Re: [RE-wrenches] SolarEdge AC coupled off-grid (part 2)

2019-07-25 Thread Ray
I've AC coupled off grid with the Sunny Island, but I haven't tried it with Solar Edge.  Can you adjust the Solar Edge coupling window to outside the IEEE set points?  We used to have set all GT inverters in Hawaii wider, because the utility wanted them to stay on longer in a brown out. Ray W

Re: [RE-wrenches] SolarEdge AC coupled off-grid (part 2)

2019-07-25 Thread Howie Michaelson
Hi Ray, I get the issues with AC coupling. However, this system already has a 3+ kW DC coupled array, the new array is close to 200' away, and it would take 2 more charge controllers of any of high voltage ones for this size array. Are there any battery based inverters that folks have had decent l

Re: [RE-wrenches] SolarEdge AC coupled off-grid (part 2)

2019-07-24 Thread Ray
I do not recommend AC coupling for off grid, except to offset daytime loads or to add PV at remote buildings.  Besides coupling errors like you're experiencing, the entire system will shut down and not recharge, if the VFX inverters shut down.   With a DC coupled array, the batteries can rechar

[RE-wrenches] SolarEdge AC coupled off-grid (part 2)

2019-07-24 Thread Howie Michaelson
sorry, prematurely emailed previous post: I'm wondering if the VFXs are just not capable of putting out clean enough power in order to hold the SE HD inverter. I had it operating on this same system for a couple of hours with not this problem. Is it likely that this inverter combo is not going to

[RE-wrenches] SolarEdge AC coupled off-grid

2019-07-24 Thread Howie Michaelson
I have used SolarEdge to AC couple a smaller Array in the past, with no issues. I recently added a fairly significant array (6.2k DC via a SE6K (setap) inverter in an off-grid home which has had a dual stack VFX3648 for many years. I also added 32kWh of Blue Ion batteries replacing an 80kWh older