Hello all.
I came across Will's Youtube about 6 months ago and Ive been watching and trying to learn as much as possible. Still lots to go. Heres my situation and what I would like to do.
My parents live on a farm in rural Nebraska. I have already purchased a backup 9000w generator from Harbor Freight for those snowstorms that can take the power out for a day or two. I got an amazing deal on it and wasnt really concerned about the fact that it didnt have an inverter at the time. But I am now. Originally I was just looking into a manual transfer switch to power the house. But while looking into that I found Will's page and started wondering about a battery bank....maybe automatic switching....and Ive been wanting solar for our roof forever..... so I kept watching videos and I came up with a plan
Step 1. Backup Generator HF 9000w
Step 2. Inverter with Generator feed (Sol Ark 12k)
Step 3. Server Rack Battery Bank
Step 4. Solar panels on the south facing roof. (is someone making shingles like Tesla or are they the only ones with that design? sounds like they will require a power wall if you want their shingles)
Much of this planned build is due to cash availability and need. For the moment, im thinking of just wiring in the generator and calling it good....and dealing with the fact that its not pure sine. (Heat and lights are better than nothing)
However, after watching David Poz video, I saw that the SolArk is 9k...and that is split between 2 legs. So Im wondering if any of you can help me plan this project out better than what I have come up with so far?
thanks!
I came across Will's Youtube about 6 months ago and Ive been watching and trying to learn as much as possible. Still lots to go. Heres my situation and what I would like to do.
My parents live on a farm in rural Nebraska. I have already purchased a backup 9000w generator from Harbor Freight for those snowstorms that can take the power out for a day or two. I got an amazing deal on it and wasnt really concerned about the fact that it didnt have an inverter at the time. But I am now. Originally I was just looking into a manual transfer switch to power the house. But while looking into that I found Will's page and started wondering about a battery bank....maybe automatic switching....and Ive been wanting solar for our roof forever..... so I kept watching videos and I came up with a plan
Step 1. Backup Generator HF 9000w
Step 2. Inverter with Generator feed (Sol Ark 12k)
Step 3. Server Rack Battery Bank
Step 4. Solar panels on the south facing roof. (is someone making shingles like Tesla or are they the only ones with that design? sounds like they will require a power wall if you want their shingles)
Much of this planned build is due to cash availability and need. For the moment, im thinking of just wiring in the generator and calling it good....and dealing with the fact that its not pure sine. (Heat and lights are better than nothing)
However, after watching David Poz video, I saw that the SolArk is 9k...and that is split between 2 legs. So Im wondering if any of you can help me plan this project out better than what I have come up with so far?
thanks!