My small home solar power system
Sunday, May 10th, 2009 at
6:01 am
A brief layout of my solar system that I installed about 2 weeks ago.
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This is a great …
This is a great video, thank you!
Eloy
Thank you, your …
Thank you, your explanation of your system was perfect for me. I look forward to more in the future.
The panel name is ” …
The panel name is “ELIMINATOR” made by “MotoMaster” sold at a solar store here in town. I had never heard of them either. He said he gets them form over seas. these two 80s push 10 amps on clear days, have seen them push as much as 12 after a rainstorm. I love them, and will buy more.
Hey Dave, I would …
Hey Dave, I would still like to know what brand of panels you have? and if your happy with them? Thanks
exactly. I am …
exactly. I am super-efficient and I use 4-8Kwh per day. My setup would need to be 8-16 times bigger than his. And I am using little electricity. But that’s less than 60 cents a day on my worst day off the grid.
Also, when you increase current and increase the number of batteries and install a distribution for the house, it gets really expensive. Small scale seems cheap, big scale gets really expensive. And by big I mean typical household usage.
Well, that sounds …
Well, that sounds great… until there’s a power outage due to too many A/Cs in the summer time or too much ice in the winter.
i can run anything …
i can run anything at 1000 watts or lower, because of the 1000 watt inverter, but drawing 1000 watts from my bank, i will use a days charge up in a little over an hour.
thanks, useful vid …
thanks, useful vid
U cant run the fridge or dishwasher with it can you?
Nice work!
Nice work!
thank you for your …
thank you for your info. i have just purchased a small kit. what brand of panels do you have? and if you had to choose again would you choose the same?
Thanks man for the …
Thanks man for the info.
check out my Tri …
check out my Tri Metric 2020 Battery Monitor vid, to see what i mean.
The + is connected …
The + is connected to the battery, the – is connected to the shunt. the shunt is tied in with the 2020, so, yes. the 2020 tracks all activity in your bank. when your bank receives ( solar panels or battery charger) or delivers amps, the meter shows it. For example, if I’m using a 5 amp tv, at night, my meter shows that i’m pulling 5 amps. If i push +2 amps into my bank via battery charger, the reading will now read i’m pulling -3 amps. the meter monitors all bank activity, all the time.
2 questions: U say …
2 questions: U say U use the 2Amp batt. charger in the event of cloudy days. Do you clip the charger directly to the batt. +&- ? And if so does it affect the record kept of charging & dis-charging, by the Trimetric 2020
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What was the total …
What was the total cost to get this going and how much has it saved off your power bill and how many months does it take to break even? thanks
Not even close
Not even close
does this system …
does this system alone cover your electrical needs everyday all day!?
Cool,i dont think …
Cool,i dont think you can run a microwave off of that…..1000watt invertor,u need a biger one if u wanna do that
OK
2 panels at 80 …
OK
2 panels at 80 watts = 160 watts per hour with full sunshine
8 hours of sun 7 days a week = 1.28 KW per day
1.28 KW = 1,200 Watts in 8 hours
You would have to be using all of that all of the time but you don’t. At the amount you invested I calculate it will take you 28 years to get your money back. But, you have a smaller carbon footprint and that is a great thing.
not sure how many …
not sure how many watts that is, based on the fact that one 14w bulb pulls about 1 amp hr, that should be about 70,000 watts, I think. Please correct me if i’m off.
Check out older …
Check out older comments for a price check. I have used just over 5,000 amp hrs so far.
How much did the …
How much did the whole setup cost?
How many watts have you consumed with it so far? Thanks
Small scale, …
Small scale, convert parts of your house, is where it’s at! While you’re at it start converting your house to DC powered lights and appliances, ditch the inverter and change the world. The guy hate’n on it and spewing about solar calculators is a kook.
COOL SETUP. will …
COOL SETUP. will use some of this info on my own system. thanks!!!!!!!!