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SolarScoobyD
Добавлен 23 апр 2019
Solar Air Heater Designs and Construction
Here is a video I made about the design prototypes for my 3 solar air heaters. They work great on a sunny day and make heat for free.
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Solar Life 12 Panels in Winter and the Albedo Effect
Просмотров 13 тыс.3 года назад
Solar Panels in Winter and The Albedo Effect In this episode of Solar Life I am going to discuss solar panels in the wintertime, why they work better in the cold and how the snow can actually help increase power production. I am also going to talk about how I clear snow off the panels and other issues like doing wintertime repairs.
Solar Life - Episode 11: Generator Upgrades and Maintenance
Просмотров 5703 года назад
This is a video about our generator for our off-grid house. It's an 11KW Generac Propane Generator and I will discuss why we chose it, installation considerations, maintenance and upgrades we've performed.
Solar Life: Episode 10 - A Week of Darkness
Просмотров 1,1 тыс.3 года назад
This is a video about what a week of Fall dark weather is like in our off grid house. We live in NB Canada.
Solar Life Episode 9: Fall Adjustments and Solar Hot Water
Просмотров 9614 года назад
Here is a short video update on our off-grid solar system. We added solar hot water and I discuss the benfits of an adjustable pole mount.
Solar Life Episode 8 Panel Adjustment Experiment
Просмотров 1 тыс.5 лет назад
This is a brief experiment to determine the difference between having the panels face the seasonal orientation (low winter angle) vs facing the clouds on an overcast cloudy day. There was a near 50% increase in power production from facing the panels towards the clouds on a overcast day with no sun.
Solar Life - Episode 7: Snow Covered Solar Panels
Просмотров 2 тыс.5 лет назад
A short video showing why we need to clean the snow from our solar panels in our off grid house. Snow = No Power Production
Solar Life: Episode 6 - 12 Solar Panel Pole Mount Design and Build
Просмотров 34 тыс.5 лет назад
In this episode of Solar Life we cover the design and build of a 12 Panel single axis pole mounted array. I fabricated and installed the entire unit myself and had the solar technician hook up the electricity to my off grid power system.
Solar Life - Episode 5: Solar Panel Rack for Mike
Просмотров 4885 лет назад
Here is a custom solar panel rack that I made for a 20degree roof that will hold 4 panels and adjust to summer, spring/fall and winter positions. It's made of 2" aluminum angle stock and stainless steel hardware and cost about $400 for aluminum stock, the panel rails, and all the hardware.
Solar Life - Episode 4: Dark Days and Dirty Secrets
Просмотров 5405 лет назад
In this episode of Solar Life we will be discussing a full charge and depletion cycle for the batteries, illustrating how long it takes to run out of power in the Springtime. I will also be illustrating ways we conserve power by using in-line duct booster fans, and temperature control switches on the fridge and the freezer. Finally we will show you off-grid's dirty little secret which is that p...
Solar Life - Episode 3: Off Grid Energy Rebates
Просмотров 6215 лет назад
In this episode of Solar Life, I will be discussing the rebates for solar power in New Brunswick and some of the other energy upgrade rebates that we accessed during our off grid transition.
Solar Life - Episode 2: Our Off Grid Solar System on a Sunny Day
Просмотров 9225 лет назад
On this this episode of Solar Life I will be giving a tour of our 5kw off grid solar system and how is operates over the entire charging cycle during a sunny spring day.
Solar Life: Episode 1 - Why Solar?
Просмотров 1,6 тыс.5 лет назад
This is video will discuss the reasons that we went solar and why we went off grid as opposed net metering.