Re: [RE-wrenches] off-grid AC coupling feasibility

2022-07-31 Thread Jay via RE-wrenches
I also worry about getting the system to 64 hz. That is hard on motors and might be the cause of the Light pulsing you’re seeing drake. Jay > On Jul 31, 2022, at 10:08 AM, Drake Chamberlin via RE-wrenches > wrote: > >  > Yes, we have a system with AC and DC coupled arrays on an off-grid

Re: [RE-wrenches] off-grid AC coupling feasibility

2022-07-31 Thread Drake Chamberlin via RE-wrenches
Yes, we have a system with AC and DC coupled arrays on an off-grid system. Having DC coupled capacity is important for reasons given in other posts. We used AC coupling due to shade issues, so we could use Enphase inverters. In your case, if the house really is going to go on grid, I would t

Re: [RE-wrenches] off-grid AC coupling feasibility

2022-07-30 Thread Jerry Shafer via RE-wrenches
An all DC side charging is preferred and will have the simplest charging system. Flex net DC shunts, easy to monitor. Last l heard FM 100 were pushed out till late in the year Fun times On Sat, Jul 30, 2022, 1:37 PM Kirk Herander via RE-wrenches < re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org> wrote: > Jerr

Re: [RE-wrenches] off-grid AC coupling feasibility

2022-07-30 Thread Kirk Herander via RE-wrenches
Jerry- The pole mount does not exist for a few more weeks, so I have time to think about DC or AC coupling for it only. To clarify, the old roof 1.8 kw array is functional and has been charging the new blue ions through an old Outback pre-hub 60A controller(replacing it soon with a new FM60). So I

Re: [RE-wrenches] off-grid AC coupling feasibility

2022-07-30 Thread Jerry Shafer via RE-wrenches
Its not clear to me if you will actually have a DC side coupled connection in talking about the pole mount. If so then it does work but if not then no, the big question is how would you restart the inverter to restart the SE to start the charging process on the AC side, answer, you can't in most ca

Re: [RE-wrenches] off-grid AC coupling feasibility

2022-07-30 Thread Howie Michaelson via RE-wrenches
Hey Kirk, This is something I've done a few times with success, although I've used an XW pro instead of the Radian, with OB charge controllers. Having the mix of DC and AC coupled is ideal, as the solaredge will do the bulk of the charging, but then charge controllers will do the finish taper charg

Re: [RE-wrenches] off-grid AC coupling feasibility

2022-07-30 Thread Jason Szumlanski via RE-wrenches
Hi Kirk, I have not done this personally, and this does not pertain to your specific situation, but related to this subject is the Sol-Ark 15k has a massive AC coupling capability even with maximum DC connected PV. I really like this idea for people that want a huge PV array but only need the cont

[RE-wrenches] off-grid AC coupling feasibility

2022-07-30 Thread Kirk Herander via RE-wrenches
All, Anyone out there successfully AC-coupled inverters in an off-grid system? Advantages vs. pitfalls? In my case I'm thinking of its practicality with a Solaredge inverter AC-coupled to an OB Radian inverter. OB firmware makes this pretty easy now. So effectively the Radian is always operating i