WB4APR's talk followup

[WB4JFI]

Hey Bob,
You must be careful with Solar in another aspect.  The HOA CC&Rs for my present home specifically does NOT allow solar cells on houses (or property).  Many people consider solar cells ugly, and oppose their usage.  Even in these modern times.
73, Terry, N4TLF


From: Robert Bruninga 
Sent: Friday, June 12, 2015 11:51 AM
To: tacos at amrad.org 
Cc: bruninga at usna.edu 
Subject: WB4APR's talk followup

AMRAD,



I got distracted and off track in my talk and did not make the final points regarding solar and EV’s:



That is, that AMRAD is a group of DIY guys and on the one hand, DIY solar is nearly impossible to make cost effective because you must be grid-tied to get the economic benefit, and you must have licensed contractors to do the work to get the NET meter from the utility.



BUT- here is my DIY recommendation:  Contract for the smallest system a contractor will do.  Lets say a 3kW, 12 panel system at $3.50 per watt.  (You get at least 30% back from tax credits).  THEN after it is installed, certified, permitted, inspected, and approved and you get your NET meter, THEN, add all the additional panels you want at only about $1/watt for solar panels and inverters.. http://sunelec.com



Hooking it up is KISS simple.  Just plug the panels into each other (they come with mating plugs) and run the + and – wire down to the Inverter + and – terminal (through metallic conduit).  Then connect the AC side, L1, L2, N and GND to a 20 amp breaker.  Done.  But to be code compliant, you should loop the L1, L2, out through a $6 AC disconnect switch on the side of the house placed near the utility meter so the utility can turn the array off if they have to work on it.  Done.



Same goes for DIY Electric Cars.  There are EV kits available for every make and model old gas car there is.  Imagine an EV Convertible MGB for example. Just remove everything gasoline from the old car except the transmission.  The KIT then adapts a new electric motor at the transmission, and now you have an EV.



And it is KISS simple!  Two terminals from the battery, and two temrinals from the motor, connect to 4 terminals on the controller. Then there is a bracket with a POT on it that you mount to the accellerataor pedal, and now not only do you have an EV, but you have an EV that YOU can maintain the rest of your life.  No computers, no microcontrollers, no CAN bus, nothing to go wrong.  You can use ANY battery chemistry, etc.



Anyway, that is what I was leading up to.  That DIY is alive and well in the new Clean Energy world we are moving into.



Bob, WB4aPR



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