I give. KOV and RD convinced us at our gathering. We are adding solar.
Contrary to RD's protestations, we will use the PWM controller which mates with our TriMetric meter. We love the meter and are impressed by Bogart Engineering. Because it mates with the meter, this controller is smarter than most PWM controllers, but still cheap and simple.
We will have 200AH of AGM battery--the price was so good on the second 100AH Trojan that we felt like we stole it, and no sales tax in NH. I'm not looking forward to remaking the battery box, though.
We are contemplating 300W of panel--haven't decided whether two 150W or three 100W.
Question: What is the minimum distance between panels? With two 150W, we would be pushing the limit lengthwise, but we like that the 150’s would be farther in from the sides. Three 100’s would have to be crosswise, thus 48" wide instead of 39".
Question: When batteries are full, where does all that energy go? I assume it is converted to heat--does that heat stay outside on the panels? Do they heat up the roof?
Contrary to RD's protestations, we will use the PWM controller which mates with our TriMetric meter. We love the meter and are impressed by Bogart Engineering. Because it mates with the meter, this controller is smarter than most PWM controllers, but still cheap and simple.
We will have 200AH of AGM battery--the price was so good on the second 100AH Trojan that we felt like we stole it, and no sales tax in NH. I'm not looking forward to remaking the battery box, though.
We are contemplating 300W of panel--haven't decided whether two 150W or three 100W.
Question: What is the minimum distance between panels? With two 150W, we would be pushing the limit lengthwise, but we like that the 150’s would be farther in from the sides. Three 100’s would have to be crosswise, thus 48" wide instead of 39".
Question: When batteries are full, where does all that energy go? I assume it is converted to heat--does that heat stay outside on the panels? Do they heat up the roof?