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Re: GFCI's a good idea?
Starting from the basics... There are standard fuses and breakers... And these are usually available in slow or fast trip... Slow trip are usually used on induction motors and other loads that surge …1 · -
Re: Run AC off large solar array while boondocking
Welcome to the forum NomadLife, In general, I highly suggest that you run at 24 or 48 volts--The DC wiring for 12 volts gets very large (AWG), and thick (difficult to bend), and 12 VDC voltage drop i…1 · -
Re: wind power plant
Welcome to the forum Javad, We here mostly focus on "residential" sized power systems... Not utility scale wind farms and such. So, we might not have much information available here. For an…1 · -
Re: Solar panel shutdown
What kind of batteries do you have? Typically, if flooded cell lead acid, they need to be charged at least once per month (self discharge). Assuming that it is "cold" up there... There is a…1 · -
Re: Not measuring/getting full wattage
Just to be clear... * 20 volts * 5 amps = 100 Watts into the charge controller * 15 volts * 7 amps = 105 Watts out of charge controller More or less, in solar, 10%+/- accuracy is not uncommon for con…1 ·