Re: [RE-wrenches] Enphase Application

2009-04-09 Thread Travis Creswell
I really appreciate the responses to my questions. Marv, can you address Bill L's comment that some faults could require the EnPhase EMU unit to clear? That's good point about shading which isn't a problem on this roof. Regarding the "wasted glass" and "third module" of the KC120's. Currently t

Re: [RE-wrenches] Enphase Application

2009-04-09 Thread Marv Dargatz
A GFDI fault requires an EMU (Envoy) to clear the fault. Or the inverter must be replaced. There is sound reasoning behind this: 1. UL1741 requires the GFDI to "provide an indication of the fault". It does not stipulate how to indicate, or where to indicate. 2. Further, the requirement st

Re: [RE-wrenches] Metrics

2009-04-09 Thread Darryl Thayer
Reply I don't want any one to think I am slow or fast but if it is a nice day and I take a crew of 4 (I am 70 so I do not do much) I hope to finish a job in 8+ hours or 32 person hours. for a 1kW system. But if I screw up and do not have a plan this can easily go to more. (5 modules, 32 hours,

[RE-wrenches] Outback GTFX errors

2009-04-09 Thread Jon Haeme
I have a customer with an Outback GTFX 3048 that has an"over voltage AC in" warning but when I check the voltage with my Fluke meter it shows a normal range 122 - 126 V . In the Mate grid menu the AC high Volts is set at 140 V . The customer called Outback support before I could get to him

Re: [RE-wrenches] Outback GTFX errors

2009-04-09 Thread William Miller
Jon: 1. Outback inverters are notorious for reporting errors incorrectly. Often the errors are a clue, but not the actual error. As an example, a shorted AC output might report a "Low Battery Voltage" error because when the output is shorted, the battery draw is momentarily very high, reducin