Re: (ET) getting started with solar

[poweredbysun <jimlynch poweredbysun com>]

To sell back power you require a utility interactive inverter.
It has to synchronize with the grid waveform and disconnect
if the grid power goes off.
Connecting the solar panels to the inverter depends
on the type of inverter you have. Some utility interactive
inverters require batteries and a charge controller to
regulate the charge on the batteries from the solar panels.
Other utility interactive inverters are stand alone and
have a junction box to connect the solar photovoltaic panels
to directly.
If you send specifics, I can look up where the hookup is
for whatever panels and inverter you have.
Jim Lynch
jimlynch poweredbysun com
Jeremy Gagliardi com wrote:
> 
> This is somewhere between on/off topic.  This project will eventually
> lead to me using solar power to recharge my ET, but in the meantime...
> 
> I want to get started using solar power, but I don't want to commit to a
> really large project.
> 
> I have a DC-AC inverter already.  It's rated for 10-15VDC input and
> outputs AC at 1kW continuous, 2kW peak.
> 
> The thought I had was to plug the inverter into one of those electric
> grid meters that can run in reverse and start getting a discount on my
> electricity from the power company.
> 
> I know I can get solar panels at all kinds of voltages and wattages and
> that those outputs depend on the amount of sun on the panel.
> 
> However, I'm a little bit fuzzy on how I hook up the panel to the
> inverter.  Can the panel be connected directly to the inverter, or does
> it first have to charge a batter, then let the battery power the
> inverter?
> 
> Do you all have any suggestions for a good place to buy solar panels?
> 
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