One issue is the need for a fusebox switch or relay to disconnect from the grid during an outage. That can require large gauge wiring to and from the generator or solar inverters or (pickup truck) batteries. That isn’t a problem if your main panel is where the power sources are, but some investment if not. The F150 is really a large circuit requirement of 80 amps, so might as well get a subpanel in the latter case.
Often the way generators are added is by creating two paths where one has essential stuff like the refrigerator, and others are unavailable when the generator path is used (and the house is off grid). My dad has that setup but he cannot use his solar off grid yet. Ideally one would top off batteries from the generator or the solar as needed — a switch that is thrown automatically at sunset or according to the battery charge. To make that systematic, better to have fixed batteries. Some electricians seem to do this more than others but I got bids that were widely variable. > On Mar 12, 2022, at 12:26 PM, glen∉ℂ <[email protected]> wrote: > > Yep. I've long wanted to get one of those panel adapters that allows me to > power the house with my gas powered generator. I just never found the > motivation. Making something like this standard seems like progress. Renee' > wants to put solar panels on the house. So I'm wondering how universal such > an adapter can be? Can the same system accept power from anywhere? Or is the > inverted charging station fundamentally different from the adapter I'd use > with the gas generator? Or the solar panels? My guess is each is custom to > the application. > >> On 3/12/22 9:41 AM, Marcus Daniels wrote: >> I totally don't need a pickup, but as the apocalypse approaches (pick your >> favorite!) this is kind of cool. >> https://arstechnica.com/cars/2022/03/californias-utility-will-begin-testing-ev-vehicle-to-grid-charging/ > > > .-- .- -. - / .- -.-. - .. --- -. ..--.. / -.-. --- -. .--- ..- --. .- - . > FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv > Zoom Fridays 9:30a-12p Mtn UTC-6 bit.ly/virtualfriam > un/subscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com > FRIAM-COMIC http://friam-comic.blogspot.com/ > archives: > 5/2017 thru present https://redfish.com/pipermail/friam_redfish.com/ > 1/2003 thru 6/2021 http://friam.383.s1.nabble.com/ .-- .- -. - / .- -.-. - .. --- -. ..--.. / -.-. --- -. .--- ..- --. .- - . FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv Zoom Fridays 9:30a-12p Mtn UTC-6 bit.ly/virtualfriam un/subscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com FRIAM-COMIC http://friam-comic.blogspot.com/ archives: 5/2017 thru present https://redfish.com/pipermail/friam_redfish.com/ 1/2003 thru 6/2021 http://friam.383.s1.nabble.com/
