Recent content by KeithBriggs

Took a bit to find the specs www.dcbel.energy/r16-specs Its a 7.6 or 15.2 kw integrated system. Since the price is starting at 4999, it must be for the 7.6kw system. I didn't do the math on the specs for what the roof can hold for solar. On one of the pages it compares 4999 to...

Out of curiosity, I've tried for years to get a price for quasar without any luck. I stopped trying. The devil is in the details and details matter when it comes to those electrons flying around. A box on the wall in a garage can automatically can see and come on when the grid goes down but...

Nice thread. If you are on this thread, you already know the benefits of redundant energy storage in our LEAFs. Yes, Japan already uses that capability. They are desperate because they are well north of 80% fossil fuels for their electricity. They are also motivated because of the...

That sounds good. I fired up my CO system on my birthday (8/31) with the first string of 4 wired up. It took a couple more weeks to get all 24 panels installed (6 strings, no micro inverters). The rest of the batteries didn't arrive until 10/6 and I installed them on 10/6. Have only...

Hi Mark, Outback allows 2 ac inputs. Typically Grid and Generator. Switchable as to which kicks in first. The Gen option allows both AC or DC generator. Remember, outback requires batteries grid-tied or off-grid. If you were running off-grid, I'd just put the bi-directional charger...

If your system has batteries, I suspect it will run just fine when the grid is down. I was pleasantly surprised when I pulled the grid disconnect to the house on my first install and the lights in the house stayed on. Realized that outback wont try to connect to the grid 1. charge the...

diysolarforum is a wealth of info! I'm no expert. I've just done two installs and only dealt with one manufacturer since it was what I picked based on the electric companies' approved grid tied inverters. Both yours and mine usually make the list of top inverters. If wallbox is V2G then...

Option 2 deals with just one manufacturer. The 750 + (say) 250 vs 4000 buys a fair amount of emergency electricity for a year or so.

I'm not following that. LEAF already allows it. Any bi-directional charger along with a double throw switch (grid-in -/- car-in) to the inverter ac source would do. You would not need the double throw for an outback radian since they have two AC inputs.

I like the SE11400H-US. I have my inverters output set to 234v which give you some additional amperes. Micro inverters are slick. Remember the more capacity your inverter is the bigger your battery bank needs to be to be able to draw from and charge to.

Curro, I went digging into my emails to see what Todd @Midnite said because I wanted a DC to DC conversion rather than a DC back to AC back to DC conversion. I was thinking my LEAF batteries were more like a solar panel rather than an AC input (after conversion). Hawke's back is BIG charge...

Cool new stuff. Thanks all for sharing. Since I am providing my own storage, I'm not going to involve my electric company. They are all pretty consistently CYA and doing everything they can (covertly) to hinder cooperation. Unlike Japan where they sing the cooperation chorus. I would...

My 16kw outback radians allows up to 2 AC inputs. I had considered hooking the leaf to a charge controller but I was told that wont work by a midnite solar tech. A V2H inverter would have been my second AC input (usually a generator). I upgraded my simpliphi batteries to 8 100aH chinese...

My 16kw outback radians allows up to 2 AC inputs. I had considered hooking the leaf to a charge controller but I was told that wont work by a midnite solar tech. A V2H inverter would have been my second AC input (usually a generator). I upgraded my simpliphi batteries to 8 100aH chinese...

Agreed. My inverters are electric company approved. That is they run when the grid is up or down but wont connect to the grid to sell if they don't see a sin wave coming from the grid. Simple approach without a PV inverter is to have a double throw switch connecting the grid or the LEAF as...