Re: [RE-wrenches] Equipment ideas for very large residential PV and battery backup

2019-01-08 Thread jay
HI Mac, I wondering if you know which SMA GT inverters communication with the SI? thx jay > On Jan 8, 2019, at 1:02 PM, Mac Lewis wrote: > > Hi August, > > The limitation with the Sunny Island, (if you don't go 3 phase), is a quad > stack of 6048s in a 120/240 system last I checked. I th

Re: [RE-wrenches] Hober Pumps Reviews?

2019-01-08 Thread jay
HI Michael, Here is another option vs the shurflo. I had someone buy this and so far its working well. 6 months now. The shruflo is about $700, this one is $69. https://www.ebay.com/itm/12V-Submersible-Deep-Solar-Well-Alternative-Solar-Battery-Water-Pump-Powerful/401447293005?hash=item5d781f904

Re: [RE-wrenches] Equipment ideas for very large residential PV and battery backup

2019-01-08 Thread Dan Fink
Hi August - in addition to the suggestions below, I would give Iron Edison a call here in Colorado. They have supplied many gorgeous 200-300 kWh LiFe systems, and they generally use Schneider products. Dan Fink Professor of Solar Energy Technology, Ecotech Institute IREC Certified Instructorâ„¢ fo

Re: [RE-wrenches] Equipment ideas for very large residential PV and battery backup

2019-01-08 Thread Dave Angelini Offgrid Solar
You should also take a look at the latest Schneider offering. It is made for the new grid requirements and has the 600v mppt's along with the Insight monitoring/remote configuration. Also warranty/product support can be allowed in to help you if you let them. 75KW and going up I hear. https://s

Re: [RE-wrenches] LiFePo4 vs BOS

2019-01-08 Thread Dave Angelini Offgrid Solar
Got 113 attached screen. What is different or what should I look for please? --Dave On Tue, 8 Jan 2019 10:15:40 -0800, Alex MeVay wrote: > Hi All, > > As Larry said, when a lithium BMS disconnects, this causes a "load > dump" just like disconnecting a lead-acid battery. Well-designed > charger

Re: [RE-wrenches] Hober Pumps Reviews?

2019-01-08 Thread Michael Welch
Hi Bill and all. Windy was having troubles getting this to post, so he asked that I post it on his behalf: Bill, I agree, mostly, with Jay. The Shurflo may last 1-3 years and it is difficult and expensive to rebuild. It's a diaphragm pump like an RV pump and has a brush motor. When the diaphragm

Re: [RE-wrenches] Equipment ideas for very large residential PV and battery backup

2019-01-08 Thread Peter Giroux
August Is this a commercial project? If so depending on the incoming voltage, Fronius Primo or Symos for the grid tied portion and Outback radians for the battery side ( can stack up to 8 per Mate and hub ) . There is a company called Sol-Ark that has a great true Hybrid but they are still wo

Re: [RE-wrenches] LiFePo4 vs BOS

2019-01-08 Thread Dave Angelini Offgrid Solar
We did the LG RESU 48v field testing here for Schneider. Never had any problems with this and both of their cc's. Still running fine 2 years later. What I found was in the effort to get to 100% Soc there would be micro cycles of the battery. By staying below 100% there was not any more issue wi

Re: [RE-wrenches] Equipment ideas for very large residential PV and battery backup

2019-01-08 Thread Mac Lewis
Hi August, The limitation with the Sunny Island, (if you don't go 3 phase), is a quad stack of 6048s in a 120/240 system last I checked. I think you can double that with your islanded Sunny Boys. The 6048 had a ridiculously high surge rating so it can cover pretty high loads. If you go 3 phase wi

Re: [RE-wrenches] Equipment ideas for very large residential PV and battery backup

2019-01-08 Thread Darryl Thayer
Hi all, i would keep LG in the mix, and also Pika using Panasonic. My experiance is only small systems 10 kwh and smaller. Besure to look at demand charge reduction operation. On Tue, Jan 8, 2019, 2:49 PM August Goers Hi Wrenches, > > We have a new potential client who wants a 60 kW PV system

[RE-wrenches] Equipment ideas for very large residential PV and battery backup

2019-01-08 Thread August Goers
Hi Wrenches, We have a new potential client who wants a 60 kW PV system and a battery backup system with 200 kWh of storage. The system will be grid tied and the client insists on some sort of lithium battery technology and doesn't want Tesla. For such a ridiculously large system, what kind of equ

Re: [RE-wrenches] LiFePo4 vs BOS

2019-01-08 Thread Alex MeVay
Hi All, As Larry said, when a lithium BMS disconnects, this causes a "load dump" just like disconnecting a lead-acid battery. Well-designed chargers (solar or otherwise) should be able to handle this without damage, though a failing or poorly-designed lithium battery may cause this to happen many

Re: [RE-wrenches] LiFePo4 vs BOS

2019-01-08 Thread Darryl Thayer
Hello Larry is always a good source. I have used Morningstar MPPT 60 s on my few LiFe po4 systems 4 years now, no controller problems or equipment problems yet. I imagine when the BMS disconnects battery voltage high, controller output goes high for a short period i will put an Egauge on the outpu

Re: [RE-wrenches] LiFePo4 vs BOS

2019-01-08 Thread Starlight Solar Power Systems
There was some off board chatter about this subject but I think it is useful to some to copy my comments on the board. If a Li battery EMS or BMS detects a fault condition, it can cause an open circuit to the battery. As the battery owner gets familiar with their new energy storage system, this