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Question by Alice In Wonderland: Is it possible to have solar panels in space?
Tesla had some sort of invention to spread electricity. (energy, etc) I’m not that educated .
Could that stem from a solar panel in space?
Are solar panels possible in space?

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Answer by Ruckus Jorgee
Yes. They’ll just float around and go in an orbit because there is no gravity to hold them down or up on something like there is on the Earth.

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Question by Alice In Wonderland: Would adding wind turbines and solar panels to utility poles be feasible to replace current electricity?
We already have utility poles and the wires and such. Why couldn’t we just add a wind turbine , solar panels, converter and battery and just convert the whole system. Instead of living off grid, we change the grid. But my research is frustrating me. I need to know if it could possibly work.

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Answer by Mike D.
Not at all, because of the cost of wind turbines, they are strategically placed based on fluid dynamics. Also, solar panels are not efficient, and mass produced versions only harness 20% of their energy input.

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Question by Danny s: Can you solder solar panels together to get more power?
I have getting solar panels from these solar lights at Walmart. Well some of them are broken, but the solar panels are still in good shape. So I wanting to put the together to maked a large solar panel big en ought to power a laptop
If you can how do you solder them together? Do you link them together just like a double A’s?

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Answer by Doug Aldridge
Yes

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Question by Bike Gamer: How many solar panels do I need to run a pump?
I plan to buy solar panels of the following configuration:
Sun Force 39110 / 123 watt – 7 amps

To run through an inverter, to produce the 110v I need to run the pump during the day.
The pump is 110v / 7.5 amps / 0.5 HP

My question is, how many solar panels would I need to run the pump?

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Answer by roderick_young
Are you sure you want those panels? It would probably be more cost-effective to get higher-wattage panels. From those specs, it sounds like you need about 800 watts of panels. That’s 4 200-watt panels.

I would skip the inverter, and look for a pump that runs off DC. In fact, many AC motors will run off DC, although that’s a trial-and-error sort of thing that no one will guarantee. Typically you would lower the voltage input to do so, so a 110-volt AC induction motor would run off maybe 70-80 volts DC, to avoid burning out the motor. But if you get a pump rated for DC, then you’ll certainly have something that works right.

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Question by Ryan Tan: What solar company is the best for CHEAP SOLAR PANELS BUT GOOD QUALITY?
What solar company is the best for CHEAP SOLAR PANELS BUT GOOD QUALITY? Please tell me why and i will give you 5 stars

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Answer by Peter W
There are good solar panels.

There are cheap solar panels.

There are no solar panels that are both good and cheap. The manufacturing process does not admit shortcuts very well.

The technology is changing pretty quickly to amorphous film systems – but if you are not purchasing at commercial quantities, you cannot afford it.

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Question by myillusoryentity: Why are solar panels not that efficient?
I don’t remember what number exactly but it’s in the single digits. This number represents how efficient solar panels are at capturing the sun’s rays and converting it into electricity.

Why?

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Answer by Knobbie
There’s no money in it. Everything runs on money!

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Question by Derek Calvetti: Would I benefit more from solar panels or a wind turbine?
I live in southwest Texas where there aren’t many hills and there’s a lot of dry hot sunny days. I’ve been having trouble finding average wind speeds for my area but the few resources I have found state it’s around 5 to 7 mph. Considering the climate for my area and the cost to buy and maintain, would I get more out of solar panels or a wind turbine? I have about an average consumption of electricity for a 4-person family. Thanks.

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Answer by OlympusHAXXX
Go with the solar panels over the wind turbine.

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Question by mark m: How many solar panels do i need to run 1 room AC?
i live in Florida. about how many solar panels do i need to run 1 medium size window AC for 24 hours, everyday?

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Answer by owt
almost 1 bedroom ac capacity 1.5 ton is 1500 watts per hours, so if you need to run 24 hours AC ? so you need 15 kw solar system, better you installed 1 solar operated special Viyors Brand AC, its split ac, saved 90% energy, the cost is arround 3,400 USD. , pl. mail to, info@venon.org and visit www.venon.org this is VIYORS ENERGY LTD> Leading enterprises in india.

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Question by alexismarie: How do you hook up solar panels to your electricity?
i was looking into making solar panels to reduce my electric bill, but i need to know how to actually hook it up.

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Answer by sashreek
nowing what to do with unused renewable electricity is always a dilemma – hooking up to the grid has to be the preferred option.

If your residential home is grid tied, i.e. connected the electricity grid as opposed to off-grid and you are using solar panels to generate electricity. Then it makes a lot of sense to hook your solar panels to the grid, because instead of losing the unused electricity or having to maintain a bank of deep cycle batteries, you simply feed it back to the grid.

You feed electricity back to the grid via your electric meter which measures the electricity in Kilowatt per hour. This has the effect of reversing your meter which in turn reduces your electricity bills and if you are generating a lot of electricity you could find the utility company owing you money!
The Solar Powered System

Therefore, your solar powered installation would look like this. The solar panel will connect to an “array disconnect” – you need an array disconnect for system maintenance because it allows you to easily shut off the power.

The array disconnect is connected to an “inverter”. The solar panel generates DC power and the electricity from the grid is AC power. Therefore, you need an inverter to convert DC power to AC power.

The inverter is connected to an “AC breaker panel”. This is the interface where your solar generated electricity meets the electric meter and allows you to feed electricity back to the grid.

Now in most countries and states you are not allowed to tamper with the electric meter so at this point you should contact your local electricity energy supplier and ask them to supply an engineer to hook you up to the grid.

If you have anything to add to this article or you have connected your system to the grid – tell us how you did it by writing a comment below.

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Question by Andrew: How many volts are those solar panels for those calculator?
How many volts are there on the solar panels, on the calculators?

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Answer by www.AGUA-LUNA.com (Consultant)
Hi,

Can you be more specific??? what solar panels are you talking about?

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