DuncanCunningham
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During my solar install we had a number of issues and delays and I helped out a lot to resolve these, including digging up the 150ft trench twice from the array to my house. Anyway, long story short. I have 2 extra panels that were given to me as a "thank you".
They are Canadian Solar (CS6U-325)
Link: https://www.canadiansolar.com/fileadmin/user_upload/downloads/datasheets/v5.5/Canadian_Solar-Datasheet-MaxPower-CS6U-M-v5.5en.pdf
when I setup the array we used AP systems for the Micro invertors, they change the voltage fromthe panels DC to 240v AC to the house. Each one can host two panels but they have anti-islanding for safety if the power line goes down to safe guard the line workers so it's not for off grid applications without some other equipment.
I'd like to stage the two panels on a little trailer, connect to an invertor of some sort and use a EV connection station, it can do 120v or 240v (it's the Nissan brick that each car gets and it's been upgraded. It can go to 16Amps and as low as 6 amps I think.
Can I do this?
the panels I have on my array pull in 290 Watts each at peak. so peak is about 580Watts from both panels.
Any ideas how I could connect all this up to pull in some free sunlight during the day while I'm at work?
Yes, I could have put the panels on my array but that would require telling the authorities and that would mean a change to my system and i'd get put a on a tiered system of power.. right now I get KWhs in parity to what I pull out. so equal in i get credited back.
They are Canadian Solar (CS6U-325)
Link: https://www.canadiansolar.com/fileadmin/user_upload/downloads/datasheets/v5.5/Canadian_Solar-Datasheet-MaxPower-CS6U-M-v5.5en.pdf
when I setup the array we used AP systems for the Micro invertors, they change the voltage fromthe panels DC to 240v AC to the house. Each one can host two panels but they have anti-islanding for safety if the power line goes down to safe guard the line workers so it's not for off grid applications without some other equipment.
I'd like to stage the two panels on a little trailer, connect to an invertor of some sort and use a EV connection station, it can do 120v or 240v (it's the Nissan brick that each car gets and it's been upgraded. It can go to 16Amps and as low as 6 amps I think.
Can I do this?
the panels I have on my array pull in 290 Watts each at peak. so peak is about 580Watts from both panels.
Any ideas how I could connect all this up to pull in some free sunlight during the day while I'm at work?
Yes, I could have put the panels on my array but that would require telling the authorities and that would mean a change to my system and i'd get put a on a tiered system of power.. right now I get KWhs in parity to what I pull out. so equal in i get credited back.