Forum: Solar Power
04-24-13, 05:17 PM
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Hello ELGo, Thanks for your kind words. No one...
Hello ELGo, Thanks for your kind words. No one was more disappointed than I was to pay $4 per watt for our installation, but I just read an article that reported that the average installation of...
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Forum: Solar Power
04-04-13, 06:07 PM
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The problem I had with sensors tracking the sun...
The problem I had with sensors tracking the sun was coming up with an alternative means of finding the correct orientation when the weather is overcast. Even on an overcast day, it's somewhat better...
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Forum: Solar Power
04-04-13, 12:12 PM
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Hello NeilBlanchard, The array gets a few...
Hello NeilBlanchard, The array gets a few shadows early in the morning during a short part of late fall and early spring as well as some late in the day shadows during summer when it is awake until...
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Forum: Solar Power
04-04-13, 12:04 PM
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Hello Vern2, Nice installation! While visiting...
Hello Vern2, Nice installation! While visiting in Vemont a couple years ago, I stumbled across a utilities company that had a large array of solar panels with a seasonally adjustable north-south...
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Forum: Solar Power
03-27-13, 08:30 PM
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Forum: Solar Power
03-27-13, 01:21 PM
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One additional note: Early in the design phase...
One additional note: Early in the design phase of this project when we were first working with the sellers of the panels, I spoke of my desire to build a tracking array based on calculations that...
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Forum: Solar Power
03-26-13, 01:16 AM
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Forum: Solar Power
03-25-13, 05:05 PM
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Hello Daox, If you mean why single axis vs two...
Hello Daox, If you mean why single axis vs two axis tracking, it was far too complicated for me to design a two axis tracker, and it wd have taken several to mount 24 panels. Also, our local codes...
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Forum: Solar Power
03-24-13, 04:57 PM
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Views: 16,130
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Forum: Solar Power
03-24-13, 04:56 PM
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Forum: Solar Power
03-24-13, 04:45 PM
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Forum: Solar Power
03-24-13, 04:43 PM
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DIM 5500 w PV Array
The following photos chronicle in a spotty fashion a single axis tracking solar array I finished recently. It took two years to design and build. It serves two residences and generates slightly...
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