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You said you're considering a wind turbine, and that you already have an inverter and battery installed in the house. Are you aware that most invert...
Yes, there are rooftop micro-inverters which will provide output at mains voltage. And some of those might do what you want...... but stay away from...
Those with A-levels in Science and Maths will appreciate that the parameters applying to the mounting of a pole (a lever) on a brick wall, are address...
Almost all PV panels now incorporate bypass diodes.But the ones I've actually taken apart and looked at are intended to bypass a section (column or ro...
Not mad at all... The people who most often succeed with a small-scale wind-turbine (less than 3kW) are doing it on a DIY basis.They succeed because...
You are asking all the right questions @david999Take time to chew over what you're picking up here on the Forum. Let me also point out the mechanica...
Erm, that won't do what you think... The PV panels are going to be wired as a series string in order to achieve the high-voltage input for the inver...
Aluminium C-channel is a versatile way of creating frames for PV panels.Better still if you can source aluminium T-nuts which fit it. I picked up ...
Interesting notion @marvinator80 In case you were wondering, here's how I would apply a mechanical lever to the wall of your garage in order to sha...
I'm not.But Hogwarts was one of our main rivals.We used to pass them en-route to Kings Cross. You could easily identify them from their chant:"Come ...
@johnmo - well you now have a link to check Annex-9 for yourself. 🙂 A quick look tells me that the DSC for nil-demand in Northern Scotland...
@ianmk13 - There are two Primary Substations (33kV/11kV) at Broughton: Kingston 940070; 23MW transformer; 9MW demand headroom, 10MW reverse-power (g...
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RE: ASHP sizing - value of Heat Transfer Coefficient
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How long will your energy contract last?
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RE: Say hello and introduce yourself
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