How can I use an outlet to connect a solar system to my house? Don’t outlets just power my appliances?

Strictly speaking, outlets are just a connection point. You can connect a generator to an outlet and provide power to your home grid. HOWEVER – to protect your home, that power must be controlled or limited. We have developed our own Smart Power Meter. It clamps to the 2 main lines in your breaker box and communicates every 0.1 seconds with the other products. Wifi & mHz – Dual band communication to never loose connection. Our Power Meter Measures the Usage of the home and allows the panels to lower the amount of bought electricity. In the case the home needs less power than the Solar kit can produce we simply throttle the output of the inverters or tell the Smart Battery to initiate a charge to store power for later. This refined balancing act of communication is ensured at all times! All of our products use our patented communication method through wifi & mHz Communication in parallel. Our products communicate with each other even if the wifi is down or spotty.

A maximum of 2000 Watts can be plugged into any dedicated circuit. The power at peak will not exceed 14A on a 15A breaker. You can connect multiple systems to multiple circuits, or simply ask an electrician to install a dedicated circuit for this purpose. (dedicated circuit means – there is only one outlet on the 15A breaker in your breaker box.

How much power will a solar kit offset

On the Chart below you will see how much a 2 x 2000 Watt solar kits will offset per month even without a battery! You can start with just a 2000W kit and upgrade at a later point as well.

How do you protect my home’s wiring and outlet?

With our NEC Smart Plug . While it is more complex, you can see it as a circuit breaker for our CraftStrom products. The NEC Smart Breaker continuously measures the draw on the circuit. Should you accidentally connect some heavy duty power user to the same circuit as your Smart Panels, then our SGA automatically shuts down our products. Your house circuits are never affected or turned off.

Is it safe to still work on my home grid, when the panel is connected?

Yes. Our smart inverters are certified according to UL/CE/VDE and feature an automatic, rapid shutdown function. The inverter will turn itself off within milliseconds of a grid shutdown.

Do I have to register this with my utility?

Not in every State. Just check with your electricity company if they require an interconnection agreement for systems that do not back feed to their grid. Same as an off-grid solar system.

What can I power with the battery when the power goes out?

Most gadgets and appliances.

How does my home grid know to use the electricity produced by my panel

This happens automatically, since the electricity you produce is discharged directly into your home grid. This power is used first, but if you need more power than is available from your panes, then you will automatically draw a bit of power from the utility.

How many panels can I connect to my outlet?

Max 2000 Watt or 10 panels & 5 Inverters on a 15A breaker. Each Inverter gets power from 2 of our solar panels. Each inverter connects to the next kit with the supplied cables and it all results in a final extended power cable with a standard AC plug. Want to install more? Simply use other circuits.

Can it be used as a backup system, even though the inverter shuts itself off when the grid is down?

Yes! Simply take the battery out of its smart base and disconnect the panel from the smart inverter. You can now connect the solar panel directly to the battery to keep it charged. The battery itself has USB-A and USB-C connectors, but we have also designed an AC power outlet for emergencies and on-the-go that connects to the top of the battery. Use that to power your fridge, internet access point or other essentials.

Can I install this on my roof?

Sure! You can install your panels wherever you like, but please keep in mind that for the long-term, you do want to make sure your panel is mounted securely. While we use the most resilient cells please make to use all eyelets and that no panel is flapping in the wind. We do offer a ground mount system that we have perfected over the last years!

Are your batteries safe to use in the house?

Our batteries use Lithium Iron Phosphate cells, which are much more stable and do not burst into flames as easily, as your typical cellphone battery. Our battery is designed for indoor use. We do not use any Cobalt in our cells!