03-10-2018, 08:49 AM
Not sure if I can do a diversion load with my setup, but one of the ideas I had for something like that was LED grow lights for lettuce or other crop you don't want to expose to rat lungworm and other outside pests. Assuming some amount of natural light is available so that the light isn't required for growth but certainly goes into high gear when the lights are on. If "excess" energy can't be stored, convert it into food.
ETA: The "diversion" I'm currently using is to run the deep freeze during the day. It's on a timer so the unit doesn't try to kick on at night when there is no solar. The energy is "stored" thermally. During the 16 hours the freezer is not powered the temperature usually doesn't rise more than about 12 degrees. I have it turned up to maximum cold so that at its warmest it is usually in the single digits.
ETA: The "diversion" I'm currently using is to run the deep freeze during the day. It's on a timer so the unit doesn't try to kick on at night when there is no solar. The energy is "stored" thermally. During the 16 hours the freezer is not powered the temperature usually doesn't rise more than about 12 degrees. I have it turned up to maximum cold so that at its warmest it is usually in the single digits.