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This is 1/10th of what my house needs (and I'm not living outrageously AND far closer to equator than Germany)

• ben_w 2y ago
  And? They're sold for apartments, and as DIY jobs. They're designed to fit on a balcony just about wide enough to stand on, and to be installed without needing an expert. The point of the example is to show that you don't need an expert. It's not even trying to show a specific unit that suits all people, just that one thing, that you don't need an expert to install it. The voltages are the same regardless, because that's how domestic electricity works. (If you forced me to guess, I'd expect grid-scale PV farms to go direct to a higher voltage than domestic users, but I'm not an electrical engineer).
  • dzhiurgis 2y ago
    And it doesn't scale. Plus without proper meter (or CT "limiter") it will clock exported power as consumed. Don't get me wrong - I'm pretty committed to DIY a decent system, but it's not trivial and what you posted is just a toy.
    • ben_w 2y ago
      > And it doesn't scale The law in Germany may prevent you hooking up ten, but that's not relevant to the point or the market. Can Americans even hook up things this size on their rental apartment balconies? > Plus without proper meter (or CT "limiter") Difficult term to search for, so I'm unsure what that is exactly. I get links about inverters, and I'm sure you noticed this comes with one so it's probably not that. And this relates to the impact of module mass on (supposedly) preventing DIY installation (despite my example of a DIY installable system) how exactly?