Solarenergie wird in Großbritannien zu einem Verbrauchergerät: Neue 800-W-Kits werden direkt an eine Standardsteckdose angeschlossen
https://www.solarpowerportal.co.uk/residential-solar/what-is-the-plug-in-solar-technology-due-for-uk-supermarkets-
Solarenergie wird in Großbritannien zu einem Verbrauchergerät: Neue 800-W-Kits werden direkt an eine Standardsteckdose angeschlossen
https://www.solarpowerportal.co.uk/residential-solar/what-is-the-plug-in-solar-technology-due-for-uk-supermarkets-
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I read the article, but I fail to understand how plugging in the solar inverter to the wall provides power? Does the electricity flow backwards into the house? Is the plug just to stabilise the inverter so it can charge a battery? I don’t understand.
Not to sound like an idiot… but what if you don’t have a balcony? Can I put it inside/outside of my windows?
This seems a bad idea, for exactly the same reason you should never connect a generator to your house this way. In the case of an outage, if you’re putting energy into the system through a socket, it will flow out through your connection to the grid and is a serious (and deadly) risk to anyone working on the lines to recover from whatever caused the outage in the first place. Whole house generators are required to have an interconnect so, if the generator is providing power, the house is disconnected from the grid. I’m pretty sure just plugging a solar panel into the house through a socket is illegal where I am, but I’m not in the UK, so good luck, I guess?
I dont get how they stop it from backfeeding the grid though if there is excess power being produced by the panels that the house doesnt consume.
Does anyone know?
Have had this for over a year with no problems and financially supported by the city
In other news, a rising trend in the world of advertisements? Oil & gas corporations have deployed massive fleets of large „advertisement blimps“ into the skies, ~~blotting out the sun~~ generously providing FREE shade to customers everywhere!
I’m really interested in these plug in systems, too bad I don’t think they’ll be practical in North American homes.
Split-phase power means plugging into a standard outlet means only powering some circuits, and only at 120v. For it to be useful you need to connect to the full phase which requires a 240v outlet, and for most that means hiring a electrician. You might as well put in a hardwired system.
One thing I’m wondering – What protection do they have against backfeeding? During a mains outages, these systems could keep lines energized creating a risk for utility workers.
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Hungary banned these as plugging them into the network would burn the electicity infrastructure to the ground. (they stole all the money that was allocated for maintenance and capacity increase)
Can you plug in multiple? I’d like to stick 4 on the garage roof.
ELI5, is there a reason this isn’t worldwide, for example in the USA? What would be the problem with me having one shipped to USA and plugging it in?
Meanwhile in the US we should be getting our „clean“ coal powered home generators any day now… 🤦♂️
Well this is something I really want but I don’t have a balcony or a Smart Meter – I will see if I can still get one and just hang it off the extension somehow (I fear it will then get blasted off by the wind).
Fantastic product though
Help me out here: how does it work? You plug it in, and electricity flows back in and dials down your electricity bill or something?
Of course, here in the US, utilities will probably lobby local legislatures to get this sort of thing banned.
CAN’T BE MESSING WITH THE MONOPOLY.
Would someone please make some less ugly sola panels? I mean if they’re to be hung outside apartment balconies or walls, at least make them less ugly.
I love the plug-n-play concept, and hope it catches on all over the world.
ok, it all sounds nice and dandy but when they have to cut the power for maintenance, how they do it? How do they ensure that the wire is not live when you multiple points of energy production
On the one hand this is really cool for individuals, on the other hand, I wonder if grid operators wouldn’t love this – especially if it were to hit scale – lots of unknown energy producers adding a lot of variability to energy production on the grid.
The important question is , how much will they cost?
Look forward to seeing how they make the plug safe – a live 240v plug!
love to see it!
looks interesting
Who’s risking it with old electrics in the home. Anything 2005 or older your risking fire.
Anyone know what something like this costs?
I am really confused about these „news“ since I have one since 2021 and it’s really popular in Germany for years. I was already some kind of late to that game