SMA has an intelligent dump load that works with their AC coupled systems. It's call a Smart Load, but I don't think they have a UL listed version. SMA has some pretty impressive technology along the lines of AC coupling that they've chosen not to make for the US market.
Dana Dana Brandt Ecotech Energy Systems, LLC www.ecotechenergy.com d...@ecotechenergy.com 360.510.0433 On Tue, Mar 2, 2010 at 2:49 PM, Hugh <h...@scoraigwind.co.uk> wrote: > I know a guy in Colombia who connects his Magnatek Aurora inverter to a > genset when the grid is down. Seems to work most of the time. He's got some > sort of chinese turbine and chinese controller that dumps power off the > back-up generator when necessary. > > Isn't there some way to detect reverse power and add a dump load? Seems a > shame to kill the renewable input when the grid is down. > -- > Hugh Piggott > > Scoraig Wind Electric > Scotland > http://www.scoraigwind.co.uk > > _______________________________________________ > 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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