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Re: [RFI] 2 MW Solar Farm

To: "chuck.gooden" <chuck.gooden@comcast.net>
Subject: Re: [RFI] 2 MW Solar Farm
From: Kim Elmore <cw_de_n5op@sbcglobal.net>
Date: Mon, 21 Sep 2020 21:45:47 -0500
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You’d be surprised: a fair bit of light still gets through. I’m speculating, 
but it might be worth using some of the power for melting off the snow. 

Kim N5OP

"People that make music together cannot be enemies, at least as long as the 
music lasts." -- Paul Hindemith

> On Sep 21, 2020, at 9:43 PM, chuck.gooden <chuck.gooden@comcast.net> wrote:
> 
> Drove by a couple of solar farms on my way to Grand Forks, ND while still in 
> Minnesota.  I wonder who gets to clear the snow off the panels in the winter. 
>  This can't be effective in Minnesota.
> 
> -------- Original message --------
> From: Kim Elmore <cw_de_n5op@sbcglobal.net>
> Date: 9/21/20 9:26 PM (GMT-06:00)
> To: jim@audiosystemsgroup.com
> Cc: RFI@contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [RFI] 2 MW Solar Farm
> 
> Right now, it’s all still being dug up, a road is being built, stuff like 
> that. I’ll nose around a bit and see where it’s going to be. 
> 
> Kim N5OP
> 
> "People that make music together cannot be enemies, at least as long as the 
> music lasts." -- Paul Hindemith
> 
> > On Sep 21, 2020, at 9:06 PM, Jim Brown <jim@audiosystemsgroup.com> wrote:
> > 
> > On 9/21/2020 11:30 AM, Bill Steffey NY9H wrote:
> >> i would say it depends which manufacturer makes the 
> >> controllers/inverters......
> > 
> > Overall system engineering also matters -- how the cables are run, are they 
> > in steel conduit, if not in conduit are they twisted pair, are the current 
> > loops tightly closed, etc.  Higher voltage, lower current also helps reduce 
> > noise and boost efficiency.
> > 
> > take a drive by, and hope it's made and
> >> certified in EU.
> > 
> > Years ago I noticed some products made in EU had better EMC 
> > characteristics. Is that still true/
> > 
> > 73, Jim K9YC
> > 
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