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Well, I think I’ve finally finished my home solar project. After doing a lot of reading, I believe I have an otherwise decent and safe system. I tried to design it around the NEC’s Article 690 as much as “practical”. I’ve added additional components, and changed a few things around. It’s been an enjoyable and worthwhile learning experience. I read “free” books on design, operation & maintenance, and safety, along with referencing the National Electrical Code in relation to PV systems. After playing with my new Grid Tie inverter, I’m convinced that it’s a good addition to any system that produces 500+ Watts of power. My system is not the best and my way is not the only way to implement a home system, but I hope my ideas helps someone along the way. For those that wish to truly learn about Stand-Alone PV system design etc, the following are excellent free books I downloaded and used:
1.) Stand-Alone Photovoltaic Systems – (by Sandia National Labs)
2.) Maintenance And Operation of Stand-Alone Photovoltaic Systems (Sandia)
3.) Working Safely with Photovoltaic Systems (Sandia National Labs)
4.) Photovoltaic Power Systems And the 2005 NEC: Suggested Practices

Simply google the titles and download the pdf’s, and your good to go. Good Fortune, and have fun.

Latest Diagram:
http://dc112.4shared.com/download/A6SLzT-k/24Volt_Solar_Hybrid_StandAlone.jpeg

Other useful links;
http://photovoltaics.sandia.gov/docs/PDF/Stand%20Alone.pdf
http://photovoltaics.sandia.gov/docs/PDF/98TLREF13.pdf

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A simple capacity test on a 450 amp-hour battery bank. The results should scale for larger loads and capacities. My batteries are Trojan T105s.

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I have started building my battery bank that I will be charging with my solar panels. I may be working backwards but because the batteries were available and free I decided to start there.
This is four out of the eight batteries I will be using in the bank. I am putting them all in as a twelve volt system so the batteries will be in parallel. I have been debating on running this as twelve volts or twenty four volts so I will start with twelve and switch over to twenty four if it is a better solution.

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My solar panels are finally fully installed and ready to be shown off!

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A simple capacity test on a 450 amp-hour battery bank using the Blue Sky Solar Boost 50:
http://www.blueskyenergyinc.com/products/details/solar_boost_50_and_3048/
and Bogart Engineering Trimetric:
http://www.bogartengineering.com/products/TriMetric

The results should scale for larger loads and capacities. My batteries are Trojan T105s. See the prior video on discharging the battery bank.

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This a tour with details of an off-grid solar power installation I worked on a few years ago. I go over a system diagram, show the system itself, and then talk about the safety features including breakers/fuses, lightning arrestors, and bonding equipment to ground.

This system includes 2100watts of solar panels, a 10kW diesel generator, two Outback FM-80 charge controllers, two Outback inverters, an Outback Mate, a Xantrex TMA-500 battery status monitor, and 6 4volt, 1104amphour Surrette/Rolls lead acid deep cycle batteries.

Thanks to Ottawa Solar Power (http://ottawasolarpower.com) for allowing me to use this installation in this off-grid solar power video.

For more on solar power, see:
http://rimstar.org/renewnrg/solarpwr.htm

- http://rimstar.org

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Nature Power 40158 18-Watt Solar Powered 12-Volt Battery Charger Kit with 8-Amp Charge Controller

The 18-Watt Solar Battery Charger and 8-Amp Charge Controller Kit takes the sun’s energy and turns it into electric current. The current produced by the 18-Watt solar panel is delivered to your 12-volt rechargeable battery through the 8-Amp Solar Charge Controller to charge and promote the longevity and health of your battery. This solar panel is lightweight and versatile and can be used with any rechargeable 12-volt battery to provide a portable power solution for a variety of applications and coupled with an inverter can provide AC power for places such as remote cabins and cottages or non-electrified buildings. This solar panel can also provide an environmentally friendly way to keep the 12-volt batteries of your RV, truck, c–Amper or boat topped up during storage. The solar charge controller keeps your batteries from being overcharged.

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Innovative solar battery charger featuring embedded MPPT significantly increases charging efficiency for mobile applications

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A description of a basic solar system included the panels, wiring, batteries, and AC output.

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See our products at http://www.mandalaywind.com “Series” and “Parallel” configurations for solar panels and DC batteries.

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