Re: [RE-wrenches] SMA US 40 & AC coupling

2017-03-13 Thread Drake
I talked with Tim at SMA today, and the new Sunny Boy inverters will provide taper charging with the Sunny Islands even though no RS 485 communication is available. The Sunny Boys need to be programmed in the off grid mode, and the Sunny Islands will take care of the UL 1741 requirements. The g

Re: [RE-wrenches] SMA US 40 & AC coupling

2017-03-10 Thread William Miller
ttp://www.millersolar.com/> 805-438-5600 *From:* RE-wrenches [mailto:re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org] *On Behalf Of *Bradley Bassett *Sent:* Friday, March 10, 2017 7:36 AM *To:* RE-wrenches *Subject:* Re: [RE-wrenches] SMA US 40 & AC coupling I just checked with SMA and they do not have an

Re: [RE-wrenches] SMA US 40 & AC coupling

2017-03-10 Thread Bradley Bassett
I just checked with SMA and they do not have an RS485 card for the -40 inverters. What this means is that you can set them up to be permanently in off grid mode where the SB will follow the frequency shift of the SI, ok for an off grid system. But for grid tie with backup, the SB will not communica

Re: [RE-wrenches] SMA US 40 & AC coupling

2017-03-10 Thread Drake
I talked to SMA tech support. They said the 5.0 and 6.0 models were compatible with AC coupling. AEE supplied the SI 485PB NR Piggyback card with RJ 45 cable. At 06:45 AM 3/10/2017, you wrote: Well my supplier was not aware of any additional part# for this purpose. Nor was their anything in thei

Re: [RE-wrenches] SMA US 40 & AC coupling

2017-03-10 Thread Tump
Well my supplier was not aware of any additional part# for this purpose. Nor was their anything in their manual stating compatibility. Part# PLEASE, It does seem short sighted of the company who pioneered AC Coupling to no longer provide us w/ equipment for said ACC. > On Mar 9, 2017, at 8:47 AM,