Re: [RE-wrenches] Responses Welcomed!: 230/400 50Hz in the U.S Off-grid?

Thanks Richard, I did have that doc - didn't see anything that would help though - did I miss something? Thanks again, Jeff Richard L Ratico wrote: Hi Jeff, Perhaps of some help, from the SMA German website: http://files.sma.de/dl/5615/INSELNETZ-PL-UEN105010.pdf Dick Ratico Solarwind Elec

Re: [RE-wrenches] Responses Welcomed!: 230/400 50Hz in the U.S Off-grid?

Hey Ray and all, Yes local contractors are being conacted now to get the scoop. But the Inspectors do indeed fly to the islands and it's not a foreign country to them. And yes always better to ask forgiveness rather than permission but only armed with good information! So again is there any

Re: [RE-wrenches] Responses Welcomed!: 230/400 50Hz in the U.S Off-grid?

Canadian code? Bahamas? You my friend have to make serious contact with local contractors to get the real scoop. Seems that if the customer owns the whole island, he gets to decide what voltage and frequency to operate the island at. Are there actually building officials or inspectors that are g

Re: [RE-wrenches] Responses Welcomed!: 230/400 50Hz in the U.S Off-grid?

Hi Jay and All, This island is remote and stand-alone - the client owns the whole island. Yes the multi-cluster box is available now in the US - up to 60 KWs - European version goes up to 300 KWs. 400/230 would reduce wire sizes over 208/120 before we go to transformers and allow bigger micr

Re: [RE-wrenches] Responses Welcomed!: 230/400 50Hz in the U.S Off-grid?

Hi Jeff, Perhaps of some help, from the SMA German website: http://files.sma.de/dl/5615/INSELNETZ-PL-UEN105010.pdf Dick Ratico Solarwind Electric --- You wrote: Thanks for the input! Was nice to see you at Intersolar. WELL This is the Bahamas so it's the Canadian Code. So let's say everythi

Re: [RE-wrenches] Responses Welcomed!: 230/400 50Hz in the U.S Off-grid?

Hi Jay, Thanks for the input! Was nice to see you at Intersolar. WELL This is the Bahamas so it's the Canadian Code. So let's say everything was listed - what are the other showstoppers? From what I know (and I risk embarrassing myself here) - the code doesn't specify voltage or frequency

Re: [RE-wrenches] Responses Welcomed!: 230/400 50Hz in the U.S Off-grid?

HI Jeff, I don't see how you could as the equipment isn't UL listed. Then you'd have the issue of what equipment are people going to be plugging into it, and none of that would be UL either. I think its great stuff and would love to see it happen, but I'd also like to know how, but if anyone c

[RE-wrenches] Responses Welcomed!: 230/400 50Hz in the U.S Off-grid?

Esteemed Wrenches, Is there any possibility at all I can install a 230/400 50 Hz Sunny Island Micro-grid in the U.S. or Canada and have it meet code? Is it the neutral and grounding that's going to prohibitive? Or is there a way around that? Anybody ever done it and gotten it through an ins