@shartne This is in the winter. I work for a solar energy installer that installs roof & ground-mounted solar electric panels. We size systems to power up to 100% of a home's energy needs. Because the sun only shines during the day, the panels will will spin the meter backwards all day long, and then it will slowly spin forwards again at night, drawing power from the grid. You can visit our website by typing in "Sunlight Solar" into google.
We have solar electric panels installed on the roof. They are connected to an inverter which feeds a breaker in the service panel. When the solar panels produce more energy than the house uses, the meter spins backwards.
I have a few solar panels myself that charge batteries which I use through an inverter to operate lights and appliances. What I'd like to understand is how you connect the inverter output to your home electrical wireing. does the inverter output connect directly to the in house wireing? does the invertet voltage need to be slightly higher than that coming into the home?
If you connect the inverter to a breaker in your home's service panel, the inverter will feed the breaker. Then, instead of drawing electricity from your home and spinning your meter forwards, that breaker will feed electricity from the inverter and spin your meter backwards. The inverter has to be "grid-tied," otherwise, the utility company will not allow it. ...
...It sounds like you have an "off-grid" or battery based inverter. You also need a net meter installed by the utility company in order to record forwards and backwards movement.
how many panels did it take to make it spin backwards???
WDPlumbing 2 months ago
Wow you are making a lot of power what are you using? Solar panels or wind generator or what?
shartne 6 months ago
@shartne solar electric (pv) panels
Sawah712 6 months ago
@Sawah712 How many watts of solar panels do you have or how much do they make? Is your AC running or is this in the winter?
shartne 6 months ago
@shartne This is in the winter. I work for a solar energy installer that installs roof & ground-mounted solar electric panels. We size systems to power up to 100% of a home's energy needs. Because the sun only shines during the day, the panels will will spin the meter backwards all day long, and then it will slowly spin forwards again at night, drawing power from the grid. You can visit our website by typing in "Sunlight Solar" into google.
Sawah712 6 months ago
just looked it up the electric company has to pay you for the energy you produce
DANKmarshmallowS 1 year ago
um so your giving away electricity charge the electric compant per kilo watt monthly
DANKmarshmallowS 1 year ago
I am interested in the mechanics of this. How do you input the power into your electrical system?
mymessagetomark 2 years ago
We have solar electric panels installed on the roof. They are connected to an inverter which feeds a breaker in the service panel. When the solar panels produce more energy than the house uses, the meter spins backwards.
Sawah712 2 years ago
I have a few solar panels myself that charge batteries which I use through an inverter to operate lights and appliances. What I'd like to understand is how you connect the inverter output to your home electrical wireing. does the inverter output connect directly to the in house wireing? does the invertet voltage need to be slightly higher than that coming into the home?
mymessagetomark 2 years ago
If you connect the inverter to a breaker in your home's service panel, the inverter will feed the breaker. Then, instead of drawing electricity from your home and spinning your meter forwards, that breaker will feed electricity from the inverter and spin your meter backwards. The inverter has to be "grid-tied," otherwise, the utility company will not allow it. ...
Sawah712 2 years ago
...It sounds like you have an "off-grid" or battery based inverter. You also need a net meter installed by the utility company in order to record forwards and backwards movement.
Sawah712 2 years ago