is connecting a 110w solar panel to my house going to be beneficial?
i found a solar panel on eBay and think its pretty cheap, typical eBay. only thing is i have no idea if there’s any point in it, im terrible with electrics but keen to invest in some renewable, green technology.
Heres some info if it helps:
# Maximum power: 110 watt peak power
# Voltage at maximum power: >32 V.
# Current at maximum power: 3.35 A.
# Open circuit voltage: >40 V.
# Short circuit current: 3.80 A.
# Tolerance: -5%/+5%
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about 1 year ago
you gonna store it in a battery? and rig it to your house?
alot more to it than just putting it on the roof?
But if you find a way to store the energy, then it will be worth it.
about 1 year ago
dude just keep shelling out to the electric company. there is no use in trying to “go green” because the sun is going to swallow up this planet in 7 billion years anyway. besides even if you think the planet is going to rot and die soon you are going to be dead by the time it happens. the earth is doing just fine. were the ones who are fucked.
about 1 year ago
To the ones that make and sell them yes.
about 1 year ago
it is better to have some sort of solar powere then nothing at all.
about 1 year ago
BAD IDEA.
it’s 32 volts.
you house is 110.
it’s not going to work.
you’ll burn it out.
but it probably won’t catch fire. maybe.
i do find it interesting that it’s 110 watts.
dollars to donuts that’s intended to confuse people with 110 volts.
they’re really different.
but obviously not everyone realizes that.
about 1 year ago
What are you going to use 32 Volts @ 3.35 Amperes for? If you are going to connect it to something that could use that type of power I would say good for you. That said I know of little that will accept that kind of power.
about 1 year ago
That sounds like a single panel intended to be used to build an array of several panel. The array will connect to an AC inverter to step it up to 120V so the power is usable in your home.
People are concerned with ROI when it comes to ‘going green’, or solar and wind energy. While there is little short term return on your investment, and that may not seem so attractive, there is the benefit of being able to configure to run ‘off the grid’ so that you can still operate your home/business (albeit at reduced capacity) during a major power outage.
about 1 year ago
hay dave 32 volts…what r you gona run on it….plug it into your grid on july 4 and watch the fireworks…boom
about 1 year ago
I say stay away from what you don’t understand. You will just waste money and may well also waste power and pollute more instead of less by doing it all wrong. It is not cheap or easy to convert that 32 volt DC solar panel output to 110 volt AC and wire it into your house without causing problems. Since you are, “terrible with electrics” I suggest you do some other green project. Maybe set up a rain water collection system.
about 1 year ago
It will produce a maximum of about 10 cents worth of electricity per day, if the day is cloudless and you have it perfectly aimed and following the sun. You will also need an inverter if you want to hook it in to hour homes electric. The inverters are not cheap so with 1 panel it is probably not worth it.
Here is the math on why it is so little power produced.
Lets assume the power company probably charges you 12 cents per kilowatt hour. (1000 watts is a kilowatt) You are making .11 kw, so if you have the panel pointed directly at the sun for 7 hours in a day you will make .77 kw hours and that is about 10 cents.