honda 2000 generator with solar panel assist..

MrWizard wrote:
..and they sync to the utility grid and the power is output is not large

I've often heard about "selling power back to the power company" which I've been suspect of. Seems like running your house would take a whole lot. I would think it would take a monster array to be able to sell power back to the utility.

All solar cells make DC current, the cells are connected to make panels
The majority stack the panels in a series attachment feed 'lethal ' DC voltage to a grid tie inverter
The inverter connects to the utility power grid
I don't know of any thing published on doing this with a generator and no power grid
You can't connect DC solar panels to AC power even if you stack them to 120v DC
There are micro inverter panels that produce AC for grid tie
The pricing is ridiculous, and they sync to the utility grid and the power is output is not large

2oldman wrote:
That isn't what OP is asking about,

It's not.

They "soft-start" a generator to eliminate the spike, alright, this is an old hat though probably new to a lot of people.

Their solar doesn't provide a significant assist when generator is running. I see 2,000W from generator and only 70W from solar.
Note that their solar is huge: 800W permanent plus 600W added on the ground when need arises.

That isn't what OP is asking about, but pretty cool.

Technomadia just did a whole article and a video on how they use a 2500w generator, augmented with their batteries and charged with solar to run the AC in their converted bus. A pretty amazing device they installed looks at all the available power sources and uses energy from each as need and as is available, combines them together.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zItm7k8S-uI

And way more panels than any RV is going to be lugging around.

Household panels that I saw were 24V DC panels ranging from 200 to 300W. Then the whole shebang is wired to a big grid-tie inverter and to the grid. No controllers integrated with panels - though such things do exist.

Almot wrote:

2oldman wrote:
No, with a grid-tie household panel, sans inverter, sans controller.

Are there panels that generate 120VAC?

Not directly, but I believe the household panels have what's called 'grid tie' inverters on them.

2oldman wrote:
No, with a grid-tie household panel, sans inverter, sans controller.

Inverter is still needed, hybrid or not. Or are there panels that generate 120VAC?

Almot wrote:
Assisting 3,000W generator with 180W post-controller post-inverter solar power?

No, with a grid-tie household panel, sans inverter, sans controller.

To me, it's not 'old hat' because it's not practical.