Re: [AFMUG] OT Solar and battery backup

2018-09-10 Thread Bill Prince
08, 2018 10:59 PM > To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group > Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT Solar and battery backup > > Okay, forget oversize I guess. > > I like the idea of non-roof mount. > > What if I made a pe

Re: [AFMUG] OT Solar and battery backup

2018-09-10 Thread Steve Jones
gt; that will go up to 1000 volts now. > > So overvoltage will probably not be an issue. > > > > -Original Message- From: Sterling Jacobson > > Sent: Saturday, September 08, 2018 10:59 PM > > To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group > > Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT Sol

Re: [AFMUG] OT Solar and battery backup

2018-09-09 Thread Bill Prince
, 2018 7:58 PM To: af@af.afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT Solar and battery backup The only reason to oversize an array here in Utah if fed by Rocky Mountain Power is if you made an effort to run electrical heating loads in the winter to offset some natural gas usage.  Nice to run the AC as much

Re: [AFMUG] OT Solar and battery backup

2018-09-09 Thread Chuck McCown
Microwave Users Group Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT Solar and battery backup Okay, forget oversize I guess. I like the idea of non-roof mount. What if I made a pergola type deck cover, but sort of mounted an array of 3 x 3 panels tilted southward on top? -Original Message- From: AF

Re: [AFMUG] OT Solar and battery backup

2018-09-08 Thread Sterling Jacobson
@af.afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT Solar and battery backup The only reason to oversize an array here in Utah if fed by Rocky Mountain Power is if you made an effort to run electrical heating loads in the winter to offset some natural gas usage. Nice to run the AC as much as you want

Re: [AFMUG] OT Solar and battery backup

2018-09-08 Thread Chuck McCown
stem. Nice generator with an automatic transfer switch and a propane tank ( if you are a prepper) or natural gas if you are not worried about it. *From:* Sterling Jacobson *Sent:* Saturday, September 08, 2018 1:10 PM *To:* AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group *Subject:* [AFMUG] OT Solar and battery ba

Re: [AFMUG] OT Solar and battery backup

2018-09-08 Thread Robert Andrews
Nice generator with an automatic transfer switch and a propane tank ( if you are a prepper) or natural gas if you are not worried about it. *From:* Sterling Jacobson *Sent:* Saturday, September 08, 2018 1:10 PM *To:* AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group *Subject:* [AFMUG] OT Solar and battery backup Wh

Re: [AFMUG] OT Solar and battery backup

2018-09-08 Thread Chuck McCown
with an automatic transfer switch and a propane tank ( if you are a prepper) or natural gas if you are not worried about it. From: Sterling Jacobson Sent: Saturday, September 08, 2018 1:10 PM To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group Subject: [AFMUG] OT Solar and battery backup What’s the current good method

Re: [AFMUG] OT Solar and battery backup

2018-09-08 Thread Seth Mattinen
On 9/8/18 12:10 PM, Sterling Jacobson wrote: What’s the current good method for adding a 10 panel system with battery backup for 100A home system? Seems like several solar panel kit options that use microinverters tied to a main system which ties to the main breaker. But not sure how to

Re: [AFMUG] OT Solar and battery backup

2018-09-08 Thread Bill Prince
Most home solar systems (at least the ones around here) are the grid-tie variety because it gets you solar without the most expensive component; the batteries. These are dirt simple, as they are easy to make safe from back-energizing the grid. You might look into

[AFMUG] OT Solar and battery backup

2018-09-08 Thread Sterling Jacobson
What's the current good method for adding a 10 panel system with battery backup for 100A home system? Seems like several solar panel kit options that use microinverters tied to a main system which ties to the main breaker. But not sure how to integrate battery system into that. Seems like the