tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-391026052555134300.post26767634862798957..comments2024-03-27T10:15:26.060-05:00Comments on Scratching to Escape: An Electrical QuestionJesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15969361446367636746noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-391026052555134300.post-82719007838074279462012-01-13T14:30:57.360-06:002012-01-13T14:30:57.360-06:00My parents let the City put solar panels on top of...My parents let the City put solar panels on top of their barn. During the winter, most days, they generate more than they use. Since the City installed it, they handled all the connections and metering. My mother was quite proud the first time she got an electric bill showing that the City owed her $2.00!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-391026052555134300.post-85034749942354063312012-01-07T09:56:09.402-06:002012-01-07T09:56:09.402-06:00As long as it's 120VAC at 60HZ there's no ...As long as it's 120VAC at 60HZ there's no problem.<br />If you were to try three phase, that's where it gets a little tricky.<br /><br />When I was learning generators in the navy, we used the "dark light" method of syncing one MEPS generator to another before taking one offline.<br /><br />What you want to do there is have the one you're putting online just a little faster (ahead) of the old one because if it's in phase or a little behind you turn the new generator into a big motor.<br />I never have, and it's really no big deal, just kind of embarrassing.KurtPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12205267944616413162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-391026052555134300.post-10736839682820896352012-01-07T08:29:42.063-06:002012-01-07T08:29:42.063-06:00Yes it does help. I've wondered about the mech...Yes it does help. I've wondered about the mechanics of placing power back on the grid. I thought there would be some elaborate system, with the power company monitoring to insure you were completely in phase and the voltage was identical.Jesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15969361446367636746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-391026052555134300.post-2733494273293467132012-01-06T22:42:05.433-06:002012-01-06T22:42:05.433-06:00I'm sure people have, but you won't make m...I'm sure people have, but you won't make money from it. <br />Like you said, it's cost prohibitive, and the whole mass production makes things cheaper goes with electricity, too.<br />As far as pumping electricity back into the system- it's not like water where there's pressure you have to work against.<br /><br />Electricity doesn't know that it's supposed to go from the top down, it just goes where there's the least resistance, and if your system is making more power than you use, it'll slow down, or reverse your meter as it goes back up the drop.<br />When it hits the transformer- the transformer doesn't know it's a step-down transformer and will bump the 120 up to 2700 without thinking about it.<br />Then it'll go feed your neighbor kids thumping amp, because as long as it makes the meter spin the 'right' way the power Co. doesn't care where it came from.<br /><br />Hope that helped a little.KurtPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12205267944616413162noreply@blogger.com