Thanks Drake and others...
I will ping SMA on this... and perhaps with utility "special case" approval a
non-typical window could be allowed (with additional anti island logic
switchgear)...
keep on slingin panels everyone!
For a brighter energy future,
Geoff Greenfield
President
Third Sun Solar & Wind Power Ltd.
340 West State Street, Unit 25
Athens, OH 45701
740.597.3111 Fax 740.597.1548
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Clean Energy - Expertly Installed
----- "Drake Chamberlin" <drake.chamber...@redwoodalliance.org> wrote:
> This should be possible. I have discussed what it might take to set
> up a system like that in the Gambia, with wind generators. It would
> take a control system with differential current sensors and other
> features. The UL 1741 specifications would probably need to be
> opened up on multiple direct grid tie inverters. There would be a
> practical limit on the percentage of feed to the generator mini grid.
> This being said, I've not received much encouragement with this
> idea. There are a lot of factors to consider.
> At 09:35 AM 3/11/2009, you wrote:
> >Undoubtably many of us are getting interesting project requests as
> >folks want to sprinkle magic stimulus dust on things to make solar
> >panels grow...
> >
> >
> >
> >We have a project with a huge electrical load, pumping water for a
> >medium sized city. They want solar... great. Easy.
> >
> >
> >
> >They had a power outage and kept running with 2.6 MW of diesel
> >generators. They are interested in solar's ability to do
> >"backup". I don't think that many batteries will fit in my pickup
> >truck, and I hate working with 300/0 wire.
> >
> >
> >
> >QUESTION: (and maybe its an easy one and the SMA guys will say,
> >sure, we did that in Greece). Is it viable to set up a micro-grid
> >in this scenario and run an island-mode, with available solar
> >reducing the genny plant demand? Should I just say "forget it" or,
> >at this MW scale, would the switchgear and effort be practical?
> >
> >
> >
> >Thanks.
> >
> >For a brighter energy future,
> >
> >Geoff Greenfield
> >President
> >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
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