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Old August 2nd 15, 06:54 PM posted to rec.radio.amateur.antenna
Jeff Liebermann[_2_] Jeff Liebermann[_2_] is offline
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Default 2m antenna and Micro Inverters

On Sun, 2 Aug 2015 07:15:26 -0400, "Tom" wrote:

That is it in a nutshell. I am waiting for approval for the program, If
approved then I can go forward to begin purchasing the system and start
building it.


One more potential problem. Enphase has an online monitoring system
at:
https://enlighten.enphaseenergy.com
https://enlighten.enphaseenergy.com/public_systems
I suggest that you eventually sign up as a system owner. You can
download the data and create your own graphs such as:
http://802.11junk.com/jeffl/solar/380732/total-energy-21040613-20150213.jpg

Incidentally, you can query the Envoy controller directly either via a
web interface or using a graphing program (MRTG):
http://blog.tinle.org/?p=111
http://pvoutput.org
http://pvoutput.org/outputs.jsp
None of the system owners I deal with want me to do this, so I haven't
bothered to try it.

Now that I'm thinking about it, you might run into another problem.
The People's Republic of Santa Cruz (county) uses the NFPA NEC code
which now demands 2ft of clearance between the roof peak and the solar
panels. This clear area is for ventilating the roof should the house
catch fire. I have some issues with this requirement because it
significantly reduces the available roof area for panels for no
benefit because the other side of a typical hip roof is usually clear
of solar panels. You might want to check whether this is a
requirement in your area. I have some docs on the topic if becomes a
problem.

Good luck.

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