Introduce a secondary set of wires for houses for DC loads, such as lighting, TVs, and laptops.
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Full Description
Currently, rooftop PV hooks up to the AC wiring in homes. There is much power lost during conversion from DC to AC, and then back to DC for small loads. A DC bus and wires cheaply configured for low voltage DC loads is needed.
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