I would definitely consider Sol-Ark if there were a NEMA 3R wall-mountable 48V battery on the market. I'm having a hard time finding that.
For what it's worth, Franklin got back to me and they fully and enthusiastically will support an off-grid system. There is no question that they are making inroads. We are getting requests from clients for their brand specifically. That said, I agree that there is significant risk in trying out a newcomer for an important project, but I'm running out of options. Jason Szumlanski Principal Solar Designer | Florida Solar Design Group NABCEP Certified Solar Professional (PVIP) Florida State Certified Solar Contractor CVC56956 On Fri, Sep 15, 2023 at 11:24 PM Jerry Shafer <jerrysgarag...@gmail.com> wrote: > Jason, Wrenches > I am familiar with Franklin and when I asked them about the battery they > had all the answers but when I asked about the AC coupled inverter inside, > mainly who made it is it field serviceable I got deer in the headlights and > a few weeks later I asked them the same thing and again no answer. I would > go with something that has been around some. You talked about Solark, I > have had no issues with any of their inverters and my latest install was > today connected to a fortress. Of course time will tell on anything we use, > Maybe franklin has made it known what is inside but for me I will not use > my customers as unknowing guinea pigs, I test products myself and see what > survives. > Jerry > > On Thu, Sep 14, 2023 at 1:35 PM Jason Szumlanski via RE-wrenches < > re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org> wrote: > >> Does anyone know if Franklin supports their AC-coupled battery solution >> in a completely off-grid scenario (no grid present)? >> >> I need to install a demonstration system with ~40kWh capacity to run >> loads in an outdoor off-grid facility. It needs to be wall mounted, NEMA >> 3R, and have 10kW AC output rating minimum. Aesthetics are important. >> >> I'm contemplating installing an Enphase 5P battery system, but it's not >> officially supported, even though I believe I can trick the system enough >> to get it commissioned and running in off-grid mode. If Franklin supports >> this, that's a checkmark in their column of the comparison chart. >> >> I'm not opposed to a 48V DC battery system with a Sol-Ark 15k or >> something like that, but I think my options for wall-mount, outdoor, and >> beautiful are going to be limited. >> >> I don't need any generator integration. >> >> Jason Szumlanski >> Florida Solar Design Group >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> List sponsored by Redwood Alliance >> >> Pay optional member dues here: http://re-wrenches.org >> >> 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. When one doesn't work, try the >> other: >> https://www.mail-archive.com/re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org/ >> http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org >> >> List rules & etiquette: >> http://www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm >> >> Check out or update participant bios: >> http://www.members.re-wrenches.org >> >>
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