Re: [RE-wrenches] Large lithium chargers

2021-12-03 Thread jay
HI Nick, Thanks for the idea. I didn’t consider theSMA/ SI/MC because at this point its a legacy product and I wouldn't want to have to deal with potential lack of parts, technical support or warranty should something go wrong. Also my understanding is that the MC box for larger systems isn’

Re: [RE-wrenches] Large lithium chargers

2021-12-02 Thread Mac Lewis
What about large stacks of telecom style rectifiers with the output tuned to the desired absorb voltage? Very scalable but I'm not sure how the costs would compare... On Thu, Dec 2, 2021 at 1:46 PM Michael Morningstar wrote: > I’m currently building a similar sized system (a bit larger), so I k

Re: [RE-wrenches] Large lithium chargers

2021-12-02 Thread Michael Morningstar
I’m currently building a similar sized system (a bit larger), so I know what the costs are for such scale. Seems like 6-9 SolArks or XWpros for dedicated closed loop charging only wouldn’t be unreasonable? If an equally sized battery charger exists it would be a monstrosity! > On Dec 2, 2021

Re: [RE-wrenches] Large lithium chargers

2021-12-02 Thread Jay
Hi all Sorry I guess I didn’t explain the clients wants well enough 1. 90-100kwh+ 48 vdc lithium battery 2. 208 3 phase AC generator powering 48v nominal battery chargers. 208-3phase as that is the house/EE design voltage. 3. AC generator because it’s back up if the inverters fail, so no DC gen

Re: [RE-wrenches] Large lithium chargers

2021-12-02 Thread MDElectricSolar
Maybe a DC output generator, the Wildcat Maverick charges a 48v battery bank directly and has it’s own controls, independent from the inverter. https://wildcatpowergen.com/pages/maverick Michael D Nelson MD Electric & Solar, Inc. 707-684-0064 mobile 707-884-1862 office www.mdelectricsolar.com ww

Re: [RE-wrenches] Large lithium chargers

2021-12-02 Thread Mac Lewis
Hi Jay, Is the plan to feed DC current (from generator and grid) into the batteries and keep the inverters as power source for loads? On Thu, Dec 2, 2021 at 6:30 AM Darryl Thayer wrote: > Jay I am confused as usual, what are the loads? AC or DC? How are you > charging the battery from the gen

Re: [RE-wrenches] Large lithium chargers

2021-12-02 Thread Darryl Thayer
Jay I am confused as usual, what are the loads? AC or DC? How are you charging the battery from the generator or how is the battery powering the loads? What is the desired current or the size of the generator? sorry if this I dumb question On Wed, Dec 1, 2021 at 2:23 PM Jay wrote: > I got a

[RE-wrenches] Large lithium chargers

2021-12-01 Thread Jay
I got a call from a colleague that is designing a very large roughly 90-100 kWh lithium battery at 48v. He’s looking for large AC chargers to charge this bank. The reason is total elimination of switch over delay from inverter to generator and back. One technique is to use inverters for this,