Hey Darryl, What voltage ranges do you mean? This is AC coupled, so it will rely on a third party solar inverter for the Solar generation side of things. If you mean AC voltage tolerance, I’d assume it gets wider when “off grid” like Outback. The specs and manuals don’t say. Would be worth asking Franklin unless another Wrench has gotten this already?
-- Danny Young NABCEP PV Installation Professional #031508-90 VP of Engineering Solar Energy Solutions Lexington | Louisville | Bloomington | Cincinnati | Evansville | Indianapolis 513-448-5176 (mobile) 877-312-7456 (Main Office) da...@sesre.com<mailto:da...@sesre.com> From: RE-wrenches <re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org> On Behalf Of Darryl Thayer via RE-wrenches Sent: Sunday, September 17, 2023 12:23 AM To: RE-wrenches <re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org> Cc: Darryl Thayer <darylsol...@gmail.com> Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] Franklin Home Power Caution: This email originated from outside SES. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. sorry for a dumb question but what is the voltage ranges of the Franklin? On Thu, Sep 14, 2023 at 4:26 PM Jason Szumlanski via RE-wrenches <re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org<mailto:re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org>> wrote: Enphase does generator support as well. Fortunately, I do not need that, so maybe it opens up my options. It's good to know that Franklin supports off-grid. I will reach out to them to confirm. I asked my Enphase rep to run this up the chain of command to see if they would support this installation given that it's kind of high profile and a fantastic marketing opportunity. Jason Szumlanski Principal Solar Designer | Florida Solar Design Group NABCEP Certified Solar Professional (PVIP) Florida State Certified Solar Contractor CVC56956 On Thu, Sep 14, 2023 at 5:17 PM Daniel Young <da...@sesre.com<mailto:da...@sesre.com>> wrote: I believe they do. They also have generator support with programable SOC trigger points. They can start either 2 wire start generators, or if the generator is existing and has a complicated signaling system, you can actually wire the Franklin smart module to the existing generator ATS and let Franklin kill the AC power to the ATS to force the generator to start. -- Danny Young Engineering Team Lead NABCEP PV Installation Professional #031508-90 Solar Energy Solutions Lexington | Louisville | Bloomington | Cincinnati | Evansville | Indianapolis 513-448-5176 (mobile) 877-312-7456 (Main Office) da...@sesre.com<mailto:da...@sesre.com> From: RE-wrenches <re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org<mailto:re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org>> On Behalf Of Jason Szumlanski via RE-wrenches Sent: Thursday, September 14, 2023 4:35 PM To: RE-wrenches <re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org<mailto:re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org>> Cc: Jason Szumlanski <ja...@floridasolardesigngroup.com<mailto:ja...@floridasolardesigngroup.com>> Subject: [RE-wrenches] Franklin Home Power Caution: This email originated from outside SES. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. Does anyone know if Franklin supports their AC-coupled battery solution in a completely off-grid scenario (no grid present)? I need to install a demonstration system with ~40kWh capacity to run loads in an outdoor off-grid facility. It needs to be wall mounted, NEMA 3R, and have 10kW AC output rating minimum. Aesthetics are important. I'm contemplating installing an Enphase 5P battery system, but it's not officially supported, even though I believe I can trick the system enough to get it commissioned and running in off-grid mode. If Franklin supports this, that's a checkmark in their column of the comparison chart. I'm not opposed to a 48V DC battery system with a Sol-Ark 15k or something like that, but I think my options for wall-mount, outdoor, and beautiful are going to be limited. I don't need any generator integration. Jason Szumlanski Florida Solar Design Group _______________________________________________ List sponsored by Redwood Alliance Pay optional member dues here: http://re-wrenches.org List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org<mailto:RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org> Change listserver email address & settings: http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org There are two list archives for searching. When one doesn't work, try the other: https://www.mail-archive.com/re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org/ http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org List rules & etiquette: http://www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm Check out or update participant bios: http://www.members.re-wrenches.org
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