Interesting, we looked at active arrays but the additional cost wasn't going to gain us much, more like 10% improvement in power for a 30% increased costs and more maint. We elected to go with static ones.
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Interesting, we looked at active arrays but the additional cost wasn't going to gain us much, more like 10% improvement in power for a 30% increased costs and more maint. We elected to go with static ones.
Not necessarily. Depends on a lot of stuff. Our current inverters are 95% efficient. They are old. We could do better with newer ones.
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Actually, this technology is pretty old, I'm 73, and my grandmother had a solar powered clothes dryer when I was a kid.
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Actually, this technology is pretty old, I'm 73, and my grandmother had a solar powered clothes dryer when I was a kid.
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I had a 5760 watt PV system installed on my home five years ago. It's grid tied with battery backup. The panels are roof mounted and static. The batteries are 6 volt and 400 amp hours each. Two banks of eight wired in series and the two banks wired together in parallel. Giving me a 48 volt system with enough battery power to run any electric motor in my house.
During the summer (AC all day and night @ 72 degrees) my average electric bill is about $110. The winter (wood stove heat) it's about $60. That's for 2100 sq feet all electric house except for the oven/stovetop. I probably produce around half of my required usage.
The whole system installed was $45k, but with tax credits and local rebates, it came down to $15k.
When power goes out, which is quite often with our wind load, the inverter converts to battery power seamlessly. It's nice to be able to make coffee no matter what.
Control room with battery cabinets
During the summer (AC all day and night @ 72 degrees) my average electric bill is about $110. The winter (wood stove heat) it's about $60. That's for 2100 sq feet all electric house except for the oven/stovetop. I probably produce around half of my required usage.
The whole system installed was $45k, but with tax credits and local rebates, it came down to $15k.
When power goes out, which is quite often with our wind load, the inverter converts to battery power seamlessly. It's nice to be able to make coffee no matter what.
Control room with battery cabinets
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