By Energy Matters: Nissan has unveiled a system that enables electricity stored in the Nissan LEAF's lithium-ion batteries to be used in the household; effectively acting as home battery backup system with enough storage to run the average Australian household for over a day. Most home grid connect solar power systems don't have a bank of batteries to store surplus electricity, but instead export that power to the mains grid. System owners either receive a cash payment or some form of credit for that surplus electricity under feed in tariff initiatives and other programs. During the night and in unfavourable conditions, electricity is drawn from the mains grid to supply the home. During blackout conditions however, solar households are in exactly the same boat as their non-household neighbours. In a blackout, the inverter of a grid connect solar power system automatically shuts itself off within a few milliseconds to avoid a potentially dangerous "brown-out" and to prevent back feeding the grid, which can pose a safety issue for electricity company workers repairing the problem Read Full: Energy Matters
Monday, 29 August 2011
Power Your House With Solar - And A Nissan LEAF - Energy Matters
By Energy Matters: Nissan has unveiled a system that enables electricity stored in the Nissan LEAF's lithium-ion batteries to be used in the household; effectively acting as home battery backup system with enough storage to run the average Australian household for over a day. Most home grid connect solar power systems don't have a bank of batteries to store surplus electricity, but instead export that power to the mains grid. System owners either receive a cash payment or some form of credit for that surplus electricity under feed in tariff initiatives and other programs. During the night and in unfavourable conditions, electricity is drawn from the mains grid to supply the home. During blackout conditions however, solar households are in exactly the same boat as their non-household neighbours. In a blackout, the inverter of a grid connect solar power system automatically shuts itself off within a few milliseconds to avoid a potentially dangerous "brown-out" and to prevent back feeding the grid, which can pose a safety issue for electricity company workers repairing the problem Read Full: Energy Matters