Hi Corey,
Yep I have seen them up in Napa on a small lake. It seems very risky in the Caribbean. The only thing I want on a roof is gutters for rainwater. You can tell I am biased. Maybe someone else has better info. Dave Angelini Offgrid Solar "we go where powerlines don't" http://members.sti.net/offgridsolar/ [1] e-mail offgridso...@sti.net [2] text 209 813 0060 On Mon, 15 Jun 2020 13:15:42 -0500, Corey Shalanski wrote: Hi Dave, I was actually referring to a growing trend in the PV industry (particularly in Asia) to attach PV arrays - and also inverters in some cases - to floating pontoons and then install them on bodies of water. The systems are often referred to as floating PV (FPV) or "floatovoltaics". Here's an NREL link which provides further information about the concept: https://www.nrel.gov/news/press/2018/nrel-details-great-potential-for-floating-pv-systems.html [3] -- Corey Shalanski Jah Light Solar Portland, Jamaica On Sun, 14 Jun 2020 07:30:14 -0700, Dave Angelini wrote: I know both Schneider mppt's can be negative, positive, or ungrounded. Others must do this also. Is that what you are asking? They work as expected as far as I have seen. Links: ------ [1] http://members.sti.net/offgridsolar/ [2] mailto:offgridso...@sti.net [3] https://www.nrel.gov/news/press/2018/nrel-details-great-potential-for-floating-pv-systems.html
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