HI All, I”m curious how you are all dealing with the arc fault requirement for CC’s?
thx jay peltz power > On Jan 18, 2018, at 2:58 PM, Dave Angelini Offgrid Solar > <offgridso...@sti.net> wrote: > > Yep same here the ubiquitous CH361 and a midnite SPD and a Delta. I very > rarely need more than 2 strings so fuses and not used. I would never want > 600v floating around in any enclosure with other electrical code or not! I > know grid -tie does this all the time but not for offgrid. IMHO. > > There are a few other choices I have had to use I can dig up if needed. PM > me. > > Dave Angelini Offgrid Solar > "we go where powerlines don't" > http://members.sti.net/offgridsolar/ > e-mail offgridso...@sti.net > text 209 813 0060 > >> Hi Howie, >> >> I have installed about 10 of these and all have worked well, longest >> operating unit about 3 years old. My only complaint is the 600V input >> breakers are not really thought through, as my understanding is code does >> not permit 600VDC within the PDP, Midnite, etc enclosure. So we use a >> SquareD CH361 external fused disconnect and keep all the 600V wiring >> external to the PDP. Curious how others approach that. >> >> Kevin Pegg >> EA Energy Alternatives Ltd. >> 37471 Hwy 16 E >> Telkwa, BC V0J 2X2 >> 250-846-9888 >> Http://www.EnergyAlternatives.ca >> >> >> From: RE-wrenches [mailto:re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org] On >> Behalf Of Howie Michaelson >> Sent: January-18-18 8:35 AM >> To: RE-wrenches <re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org> >> Subject: [RE-wrenches] Schneider 600volt Charge Controller >> >> Hi All, >> Anyone have feedback/review of the 600 volt Schneider Charge Controller >> that they'd care to share? I have an existing Conext XW+ off-grid system >> with combox communication setup which currently has about 1.5 kW of solar >> feeding through 2 MX60s (no hub). We'll be adding about 5kW (on a TPM >> about 150' away) and I'm trying to decide if overall it would be better to >> use the Schneider 600v (which I haven't used before, although I have >> serviced the 150v XW with no real complaints). Typically I would use a >> Classic200, but given the ability to integrate with the XW6848 and >> communicate through the Combox for more offsite visibility, I'm >> considering the Schneider, but only if it's not going to provide me with >> the benefit of added service calls. >> TIA! >> Howie >> _______________________________________________ >> List sponsored by Redwood Alliance >> >> List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org >> >> Change listserver email address & settings: >> http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org >> >> List-Archive: >> http://www.mail-archive.com/re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org/maillist.html >> >> List rules & etiquette: >> www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm >> >> Check out or update participant bios: >> www.members.re-wrenches.org >> >> > > > Dave Angelini Offgrid Solar > "we go where powerlines don't" > http://members.sti.net/offgridsolar/ > e-mail offgridso...@sti.net > text 209 813 0060 > > _______________________________________________ > List sponsored by Redwood Alliance > > List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org > > Change listserver email address & settings: > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > List-Archive: > http://www.mail-archive.com/re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org/maillist.html > > List rules & etiquette: > www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm > > Check out or update participant bios: > www.members.re-wrenches.org > _______________________________________________ List sponsored by Redwood Alliance List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org Change listserver email address & settings: http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org List-Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org/maillist.html List rules & etiquette: www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm Check out or update participant bios: www.members.re-wrenches.org
