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correct, but if we are redesigning all consumer devices, we might as well redesign them for solar DC power
by DoctorOetker 7y ago
correct, but if we are redesigning all consumer devices, we might as well redesign them for solar DC power
- dahfizz 7y agoWhy? The use case of plugging a solar panel directly into a device is pretty niche, IMO. It's much more common and practical to put solar panels on your house so they can power everything, but you can still draw from the grid at night.
- DoctorOetker 7y agoI agree that it would be niche today, but for devices that don't switch location in a house, one time wiring for DC "straight from the panels" so to speak makes sense for those devices that can draw a lot of power: it decreases the energy storage requirement on the inverter Redesigning them so that in addition to AC, the devices have terminals for DC would probably not add that much to the cost. And off-grid may be niche, but partially because it's inconvenient to connect some of the larger loads that may require AC to your solar panels: if your going to buy energy buffering AC inverters for the house anyway, and don't understand or want to think about the price gradient for the energy buffer, people will obviously choose the setup you describe.