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DIY grid tie solar power using solar panels. This is a grid tie inverter that is 200 watts. It actually reads a bit higher for various reasons. This was to see how well it worked. POWER INVERTERS. Electric utility companies refer to residential grid-tie solar power arrays as distributed generation (DG) generators. They use this term because your solar panels are producing and distributing electrical power back into our utility grid. Islanding refers to the condition of a DG generator that continues to feed the circuit with power, even after power from the electric utility grid has been cut off. Islanding can pose a dangerous threat to utility workers, who may not realize that a circuit is still "live" while attempting to work on the line. Distributed generators must detect islanding and immediately stop feeding the utility lines with power. This is known as anti-islanding. A grid-tied solar power system is required by law to have a gridtie inverter with an anti-islanding function, which senses when a power outage occurs and shuts itself off. One common misconception is that a grid tied system will continue to generate power during a blackout. Unless there is a battery back-up system, the gridtie solar system will not produce power when the grid is down.
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why couldn't you charge 2 deep cycle in your car is in my case. I drive trick why couldn't I charge to batteries well I'm on the road and then hook them up when I'm home instead of using solar? would this work?
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So im looking at this Grid Tie Inverter on Amazon. I see "Solarepic Grid Tie Inverter 1000w Stackable w/ MPPT 10.8-30v Input 110v Output" So 100 Watt solar panel gives me 12V output.... So, for every 3 solar panels I would get 300 Watts and 36 Volts. Am I correct in thinking that I will need to buy another Grid Tie Inverter for every 300 Watt 36 Volt solar panel? What does it matter if the Wattage it can handle is 1000W if 1000W solar panel puts out 120Volts?
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I'm not a electrition but 1kwh = 1000 watts\hour. Pumping 250 watts per hour back into the grid system equates to .25kwh therefore it would take 4 hours to become 1kwh. I could be wrong because im not an electrition but my math looks correct.
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What he didnt explain is the DANGER if you plug these into a outlet with other things on it, You can cause a FIRE. If your going to use these they MUST (as per NEC) be plugged into a dedicated circuit with NO other load on it !
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Thanks for the thoughts you have shared here.
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I am confused over the information about having to pay the electric company for electricity that my solar panels and wind turbine produce. isn't that a bit odd? Seems not legit.
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You better have a reversing meter , most smart meters in my city are not reversing , they will add to your bill . Trust me I install 10 kw grid ties ,
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it will run backwards if your meter is analog
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Is this also tying to the control panel with the inverter? How would do this with solar panels?
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if you wanted to see it tick backwards you should have waited 5 hours. why 5 hours because the metter displays kwh. 1kwh=1000 watts running for 1 hour. a 200 watt grit tie would take 5 hours to get it to tick back 1kwh. i may be wrong if so my bad
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How did the power feed back into the grid with the main off? The main is the point between the meter and the load center. If the main is off then it wouldn't back feed because the circuit was interrupted to the grid.
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I know this is an old video, but DIY is a no-no when it comes to Grid-Tie systems. There are many laws in place when it comes to messing with the power company. You have to get permission, permits, and inspections before you are legally allowed to add power to their lines. You can take all you want but you can NOT put power back in. You are not even legally allowed to add to an existing Grid-Tie system, without jumping through the permit and inspection hoops. They are very strict about that.
Now what you CAN do, is have an Off-Grid system that is isolated from the power company's lines, through a transfer switch (like you use for generators during a power outage). Of course, that has to be inspected and approved so your homeowner's insurance will cover you. So if you don't want a full size Grid-Tie system (that goes down during a blackout), this is a better alternative to lowering your power bill. I personally think Grid-Tie systems are a waste. -
Might as well put an amazon link to this and other tested products, and make a little commission. Nothing to feel guilty about when you see how small the commission is :)
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What seres and what is Parlor
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First point: Um...... I'm not an electrician, but my common sense tells me that plugging into the wall like that is a HUGE FIRE HAZARD. It seems to me that there is specialized equipment made for grid tie ins. Second point: Anyone watching this video DO NOT buy the KILL O WATT meter shown in this video. (no offense). I bought that exact product to monitor how many kilowatts my electric car was using and it died after 2 months. Piece of crap.
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Hey. I have been a looking at your video for a long time now and I'm getting to do a set up like yours .i just pick up 2-24v-230 watt solar panels and I have had 2 -12v-60 watt solar panels with a sun 300 watt grid ti inverter what should I buy to set up this system to get the most out of what I have so far. I allso have 4 deep cycle marine batteries and one kills watt meter all will be set up in a shed 12 feet from my house and outlets
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yes hi Dave how are you?...I must have watched your video here a 100 times...& I have shown it to family & friends to try & to help people save money...I just uploaded my 1st YouTube video...& would really appreciate your advice, tips, comments?...thanks, have a great day
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Man! Why does everybody want grid tie? Scuhrew that! Learn what you can power with a good tie box from a box powered by the inverter itself. You can get out with a damn decent system for about 3k$ power certain things that will not even touch the power meter. Everybody is doing this "Green Movement" which is good, but there seems a herd mentality to it. It's like there's only "green" if it benefits the corporations. Once again... Scuhrew that! Come on people! Think outside the box a little. Power just your fridge or your tv and lights by your inverter/s.
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Man I been dying to get me about 5 of the 600w inverter but someone told me if I have a one of the new power meters that the power company would charge me for the power I make and use I dun some reading and I can't get a strait answer now I live in the fucked up state of FL were it's now against the law!! if you have a Home there That's not tied in to the Gide other word if you don't send the power company a big fat check ever month they throw your ass in jail I just dug a hole to plant a orange tree and was fined because i dug the dam hole to big FL goverment is out of control!!
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Yes it must be the "greedy meter" and not the "greedy power company" -LOL! Interesting video a
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