Re: [RE-wrenches] Shade for Inverters on a flat roof

2014-04-30 Thread Bill Loesch
Fellow Wrenches, Did the group get any efficacy resolution for Zomeworks Cool Box ? Although, I believe, primarily intended as a mechanism to moderate/mitigate temperature extremes to improve battery output on the temperature high and low ends, the cooler daytime temps, above and beyond

Re: [RE-wrenches] Shade for Inverters on a flat roof

2014-04-30 Thread Allen Frishman
Benn, micro inverters are an option although there is no shade issues on this project so I would like to keep the inverter cost down. What I mean by zero lot is that the building is connected to the buildings on both sides, there is no back yard space and the front wall is exposed to the

Re: [RE-wrenches] Shade for Inverters on a flat roof

2014-04-30 Thread Jerry Shafer
We have used vented cabinets with doors opening to the front. everything is inside have had them inplace for several years On Apr 30, 2014 1:39 AM, Allen Frishman amfr...@aeonsolar.com wrote: Benn, micro inverters are an option although there is no shade issues on this project so I would like

[RE-wrenches] Shade for Inverters on a flat roof

2014-04-29 Thread Allen Frishman
Hey Wrenchers, I am looking for suggestions for building a shade structure on a flat roof for inverters and load center.There is no bulk heads on this flat roof and it is a zero lot building so there is no exterior wall available to hang the inverters. No space inside the building either

Re: [RE-wrenches] Shade for Inverters on a flat roof

2014-04-29 Thread Benn Kilburn
Al, Not sure what you mean by zero lot building? Can you design/construct a ballasted wall/structure at the back of the array that could accommodate the inverters and load center on its 'out-of-the-sun' side. It could be a covered/vented cabinet. Are micro-inverters an option? That would make