[RE-wrenches] Small 48V wind turbine recommendations

2023-03-26 Thread Kirpal via RE-wrenches
Greetings folks! Anybody have a recommendation for a small decent quality wind turbine manufacturer with decent quality equipment? We had a small SWWP turbine that has officially gone belly up and are looking to replace it. We don't do much these days in the wind scene and are a bit out of the l

[RE-wrenches] SMA inverterters with SPS

2022-12-12 Thread Kirpal via RE-wrenches
Good morning folks! Been interesting to see that both SMA and Fronius inverters ar no longer available thru our normal distribution channels. All their residential models seem to be unavailable with our distributors not having any idea on return to availability. Anyone know why both of these stri

Re: [RE-wrenches] SolArk and Tigo compatibility

2022-11-16 Thread Kirpal via RE-wrenches
Chris, Assuming there will be 48V batteries in the system - connect the Tigo transmitter via a 48V to 12V power supply and come off of the battery bussing. If there are no batteries now, use the 120V-12V power supply from the backed up loads panel - then when they get batteries that panel will rem

Re: [RE-wrenches] Shipping costs

2022-10-11 Thread Kirpal via RE-wrenches
One down side to arranging your own shipping is that you are also usually shifting the responsibility for any damage upon yourself to deal with in case you need to make a claim.. Whereas if your distributor ships it they are responsible for the claim process. Chunks of metal like many racking sys

[RE-wrenches] HomeGrid batteries

2022-08-18 Thread Kirpal via RE-wrenches
Hi Yall! Anyone used HomeGrid batteries? We are just getting ready to pair them with some Outback and Sol Ark systems.. They have a compelling price, form and feature set. Hoping to hear of any issues before we jump in too deep with them.. 100 thanks for any thoughts! Cheers. Kirpal Oregon Solarwo

Re: [RE-wrenches] Radian, Blue Planet and SMA 21 series AC coupled

2022-04-22 Thread Kirpal via RE-wrenches
William, You can can set the sell voltage to 54.4 and that will help force a fuller charge prior to selling. Has worked for me on a site that had the same symptoms. You will find that these batteries can be 100% at both 55.2 as well as 54.4due to the flat-ish voltage/soc curve. Hope that helps.