption. Get the ball rolling with this Do-it-Yourself 400w solar panel kit – it’s surprising fun plotting out the best sun yield with the only limitation being your free space!  Customers have mounted our system onto gazebo roofs, workshops, sheds, or made up their own mounting plot on a garden patch.
Requirements for Electrical Installations, IET Wiring Regulations, Eighteenth Edition, BS 7671:2018+A2:2022
Code of Practice for Grid-connected Solar Photovoltaic Systems, 2nd Edition
 

Released in 2022, the Vertex S+ is Trina’s first N-Type panel. With a Dual-glass design, the S+ offers high reliability to harsh conditions and better light trapping for high power output. 

The Vertex S+ offers a universal solution for residential and C&I systems, designed for compatibility with most mainstream inverters, optimises and mounting systems. 

These panels also included an extensive 25 year product warranty and 30 year power warranty thanks to a 0.4% annual degradation rating enabled by N-type technology.

Hoymiles 400-1T 400W MC4 integrated Microinverter 230 & 400VAC.
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Frequently Asked Questions

Besides clamping the panels onto the consoles, or bolting down using our sturdy free mount brackets, the only other responsibility is the installation by competent electrician or engineer is a dedicated ring main circuit as an AC outlet which the inverter simply plugs into. As mentioned above, all the hassle and cost usually associated with domestic solar such as scaffolding, large bulky hot inverters taking up valuable loft space, etc. are removed. The only additional cost to this kit is the proper installation of a fused spur which can be mounted in any location at your convenience, or a dedicated consumer unit MCB.

Please familiarise yourself with the manufacturer guidelines before purchase/questions. Full user friendly instructions will be sent upon order processing.

https://www.hoymiles.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/User-Manual_HMS-600W700W800W900W1000W-2T_EU-_EN_V202308.pdf

As part of the UK approved Hoymiles installation manual and 2022 IET revisions, most homeowners already have several ring main socket circuits they rarely use besides the odd mobile phone charge, and can dedicate that to a plug in kit. The inverter has very sensitive built-in protection for short circuit and over-under voltage in any event. All that you require is the installation of a fused spur. This can be in an outbuilding or on the home itself. The inverter is then connected to it as it doubles up as an isolator. Wiring the inverter into the consumer unit MCB directly is obviously also an option if you know a qualified electrician.

This kit is suited for areas of your property that were not typically associated with solar generation, such as garage roofs, bottom of gardens, fence panels, anywhere that has good load and wind bearing strength. We recommend no more than 10metre distance between panels and inverter and/or inverter and AC outlet. Most properties are single phase with a limit of 4kw but if you have a 3 phase supply you can install upto 11.5kw solar peak capacity into the property.

We can also swap the Renusol console mounting solution for bespoke standard stainless roof truss-mounted rails and anchors FREE OF CHARGE if preferred, just leave a note in the order comments.

There is no need to notify your supplier prior to installation. The requirements were loosened in 2022 so that any system below 4kw per phase can be installed first with no need for planning permission. The Hoymiles range gained UK G98 approval for UK home generation in 2023.
 
After successful setup as per inverter manual, a green LED means you then notify the supplier with the serial number after installation and most suppliers do pay export tariff for it. These inverters (HMS-400, HMS-1000, HMS-1200, HMS-1600) also communicate with optional wifi antenna for remote app access on the Hoymiles cloud. Our HMS-800w package has wifi built in for instant Hoymiles app access.

G98 Documentation can be found here, simply enter inverter make/model:
https://www.ena-eng.org/gen-ttr/index

and submit installation here:
https://connections.nationalgrid.co.uk/get-connected/solar-and-wind/micro-generation-single-g98/

Requirements for Electrical Installations, IET Wiring Regulations, Eighteenth Edition, BS 7671:2018+A2:2022
Code of Practice for Grid-connected Solar Photovoltaic Systems, 2nd Edition

Kit Contents

1 x 440w Trina Vertex S+ black mono panel
1 x Hoymiles 400W 240VAC Micro inverter (On the DNO register for approving export tariff payments)
1 x BC05 Field connector (AC output)
1 x Pair stainless steel feet with bolts

Panel Specifications

Peak power440W
Vmpp44V
Voc52.2V
Impp10.01A
Isc10.67A
Weight21 kg
Dimensions1762 x 1134 x 30m
Product warranty25 years
Warranty on output30 years
Efficiency22%
Product codeTSM-440NEG9RC.27

Specifications

MaterialAluminium Alloy
ColourSilver
ModelHMS-400-1T
Voltage220V
Maximum Input Power1 × 400W
Recommended Solar PanelPower 1 × 350W, Open Circuit Voltage 30-50V
Maximum Input DC Voltage54V
Peak Power Tracking Voltage22-45V
Operating Voltage Range17-50V
Minimum/Maximum Starting Voltage22-50V
Maximum DC Short Circuit Current40A
Maximum Input Working Current30A
Output Voltage230VAC
Output Peak Power450W
Rated Output Power350Watt
Rated Output Current3.05A
Rated Voltage Range180-260VAC
Rated Frequency Range47-52.5Hz
Power Factor>99%
Number of Connections Per Series Circuit12 (Single-phase)
Output Efficiency230V
Static MPPT Efficiency99.5%
Maximum Output Efficiency92.5%
Power Loss at Night<1W
Total Wave Distortion<5%
Operating Temperature Range- 40 ℃ to+60 ℃
Waterproof GradeIP65
Heat Dissipation ModeSelf Cooling
Electromagnetic CompatibilityEN50081.Part1 EN50082.Part1
Power Grid DisturbanceEN61000-3-2 Safety Regulation EN62109
Grid DetectionDIN VDE 1026 UL1741
Gross Weight:2.45kg/5.4lbs
Net Weight1.8kg/3.96lbs
Package Size34*24*11.5cm/13.38*9.44*4.52in
Product Size21.3*5.8*25cm/8.39*2.28*9.84in

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