Lance Knoechel

In order to build more familiarity with off-grid solar systems, we take a high-level overview of my home solar system. https://lknoechel.com/2017-08-18-going-off-grid-overview-of-my-home-solar-system/

The costs of off-grid systems have come down over the years. However, solar power is still no small investment. But there are significant savings to be had by reducing our electric energy footprint. So, to put first things first, we’ll take a look at ways we can reduce electricity needs. https://lknoechel.com/2017-10-17-going-off-grid-reduce-electricity-needs-1/

In order to build more familiarity with off-grid solar systems, we take a high-level overview of my home solar system. https://lknoechel.com/2017-08-18-going-off-grid-overview-of-my-home-solar-system/

How do we get our typical household 120 VAC current from a 12-volt battery? Let’s take a look at a simple inverted system which provides that function. https://lknoechel.com/2017-08-09-going-off-grid-simple-inverted-solar-system/

How do we get our typical household 120 VAC current from a 12-volt battery? Let’s take a look at a simple inverted system which provides that function. https://lknoechel.com/2017-08-09-going-off-grid-simple-inverted-solar-system/

When we rely on solar power for our off-grid system, how can we have power when the sun isn’t shining? Let’s take a look at a very basic system with a battery. https://lknoechel.com/2017-08-07-going-off-grid-basic-solar-example-with-a-battery/

When we rely on solar power for our off-grid system, how can we have power when the sun isn’t shining? Let’s take a look at a very basic system with a battery. https://lknoechel.com/2017-08-07-going-off-grid-basic-solar-example-with-a-battery/

This is actually the second time I've replaced this module. The tech at Outback said that it was "unfortunate". But it is fairly straight forward.

What is the simplest solar system? Let’s take a look at one. Though it will not take our entire house off-grid (heh, not even close), we can get our feet wet as we work towards understanding off-grid systems. https://lknoechel.com/2017-07-29-going-off-grid-most-basic-example/

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In this video we have the most basic example of a solar system. It is only composed of two components. https://lknoechel.com/2017-07-29-going-off-grid-most-basic-example/