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Re: I think this is cool - Solar Power
Posted by Dean (more from Dean) on Sun, 13 Oct 2002 12:01:51
In Reply to: I think this is cool - Solar Power, Scott Paterson

, Thu, 10 Oct 2002 15:46:03

I had a micro-flow system for making hot water. I worked very well. The day that I was connecting the panel was cloudy. Just before I connected the tubing to the compression fitting on the panel, the sun came out. I grabbed the compression nut to tighen it up, and burnt my fingers! That was pretty neat! So I got spit on my finger and wiped the fitting. Boiled off!

When the hot water tank was up to temp and the stat shut down the pump, the fluid in the panel would boil and send steam down to the tank, which would overheat things.

It would make hot water in the winter when it was 20F. The sun was quite low at that time of year, so the angle was not very good.

I was a sucker for that kind of stuff, still am. But I can't see dropping $20K for a PV system. I did solar energy research at UofW, for honeycomb stabalized solar (heat) panels (US DOE funded).

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Posts in this Thread:

I think this is cool - Solar Power, Scott Paterson , Thu, 10 Oct 2002 15:46:03
- Re: I think this is cool - Solar Power, Dean, Sun, 13 Oct 2002 12:01:51
- cool - Solar Power, jp, Fri, 11 Oct 2002 21:54:04
- Correction: 400 Volts Startup..., Scott Paterson , Fri, 11 Oct 2002 12:35:40
- Solar Power - NJ Rebates, Reuven, Fri, 11 Oct 2002 12:07:33
- Excellent. Well done. nt, Jo K, Thu, 10 Oct 2002 22:01:14
- Scott, was that Astropower through Home Depot?, andy , Thu, 10 Oct 2002 21:29:05
  - My neighbor is doing a Home Depot solar deal......., lance, Sun, 13 Oct 2002 22:08:27
  - My local hardware store..., Scott Paterson , Fri, 11 Oct 2002 00:44:29
- Sweet! Would that be effective on the East Coast? (NY), Jason, Thu, 10 Oct 2002 21:10:09
- Estimated pay-back time?, John Davies, Thu, 10 Oct 2002 20:32:16
- care to share the cost with us?, MJP, Thu, 10 Oct 2002 19:08:45
  - Sure thing!, Scott Paterson , Thu, 10 Oct 2002 19:19:32
    - Re: Payback, BobS, Thu, 10 Oct 2002 22:36:51
      - If you had electric heat and a heat storage unit, saw, Fri, 11 Oct 2002 21:38:05
        Re: If you had electric heat and a heat storage unit, Stepphen Goldberger, Sat, 12 Oct 2002 12:07:42
      - $40 to $60 a month?, MisplacedYankee, Fri, 11 Oct 2002 00:53:07
        Re: $40 to $60 a month?, Scott Paterson , Fri, 11 Oct 2002 04:05:48
      - Well, duh...., Scott Paterson , Fri, 11 Oct 2002 00:45:52
- UPDATE!! The sun came out - 1,600 Watts, Scott Paterson , Thu, 10 Oct 2002 18:02:31
  - UPDATE UPDATE: 1900 Watts+, Scott Paterson , Thu, 22 Jan 2004 15:46:24
    - New Record 2,100 Watts, Scott Paterson , Wed, 1 Feb 2006 20:12:53
  - Great, will almost power my home theater now! :), Aaron Gilbert, Thu, 10 Oct 2002 18:15:19
    - Ehehehehe, Justin VanAbrahams, Fri, 11 Oct 2002 08:14:58
      - I'm planning a solar stereo., Aaron Gilbert, Fri, 11 Oct 2002 16:04:15
    - Re: Great, will almost power my home theater now! :), Bob M, Fri, 11 Oct 2002 07:12:55
      - Nice! Presume TV is off when you say 'off' ?, Aaron Gilbert, Fri, 11 Oct 2002 16:34:15
        Re: Nice! Presume TV is off when you say 'off' ?, Bob M, Fri, 23 Jan 2004 09:43:34
- How many volts does each panel produce?,,,,, zeke, Thu, 10 Oct 2002 17:52:48
  - You're right - here's a photo of the inverter, Scott Paterson , Thu, 10 Oct 2002 17:59:45
- Very Cool; subsidized power rocks!, WASSAAB, Thu, 10 Oct 2002 17:46:01
  - Power Selling Limits, Scott Paterson , Thu, 10 Oct 2002 17:57:59
    - Well that's bogus., Aaron Gilbert, Thu, 10 Oct 2002 18:18:53
- Awesome indeed! Long dream of mine.., Aaron Gilbert, Thu, 10 Oct 2002 17:11:00
  - No batteries involved... direct connect, Scott Paterson , Thu, 10 Oct 2002 18:00:35
    - Cool, makes sense... not sure why I thought otherwise.., Aaron Gilbert, Thu, 10 Oct 2002 18:13:16
- Interesting indeed. I have been toying with the ide to, Anders, Thu, 10 Oct 2002 16:41:21
  - Re: Interesting indeed. I have been toying with the ide to, GregD, Tue, 15 Oct 2002 13:53:17
  - Do these panels just absorb heat?, Mr. Science, Thu, 10 Oct 2002 16:48:36
    - Re: Do these panels just absorb heat?, JimBlake , Fri, 11 Oct 2002 09:02:18
- Awesome!, Mr. Science, Thu, 10 Oct 2002 16:05:09
  - Empirical Data, Scott Paterson , Thu, 10 Oct 2002 16:11:45

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