[RE-wrenches] Kit Solar

[pgiroux at mindspring.com]

Jason

 

  Saw your post and wanted to share an idea or two. We did a small system like this for a client a month ago. 3 100 watt panels through a combiner box to a “solar generator “ like device called a Jackery. 2000 watts, little bigger and heavier than a boom box.

 

  There are several companies products to look at. There was a great article in Clean energy on this trend a month or two ago. Very popular in Europe, slowly growing here. Balcony solar is what I call it. Simple and easy.

 

Thx

Peter Giroux

American Solar

 

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I am getting more and more requests these days for very small PV systems to run minor AC loads. I recently cobbled together a kit for a security system on a tiki hut. It ended up being more expensive than I wanted it to be and overkill for the application.

 

I just had a local government contact me with a request for several ultra small systems, and I was hoping to find an off-the-shelf kit that is plug and play. I don't have time to cobble together a bunch of small systems. It's easy to find DC kits for things like vehicle gates and lighting, but I can't find anything for small AC loads.

 

In this particular case, all they need to operate is an Intermatic mechanical timer and a small controller with latching solenoids. I imagine something like a 100W solar panel with a small battery and 100W inverter would do the trick.

 

Does anyone know of a source of small off-the-shelf kits like this?

 

 

Jason Szumlanski

Florida Solar Design Group

 

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