UlfSidda
New Member
Hello, in planning my system and learning about the difficulties with solar, I have come up with some questions. Would it be better and/or easier to segment my system? As in, say I need to run a CNC table, a plasma cutter, a rack of 3-d printers, a plastics extruder, etc., would it be better to create a micro system for each "tool" or should I lump everything together into one system? Also consider this question from a multi-modal standpoint, e.g. solar, wind and water. My thoughts are, I can "brick" each power system individually, but that leaves me with a bit of insecurity. Say, my hydro generator breaks down, now the building relying on hydro power is without power. See where I'm going? I'd also like to be able to install a "shunt" (I don't know the right word) between buildings in case of, say, bad weather, solar's out, wind has to be shut down and a manual brake applied, leaving only water, which may not provide enough current to keep up with the discharge of the batteries, but anyway I'd like to electrically connect all the battery banks, so that when the house needs power, and the metal shop (for example) has a surplus of power, I'd like it to kick in and share the power with the house, but that's a topic for another thread, I'm just trying to provide context, if it wasn't needed I do apologize, but in this thread I'm just asking about breaking the system into smaller parts.