How My Solar System Works - Bill's Story | Sunrun
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Sunrun customer Bill explains how his Sunrun home solar system works. The solar arrays bring in 6000 watts of direct current, which gets switched to AC power by the inverter. The Sunrun meter continuously monitors the power produced, and also connects to the bi-directional PG&E net meter.
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if you want to power your home you have to learn to build your own solar panels go to Google and search for: "Top DIY Solar Panels Review" Choose the first result (skip the Advertisement on top)
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did he say 6000 watts of current?
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How much is the system your are showing? And how much is your average electric bill with and without the system. How many years will it take to pay the system off?
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thats why I like the out back system you still have gride tied. but if gride goes down unlke you nabor you still have power because out back has a transfer switch built in and then your GTI acts as and Inverter. providing power for your home. and I said that at first in my comment that if you lose power you lose power. but with battery back up you dont lose power. with different systems have have battery back up and transfer switch dose it automaticly
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without the battery back up, when the grid goes down and your neighbors have no power, neither do you, day or night. Your array automatically shuts down when it detects the grid is down. This is to insure the safety of the lineman repairing the grid. You can;t have your solar panels feeding electric to the grid.
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The shut-off is a safety for the electric department and the fire department. Emergency workers need to be able to shut off the electricity for whatever reason. If you do decide to put one in, it is good practice to let the electric and fire departments know so they can be safe. That's the main reason.
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what if your gride goes down then you are stuck with out power. I like grid tied with back up.
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how manny solar panel do i need for sma 700u, i have 220w 7.3amp 30v panel can i use 8 panel
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Inverters do come in different colors, and I'm sure they can be painted.
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Inverters do come in different colors, and I'm sure they can be painted.
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Battery systems tend to be expensive and pretty bulky. They're not usually something our customers are looking for. Any extra power produced by the solar system is fed back to the grid and stored in the form of credits. You can then use that power later.
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do you have batteries to store the power or does it switch to getting power from the grid when it is night time or raining?
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No painted conduit to match the color of the house?????
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@ashxyz2008x3 It is a grid tied system, meaning that you are still connected to the grid. Whenever you need extra power your solar system cannot provide, you start drawing power from the utility grid. The "shut-off box" is an AC disconnect and it is a requirement from the utility company to connect to their grid.
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Thanks for the post. A few questions: what is the purpose of the shut-off box? Why would you ever want to shut-off the power coming from solar panels. I mean it's free isn't it? Also if there is power outage at night, would you have electricity - meaning do you have batteries etc. I am thinking of installing the solar system at my house but am a bit fuzzy in how it works.
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