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Old 11-02-2012, 02:31 AM   #88
z80
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Default Re: who amongst us have gone solar

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Originally Posted by Stagg1991
If it's during the day you will still have power from the system, if you use more than what is being produced than the system trips out.

If it's at night then your still at the mercy of power companies, yes.


Eeek....if the power goes off in the street it is a legal requirement that your system switches off whithin a second....day or night.

This is called "anti-islanding" and is a design feature of all compliant inverters to stop you from electrocuting the linesman who is repairing in the street, who thinks he has all the power off but you would be feeding it back at him.
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