[RE-wrenches] Fwd: AC Coupled

2012-02-18 Thread Larry Brown
> > Wrenches, > > I have a client with a 4.6 kw grid tied system using a Sunny Boy 6000 > inverter. We have AC Coupled to that system with 2 Sunny Island 5048's and > 8-Concorde SunXtender 3050T 6 volt batteries in series feeding an essential > load/critical load sub panel. The wiring to th

[RE-wrenches] Interstate L-16 vs Trojan L-16REB

2012-02-18 Thread Doug Wells
Maverick, "But you would think after 20 years, inverter manufacturers would make some software similar to generator cycling to handle this cycling issue. " I believe that the XW Inverters have this ability in sell mode. There is traditional sell voltage. And then there is a setting that puts

Re: [RE-wrenches] Fwd: AC Coupled

2012-02-18 Thread Richard L Ratico
Larry, Would it not be better to connect the Honda directly to the the Sunny Islands? Use a manual transfer switch to choose between the grid and the Honda. Then, in an extended outage, your client could charge the batteries with it and turn the darn thing off once in awhile. Maybe you could trans

Re: [RE-wrenches] Fwd: AC Coupled

2012-02-18 Thread Kent Osterberg
Larry, It sounds like the customer can power all loads with the generator and the non-critical load may even be the motivation for starting the generator? How about a relay that opens the SunnyBoy output or the Sunny Island input when the generator runs? Kent Osterberg Blue Mountain Solar, I

Re: [RE-wrenches] AC Coupled

2012-02-18 Thread Hilton Dier III
Larry, I have run into similar situations. The simplest thing is to wire the Sunny Boy 6000 into a breaker in a small dedicated box on the *grid side* of the transfer switch. Grid present: feeds back normally Grid absent: interacts with Sunny Islands Grid absent, genset on: Sunny Boy cut off

[RE-wrenches] cycling flooded batteries is not necessary

2012-02-18 Thread toddcory
to reiterate wrenches: two battery manufacturers (surrette & trojan) have both stated there is NO NEED to cycle floating, flooded lead-antimony batteries. i have heard this urban legend for some time and it is nice to finally have it put to rest as an incorrect myth. todd On Saturda

Re: [RE-wrenches] cycling flooded batteries is not necessary

2012-02-18 Thread Dan Fink
This thread has been quite riveting for me over the last few days! Over the last couple decades in my remote mostly off-grid area here.we have seen quite a passel (perhaps the proper group term might instead be a "thud," "deadweight" or "boat anchor") of different battery types. My personal obse

Re: [RE-wrenches] cycling flooded batteries is not necessary

2012-02-18 Thread Darryl Thayer
But they say that periodic  equalazation is, the is this same as one good hard cycle.  So it could be said that One cycle a month is all a lead antinmony battery needs.  and of course water replacement, and sp gr testing to be sure the equalization was successful and when the battery gets old an

Re: [RE-wrenches] AC Coupled

2012-02-18 Thread Darryl Thayer
If it was connected such that the gen start would disable the DGI inverter and any manuel start would use the gen start module the syn would happen.   Darryl From: Hilton Dier III To: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org Sent: Saturday, February 18, 2012 3:12 PM

[RE-wrenches] Net-Metering Vs. Net-Billing

2012-02-18 Thread Comet Systems
I've been invited to take part in stake holder consultation meetings with a consultancy employed by the Government to make recommendations on renewable energy legislation for Anguilla. In the first of two meetings, they announced their intention to recommend a net-billing arrangement for grid-tied