Re: [RE-wrenches] Outback vfx 3648 question

2023-01-04 Thread Jay via RE-wrenches
Hi john Good to hear from you. Your system charges at above Outback programmed amp setpoints? And in a sort of cyclical way? Sometimes it’s normal for an hour then will go to 2x charge rate then back down then maybe 1.5. I talked to a senior Outback tech and they haven’t heard of this issue

[RE-wrenches] gravity storage of excess PV generation

2023-01-04 Thread Kirk Herander via RE-wrenches
Happy New year All, I'm sure most have heard of this technology, using excess PV-powered motors to raise large weights to the top of a tower, then slowly lowering them to release energy, the motors now rotating as generators. I've only read articles of a few of these under construction on a utili

Re: [RE-wrenches] gravity storage of excess PV generation

2023-01-04 Thread Jerry Shafer via RE-wrenches
Kirk, wrenches, There are several gravity storage systems out there in the renewable energy industry. I did water lift and drain back through lift pumps and hydro-electric. No different than all storage systems, it's all about capacity. Great talks Jerry On Wed, Jan 4, 2023, 7:23 AM Kirk Herander

Re: [RE-wrenches] Outback vfx 3648 question

2023-01-04 Thread Steve Higgins via RE-wrenches
Hey Jay. The AC input Amps should be the "Total" Amperage the inverter uses for pass-thru and charging. Having the AC In at five and the Charger at five may be what is causing the pulsing. Something else to consider the charging output of the inverter is not monitored very closely so there is

[RE-wrenches] gravity storage of excess PV generation

2023-01-04 Thread Hilton Dier via RE-wrenches
A one metric ton weight on a 30 meter tall tower has a potential energy of 81 watt hours. I’d stick with batteries. The only places gravity storage works are where you have “free” height and huge amounts of free weight. That is, an existing lake at a good elevation for pumped storage. But on