[amsat-bb] Solar panel inverters--radio noise?

[Greg Stahlman]

General findings have beeen that panels with "mini-inverters" on the panels
themselves are very quiet.  Panels with "optimizers" or DC-DC converters on
each panel and a main inverter on the side of the house are very noisy!  I
specifically asked for the mini inverters and mine are quiet, but I can hear
my neighbors system several hundred feet away with his "optimizers."   You
can get a bag of ferrites and clamp them on every panel's output and it will
drastically quiet them down.  

-----Original Message-----
From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org] On Behalf Of Mike Lussier
Sent: Monday, February 11, 2019 7:48 AM
To: amsat-bb at amsat.org
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Solar panel inverters--radio noise?

I have been running 5.8 Kw system using Kyocera panels and SMA inverters now
for 20 years. No noise at all. The inverters are less that 6 feet from my
radios.

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*Michael Lussier AE4ML*

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