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Was that a deck you just took the 5/4 board up and put panels in its place?This was my weekend project. 6 x 535w bifacial modules on the patio outside my office door. A local surplus place had a few hundred kw of them at 40 cents/watt. Still working on what I'm going to do with them. I already have a little bit but over 15kW which takes me to net zero. View attachment 108023
Pretty much.Was that a deck you just took the 5/4 board up and put panels in its place?
No its' a mixture of Jinko 385's, Solarwold 250's and SunPower modules. Scraps left over from jobs.Is your whole 15kw done in these?
VSUN. I never heard them until just recenlty but they check out. Nice Tier 1 manufacturer from what I can tell.Who is the Manufacture of the 550 watt panels?
And other patios.I am assuming the rest are on the roof?
Bifacials are pretty cool that way.Weird seeing Cells on the bottom Side..
Correct me if I am wrong, but are the panels not suppose to be on top of the roof, not under it?This was my weekend project. 6 x 535w bifacial modules on the patio outside my office door. A local surplus place had a few hundred kw of them at 40 cents/watt. Still working on what I'm going to do with them. I already have a little bit bit over 15kW of other modules which takes me to net zero.
Darn, I can't get nothing past you guys.Correct me if I am wrong, but are the panels not suppose to be on top of the roof, not under it?
reply to wrong post sorry. But a carport or a screened off area below that roof would be just great. And have lots of curb appeal as the realtors say.Nice. And post 666.
So they should still add up to about 3 KW mounted like that, right?This was my weekend project. 6 x 535w bifacial modules on the patio outside my office door. A local surplus place had a few hundred kw of them at 40 cents/watt. Still working on what I'm going to do with them. I already have a little bit bit over 15kW of other modules which takes me to net zero. View attachment 108023
I noticed the company selling these are in Joplin. I'm in Kansas city. Too bad it's store pickup only. I wish there was a way to order from them for freight pickup and delivery.Pretty much.
No its' a mixture of Jinko 385's, Solarwold 250's and SunPower modules. Scraps left over from jobs.
VSUN. I never heard them until just recenlty but they check out. Nice Tier 1 manufacturer from what I can tell.
And other patios.
Bifacials are pretty cool that way.
You don't wasn't to order these via freight. They are gorgeous modules but they are massive, think 4 x 8 sheets of plywood. If was me I'd rent an enclosed U-Haul, get down here, pick through the open pallets to make sure you aren't getting any damaged ones then get home. Actually if was me I'd take one of my trailers over there and have them fork a couple pallets onto it. (that's actually what I did, lol)I noticed the company selling these are in Joplin. I'm in Kansas city. Too bad it's store pickup only. I wish there was a way to order from them for freight pickup and delivery.
A bit over 3.1kW and that's before any Bifacial gain which I suspect is not going to be much.So they should still add up to about 3 KW mounted like that, right?
Probably get a nice spike in June or July. What latitude ? Maybe 35 or 36? I`m 43 degrees I think.A bit over 3.1kW and that's before any Bifacial gain which I suspect is not going to be much.
Hey thanks for the advice. Were there actually some that were broken when you went through the Pile?You don't wasn't to order these via freight. They are gorgeous modules but they are massive, think 4 x 8 sheets of plywood. If was me I'd rent an enclosed U-Haul, get down here, pick through the open pallets to make sure you aren't getting any damaged ones then get home. Actually if was me I'd take one of my trailers over there and have them fork a couple pallets onto it. (that's actually what I did, lol)
FYI they let you put a deposit down and hold them for 60 days ( I think). Pretty nice folks actually.
36 lat. Module face due west. Hey.. you've got to use the patio you've got and... this is the cool part.... the 2T minisplit in my shop is what often tips the scale of me having to buy KWH from the man in the summer so a west optimized array should be just the ticket.Probably get a nice spike in June or July. What latitude ? Maybe 35 or 36? I`m 43 degrees I think.
You're welcome. Oh yeah.. lots of broken ones! Guessing at 15%??Hey thanks for the advice. Were there actually some that were broken when you went through the Pile?
There's full shade under it. Check out full sun to shade line just in front of the 5g bucket but the water heater element in with 280V DC going to it. That's a different experiment I'm doing with direct PV water heating.Love it. This was my first choice in install options, but would have used traditional non-bifacial because I'd want full shade under it.