renewable energy implementations by ken clifton topics: solar photo voltaic micro inverters solar...
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Renewable Energy Implementations
By Ken Clifton
Topics:Solar Photo VoltaicMicro InvertersSolar ThermalBiomass
Visit http://www.kenclifton.com then click Renewable Energy
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Overview Why? Why Not PV? PV the Only Way I Was Interested... My Process
Sealed Air Leaks, Improved Insulation, Radiant Barrier LED Bulbs, High-Efficiency Heat Pump
Biomass Solar Thermal Solar Photo-Voltaic
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Why?
Sealed Air Leaks Added Insulation Converted to LED Lighting Compared Power Bills Same Month,
Previous Year, with Current Year... Used 100 kWH less, but guess what?
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Why (cont.)?
2010 Electric Bill was still more, Even though used 100 kWH less !!!
In 2010 Duke added many new ridersAND upped the rate...
Conclusion: If you can't beat them,– JOIN THEM !
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Feb 2011 Power Bill
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Feb 2011 Power Bill
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Your First Generation Should Always Be: ....
Solar thermal The most bang for the buck! 65 Percent Tax Credit (not deduction!)
FULL 65 PERCENT OF COST BACK New technologies... I went with evacuated tubes for the
most performance in the winter.
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Your First Generation Should Always Be: Solar Thermal
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Your First Generation Should Always Be: Solar Thermal
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Your First Generation Should Always Be: Solar Thermal
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Why NOT PV?(I would not do this because...)
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Why NOT PV?(I would not do this because...)
Solar Panels in Series (like XMAS lights) Shading Issues Manufacturing tolerance differences Sunrise/ Sunset DANGEROUS!!! (high DC voltage)
? How can you work on this in the daylight...? What about troubleshooting a prob w/ 24 panels
Big Expensive Wire Cost to Expand System Average Service Life of String Inverters
(10 years the norm)
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PV the Only Way I Was Interested...
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PV the Only Way I Was Interested...
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PV the Only Way I Was Interested...
Wall Street Journal TechnicalExcellence award: Enphase Energy
Parallel system (invert at each panel and wire in parallel)
No single point of failure AND 119 year MTBF Every inverter runs flat-out!
(no manufacturing tolerance issues) Shading affects 1 module only (not whole string) Sun rise/sunset performance much better Small AC wire, less dangerous voltage Easy to troubleshoot – look at the browser!! Can work on wiring in the day Cost to expand system is much less!
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PV the Only Way I Was Interested...
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PV the Only Way I Was Interested...
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My Process...• Caulk is $2 tube versus $800 per panel w/ inverter, insulate, radiant barrier, LED lighting
• Biomass for heat (might go evac tubes now)
• PV: NC Utilities Commission Rpt of Proposed Construction
• Duke Interconnection Application
• Approval to construct
• NCUC: Rpt of Construction
• Building Permits
• Construct
• Duke Permission to Energize
• Went through the whole process TWICE!
• 1st time completed Nov of 2010
• Watched 1st Array run, worked so well did same thing again!
• 2nd time completed Jan 2011
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My Process (cont.)
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My Process (cont.)
100,000 BTU Forced-Air with 14 day fuel supply in hopper
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Questions? Visit: www.kenclifton.com, then click Renewable Energy!
Coming April 8th @ RCCC: Free Seminar:
“Going Green with Ken Clifton
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More Links...
Solar Panels Plus (Virginia) Duke Energy Interconnection Checklist Enphase Energy Ken Clifton's Solar PV Production Ken Clifton's Solar Thermal Production