My Solar Power System

Solar Power Explained in easy terms.
panel purchased from www.windandsun.co.uk

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• solar
• power
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[cabbaze]

wheres you protection i saw no fuses from panel to controller or from batteries to circuits or inverter ,i didnt see any fuses very dangerous.

[jonnyrizla]

20 amp on charge controller, 6 amp in connection box on panel, 5 amp in plug coming out of inverter and 40 amp inline on battery leads.

[jonnyrizla]

Hi, the cost is whatever you can get an 80 watt panel, charge controller and batteries for, if you get a 20 amp charge controller then you can start with a small panel and add to the system as you can afford to, check your local suppliers and also ebay often have good prices on panels. I would recommend a new panel if possible because they will drop their output over time and the technology of recent panels makes them more efficient.

[jonnyrizla]

there are 8 ceiling lights in my house, each uses a low energy bulb 11w, if they were all on it would take about 88w from the inverter which is about 9 amps from the batteries.

[jonnyrizla]

Hi, yes i have to be very careful with the system in the winter. i only use the house lights on it and have to make sure I turn them off if i'm not in the room. The summer is no problem though. take it easy jonny

[Microillusions]

Nice work on the video, nice system

[Adventurestud]

Thanks for that. I am in California and am very aware of the costs of power lately and am thankful to know that there are alternatives available to me in terms of alternate energy. Kudos!

[TheSolarmechanic]

@cabbaze Dude look again

[kallumkadavu1]

@cabbaze it is a trade secret



[scotlandmadman]

When you said the 240v feed goes to the lighting circuit of the house, do you mean it is just wired into the trip switch on your main fuse box.?

[ICUC007]

Himmm...fumes from battery needs venting. That seems somewhat of a negative effect, no? Is that releasing noxious fumes into environment...greenhouse gasses or whatever?

[drugbaron2007]

nice setup mate ... are they car batteries? and how much did your setup cost?

[ianrkav]

@MrEnergyCzar I like this system. Unlike other systems yours works of a night too, mainly because you store your energy in a battery. Others use solar of a day, when most people are at work, therefore not using it, and grid energy of a night. Because of your battery storage you're having the benefit of daytime solar energy at night. Magic:-)

How much do you earn from selling excess energy back into the grid? Does the power company send you a cheque every month?

Thanks.

[MrEnergyCzar]

@ianrkav it means that I produce 100 percent or more of what my home needs over the course of a year and no oil or gas is brought in. I really have a "carbon neutral" home which means I produce all my homes energy for the year plus an extra 20 percent surplus that goes back into the grid over the year...with my heat pump hot water heater now installed, I'm now making a ridiculous 160 percent of what my home needs or an extra 60 percent in preparation to power a plug in hybrid vehicle...

[ianrkav]

@MrEnergyCzar Hi. What do you mean by 'net-zero?'

Thanks