The SMUD paper on testing from the MicroPlanet site says the following, but I couldn't find other reference to the PV inverter in a quick read:
"In 2004 SMUD ran a series of tests on MicroPlanet Ltd.’s High Voltage Regulator (HVR) at its photovoltaic test laboratory at Rancho Seco. Using a dedicated transformer, a load bank, a welder and a photovoltaic inverter, the HVR was tested for resistive loads, reactive loads, and inverter compatibility. The results of the tests indicated that the HVR was capable of boosting and bucking (reducing) the voltage in accordance with manufacturer claims, as well as improving power factor." ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Mon, 17 Aug 2009 10:37:13 -0700 > From: "Bill Brooks" <billbroo...@yahoo.com> > To: "'RE-wrenches'" <re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org> > Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] utility line voltage issues > Message-ID: <008001ca1f61$5cc2f5d0$1648e1...@com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > All, > > If you are looking for voltage regulators that can be placed on a home or > business, check out www.microplanet.com. They are selling these around the > world for energy efficiency purposes. Bring high voltage down makes > equipment run more efficiently and keeps the PV system from tripping. I'm > not sure if they have tested these with PV backfeeding them. I'll check > with > my contact. > > Bill. > >
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