Tony
Adrian's System
Opelousas,
LA
Tony sent me this description of
his 1900 watt system.
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By
Tony Adrian:
I've
been interested in generating renewable electricity since childhood.
Building
the
house over 6,000 feet from the grid gave us a choice: Spent $15,000 to
$20,000
and
give SLEMCO an easement or put in a solar system. We opted for the
latter. We
are
off the grid.
Here
are the particulars:
-
12 Kyocera KC158 Modules (wired in series of threes for 75 volts then the
4 arrays
to
a combiner box)
-
2 Unisolar top of the pole mount racks
-
Xantrex 4024 Power Panel
-
Outback MX60 MPPT Charge Controller
-
24 Rolls 530s (wired for 24 volts)
-
Trace TM500 Volt Meter will be installed by this weekend
We
decided to go with rainwater for all household and drinking and have about
2,400
gallon
capacity. We have a Dankoff boost pump (24 volts) for the water.
We also
have
Louisiana's first state approved composting toilet (a Sun-Mar Centrex 3000
with
a
1 pint flush toilet). Presently I'm writing this using Charter cable
internet. I
am
using a Cantenna to beam the signal from the house to the camper - about
6,000
feet.
Our
house was designed and built from the ground up to be extremely well ventilated
and
energy efficient. The house may appear in one of the professional
journals for
architects
(AIA).


Photos courtesy of Tony Adrian
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