WIP Operation : Big UPS/solar backbone.

[ZZLEE]

Google is playing this game on a major scale .

DC power right to the bords scipping the power supply or was it feeding the power supply DC power.

I will lookm it up and post if I find it.


This sort of thing : http://www.google.ca/url?sa=t&rct=j&...AZNjsg&cad=rja

[Arinoth]

Can barely see the picture Brain

[BrainEater]

Yea that's why I called it a teaser.

I am having issues with my ftp right now.It's probably my fault but I don't have time to deal with it right now , so hosting pics is being a pain.

Dunnae worrae ladday !!

I'm taking the pics all the same.

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Here's where this project sits :

I have removed 1/4 of my basement ceiling.I have also cut stud to stud slots through the laundry room walls ajoining the garage.

I have found the path.The holes are in.

The first of 3 cables is in.Here's whats happening :I've decided to run 3 cables rather than one big one....
Cable 1 is armorflex 8/4.Cable 2 is armorflex 10/3........Cable 3 I custom made : it's a 7/14 + 3/12 in 3/4 inch armorflex.....

The 8/4 is in....the last two will be gravy compared to that bitch !

[Arinoth]

Yeah, just gettin on your case is all.

You know you could always use this too, Substation Transfomer - Fredericton Electronics For Sale - Kijiji Fredericton Canada. just saying ;)

The 8/4 must have been a rather joy trying to get that in eh?

[BlueByte]

Cool project, I look forward seeing the end result. I ran the electrical in my house and hated wrestling with the 000 in my transfer and shut off switches, its amazing how much time you can kill just running large lines. I have been toying with a similar idea and just have not had the time to do it.

[clshades]

Enmax is offering some new thing with solar panels. It's basically some kinda long term contract that you buy out at the end of the term 10 years I believe. But you'd get the solar panels installed and the inverter which is the key to your puzzle yeh?

[slayer677]

great idea... wonder how it will pan out though.. :) good luck!

[BrainEater]

Thanks for the interest everyone !

All the cables are in ! I'm in the process of fixing ceilings/walls now.The hard work is done , the expensive work is on the way...heh.Time to buy enclosures/fittings/etc....

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Originally Posted by clshades

Enmax is offering some new thing with solar panels. It's basically some kinda long term contract that you buy out at the end of the term 10 years I believe. But you'd get the solar panels installed and the inverter which is the key to your puzzle yeh?

Nope.

The UPS' are the inverters.Not only that but they do AVR (automatic voltage regulation) and battery monitoring as well.

step 1 : set up whole house UPS.
step 2 : add a battery bank.
step 3 : solar panel and external charge controller.
step 4 : actually test a UPS in a 'continuous conversion' setup.This is a big maybe.

...but were on step 1 now , and it's a big one.

I've got pics but no way to host em....I'll get em up as soon as I can.

[BrainEater]

woop.

I've fixed all the drywall.

I'm in the process of specing out the enclosure for the garage side and all the meters etc.The panel side is ready to go except for breakers.

Gonna be cool......I'll be running 11,000 VA worth of UPS .Part of it solar charged.

[enaberif]

Careful with battery bank so easy to get zapped! hahaha.