please help me with my thesis project...

[dawnmarie]

Solar panels are going to drop in price next year if not sooner, BP is the largest producer of photovoltaics in the world and I'd imagine they are anxious since the projected cost for next year is low enough to make them worth the investment. As for install its simple: mount panels, run wire from panels to disconnect, run wires from disconnect to inverter(changes dc from panel to ac for home), run wires from inverter to an empty breaker in your electrical panel which allows the solar panels to back feed your electrical panel and reduce the amount of power supplied from your utility co

Not so sure about the source of your information friend.
Sun Solar is the largest producer of PV cells and modules.
Bosch has the largest manufacturing capacity (although BP is #2).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_photovoltaics_companies

Regardless, I wouldn't hold my breath on anything with BP's name attached. I highly doubt the company will survive intact afer it solves it's "little problem" in the Gulf of Mexico.

BTW, there are a few components missing from your install list. For example, how do you prevent backfeeding the grid in the event of a power outage ?

Not trying to wee wee in your cornflakes, but backfeeding a service panel incorrectly could get a lineman killed.

 

[blacktarotannis]

Hi .. I Used to store most of my back up tanks in my 3rd bedroom. As of right now there is one just sitting in my dinning room. I did kill a 250 in my yard. I left it out and had no place to store it. Not sure how storing a tank would help you. *shrug*
If you do come up with an led light system that would be great.

 

[bbortko]

Back feeding the grid is a non-issue since you'll never produce more than you consume therefore the energy will never reach the grid, and back feeding is no more dangerous than adding a new circuit. I've installed several systems in schools and this is the method designed by the engineers.

 

[dawnmarie]

Your reply illustrates the dangers of giving an answer that may not be correct for all regions and applications.
While I am not qualified to get into a lengthy technical discussion, I have been gettting an education on this subject in a hurry as I am having a sizeable PV system installed at my buisiness. It is currently at the design/bid phase.
I could indeed produce more than I consume (with any luck).
Much discussion has been had with the local utility regarding the location and design of the disconnect(s) required to prevent backfeeding the grid in the event the utility needs to repair any of it's equipment.
I imagine the requirements in Indiana are not the same as California.
I guess this is to be expected.

 

[bbortko]

I was referring to the systems that the typical homeowner could afford, PV as with everything in life is only limited by the depth of your pockets

 

[patrickjohnsgarcia]

Hi .. I Used to store most of my back up tanks in my 3rd bedroom. As of right now there is one just sitting in my dinning room. I did kill a 250 in my yard. I left it out and had no place to store it. Not sure how storing a tank would help you. *shrug*
If you do come up with an led light system that would be great.

thanks! thats one big problem that im going to solve! still im not that confident on how to make it but il make sure im going to do some more research on that, we are required to submit as many proposals as possible if ever this one would get the approval of my thesis adviser il try to design a tank with the solar panels and led lighting etc. thanks for your time and effort guys i really appreciate it

 

[yoganathan_kn]

thanks apisto il look into it, my focus for now is the tank itself, i want to redesign it in such a way that...........i cannot say what i will do to the tank yet but i will try to redesign the whole aquarium setup in such a way that it will be consuming less energy

go for the following
1.waste management
2.lowest power consumption
3.lowering algal and bacterial growth
4.automatic feeding as per requirement{on demand feeding}
5.alternate materials to glass

 

[patrickjohnsgarcia]

go for the following
1.waste management
2.lowest power consumption
3.lowering algal and bacterial growth
4.automatic feeding as per requirement{on demand feeding}
5.alternate materials to glass

thank you for your suggestions

 

[B_IN_SD]

H ow about a heat exchanger tied into the lighting system on a thermostat, my t-5 lights put out enough heat to heat the aquarium when they are on and there is no reason they could'nt be heating the water while on.

 

[patrickjohnsgarcia]

H ow about a heat exchanger tied into the lighting system on a thermostat, my t-5 lights put out enough heat to heat the aquarium when they are on and there is no reason they could'nt be heating the water while on.

thanks for your suggestion B_IN_SD heating is not a problem here in our country but il try to incorporate it in my design