Re: [RE-wrenches] grid-tie solar behind a generator

2021-02-28 Thread Brett Bartmasser
We have installed relays that distinguish between generator and grid power. They simply go in-between the solar and the service. They disconnect when the gen runs and reconnect when the grid comes back. They have worked so far as I know. On Sun, Feb 28, 2021 at 12:32 PM Benn Kilburn wrote: > I h

Re: [RE-wrenches] grid-tie solar behind a generator

2021-02-28 Thread Jerry Shafer
The inverters have a pretty tight frequency range, I have adjusted gennys to run out of that tight range, they just keep waiting for the frequency to come back. I can take a little tinkering on some models but even 57 hz is enough if your Hawaii with the HECo rule or California. You can go over to

Re: [RE-wrenches] grid-tie solar behind a generator

2021-02-28 Thread Benn Kilburn
I had a similar scenario a few years ago and looked at the Generac SSM, but for some reason(s) I cannot recall, could not go this route. The system was on a house and the auto transfer switch and generator were in a shack that was unreasonable to trench too, and we did not want to rely on a wir

Re: [RE-wrenches] grid-tie solar behind a generator

2021-02-25 Thread MDElectricSolar
The Generac solution has worked well for me. Michael D Nelson MD Electric & Solar, Inc. 707-684-0064 mobile 707-884-1862 office www.mdelectricsolar.com www.facebook.com/mdelectricandsolar > On Feb 25, 2021, at 5:40 AM, Nik Ponzio, Building Energy > wrote: > >  > We are installing 25kW of PV

[RE-wrenches] grid-tie solar behind a generator

2021-02-25 Thread Nik Ponzio, Building Energy
We are installing 25kW of PV on a service with an existing backup generator (Eaton 30KW) and auto transfer switch. Because of the remote location of the generator and transfer switch, we can not easily connect on the grid-side of the transfer switch as we usually do (without cutting a very long tre