[RE-wrenches] Outback Generator support mode

2018-02-26 Thread Barton Churchill
Has anyone successfully paired multiple Radians and an AC generator in support (parallel) mode? We're getting mixed advice from Outback tech so far. Need 600A continuous backup. Thanks! -- -- Barton Churchill 406.587.5295 2430 North 7th Bozeman, MT 59715 www.solarip

Re: [RE-wrenches] Electric Water kWh/ person

2018-03-14 Thread Barton Churchill
gt; How can we get a good estimate for a per person energy usage for electric > hot water? Any other suggestions are welcome. > > Thank you, > > Drake > > > -- -- Barton Churchill 406.587.5295 2430 North 7th Bozeman, MT 59715 www.solarips.com __

Re: [RE-wrenches] Electric Water kWh/ person

2018-03-20 Thread Barton Churchill
hose that never bathe to the high schooler that needs > 3 showers a day. In the northeast water heating can be up to 19% of the > total household energy load for the year. Also, I would recommend the air > source heat pump water heaters if you have significant humidity or an on > demand un

Re: [RE-wrenches] AC/DC coupling on conext

2019-06-24 Thread Barton Churchill
The only way to grid zero with a Radian is with dc coupled solar. AC coupled with frequency shift has to sell to the grid. [cid:f07d6127-e785-47a3-bb9f-37ca4a425465]Barton Churchill, Project Manager Power Division 2042 Stadium Drive Suite 2 • Bozeman, MT 59715 • (O) 406-587-2917 • (D) 406-589

Re: [RE-wrenches] White wire for DC- after ground fault breaker

2020-06-15 Thread Barton Churchill
Thanks Hans, we look forward to meeting you there! From: RE-wrenches on behalf of Kent Osterberg Sent: Monday, June 15, 2020 4:06 PM To: RE-wrenches Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] White wire for DC- after ground fault breaker William, This is new for the 2017 code

Re: [RE-wrenches] Commercial three phase inverter @208V

2020-09-18 Thread Barton Churchill
Just use a transformer. [cid:6c26afbc-2b00-4b95-b459-380117216f20]Barton Churchill Director, Power Division 2042 Stadium Drive Suite 2 • Bozeman, MT 59715 • (O) 406-587-2917 • (D) 406-589-4493 235 E. Broadway • Jackson, WY 83001 • (O) 307-200-2210 bchurch...@energy-1.net<mailto:blans...@ene

Re: [RE-wrenches] Outback AC Backfeed Error

2020-12-12 Thread Barton Churchill
en! [cid:699e3bd7-2852-4ad0-830e-dc63c6fa2b82]Barton Churchill Director, Power Division 2042 Stadium Drive Suite 2 • Bozeman, MT 59715 • (O) 406-587-2917 • (D) 406-589-4493 235 E. Broadway • Jackson, WY 83001 • (O) 307-200-2210 bchurch...@energy-1.net<mailto:blans...@energy-1.net> |

Re: [RE-wrenches] Powerwall 2 AC PV regulation

2021-04-18 Thread Barton Churchill
t here. If the combined PV AC inverter output is less than 22.5 kW the system will work fine. Tesla does have a list of approved PV inverters but unless you're looking to connect something over 3 years old it should be fine. [cid:f7580fd8-6285-4e79-9ad8-512cb4416200]Barton Churchill

Re: [RE-wrenches] Grid overvoltage and undervoltage issues on SMA install

2021-05-20 Thread Barton Churchill
You’ll need to either measure or calculate impedance from the inverters up to and ideally including the utility transformer. The most likely culprit are one or both are undersized. From: RE-wrenches on behalf of James Reismiller Sent: Thursday, May 20, 2021 10

Re: [RE-wrenches] Lithium battery cable lengths

2021-07-20 Thread Barton Churchill
If each lithium battery has an internal BMU and your wires are sized properly for their output it does not matter. From: RE-wrenches on behalf of Dave Angelini Offgrid Solar Sent: Tuesday, July 20, 2021 4:02:20 PM To: RE-wrenches Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] Lith

Re: [RE-wrenches] Lithium battery cable lengths

2021-07-20 Thread Barton Churchill
, Barton Churchill < bchurch...@energy-1.net<mailto:bchurch...@energy-1.net>> wrote: If each lithium battery has an internal BMU and your wires are sized properly for their output it does not matter. From: RE-wrenches mailto:re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-

Re: [RE-wrenches] Lithium battery cable lengths

2021-07-20 Thread Barton Churchill
Glad you found it, Jay. You also don’t need to match the length of AC conductors on paralleled inverters. [cidb2f78c46-71ed-4265-93ae-19555889454e]Barton Churchill Director, Power Division 2042 Stadium Drive Suite 2 • Bozeman, MT 59715 • (O) 406-587-2917 • (D) 406-589-4493 235 E. Broadway

Re: [RE-wrenches] Xantrex AC Fault 186.6v

2022-12-08 Thread Barton Churchill via RE-wrenches
I’ve seen services at the end of utility lines have wildly fluctuating voltage, especially during high demand winter months. When voltage goes below or above inverter set points the inverter will disconnect with a fault like you listed. Changing inverters will only help if the new one has a larg