[RE-wrenches] Best way to Supply Side connect from a 200 Amp Service Entrance?

2019-10-22 Thread Jeff Clearwater
Esteemed Wrenches, So from my previous post and research - I think I'm down to the simple question of what is the best way to do a supply side connection in PG&E territory for a 200 AMP PV feed into a 200 Amp Service. PG&E won't allow PV circuit wiring to enter their sealed sections. So how

[RE-wrenches] Meca solar tracker

2019-10-22 Thread Jay
Does anyone have a manual or have experience with a Meca 1 axis tracker? So far no answer from Meca in California. I’m helping with a site that has one, and it appears to rotate East too early in the day. It appears to be a time based tracker. Thx Jay ___

Re: [RE-wrenches] 600Vdc Transfer Switch Between Charge Controller and GT Inverter

2019-10-22 Thread Dave Angelini Offgrid Solar
Matt, quite a few issues and the GT inv. idea is where I would go also. XW5548 can only sell 20A @240vac. I would just set up a manual A/B switch on the grid inverter solar input to be able to switch this to the mppt-80-600 for outages and bad solar days. I can dig up the one I used. In this

[RE-wrenches] 600Vdc Transfer Switch Between Charge Controller and GT Inverter

2019-10-22 Thread Matt Sherald
Hi All, I've been asked to review a GT-BBUS that was installed with a DC to AC ratio of 2.14. The system owner is frustrated b/c his 9.2-kW of PV is bottlenecked by an 80A MPPT (~4,300W). The inverter is a XW-5548 so there is a second bottleneck to overcome even if an additional CC were added.