[RE-wrenches] Trace SWs in Energy Management Mode

2013-10-04 Thread Brian Mehalic
Have a friend that is on an electric co-op where peak $/kWh is 4x the off-peak rate. Peak hours are 6-10 am in the winter and 12-6 pm in the summer. He has relocated an older system from his previous house to his new one; circuits were separated out to sub-panel that is connected to the inverter

Re: [RE-wrenches] Trace SWs in Energy Management Mode

2013-10-04 Thread William Miller
Brian: Have you considered trying the LBX mode? From the manual: Low Battery Transfer mode is an alternative way of operating off the grid using the utility for backup power instead of a generator. The system essentially operates as a stand-alone power system, independent of the utility

Re: [RE-wrenches] Trace SWs in Energy Management Mode

2013-10-04 Thread Brian Mehalic
I thought about it, but the main goal is no utility power draw during peak times, and especially not for battery charging - while the grid could still be used to charge during peak times in energy management mode (at the low battery voltage), it seems less likely if the batteries are getting a

Re: [RE-wrenches] Trace SWs in Energy Management Mode

2013-10-04 Thread Eric . Bentsen
| Address: 250 South Vasco Rd., Livermore, CA 94551 *** Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail From: Brian Mehalic br...@solarenergy.org To: RE-wrenches re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org Date: 10/04/2013 12:04 PM Subject: [RE-wrenches] Trace SWs in Energy Management

Re: [RE-wrenches] Trace SWs in Energy Management Mode

2013-10-04 Thread Brian Mehalic
To: RE-wrenches re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org Date: 10/04/2013 12:04 PM Subject: [RE-wrenches] Trace SWs in Energy Management Mode Sent by: re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org -- Have a friend that is on an electric co-op where peak $/kWh is 4x the off

Re: [RE-wrenches] Trace SWs in Energy Management Mode

2013-10-04 Thread William Miller
To: RE-wrenches Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] Trace SWs in Energy Management Mode Thanks, I was thinking about using LBX, but the customer is really not too excited about it. And based on the manual, Energy Management Mode seems like it fits the bill, but it doesn't seem to be going back into stand

Re: [RE-wrenches] Trace SWs in Energy Management Mode

2013-10-04 Thread Allan Sindelar
: Friday, October 04, 2013 1:39 PM To: RE-wrenches Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] Trace SWs in Energy Management Mode Thanks, I was thinking about using LBX, but the customer is really not too excited about it. And based

Re: [RE-wrenches] Trace SWs in Energy Management Mode

2013-10-04 Thread Brian Mehalic
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Re: [RE-wrenches] Trace SWs in Energy Management Mode

2013-10-04 Thread Eric . Bentsen
: 250 South Vasco Rd., Livermore, CA 94551 *** Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail From: Brian Mehalic br...@solarenergy.org To: RE-wrenches re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org Date: 10/04/2013 01:39 PM Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] Trace SWs in Energy Management Mode Sent