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Old 09-20-13, 04:33 PM   #19
bennelson
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Setup works fine.
The only down side is that it looks like I have bad cells in both the motorcycle and the Citicar, so it never really gets to where it should be with the charging.

I also ordered a 48V 500 watt grid-tie box off eBay. I got that the other day and just rigged it up quick and dirty. I have it hooked up through a KIll-a-watt to track power from it. The highest I've seen so far was about 290 watts, but it hasn't quite been full sun since I hooked it up yet.

I was originally hoping to setup up the C-40 to charge an EV and then swap the output to the grid-tie when the EV is charged, but I think the bad cells will prevent that right now. Also, it required a bit of re-wiring to run in the power diversion mode.

So, for the moment, I'm just running the 48V panel straight to the grid-tie inverter.

I tested, and the anti-islanding feature works well. It's also plugged in through a GFI.

Oh, I also have a full write-up on the project on Instructables.
Solar Swing-Set (PV Playhouse)

The little girl still really likes the bucket-swing and the rock wall and club house, so she's prettty happy. I have the solar panel on the roof, and I think that's pretty cool.
My wife just shakes her head and sighs, but if the little girl is happy, then the wife is happy.
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