Comments on: Wireless Revolution – Solar Eliminates The Expense Of Wiring Devices To The Grid http://cleantechnica.com/2013/02/02/wireless-revolution-solar-eliminates-the-expense-of-wiring-devices-to-the-grid/ Clean Tech News & Views: Solar Energy News. Wind Energy News. EV News. & More. Sun, 28 Dec 2014 21:40:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.0.1 By: Ronald Brakels http://cleantechnica.com/2013/02/02/wireless-revolution-solar-eliminates-the-expense-of-wiring-devices-to-the-grid/#comment-149765 Mon, 04 Feb 2013 07:45:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=47772#comment-149765 SES (State Emergency Service) workers can enter people’s property to check for electrical hazards any time it may be required. There is no need for the legal owner or anyone to be at home. If there is no grid power, there will be no solar power as solar systems automatically shut down if the grid goes down. Only PV systems with a cut off switch can be used if the grid isn’t working, which is a bit annoying, but it’s an important safety feature. Any house that’s had wiring underwater, PV system or not, needs to have its power switched off at the mains and be allowed to dry out before it’s switched back on to prevent house burning downitis.

]]> By: Kim http://cleantechnica.com/2013/02/02/wireless-revolution-solar-eliminates-the-expense-of-wiring-devices-to-the-grid/#comment-149756 Mon, 04 Feb 2013 06:36:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=47772#comment-149756 I herd that grid solar powered homes are causing delay in restoring power in Queensland due to water damage, power can’t be restore in streets until the owner return and take control and secure there private run solar system, some thing do with there legal contract.

]]> By: Ronald Brakels http://cleantechnica.com/2013/02/02/wireless-revolution-solar-eliminates-the-expense-of-wiring-devices-to-the-grid/#comment-149751 Mon, 04 Feb 2013 05:40:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=47772#comment-149751 Odd. I don’t recall being underwater when I took those photos.

]]> By: linda http://cleantechnica.com/2013/02/02/wireless-revolution-solar-eliminates-the-expense-of-wiring-devices-to-the-grid/#comment-149719 Mon, 04 Feb 2013 01:39:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=47772#comment-149719 That right solar panels under water, taxpayer’s money gone down the drain for the green idea. You think that the government knew that these house where going to be flooded yet gave out money for rooftop solar panels, our taxes wasted.

]]> By: Ronald Brakels http://cleantechnica.com/2013/02/02/wireless-revolution-solar-eliminates-the-expense-of-wiring-devices-to-the-grid/#comment-149644 Sun, 03 Feb 2013 00:31:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=47772#comment-149644 One of my favourite uses is at Monato Zoo near Adelaide, which is a 10 square kilometre animal sanctuary with lions, rhinos, giraffes, chimpanzees, and other animals. Solar panels power automatic electric gates that keep ravening beasts away from the zoo animals. I can see this sort of device being very popular with farmers for their main gates, or any house that happens to have a gate.

]]> By: Bob_Wallace http://cleantechnica.com/2013/02/02/wireless-revolution-solar-eliminates-the-expense-of-wiring-devices-to-the-grid/#comment-149617 Sat, 02 Feb 2013 18:17:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=47772#comment-149617 They’ve made their way into California. We have all sorts of traffic signs running on solar.

Along a portion of some highways there are solar powered radar systems that flash your car speed in critical areas. Very effective at getting people to slow down.

If the sign knows you’re speeding maybe it’s telling the Highway Patrol….

]]> By: Scot Herrick http://cleantechnica.com/2013/02/02/wireless-revolution-solar-eliminates-the-expense-of-wiring-devices-to-the-grid/#comment-149607 Sat, 02 Feb 2013 16:33:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=47772#comment-149607 Here in Madison, Wisconsin, these types of solar panels light the many miles of bikeways in the city. The State also uses them to power the informational signs on the road about road construction (“left lane closed 1 mile…”). They are also used along roadways on bridges to send temperature and wind information so as to inform when roads need salting because the bridges freeze before the rest of the road. Lots of uses; I’m sure there are many more potential uses as well.

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