Re: [RE-wrenches] High Voltage MPPT units

2011-11-04 Thread toddcory
what is the max wattage the unit can handle? (it can't be 80 X 600?) todd On Friday, November 4, 2011 4:12pm, "John DeBoever" said: > Schneider Electric just launched their MPPT 80-600, which is a 80A , up to > 600 V. > > John > Trojan Battery Company > > - Original Message ---

Re: [RE-wrenches] High Voltage MPPT units

2011-11-04 Thread Carl Emerson
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Re: [RE-wrenches] High Voltage MPPT units

2011-11-04 Thread Ray Walters
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Re: [RE-wrenches] High Voltage MPPT units

2011-11-04 Thread Dan Fink
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Re: [RE-wrenches] High Voltage MPPT units

2011-11-04 Thread Carl Emerson
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Re: [RE-wrenches] High Voltage MPPT units

2011-11-04 Thread John DeBoever
Schneider Electric just launched their MPPT 80-600, which is a 80A , up to 600 V. John Trojan Battery Company - Original Message - From: Carl Emerson [mailto:freepo...@freepower.co.nz] Sent: Friday, November 04, 2011 07:08 PM To: 'RE-wrenches' Subject: [RE-wrenches] High Voltage MPPT un

[RE-wrenches] High Voltage MPPT units

2011-11-04 Thread Carl Emerson
Hi there, I have heard that Morningstar are bringing out a high voltage MPPT unit next year. This unit will run up to 600 Volts. In the mean time what other units are available that allow for higher than 150 VDC from the array. I want to avoid the expense of using a Sunnyboy at the array and br

Re: [RE-wrenches] Voltage Regulator

2011-11-04 Thread All Solar, Inc.
Thanks for all the info. This group rocks! J - Original Message - From: Ray Walters To: RE-wrenches Sent: Thursday, November 03, 2011 9:17 PM Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] Voltage Regulator You could almost run a 22 v nominal system, if you used 2 v cells. Charge controllers

Re: [RE-wrenches] under performing Enphase inverters

2011-11-04 Thread Jason Szumlanski
Wow. That is so different from our experience. Again, Enphase has been spectacular about replacements, but we're talking dozens out of the 1000+ inverters we have installed. I wonder if it is an environmental issue. It's hot around here in Florida... Jason Szumlanski Fafco Solar From: r

Re: [RE-wrenches] under performing Enphase inverters

2011-11-04 Thread August Goers
We have over 1000 Enphase units installed of multiple types - mostly M210s and M190s. We just had our first overt failure of an M190. It just went dead after a couple of months of operation. I'll keep my eye out for underperforming units but haven't noticed any yet. -August *From:* re-wrenche

[RE-wrenches] Connector mix & matching

2011-11-04 Thread North Texas Renewable Energy Inc
Wrenches I was ready to order Enphase 215s with the MC4 connectors when I was told by the distributor that these micros with the MC4 was for the Ontario FIT and more expensive so I should go with the Anphenol H4 connectors on the US version. I was leary of using different brands ever since I read

Re: [RE-wrenches] cable spacing in trenches

2011-11-04 Thread James Rudolph
Separation is an issue the NEC does not address clearly .However, please make sure you allow adequate room to repair the conduit if damaged, and 12' seems to be the magic number. I lso had no luck looking in 490. NEC 300.4(C)(2)(e) also seems a bit relevant where it allows for conductors of differ

Re: [RE-wrenches] Voltage Regulator

2011-11-04 Thread jay peltz
Solar converters used to make a DC regulated SS power supply, I'd check them. http://www.solarconverters.com/index.html jay peltz power On Nov 4, 2011, at 8:01 AM, John DeBoever wrote: > Jeremy, > > I understand that your application wants the wireless communication load to > operate at 24VD

Re: [RE-wrenches] Insulated Roofing Approaches

2011-11-04 Thread William Miller
Doug: The link below may provide some ideas: http://millersolar.com/MillerSolar/practices/Technical_Procedures/Metal_and_membrane/metal_and_membrane_roofs.html William Miller At 04:29 AM 11/4/2011, you wrote: Wrenches, We have a project that will involve installing arrays on storage units.

Re: [RE-wrenches] under performing Enphase inverters

2011-11-04 Thread SOLARPRO
We have had two 210's go dark. With SunPower 225. We keep one spare 210 in stock (have not had any 190's go yet). In a message dated 11/3/2011 2:27:30 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, ma...@pvthawaii.com writes: For the first time, several weeks ago, after 40-50 Enphase installs, we’ve come a

Re: [RE-wrenches] Voltage Regulator

2011-11-04 Thread John DeBoever
Jeremy, I understand that your application wants the wireless communication load to operate at 24VDC with a voltage tolerance of +-4V (15%). Since your battery bank will operate between voltages larger than +-15%, you will need typically 22-30V/24V DC/DC converter with max 15% voltage tolera

Re: [RE-wrenches] Voltage Regulator

2011-11-04 Thread Jason Szumlanski
I did some research on this a while back, and one thing I learned is that a switching regulator is more efficient than a linear regulator, which may be important to you in this case if battery or energy production capacity is a concern. You probably don't have to worry about low voltage because you

Re: [RE-wrenches] under performing Enphase inverters

2011-11-04 Thread Jason Szumlanski
I've never installed a M210, but we have had dozens of M190 failures, mostly within a short period of time after installation but a few older failures have trickled in lately. On one job with 236 208V M190's, we have replaced about a dozen. To date we have not had a single M215 failure, including o

[RE-wrenches] Insulated Roofing Approaches

2011-11-04 Thread Doug Wells
Wrenches, We have a project that will involve installing arrays on storage units. The roof is metal, over 1 1/2" rigid insulation, over 2x8 rafters. We have come up with a couple solutions, but thought it wise to consult here. Has anybody else installed on this type of roofing? What was your appro