da.hs
Veteran Member
- Joined
- Jul 28, 2012
- Location
- SK, Canada
- TDI
- 2010 Golf, DSG, silver (from new). 2010 Audi Q7 (from 2016), 2004 Touareg V10 (from 2018)
Is an arrangement of this type feasible? Would work daytime only, obviously, but would the variation of available power be a serious problem? Google finds a few articles, nothing definitive.
Background: we have a 56 panel grid tied system built on two 40ft wide steel frames. We can widen these to accommodate 16 more panels and plan to do so this year or next. The connections are in place for this expansion. It still won't supply all the power we use (feeds two houses) but close.
We built a third frame at the start of the project and don't plan to use it. The utility does not currently permit signification expansion of a grid-tied system once built.
One possible use of the spare frame would be a car port with a charger station. Fixed batteries would make it completely uneconomical but if it could work without it might just be worthwhile. Thoughts?
I don't yet have an EV so no particular hurry. WV ID Buzz is the first EV on the horizon that looks seriously interesting - by the time it's in production, there may be a hint of charger infrastructure in this region
Background: we have a 56 panel grid tied system built on two 40ft wide steel frames. We can widen these to accommodate 16 more panels and plan to do so this year or next. The connections are in place for this expansion. It still won't supply all the power we use (feeds two houses) but close.
We built a third frame at the start of the project and don't plan to use it. The utility does not currently permit signification expansion of a grid-tied system once built.
One possible use of the spare frame would be a car port with a charger station. Fixed batteries would make it completely uneconomical but if it could work without it might just be worthwhile. Thoughts?
I don't yet have an EV so no particular hurry. WV ID Buzz is the first EV on the horizon that looks seriously interesting - by the time it's in production, there may be a hint of charger infrastructure in this region