Video: Solar Power Balance of System

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The balance of system is what explains how all the elements of a solar energy system work together. Learn about the balance of system for solar power from a professional in this free energy conservation video.

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Now we have our balance, we come to the balance of system where we tell what else is needed to actually make all this work together. So to actually get our solar system installed we of course have to mount it on the roof, which takes some rails, and special mounting clips. We'll also be powering up one or more types of inverters. We'll be using a charge controller. We've got various sizes of wire to make the system work as well as some fuses and of course a different styles of batteries. So the balance of system, or BOS really depends on what size system you're installing. A full grid tie system would use a lot different parts than a small battery powered system and a small battery powered system uses actually some very large cables, where a grid tied system does not.

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Solar Power Balance of System

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