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Date: Fri, 24 Sep 2010 11:45:44 +0000
From: Scott Tilley <sthed475@telus.net>
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  Hi Hugh

I don't know the laws there.  But here in Canada, if someone where to do 
that they would need to ensure the installation did not cause harmful 
radio interference.  I'd talk with her and make it very clear you're not 
going to tolerate harmful interference and if she wants to do this she 
had better be willing to mitigate the noise issue for you or be prepared 
to spend all the money she's saving on defending her 'free' power in court.

Interference complaints can work both ways.  You have a right to enjoy 
your property and if that came with a low noise floor fight to protect 
it.  You won't be the last to fight this one...

GL es 73
Scott
     VE7TIL


On 9/24/2010 7:53 AM, Hugh_m0wye wrote:
> Greetings to the LF group,
> My neighbour informs me that she is intending to have photovoltaic 
> panels installed on her roof, in a scheme where she gets free 
> electricity (all subsidised by the government of course!)
>
> My concern is the possibility of high levels of interference generated 
> by the kW inverters needed to pump electricity back into the National 
> Grid. I would guess that such invertors probably operate kHz and might 
> be expected to interfere with LF and VLF reception. The wiring to all 
> the panels on the roof might act as a very good aerial!
>
> It also occurs to me that any lack of RF immunity to my transmissions, 
> in the new installation, might have dramatic consequences - I know 
> from studying electrical engineering at college that connecting a 
> generator to the grid with incorrect phase leads to a big bang!
>
> Has anyone any experience of such installations?
> Perhaps someone has one nearby and could comment on any EMC effects.
> 73
> Hugh
>
>