Plug-in solar is coming. Plug-in batteries should follow
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Re: Plug-in solar is coming. Plug-in batteries should follow
#2This will lead to some new and exciting ways of starting a housefire.
Re: Plug-in solar is coming. Plug-in batteries should follow
#3This will lead to some new and exciting ways of starting a housefire.
While the potential for fires shouldn't be dismissed, for batteries designed to be stationary rather than mobile (such as in an e-bike), you can use a chemistry optimized for stability rather than optimizing for compact weight and size.
Re: Plug-in solar is coming. Plug-in batteries should follow
#4Why bother? Power companies will complain they are losing money and regulators will allow them to buy energy from residential solar panels basically for free (NEM 3.0). This is California.
California has spent decades convincing people to convert to solar panels and EVs and now that many have switched, they doubled electricity prices and told us not to charge when it’s too hot. Now they want solar panel owners to pay a surcharge for “connecting to the grid”, upwards of $100/month or more than my actual solar bill. It’s all a scam.
Re: Plug-in solar is coming. Plug-in batteries should follow
#5If one is not modifying the house wiring how does this prevent backflow into the grid? Does it shutdown completely on power loss from the mains?
Re: Plug-in solar is coming. Plug-in batteries should follow
#6This will lead to some new and exciting ways of starting a housefire.
How many houses in Britain have wiring that is less than 800 W away from starting a fire? How many of those houses have the disposable income to buy a plug in battery?
Yes, more electricity means more risk of fire. But 800W batteries do not seem like a major safety issue
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#7If one is not modifying the house wiring how does this prevent backflow into the grid? Does it shutdown completely on power loss from the mains?
The standard governing this is UL 1741 in the US or VDE-AR-N 4105 in the EU. both require certified inverters to detect grid loss and immediately cut off.
Re: Plug-in solar is coming. Plug-in batteries should follow
#8If one is not modifying the house wiring how does this prevent backflow into the grid? Does it shutdown completely on power loss from the mains?
yeah, it’s called anti-islanding. UL 3700 is the thing to look at if you want to read more about some of the safety precautions
Re: Plug-in solar is coming. Plug-in batteries should follow
#9I can’t help feel without ampacity and voltage upgrades to most domestic home circuits this is like a fart in the wind.
Re: Plug-in solar is coming. Plug-in batteries should follow
#10Why? Just make it possible to buy "shares" in a larger battery bank, if you must.
Home batteries make total sense for off-grid systems or as a backup power source. But plug-in batteries are not designed to do either.