That's a great tip Steve. Is there a downside to changing this setting? Daryl
> Ray, > > If you go to the Status FX Sell menu what is the disconnect reason when > it does this? > > Also have you set the Grid Tie Authority from IEEE to User, when > customers are all the way out at the end of the line sometimes the grid > isn't as pretty and UL1741 and 1547 require so if the Grid Tie Authority > is IEEE the inverter can disconnect prematurely. Changing this to User > will open up the disconnect windows a bit so you don't disconnect > prematurely. > > Steve Higgins. > Sr Application Engineer. > Sub-Saharan Africa Business Dev Mgr. > Outback Power Systems. > 19009 62nd Ave Ne > Arlington Wa 98223 > 360-618-4313 > > -----Original Message----- > From: re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org > [mailto:re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org] On Behalf Of R Ray > Walters > Sent: Tuesday, March 30, 2010 11:54 AM > To: RE-wrenches > Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] Outback Grid Problems > > I considered that there could be something happening due to the grid, as > this guy is way out on the end of the line going into his own utility > transformer. > But then the inverter should show a fault light, and it should try back > again, once the grid voltage drops. > Instead it initiates a full charge cycle and will not connect till the > next day. > > R. Walters > r...@solarray.com > Solar Engineer > > > > > On Mar 30, 2010, at 10:57 AM, Brian Teitelbaum wrote: > >> HI Ray, >> >> Have you checked the grid voltage to see if there is variation during > the day which would be enough to kick the inverters out of connection? >> >> Brian Teitelbaum >> AEE Solar >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org > [mailto:re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org] On Behalf Of R Ray > Walters >> Sent: Tuesday, March 30, 2010 9:43 AM >> To: RE-wrenches >> Subject: [RE-wrenches] Outback Grid Problems >> >> We currently have a Grid Tie system with a pair of Outback inverters > that are regularly dropping out of sell mode, and letting the arrays > spend all day charging the battery bank. >> It seems to do this several times a week, and the customer is losing > substantial production, and gassing the batteries too much. >> It will reset itself the next day, or the customer resets it by > turning off the inverters manually. >> The system is 24 v, with an old array of 1800 watts running through 2 > FM60s, and a new array of 2800 watts running through another pair of > FM60s. >> The battery bank is HUP about 4100 Ah @ 24 v (3 strings of 1375 Ah > each) Big battery, I know, but the customer is an electrical engineer, > who wanted maximum storage capacity. >> >> Outback tech support has not resolved the issue, and this has turned > into several service calls, and customer frustration. >> We've tried running the controllers through the HUB, and also > independently, and that doesn't make a difference. >> I have numerous Outback GT installs dating back to 2003, and have > never had a problem like this. >> Any help or advice would as always be greatly appreciated. >> >> Thank you in advance fellow Wrenches, >> >> R. 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