Cory, Wrenches I had this at a golf course, we used the existing wire as a lower amp feed to out Outback blue planet system, with proper programing and an ac to dc 48 volt 1000 watt charger. There was a small PV component and away it went, worked great. Jerry
On Fri, Apr 17, 2020, 6:15 AM Mac Lewis <maclew...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi wrenches, > > I've got a architect client with a sub-optimal power situation on one of > the projects he is working on. I'm running through a couple of scenarios > that may work. Its a ADU (accessory dwelling unit) that is about 1100' > from power. The farmer had taken it upon himself to bury some 4/0 a few > years ago to run power out there. Voltage drop is the big issue and its > not going to pass the AHJ inspection. We could just ditch the grid and go > off-grid, but it seems like a shame to not tap into the grid resource. > Instead of dealing with the voltage drop, I was thinking it may make sense > to rectify that low AC voltage input and parallel a smallish battery bank > (size is yet to be determined), then use an off-grid inverter to serve the > loads at good voltage. > > I am looking for feedback on this concept. What do you think? > > Also, are there any recommendations for good quality rectifiers with wide > input voltage window? > > Thanks in advance for your help > > -- > > > > Mac Lewis > > *"Yo solo sé que no sé nada." -Sócrates* > _______________________________________________ > 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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