[RE-wrenches] Fwd: AC Coupled

2012-02-18 Thread Larry Brown
> > Wrenches, > > I have a client with a 4.6 kw grid tied system using a Sunny Boy 6000 > inverter. We have AC Coupled to that system with 2 Sunny Island 5048's and > 8-Concorde SunXtender 3050T 6 volt batteries in series feeding an essential > load/critical load sub panel. The wiring to th

Re: [RE-wrenches] Fwd: AC Coupled

2012-02-18 Thread Richard L Ratico
Larry, Would it not be better to connect the Honda directly to the the Sunny Islands? Use a manual transfer switch to choose between the grid and the Honda. Then, in an extended outage, your client could charge the batteries with it and turn the darn thing off once in awhile. Maybe you could trans

Re: [RE-wrenches] Fwd: AC Coupled

2012-02-18 Thread Kent Osterberg
Larry, It sounds like the customer can power all loads with the generator and the non-critical load may even be the motivation for starting the generator? How about a relay that opens the SunnyBoy output or the Sunny Island input when the generator runs? Kent Osterberg Blue Mountain Solar, I

Re: [RE-wrenches] Fwd: AC Coupled

2012-02-22 Thread JRQ
the main SI tech guy for SMA America is Roy Dyngen. Let us know what they say. Jeffrey Quackenbush NABCEP Certified PV Installer Peripatetic Solar Technician From: Larry Brown To: RE-wrenches Sent: Saturday, February 18, 2012 9:03 AM Subject: [RE-wrenc