Larry: Maybe a better approach might be to use an inverter with "Gen-support." That is unless a system already exists that does not have this feature.
Plan B: use the gen start signal to disable one or more of the larger loads. I know this is not what you asked for, just trying inject some different ideas. William -----Original Message----- From: re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org [mailto:re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org] On Behalf Of Larry Crutcher, Starlight Solar Power Systems Sent: Monday, September 30, 2013 1:02 PM To: RE-wrenches Subject: [RE-wrenches] Generator automatic disconnect Wrenches, I want to use the Ecogen 6kW generator on a large off grid system. The location has very few overcast or rainy days and the generator will rarely be needed. My concerns is nuisance tripping the generator output breakers if the household load exceeds 6kW. The power system control has a feature for reducing the AC current used to charge the batteries but does not have a feature for disconnecting the AC input based on input load. Does anyone have a solution for monitoring AC load from the generator and disconnect it if overloaded? It must automatically reconnect after a short timeout. Thank you, Larry Crutcher _____________ _______________________________________________ List sponsored by Home Power magazine List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org Change email address & settings: http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org List-Archive: http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org List rules & etiquette: www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm Check out participant bios: www.members.re-wrenches.org
