Last Updated: 09/27/09
The system has 18 Sharp ND-216U1F 190 watt panels divided into two groups. The first group has 13 panels connected to a 2500 watt power inverter and the other has 5 panels connected to a 2000 watt inverter. The power inverters are manufactured by PV Powered, model numbers PV2500 and PV2000, both have the PVM1010 Datalogger module option. The 13 panels are oriented south-east and the other 5 panels are oriented south-west. See Google image below.
The system was installed by Renewable Power Solutions Inc. located in San Jose California. Installation went smoothly and competed approximately 3 months after signing the contract. The system went online August 4, 2009. The CEC-AC System rating is 3.218 kW with an estimated annual energy production of 4,912 kWh/year.
This photo shows the 12 panels facing south-east.
This single panel is connected to the 12 panels on the right.
The 5 panels facing south-west.
Pre-installation GoogleEarth image showing panel locations.
Here are the two inverters mounted to the side of the house.
Experimental Web Camera to remotely monitor the PG&E Smart Meter.
Typical image from the Web Camera . The white lines are where the datalogger program checks to see if one of the 7 segments for each digit is on or off.
