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hunter

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16. The inverters on these things are "smart," they've got microprocessors in them.

Reply to SnoopDog (Reply #2)

Sun Nov 30, 2025, 08:17 PM

17 hrs ago

They cut the connection if the power goes out or when something looks wrong with the power supply in terms of voltage, frequency, or waveform.

That can actually be a problem if there are a significant number of these on line. If they all cut out at once this destabilizes the electric grid and causes outages. This has actually happened with larger scale solar and wind projects. The grid starts to get wobbly, solar or wind projects disconnect simultaneously, and the entire grid crashes.

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(Sigh) Our homeowners association would freak out if anyone dared to put one/some of these on their unit progree 21 hrs ago #1

I doubt that Hitler had lesser power than HOAs do FredGarvin 21 hrs ago #5

I was exaggerating (sigh) /nt progree 21 hrs ago #6

This is a great idea but there might be/is a problem... SnoopDog 21 hrs ago #2

Transfer switch is required and disconnecting the home from the electrical utility FredGarvin 21 hrs ago #4

But that implies the homeowner would switch it off... SnoopDog 21 hrs ago #7

Agreed. I don't see it being enough power mdbl 20 hrs ago #8

Solar Panels produce DC current... SnoopDog 19 hrs ago #10

You're confusing kilowatt-hours with kilowatts groundloop 19 hrs ago #12

I actually do know the difference... SnoopDog 19 hrs ago #13

The inverters on these things are "smart," they've got microprocessors in them. hunter 17 hrs ago #16

The 'solar or wind projects disconnect simultaneously, and the entire grid crashes' part... SnoopDog 16 hrs ago #18

It has happened before and it will again. hunter 15 hrs ago #20

Very interesting... SnoopDog 17 min ago #24

In Germany the power from the panels is Old Crank 9 hrs ago #22

Good Idea for dozens of years FredGarvin 21 hrs ago #3

What will we do with... littlemissmartypants 20 hrs ago #9

You mean like all the other junk that is produced in the world? SnoopDog 19 hrs ago #11

Have you looked at the statistics on recycling lately? littlemissmartypants 18 hrs ago #14

What if you had a place in the Country, that wasn't connected to the power grid? This would work tremendously well, SWBTATTReg 17 hrs ago #15

Then you need batteries. Those are expensive. hunter 16 hrs ago #17

I've been playing with these kinds of systems for a couple of years now. hunter 15 hrs ago #19

The question to ask ... Grins 13 hrs ago #21

Munich here. Old Crank 9 hrs ago #23

Question for you... SnoopDog 11 min ago #25