No cell reception or internet at this site. I am starting to think about cold and or altitude as a factor. Or maybe a large load that brings this small battery bank low enough to crash the system. I have no idea at this point. The LBCO and gen settings are all set up to endure LBCO does not happen. There are also NO error codes or events that are logged. Thanks all that have attempted to help.
Aaron Mandelkorn President / Founder Renewable Energy Outfitters www.reosolar.com Off Grid Depot www.offgridnow.com 970-596-3744 THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS E-MAIL MAY BE PRIVILEGED, CONFIDENTIAL, AND PROTECTED FROM DISCLOSURE. IF YOU ARE NOT THE INTENDED RECIPIENT, ANY DISSEMINATION, DISTRIBUTION, OR COPYING IS STRICTLY PROHIBITED. On Tue, Nov 19, 2019 at 9:22 AM Vince McClellan <vi...@solarenergydesign.com> wrote: > This is a long shot but something to check, and, I’m guessing you already > have this handled. Have you taped together your main system cables from the > battery? That will keep battery cable inductance from bottoming out the > voltage that the inverter sees. > > https://www.jamestowndistributors.com/userportal/document.do?docId=1018 > > Vince McClellan > Energy Design > Sent from my iPad > > On Nov 18, 2019, at 8:52 PM, Ray <r...@solarray.com> wrote: > > > > Totally sounds like Low voltage disconnect to me. Many, Many times the > generator does not start when it should or connect to the inverter. I've > had 2 systems recently, that both shut down, 1 had the LVD set really high, > higher than the gen start, so that definitely didn't work. The next one > would start the generator when required, but the generator voltage > regulation was incorrect, so the inverter would never connect to it. > Thinking the Ecogen is going to save the day is going to be recipe for > disaster; over the years I've come to despise the Ecogen. I'm seeing 50% > failures, and some of the failures are catastrophic, complete engine > failures. I don't have a suggested replacement, other than go big enough > (+20 kW) to get into the 1800 rpm water cooled equipment, or just get a > decent portable. At least with a portable, you can haul it in for service. > > Ray Walters > Remote Solar > 303 505-8760 > > On 11/18/19 8:00 PM, Aaron Mandelkorn wrote: > > This is a strange one. I have a Schneider SW 4024 installed in a remote > area of Colorado. Cold and high altitude. Since the fall every time my > customer has gone out to her cabin she noticed that the inverter is off. > She proceeded to turn the unit back on by pressing the button on the SW. > There are no error messages, no tripped breakers. She has no issues with > the system when she is there and leaves the system on. Next weekend rolls > around and she comes back out to find the inverter off again. Schneider > tech support seems to feel that the inverter is turning off on its own due > to low battery voltage. But there is nothing in the log that shown this. > And there is a Ecogen 15KW installed to protect from ever seeing the low > battery cut off. > > Has anyone experienced this? My customer always comes ont on a friday and > seems to believe the day of the week has something to do with this or this > be cold induced? It is rather pressing since winter is in full swing and a > turned off inverter can mean frozen pipes. > > Any help out there? > > Aaron Mandelkorn > President / Founder > Renewable Energy Outfitters > www.reosolar.com > Off Grid Depot > www.offgridnow.com > 970-596-3744 > > > > > THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS E-MAIL MAY BE PRIVILEGED, CONFIDENTIAL, > AND PROTECTED FROM DISCLOSURE. IF YOU ARE NOT THE INTENDED RECIPIENT, ANY > DISSEMINATION, DISTRIBUTION, OR COPYING IS STRICTLY PROHIBITED. > > _______________________________________________ > 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 > > _______________________________________________ > 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 > > _______________________________________________ > 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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