[RFI] 2 MW Solar Farm

[Kim Elmore]

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 at 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 at sbcglobal.net>
> Date: 9/21/20 9:26 PM (GMT-06:00)
> To: jim at audiosystemsgroup.com
> Cc: RFI at 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 at 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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