Hi William; 30VDC is kind of odd, but 36VDC is common. The folks at Solar Converters might be able to fix you up with a custom one, or perhaps 36V is within the sat unit's input range. As for the inverter, I've never gone wrong with the Morningstar SureSine. Slick little unit.
Dan Fink Adjunct Professor of Solar Energy Technology, Ecotech Institute IREC Certified Instructor™ for: ~ PV Installation Professional ~ Small Wind Installer Executive Director, Buckville Energy NABCEP Registered Continuing Education Providers™ 970.672.4342 On Mon, Mar 28, 2016 at 1:44 PM, William Miller <will...@millersolar.com> wrote: > Friends: > > > > I am designing a satellite data interface for a large off-grid system for > a state highway department facility. We will be using the Outback Optics > data capabilities along with equipment manufactured by Control by Web. > > > > I’d like to run the satellite system on a battery power source so I can > hope to use it when we need it most, when the power is down. We have a > separate 24 volt battery bank remaining from a previous generator control > system. The satellite system operates on 30 VDC at 2 amps. > > > > My first choice is to find a DC to DC converter from nominal 24 volts. Do > any of you know of one that you could recommend? > > > > My second choice is to use a small inverter. Can anyone suggest one at > this small wattage? I don’t know how good the power supply is at rejecting > waveform distortion so I presume an inverter needs to be somewhat close to > a sine wave. > > Thanks in advance. > > > > William Miller > > > > > > [image: Gradient Cap_mini] > Lic 773985 > millersolar.com <http://www.millersolar.com/> > 805-438-5600 > > >
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