Uh, you are aware that your laptop charger is providing DC right?
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dumnezero@piefed.social 1 day ago
How is the balcony solar pv energy being used exactly? Do people have DC chargers for laptops?
sssm@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Scipitie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 day ago
These setups come with a fitting transformer and you feed their generated power directly in your home power lines via normal plug. It’s quite neat actually in my opinion!
dumnezero@piefed.social 1 day ago
how does this affect the meter from the electricity grid company?
PatrickYaa@lemmy.one 1 day ago
It is being sent into the general electrical network of the house/flat, where it lightens the base load. There is a maximum of 800W that you are allowed to feed into your home network. Anything bigger is subject to different rules and approval by the electrical service provider.
800W aren’t a lot, but it can half the cost of your washing machine run, make your fridge power free and let a PC idel or a NAS run. These balcony solar generators usually make back their costs within 5-8 years if you calculate what you’d otherwise pay for the electricuty.