Re: [RE-wrenches] dual stacked inverters on 208V service

2010-01-01 Thread William Miller
Colleagues: We have an 8 stack Outback system on a three phase off-grid application. This works because the entire plant is using only two phases of an open-delta wired generator system, the phases being on the opposite end of the center tapped generator windings. We provide 120/240 feeds.

Re: [RE-wrenches] dual stacked inverters on 208V service

2010-01-01 Thread Darryl Thayer
ritical circuit power. Presently the max number of 3 phase you can stack is one using the master slave, however this has changed I think. Darryl --- On Thu, 12/31/09, Nik Ponzio wrote: > From: Nik Ponzio > Subject: [RE-wrenches] dual stacked inverters on 208V service >

Re: [RE-wrenches] dual stacked inverters on 208V service

2009-12-31 Thread Phil Undercuffler
Kent is correct, but you have to go a little further. We're all still guessing that you've got Outback G series inverters and FM charge controllers. If that's not the case, change some of the nouns below. In any case, if the inverters are kept at default programming at some point down the road (

Re: [RE-wrenches] dual stacked inverters on 208V service

2009-12-31 Thread David Katz
Nik, Since you cannot operate 2 inverters in a 3 phase mode, they will need to operate independently, so don't try to sync them. Operate both independently. if the building is set up for 120/208 there is not 240 anyway. You could stack them in 120V synchronized and connected across a single

Re: [RE-wrenches] dual stacked inverters on 208V service

2009-12-31 Thread dan
merry, Ho Ho Ho and all that. dbDan BrownPresidentFoxfire Energy Corp.Renewable Energy Systems(802)-483-2564www.Foxfire-Energy.comNABCEP #092907-44 Original Message Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] dual stacked inverters on 208V service From: "Mark Frye" Date: Thu, December

Re: [RE-wrenches] dual stacked inverters on 208V service

2009-12-31 Thread Kirk Herander, VSE
e-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org [mailto:re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org] On Behalf Of Nik Ponzio Sent: Thursday, December 31, 2009 4:15 PM To: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org Subject: [RE-wrenches] dual stacked inverters on 208V service Hi Gang, I have a problem. We a

Re: [RE-wrenches] dual stacked inverters on 208V service

2009-12-31 Thread Kent Osterberg
Nik, 120/208 has a 120 degree phase angle between legs, same as three-phase but you only have two legs.  Check with Outback tech support, but I believe the GTFX inverter can only be stacked in systems with 120/240 split phase (180 degrees between legs).  If there are no 208 loads, just unplu

Re: [RE-wrenches] dual stacked inverters on 208V service

2009-12-31 Thread Mark Frye
om: re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org [mailto:re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org] On Behalf Of Mark Frye Sent: Thursday, December 31, 2009 1:53 PM To: npon...@buildingenergyus.com; 'RE-wrenches' Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] dual stacked inverters on 208V service Not syncing

Re: [RE-wrenches] dual stacked inverters on 208V service

2009-12-31 Thread Phil Undercuffler
Which inverters are you using? Do they share the same protected load panel? I'm not aware of any GT capable battery based inverters which can sync and sell across only two phases of 208, especially when they're intended for 240v output per your post. Can you give us a little more detail about w

Re: [RE-wrenches] dual stacked inverters on 208V service

2009-12-31 Thread Mark Frye
lto:re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org] On Behalf Of Nik Ponzio Sent: Thursday, December 31, 2009 1:15 PM To: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org Subject: [RE-wrenches] dual stacked inverters on 208V service Hi Gang, I have a problem. We are installing a gridtie PV system with 2 battery

Re: [RE-wrenches] dual stacked inverters on 208V service

2009-12-31 Thread Richard L Ratico
Nik, I haven't run into this myself, but... I think what you have is not really split phase, but two phases, out of the three available, from the three phase system in the main building. If that is the case, those legs/phases are 120 electrical degrees apart, rather than the 180 degrees you would

[RE-wrenches] dual stacked inverters on 208V service

2009-12-31 Thread Nik Ponzio
Hi Gang, I have a problem. We are installing a gridtie PV system with 2 battery-based inverters for 240V. The service coming in to the condo is 120/208 split-phase fed from 3-phase 208 in main building. The master inverter pickups up L1 but the slave inverter will not sync. What am I missing?