I should have mentioned, I am looking for a NEMA 3R solution. Jason Szumlanski Principal Solar Designer | Florida Solar Design Group NABCEP Certified Solar Professional (PVIP) Florida State Certified Solar Contractor CVC56956 Florida Certified Electrical Contractor EC13013208
On Sat, Jun 8, 2024 at 11:08 AM Bradley Bassett via RE-wrenches < re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org> wrote: > An excellent idea and one that is catching on for DIY also. There is a > potential issue using those at below freezing temps, as with all Li > batteries they should not be charged at below freezing temps. You'd want to > look for one with heated batteries. There are more and more brands of these > power boxes available, but I'm not sure how many, if any, have heated > batteries. I'd hope that the heater would be powered only from a charging > source, but you'd probably have to ask the manufacturer. I think it's also > better to find and use those with LiFePO batteries for safety. For > industrial use it would be great to find something with the more expensive > LiTO batteries which are ok with lower temps, but I don't think there are > any battery banks with these, much less power boxes. > > Brad Bassett > > On Sat, Jun 8, 2024 at 3:34 AM Peter Giroux via RE-wrenches < > re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org> wrote: > >> Jason >> >> >> >> Saw your post and wanted to share an idea or two. We did a small system >> like this for a client a month ago. 3 100 watt panels through a combiner >> box to a “solar generator “ like device called a Jackery. 2000 watts, >> little bigger and heavier than a boom box. >> >> >> >> There are several companies products to look at. There was a great >> article in Clean energy on this trend a month or two ago. Very popular in >> Europe, slowly growing here. Balcony solar is what I call it. Simple and >> easy. >> >> >> >> Thx >> >> Peter Giroux >> >> American Solar >> >> >> >> *From:* RE-wrenches <re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org> *On >> Behalf Of *Jason Szumlanski via RE-wrenches >> *Sent:* Friday, June 7, 2024 3:50 PM >> *To:* RE-wrenches <re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org> >> *Cc:* Jason Szumlanski <ja...@floridasolardesigngroup.com> >> *Subject:* [RE-wrenches] Kit Solar >> >> >> >> I am getting more and more requests these days for very small PV systems >> to run minor AC loads. I recently cobbled together a kit for a >> security system on a tiki hut. It ended up being more expensive than I >> wanted it to be and overkill for the application. >> >> >> >> I just had a local government contact me with a request for several ultra >> small systems, and I was hoping to find an off-the-shelf kit that is plug >> and play. I don't have time to cobble together a bunch of small systems. >> It's easy to find DC kits for things like vehicle gates and lighting, but I >> can't find anything for small AC loads. >> >> >> >> In this particular case, all they need to operate is an Intermatic >> mechanical timer and a small controller with latching solenoids. I imagine >> something like a 100W solar panel with a small battery and 100W inverter >> would do the trick. >> >> >> >> Does anyone know of a source of small off-the-shelf kits like this? >> >> >> >> >> >> 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 >> >> _______________________________________________ > 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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