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Other equipment used or mentioned in this video:
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Solar panels: Tenesol
Total Energy - TE250-60M+ - 250 watt monocrystalline
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Outback FlexMax 60
MPPT solar charger
* The solar array will be
2250 watts (9x 250 watt mono crystalline panels)
* The battery bank will be 8 x
150 Ah lead crystal batteries.
* A
Victron Energy Quattro inverter
* A Victron Energy
Grid tie inverter
* A Victron Energy battery monitor
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DC to DC converter
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Micro inverters
* Eskom power and cost of energy
* Reduce energy bill / costs
* Eskom solar pre-paid electricity / energy meter
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Renewable energy
In this series on how to Solar Power Your
Home:
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What is "the
Grid" - On Grid vs.
Off Grid?
* What is the best type of solar panel to install?
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Do I need a battery bank
....what battery technology should I use?
* A look at the different type of inverters?
* How much solar power do I need - sizing the array?
* Measuring your energy consumption with energy meters.
* How to make your home more efficient -
CFL,
LED lighting, solar geyser,
heat pumps...and more
..
* Is solar power / energy financially viable in
South Africa? How long does it take to pay off?
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Does power factor play a role in solar generated power.
* Solar Power for your Home - "
Free Electricity"?
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Can I run my house entirely from solar power?
* How to Solar Power a Home
* How to Solar Power a
House
* how to solar power my home
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- published: 11 Sep 2012
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