Re: [RE-wrenches] SI6048s won't charge from generator

2014-05-05 Thread William Miller
Jerry: The gen is powering the loads through a bypass breaker so we can't be stopping and starting it. We did simulate an inverter start by initiating a start signal and immediately closing the gen feed breaker. This eliminated a sync error but did not allow the gen to charge. WM Miller

[RE-wrenches] Solar Edge Experience?

2014-05-05 Thread August Goers
Hi Wrenches, I have been watching Solar Edge for a while now and am curious if other wrenches have been using their product and what they think about it. I’m generally hesitant to adopt new technology until it has a good track record but I have to admit that I’m seeing some serious benefits in

[RE-wrenches] 1000V PV In Hawaii

2014-05-05 Thread Max Isaacs
Wrenches, I'm am in the initial phases of design for a commercial system in Honolulu and I'm planning on 1000v on the DC side and I want to know if anyone has had any issues with the AHJ on going over 600v. Any advise on designing or installing in Hawaii is appreciated. Best, Max

Re: [RE-wrenches] Solar Edge Experience?

2014-05-05 Thread William Dorsett
August, it’s hard for me to see the point if you get all those benefits (long strings, module level tracking and monitoring, design flexibility) for the same price with micros. Bill Dorsett Manhattan, KS From: re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org

Re: [RE-wrenches] Solar Edge Experience?

2014-05-05 Thread August Goers
Hi Bill, That was my take up until recently. However, we’ve had lots of Enphase failures with M190s and M210s (to Enphase’s credit, no failures yet with M215s and M250s) so I’m hesitant to put more and more micros up on the roof. Plus, the price starts to beat micros around a system size of 4+

Re: [RE-wrenches] Solar Edge Experience?

2014-05-05 Thread Erika Weliczko
No trunk cable is bonus. Working with regular PV cable is easier on stocking materials. Safe working voltage is real bonus and makes testing during installation reasonable. Strings over 12 is bonus. Sometimes, 16, 18+ makes sense physically. Now it can make sense electrically. With different

Re: [RE-wrenches] Solar Edge Experience?

2014-05-05 Thread Kirpal Khalsa
Augustwe have a half dozen systems out thereThey are all producing with high efficiency and no failures yetI think one advantage they have over micro's is that your wire runs are made using 350VDC and so you can get up to 25 modules or ~5200 watts per string ( which ever you hit