Can I hook up a series of solar panels directly to a home power circuit?
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NO! You need special equipment to make any hook up to the electrical system. Solar panels are direct current or DC and your electrical service is alternating current or AC. You would need inverters and phase matching equipment to make those kinds of connections.\n\nFor a Photovoltaics system to work properly you will need batteries for storage, wiring to handle the system amperage , inverters, phase converters, and fairly large arrays of solar panels to make the system worth while.
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Typically a solar panel would be used to charge a 12 volt battery in circumstances where 110volt is not available.  12 volt power can be used for a lot of different things.
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Electicity in a commercial application is 3 phase, residential electricity is single phase
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get an uninterruptible power supply...
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Well, I applaud your ingenuity but that is already being done albeit not in massive amounts.  It is also more expensive to build a house that is solar powered but people are doing it here and there and in the long run, it does save money.  All the info you need is on the net but I doubt you can build from scratch.  You'd have to purchase kits from companies that produce solar panels and generators.
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Well, It depends on how much electricy to use, or if you want to sign a lengthy contract.\n\nA Good website (that I would recommend you visit) is\nhttp://www.powertochoose.org/
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All you need to do is add the power requirements of all the equipment you will use, not forgetting things such as lighting, air conditioning, extractors, fans, drinks or food dispensers, water or any other heaters, office equipment (computers, fax machines, copiers etc.) \n\nThen speak to you electricity supply company and discuss it with them.
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It takes energy to push that current through your lights and appliances, and that's what your paying for. One way to see it is to consider that what comes out the downstream prong is at 0 volts and therefore of no use to anyone. Or, you could just wire all your lamps in series and see how that works!
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Solar panels should never be pointed west or east. They should be set to absorb as much day time solar energy as possible from both east and west so that means SOUTH only! Be sure there is no shading from trees in your location or you woun't benefit from full energy output.  I recommend you pick up a issue of "HOME POWER" magazine and become familiar with how to do installations. In addition many solar supply houses have free information for the installation of solar power systems.
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um solar panels? i dont know how they work though so i dunno.
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I've put together a web site regarding portable generator use and connection for home backup use.  Take a look and email with any questions you may have.\n\nhttp://members.rennlist.org/warren/generator.html
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If you have a 220v line going into your house, sure.  Otherwise.. no.  Most homes have 110/120 lines going into them.
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I believe you can 'short' thru a couple of pins and the PSU will operate but I don't know which ones.\n\nI can tell you to check out pimprig.com. They are a computer modding website and I'm sure the question has been answered there recently.
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One word of caution! The generators must be in phase for you to connect them in series and that will be nearly impossible to find in a small, commercial generator.  Without very tight control over each generators sync with the other, you could end up with anything from approx. double one generators voltage to the voltage of one generator alone and most likely fluctuating in between.  This will reek havoc on many things you may want to run with it and destroy lots of others outright. It could be done with the right electronics, engine and generator modifications and know how, but it would also be very expensive and time consuming.  If you need a 480V genny, it's much easier to find a used industrial engine welder or scavange one for its transformer.
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Each solar panel produces 60w of power. You'd have to look at your bill and see how many kwh you use and divide that by 60w/hr. By the way, prices have gone down. Solar panels cost about $300 now. And if you get enough and produce more power than you use, you can sell that to some electric companies.\n\nAs far as oil, do that for the whole world and see, remember though, the solar energy is always there, going to waste if we don't use it we lose it.
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Give the site below a try! Good luck.\n\n<This is for fun only. If you are actually trying to do this to heat your house or use for power, I don't think you can do that. You would need commercially made cells, but you could set up the system yourself.>
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you'll need an adapter...different types of electricity