Hello William, I had not seen the video prior to your posting. I totally agree that a one day install of a complete battery back-up retro-fit is completely unrealistic. Perhaps 4 to 7 days, depending on the complexity and size of the retro-fit. Yes, one day might suffice to install and wire just the TS-MPPT-600-TR, but creating a sub-panel, installing and wiring the battery-based inverter and the battery bank will require significantly more time.
I have spoken with our marketing department, and they will be addressing this misrepresentation. I believe all our printed literature for the TS-MPPT-600 is accurate and does not contain any misrepresentations. I am sorry for the unrealistic expectation that the video currently creates. Unrealistic expectations are never good for the industry. Respectfully, Steve Bell Technical Support Morningstar Corporation [email protected] www.morningstarcorp.com On Wed, Jun 3, 2015 at 9:03 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: > Chris: > > > > The market Morningstar is going for is the customers with non-battery, > grid-tie only inverters. If you then add the Morningstar product and a > whole lot of other items and a lot of labor, you can have battery backup. > If you already have a complete GTBB system, such as you describe in your > home, you cannot benefit from this product. > > > > I viewed the demo video and I find it disingenuous. The block diagram > presented shows a battery bank, a batter inverter and a critical loads > sub-panel. The verbal description they offer of this system and > interconnection is: “some wiring.” This is a vast understatement in most > cases. Adding a sub-panel and segregating loads is major surgery in a > majority of homes, not to mention creating a safe storage container for > batteries, interconnecting 600VDC PV feeders, AC Feeders, etc., etc. To > pre-bias the customer by saying such a project can be completed in one day > makes it really hard to present a realistic bid for what can be a pretty > significant project. I liken this to the Tesla hoopla about how easy it is > to screw a small box to your garage wall and you will have endless power > without reliance on the grid. It’s a lot of over-simplification to sell > product, and a disservice to the installing community. > > > > I’d like to see a response from Morningstar on this point. > > > > William Miller > > > > > > *From:* RE-wrenches [mailto:[email protected]] *On > Behalf Of *Chris Mason > *Sent:* Wednesday, June 03, 2015 5:03 AM > *To:* RE-wrenches > *Subject:* Re: [RE-wrenches] Morningstar new battery backup , more > comments and opinions > > > > I'm having trouble understanding the application for this product. I have > the tristar 600V CC in my own home. > > If I want to have backup and also export to the grid, the Outback radian > does that without the need to change anything over. WHy would you want to > have the Radian as a backup AND have a grid tied inverter, and have to > change over a manual switch to provide power to the CC? What am I missing? > > > > On Tue, Jun 2, 2015 at 4:46 PM, Tom Lane <[email protected]> wrote: > > I would appreciate more opinions and comments on the new Morningstar > Controller for Grid connected systems . I developed a simple transfer > switch back for this type of application back when Grid Connected systems > were 48 volts . This seems like a great idea for high voltage Grid > Connected System . Tom > > > _______________________________________________ > List sponsored by Redwood Alliance > > List Address: [email protected] > > Change listserver email address & settings: > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > List-Archive: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html > > List rules & etiquette: > www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm > > Check out or update participant bios: > www.members.re-wrenches.org > > >
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