Comments on: I have a grid tie solar power system how do i keep power when the grid goes down? http://zeroisthenewblack.com/i-have-a-grid-tie-solar-power-system-how-do-i-keep-power-when-the-grid-goes-down Shrinking Our Footprint Fri, 18 May 2012 14:04:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: roderick_young http://zeroisthenewblack.com/i-have-a-grid-tie-solar-power-system-how-do-i-keep-power-when-the-grid-goes-down/comment-page-1#comment-8415 roderick_young Sat, 19 Dec 2009 17:01:20 +0000 http://zeroisthenewblack.com/i-have-a-grid-tie-solar-power-system-how-do-i-keep-power-when-the-grid-goes-down#comment-8415 A grid-tied inverter is generally designed to anticipate this kind of trick. It will monitor the frequency of the line, and even its impedance. If you have power that goes out often, what you need is probably just a small generator and a transfer switch. A grid-tied inverter is generally designed to anticipate this kind of trick. It will monitor the frequency of the line, and even its impedance.

If you have power that goes out often, what you need is probably just a small generator and a transfer switch.

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