[TheForge] solar systems

[John Switzer]

Jim,

Makes perfect since, I should have factored that in.  Yes, we have a Trace 
DR2436 inverter.  It works well but the modified sine wave does cause a few 
problems with audio equipment and variable speed tools.  I'm hoping to 
replace it with two Outback sine wave models.  The radio station sounds 
like an interesting set up.

John




>>Jim quoted a price of 250,000 for 5000 watts just for the solar panels, I 
>>think he dropped a decimal point.  Most panels are around $5 per watt. 
>>That makes it more like 25,000.  The good news is that a home and small 
>>shop would need a much smaller system.
>
>No, I did not drop a decimal point. I said I needed 5000 watts of 
>continuous power this means we needed to have about 10 times the peak 
>wattage to be able to store enough power to get through the cloudy days 
>and night time.  Solar panels do not give  their rated power all the time. 
>Typically they are rated at their peak output which means noon on a clear 
>day with clean solar panels. But I am sure you know all this due to you 
>solar house/shop.  Are you using Trace inverters? We used two Trace 3600 
>inverters. We built our power supply for the radio in a similar fashion to 
>a solar system in that we used the generator to charge the battery bank 
>then the radio ran off the inverters which were on the DC buss along with 
>the battery. We had a 2500 amp hour battery which would in theory allow us 
>to get in a helicopter and fly up to the radio system if the generator 
>died and get the backup running before we went off the air.
>
>Regards,
>
>Jim
>
>
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John Switzer
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Beulah, CO 81023
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