Re: [RE-wrenches] Ten K Solar

2012-10-23 Thread William Dorsett
22, 2012 1:26 PM To: RE-wrenches Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] Ten K Solar Colleagues: The statement below is substantially true and is the skeleton in the closet for the PV industry. Smart combiners and automatic roof-top fault disconnecting means will correct this problem. William At 08:2

Re: [RE-wrenches] Ten K Solar

2012-10-22 Thread Dave Click
This is possible because they have cell-level MPPT. I'd guess that even when the sun is perpendicular to the module you'd have a [tiny] bit of extra current from diffuse light reflected onto the module, and you'd see more substantial gains from reflection if the sun can "see" the reflector and

Re: [RE-wrenches] Ten K Solar

2012-10-22 Thread Jesse Dahl
I haven't had a chance to work with TenK, but I'd love to see some monitoring info from a system or two to verify their numbers. Jesse Sent from my iPhone On Oct 22, 2012, at 5:49 PM, toddc...@finestplanet.com wrote: > ac & dc are very different animals. > > todd > > > > On Monday,

Re: [RE-wrenches] Ten K Solar

2012-10-22 Thread William Miller
Chris: The issue is not so much the voltage as the amperage. Utility power has amperage capabilities that far exceed the rating of the usual over current protection devices. In a fault, the current is temporarily very high, opens the OCPD and the problem is resolved. With PV, the power is

Re: [RE-wrenches] Ten K Solar

2012-10-22 Thread August Goers
on. -August *From:* re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org [mailto: re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org] *On Behalf Of *Chris Mason *Sent:* Monday, October 22, 2012 3:24 PM *To:* glenn.b...@glbcc.com; RE-wrenches *Subject:* Re: [RE-wrenches] Ten K Solar Do we really buy that a reflecto

Re: [RE-wrenches] Ten K Solar

2012-10-22 Thread toddcory
ac & dc are very different animals. todd On Monday, October 22, 2012 2:03pm, "Chris Mason" said: Maybe we should reduce our household voltage to 70V also, it would be save and you could fuse it... On Mon, Oct 22, 2012 at 4:40 PM, jay peltz <[mailto:j...@asis.com] j...@asis.com> wr

Re: [RE-wrenches] Ten K Solar

2012-10-22 Thread Chris Mason
Do we really buy that a reflector panel will produce more power than just laying the solar pv at the right tilt? ___ List sponsored by Home Power magazine List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org Options & settings: http://lists.re-wrenches.org/o

Re: [RE-wrenches] Ten K Solar

2012-10-22 Thread Glenn Burt
They have interesting videos regarding their claims. I have a colleague who is very enthusiastic about their product - has been to their plant for a discussion about representing them. Hope they do well for a US company. -Glenn Burt From: re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org [mailto:

Re: [RE-wrenches] Ten K Solar

2012-10-22 Thread Chris Mason
Maybe we should reduce our household voltage to 70V also, it would be save and you could fuse it... On Mon, Oct 22, 2012 at 4:40 PM, jay peltz wrote: > Hi al > > I'd be fun to go into a very long discussion about the pros ( very few) vs > cons ( many). > > But to cut it short, pure BS > > Jay >

Re: [RE-wrenches] Ten K Solar

2012-10-22 Thread jay peltz
Hi al I'd be fun to go into a very long discussion about the pros ( very few) vs cons ( many). But to cut it short, pure BS Jay Peltz power Sent from my iPad On Oct 22, 2012, at 9:11 AM, Allen Frishman wrote: > Hey Wrencher's, > I am sure many of you saw the Ten K Solar booth at SPI.

Re: [RE-wrenches] Ten K Solar

2012-10-22 Thread William Miller
Colleagues: The statement below is substantially true and is the skeleton in the closet for the PV industry. Smart combiners and automatic roof-top fault disconnecting means will correct this problem. William At 08:22 AM 10/22/2012, you wrote: Reading their statements make me wonder - "A

Re: [RE-wrenches] Ten K Solar

2012-10-22 Thread Chris Mason
Reading their statements make me wonder - "A traditional solar system produces a substantial live current any time that it receives sunlight—with DC voltages in the 300VDC-600VDC range—and cannot be fused. Experts have said for years the only way to have a safe system is for it to operate at low vo