Put the loads on contractors, control the contractors with adjustable time delay relays. Stagger the timing.
> On Sep 11, 2019, at 2:41 PM, Jason Szumlanski > <ja...@floridasolardesigngroup.com> wrote: > > In an off-grid situation I'm looking for a strategy to manage transfer from > generator power to inverter power because I have a lot of high startup load > appliances planned for a system. Think 8 mini-refrigerators, one sub-z large > refrigerator, and an under-cabinet ice maker, not to mention air > conditioning. I would like to start these loads in stages if they all call to > start up immediately upon system startup or during ATS switch over. Any ideas? > > I guess while I'm on the subject I should ask about my eye-roll, > keep-me-up-a-night, giving-me-heartburn problem with this ice maker. It's > going to be outdoors in Florida and they expect it to make 25-50 pounds of > ice per day. I am finding it really hard to estimate energy use for this > appliance. Any ideas (other than the obvious "don't do it" answer)? > > > Jason Szumlanski > Florida Solar Design Group > > _______________________________________________ > List sponsored by Redwood Alliance > > List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org > > Change listserver email address & settings: > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > List-Archive: > http://www.mail-archive.com/re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org/maillist.html > > List rules & etiquette: > www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm > > Check out or update participant bios: > www.members.re-wrenches.org >
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