We’ve had the same issue. Michael D Nelson MD Electric & Solar, Inc. 707-684-0064 mobile 707-884-1862 office www.mdelectricsolar.com www.facebook.com/mdelectricandsolar
> On Nov 11, 2020, at 11:53 PM, Bill Hennessy <b...@berkssolar.com> wrote: > > > Hi folks--We've also been disappointed with the Sol-Ark two-wire generator > start. The unit starts at the charge set point, but the inverter will shut > down for about a minute every time the generator stops running. After the > minute wait, the inverter restarts and everything is fine. But it is > aggravating for the homeowners to be left wondering in the dark. > > Sol-Ark says that when the generator shuts off, the frequency drops out of > the Sol-Ark range and causes the inverter shut down. > They suggested we find a way to increase the generator speed to avoid the > frequency drop at shutdown. This seems like a lame suggestion, since the > generator has no idea of when the batteries will be satisfied--it only > responds to the on/off signal from the Sol-Ark. I would think that the unit > could be programmed to ignore the frequency drop when it sends the shut off > signal to the generator. The system has an an Ecogen 15kW. > > Not having an exercise function is also a miss. As mentioned below, the time > of use can be used, but one has to go out and play with the programming to > check the generator. > > regards, bill > > Bill Hennessy > Berks Solar, LLC > 371 Centennial Rd > Mertztown, PA 19539 > > o 610 682 4300 > c 484 560 4666 > NABCEP certified installer > PA contractor #44411 > www.berkssolar.com > > > On Wednesday, November 11, 2020, 8:20:57 PM EST, Chris Sparadeo > <sparadeo.ch...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Thanks for the suggestion, Jay. > > Yes, the Sol-Ark has a very basic and limited AGS for 2 wire compatible gen > sets. Gen start can be programmed with voltage or SOC, however gen stop is > not a function that can not be readily programmed. Instead, the Sol-Ark is > programmed to charge the battery bank to 90% of the rated Ah capacity of the > battery bank before turning off the generator. You can ultimately adjust this > gen stop parameter to be based on a specific SOC or voltage, but I believe > that doing so requires a call into tech support. The tech I spoke with > updated a setting (having to do with a TOU parameter I believe) that was not > accessible via the system interface. AGS from Schnieder, Outback and even > Magnum are less clunky, but I am hoping that Sol-Ark will eventually come out > with new programming to remediate these minor but nevertheless, important > issues > > -Chris > > On Wed, Nov 11, 2020 at 3:58 PM Jay <jay.pe...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi Chris > > I would install a timer. There are many dry contact dc or ac powered with a > high degree of programmability. > > A question about the normal function of the AGS. I’ve talked to a few people > that have mentioned that the ags has its own fuzzy logic, with limited > programming. And they have had issues with it not turning on or not turning > off > > What do you say? > > Jay > >>> On Nov 11, 2020, at 10:43 AM, Glenn Burt <glenn.b...@glbcc.com> wrote: >>> >> >> I believe the Atkinson GSCM could be used to do this. >> >> -Glenn >> Sent from my 'smart'phone, so please excuse typos and spelling errors. >> >> ------ Original message------ >> From: Chris Sparadeo >> Date: Wed, Nov 11, 2020 11:16 AM >> To: RE-wrenches; >> Cc: >> Subject:[RE-wrenches] Sol-Ark Gen Exercise Cycle >> >> Hi all, >> >> According to Sol-Ark tech support, they do not currently have a programmable >> exercise cycle for >> its two-wire start function. When paired with a generator like a Generac >> Ecogen (exercise cycle is automatically disabled when configured with two >> wire start) this means that the only way to effectively run an exercise >> cycle on your generator would be to do it manually. I am wondering if anyone >> has run into this issue and if there are work arounds? Kind of a bummer and >> my first and only negative experience with Sol-Ark thus far. >> >> Kindly, >> >> Chris Sparadeo >> -- >> Chris Sparadeo >> >> >> C_802-369-4458 >> H_802-728-3059 >> _______________________________________________ >> List sponsored by Redwood Alliance >> >> List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org >> >> Change listserver email address & settings: >> http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org >> >> There are two list archives for searching. 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