How do you turn solar panels on (or off)? I thought they just generate energy whenever light shines on them - if you don't take it out as electricity, they'll just heat up instead. Is that what you meant?
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by barbacoa on Friday October 28, 2022 @03:35PM
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>How do you turn solar panels on (or off)?
They probably mean there is an issue with getting approval from city/utility company to connect them to the grid.
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by dzhiurgis on Friday October 28, 2022 @03:34PM
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> heat up instead
Given ~20% efficiency I’d guess they heat up by ~20%
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by wrycoder on Friday October 28, 2022 @06:18PM
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Open circuit, they merely generate a small voltage that blocks carrier drift, and thereby, useful current.
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by wccrawford on Saturday October 29, 2022 @08:40AM
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There are breakers and disconnects. The more complicated systems can even control what circuits are powered, and when.
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by dawnerd on Friday October 28, 2022 @03:14PM
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I sold my house and I still have the panels showing in my Tesla account as pending install ... except they installed them two years ago. Repeated emails to them and I still have access. Kinda tempted to try hitting the cancel install button to see what happens.
We went with a local company and it it took a couple weeks longer to install than estimated and they were turned on immediately after install. The power company has even changed out the meter now, so we're fully installed and done.