[RE-wrenches] 705.12.B.(3) (b) the over-current device protecting the bus-bar

2019-06-05 Thread Darryl Thayer
Can this overcurrent protection be the current limit of the inverter? I was challenged by a licensed professional engineer he said it is the circuit breaker, I said it is the inverter. I said I can put a 50 amp breaker into the circuit panel with a 200 Amp bus, (125% for continuous) on a 40 amp

Re: [RE-wrenches] Replacing Xantrex GT 100 - AC grounded system

2019-06-05 Thread Jerry Shafer
David We had a real issue with Hi-Q warranty replacements, it took months. Does this GT System have a combiner that you could go with any of the three phase inverters. Just a thought Jerry On Wed, Jun 5, 2019, 2:11 PM David Buckner wrote: > Hi all, > > We are working with a Xantrex GT 100 that

Re: [RE-wrenches] Schneider ac coupling time.

2019-06-05 Thread Bradley Bassett
I still recommend using a relay triggered from the Aux for AC coupling, it works reliably and quickly. Brad AEE Solar On Wed, Jun 5, 2019 at 10:11 AM Kienan Maxfield wrote: > Jay, > > It waits 50 seconds to even start to try to shift the frequency. I don’t > know how long it takes to get up to

Re: [RE-wrenches] Outback inverter firmware mismatch

2019-06-05 Thread Bruce Geddes
In my case it was definitely NOT a case of the wrong ports being used. From: RE-wrenches [mailto:re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org] On Behalf Of Kienan Maxfield Sent: Thursday, 6 June 2019 5:25 a.m. To: RE-wrenches Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] Outback inverter firmware mismatch I have

[RE-wrenches] Replacing Xantrex GT 100 - AC grounded system

2019-06-05 Thread David Buckner
Hi all, We are working with a Xantrex GT 100 that appears on it's last legs. Schneider shipped a matrix and we installed it but that didn't work. Now they say we need to install a CCU and new motherboard. I believe I have all this right. If there is a way to replace the whole inverter with

Re: [RE-wrenches] Outback inverter firmware mismatch

2019-06-05 Thread William Miller
My inverters are connected to the correct ports. > On Jun 5, 2019, at 10:25 AM, Kienan Maxfield > wrote: > > I have seen this problem and other similar problems many times. I saw one > just last month that someone else was having trouble with. And with every > single case that I’ve seen,

Re: [RE-wrenches] Schneider ac coupling time.

2019-06-05 Thread Dave Angelini Offgrid Solar
Jay, XW+ and XWpro have so many adjustments for AC coupling that I wish they would just make an offgrid firmware version that would get rid of all the grid requirements. I tested this on XW pro and it took about 8 seconds. However, as Kienan remarked it would also depend on charge rate from both

Re: [RE-wrenches] Outback inverter firmware mismatch

2019-06-05 Thread Kienan Maxfield
I have seen this problem and other similar problems many times. I saw one just last month that someone else was having trouble with. And with every single case that I’ve seen, the installer had accidentally neglected to ensure that the inverters are plugged into the correct ports. One of the

Re: [RE-wrenches] Schneider ac coupling time.

2019-06-05 Thread Kienan Maxfield
Jay, It waits 50 seconds to even start to try to shift the frequency. I don’t know how long it takes to get up to get to 64 HZ. I heard somebody say that they thought that the 50 second delay should be adjustable, but I could not find a way to adjust it. I have not had a chance to talk to

Re: [RE-wrenches] Outback inverter firmware mismatch

2019-06-05 Thread William Miller
Bill: I am not sure how your point applies. This occurs on systems that have been running for some time. I would hope equipment in this price range and this application does not need frequent rebooting. William > On Jun 4, 2019, at 9:32 PM, frenergy wrote: > > Besides all the good info

[RE-wrenches] Schneider ac coupling time.

2019-06-05 Thread jay
HI All, I’ve got a project using lithium batteries and a big hydro. 4kw hydro 6.8kw schneider off grid AC coupled hydro The plan is to use a combination of ways to keep from overcharging the batteries. 1. PWM diversion control load. If this doesn’t keep up then we go to #2 2. AC couple HZ

Re: [RE-wrenches] looking for a Megger recommendation

2019-06-05 Thread Jerry Caldwell
Dave & Blake, Thank you kindly for the recommendations. Very helpful. Best regards, Jerry Caldwell On Mon Jun 03 2019 22:47:14 GMT-0700 (PDT), Blake Gleason wrote: I've been happy with the Hioki 1500V clamp meter, but I haven't tried their PV megger yet.   Has anyone? Hioki