Featured in Automation in motion – 05-2010

Solar DIY

Di-it-yourself PV kits: Complete photovoltaic systems are not only available from specialized retailers or installers of solar systems. It is precisely the do-it-yourself enthusiasts who also rely on other sources, such as the German chain stores Obi, Toom, Globus, Tchibo, and even eBay. Nevertheless, the installers of solar power systems don’t have to start worrying about their volume of orders just yet.

The offer sounded tempting: silicon modules, SMA inverters, matching assembly accessories such as racks, plugs, cables, all as a complete kit available in different sizes and deliverable by the beginning of June at the latest. Tobias Rambach, who comes from the vicinity of Kassel, and who searched in vain for a suitable do-it-yourself system for …

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