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I had a similar idea to this but simplified. I still think it’s a great idea. Basically you just sell the panel, and some kind of power conversion unit. When t
by mrfusion 6y ago
I had a similar idea to this but simplified. I still think it’s a great idea.
Basically you just sell the panel, and some kind of power conversion unit. When there is solar it inverts it and feeds it to whatever device you have plugged in. When there is no solar power it simply passes wall power to your device.
No need for the expensive battery like this kit has. What do folks think? Why can’t we have products that let people dabble in solar and offset a small part of their bill?
- robertlagrant 6y agoYeah that seems better. I can imagine a market for something like that driving a wireless router, or part-driving a fridge or an aircon, to reduce your bill a bit in summer.
- boromi 6y agoUltimatley you still need battery or you will be wasting potential energy collection or it won't use solar when production isin't high enough to compeltely run the device off of. But yea this is a more practical idea as long as it's still coupled with a battery
- mrfusion 6y agoHow come rooftop panels don’t need a battery? I’ve always wondered that. Does the grid truly act as a battery?
- mikestew 6y agoRooftop that does not have a battery and inverter will not power your house when the grid goes off. In order to power anything with Alternating Current, what would it sync to? By now I'm probably an expert on RV solar installation, but a dork at residential. That said, I believe residential solar pumps energy back into the grid, but does not power the house. The grid does the powering, then you get credit on your electric bill. In contrast to our RV, where solar charges the big battery, and the big battery runs the inverter for AC-related things (and DC stuff just runs direct off battery).
- mrfusion 6y agoThanks. I just feel like a small battery would need to come before the inverter on resodential but not sure why.