An eGuage is a REALLY good way to do this so I would not dismiss it. On Mon, Aug 20, 2012 at 12:15 PM, Hilton Dier III <hiltond...@gmail.com>wrote:
> Hello Wrenches, > > Here's a metering conundrum for you. > > I have a client with a dual stacked Outback 3648 inverter panel and a PV > array. He has been off-grid for years, but he is now going on-grid. He is > getting the Outbacks rebuilt at the factory to be grid tie compatible. > > As per our local requirements, he needs a meter to read just the output of > the inverter. The problem is that he has the whole house on the inverters, > not just a vital loads panel. He wants to keep it that way. That gives him > two separate outputs, "AC Out" to the main breaker panel and "AC > In(teractive)" to the grid connection. If he just puts a meter on the AC In > line, he will lose track of the inverter output that goes to power the > house, and he'll get his output reduced by any grid-based charging he does. > > There is a "green tag" method of wiring the meter to avoid this, but it is > designed for two single-leg 120VAC outputs and the stacked Outbacks are > putting out 240VAC on two legs. > > Aside from dropping $600 on an e-Gauge, is there any way to get around > this? > > Many thanks, > > Hilton > > -- > Hilton Dier III > Renewable Energy Design > Partner, Solar Gain LLC > 453 East Hill Rd. > Middlesex, VT 05602 > > > _______________________________________________ > List sponsored by Home Power magazine > > List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org > > Options & settings: > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > List-Archive: > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > List rules & etiquette: > www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm > > Check out participant bios: > www.members.re-wrenches.org > > > -- Chris Mason President, Comet Systems Ltd www.cometenergysystems.com Cell: 264.235.5670 Skype: netconcepts
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