[RE-wrenches] UL and Grid-tied Battery Back Up Systems

2010-10-05 Thread Peter Parrish
Are there UL testing procedures for Grid-tied Battery Backup Systems, such as the Xantrex XW systems and the Outback GVFX systems? The reason for my inquiry is that the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power intends to require that "...applicants installing Battery Backups on their solar systems

Re: [RE-wrenches] Battery capacity testers

2010-10-05 Thread North Texas Renewable Energy Inc
Bob since we've scheduled 2 days for the 400a upgrade and generator installation, a 8-12 hour static period for the batteries won't be a problem. I suspect that the half day battery rest before testing VOC is not usually an option for most installers on service calls so their diagnosis could be

[RE-wrenches] Trace/Xantrex info

2010-10-05 Thread Allan Sindelar
Wrenches, Xantrex' website now appears to include only products related to their RV/mobile line, with Heart 458s and similar products. Their document depot includes only manuals related to discontinued items in these markets. While I have most inverter manuals etc. alrea

Re: [RE-wrenches] Trace/Xantrex info

2010-10-05 Thread Nick Soleil
Hi Allan: I too have found it difficult to find Xantrex and Trace owners manuals for SW and XW products. I don't deal with C-40s or DRs much these days, luckily. I did find a PDF at another site for the SW series manual, www.aaasolar.com/ProdLit/Trace/SWManual.pdf . Nick Soleil Proje

Re: [RE-wrenches] UL and Grid-tied Battery Back Up Systems

2010-10-05 Thread Joel Davidson
Peter, California utilities use to require operating steps (list not UL listing) for all grid-tied systems in the interconnection application. A copy of the operating steps from the equipment manual sufficed. Joel Davidson - Original Message - From: "Peter Parrish" To: "'RE-wrench

Re: [RE-wrenches] Trace/Xantrex info

2010-10-05 Thread Brian Teitelbaum
Here's a link Allen: http://www.schneider-electric.com/sites/corporate/en/products-services/renewable-energies/products-offer/range-presentation.page?c_filepath=/templatedata/Offer_Presentation/3_Range_Datasheet/data/en/shared/renewable_energies/xantrex_xw.xml# The manuals are under "tech publica

Re: [RE-wrenches] Trace/Xantrex info

2010-10-05 Thread Allan Sindelar
Thanks, Brian, I found that too. I prefer to use www.scroogle.com than google... But I couldn't find the remote display manual I needed (for fault warning codes) and the documents I downloaded to copy had ridiculous names (%5 etc.) And nothing in Off-Grid a

Re: [RE-wrenches] UL and Grid-tied Battery Back Up Systems

2010-10-05 Thread Joel Davidson
Hello Peter, It was good to see you at the LADWP Commissioners Meeting even though we didn't have time to talk. I told Mr. Benyamin, LADWP AGM, at the meeting that there were no safety issues regarding grid-tie PV system with batteries because the inverters were IEEE 929 compliant. He said he wa

Re: [RE-wrenches] UL and Grid-tied Battery Back Up Systems

2010-10-05 Thread Matt Lafferty
Hi Joel, I've seen a handful of Sunny Islands go in after the initial PV system is installed. Six or seven. And I've seen Sunny Islands go in where there isn't any PV. All but one of the ones that I've seen installed after the PV have been permitted and inspected. ALL of these systems went in beca