The XW would have the inverter by-pass breakers assembly if you installed it w/ the conduit box, so the second transfer switch is not necessary. Reset your gen AC "transfer" cycles to their minimum as well as your generator low voltage parameters to 110 volts (IF it is a quality gen set & it produces a constant 120V), you should see no more lag transferring off the gen.Make sure you reset the settings in ALL the VFXs.
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Geoff Greenfield Sent: Tuesday, November 25, 2008 9:39 AM To: RE-wrenches Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] Integrating with a whole house generator It all depends on the homeowners expectations (and what THEY think is a reasonable critical load). Your scheme looks like it would work - (I might include a second X-fer switch to run the inverter supported loads off the genny if the grid AND the inverter are out). Second issue is transfer speed and power drop out. I am not sure of the XW, but I have found that outback is a very quick and clean switch (no computer/com drops) from grid to backup... like a UPS. However... it is NOT as smooth when turning off the genny on back up mode. Lights all fade as genny coughs off and inverter kicks back over to batts. I always make sure customer computer has a deadicated UPS. For a brighter energy future, Geoff Greenfield Founder and CEO Third Sun Solar & Wind Power Ltd. 340 West State Street, Unit 25 Athens, OH 45701 740.597.3111 Fax 740.597.1548 www.Third-Sun.com Clean Energy - Expertly Installed ----- "William Miller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Friends: > I am bidding an installation in which the customer owns a whole house > generator. The generator is 30 KVA and we will be installing a 4.5 or 6.0 > KVA XW system. Obviously, the inverter will not power the entire > house. If we segregate the non-critical loads and connect them to a > grid-fed panel, the generator will not power them. If we let the generator > run every time there is an outage, this negates the need for a inverter > system. What to do? > The transfer switch sends a two wire start signal to the generator upon a > grid outage. After the transfer switch senses generator voltage, it > effects a transfer. > My brainstorm is to intercept that two wire start signal. I will connect > it instead to the XW inverter. We will segregate the loads, feeding the > critical loads from the XW and the Non-critical loads from the output of > the transfer switch. In the case of a grid outage, the critical loads will > receive uninterrupted power. The Non-critical loads will not have power > unless the generator is started by the XW. Once the XW (or the home owner) > starts the generator, the transfer will occur. We will put a control panel > in the house so the home-owner can start the generator if the No-critical > loads are needed. > This seems clever to me, but I am biased. Am I missing something??? > William Miller > _______________________________________________ > List sponsored by Home Power magazine > List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org > Options & settings: > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > List-Archive: http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > List rules & etiquette: > www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm > Check out participant bios: > www.members.re-wrenches.org
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