HI Harry, The battery is charged from the AC side correct? And is the charging algorithm inside the ABU.
If so why couldn’t you use a generator to charge the battery? jay peltz power > On Sep 13, 2018, at 7:10 AM, Harry Mahon <michael.ma...@sma-america.com> > wrote: > > Marco – > > The Sunny Boy Storage “Advanced Backup Unit” accessory or ABU will be > discussed at SPI in a couple weeks – first units are being stocked now at our > warehouses in US. The ABU will allow the SBS to be a grid former in case of > utility outage, however there are no plans to have any generator > inputs/controls to allow for battery charging from generat > And yes, BYD BBox HV 5.12/7.68/10.24 devices will be supported when available > in US (will be this year I understand) > > Mike > > ----- > > The SMA Sunny Storage looks promising. > > It will be able to work with the LGC RESU10 HV battery and, sooner rather > than later I hope, BYD package as well. > > And it will allow for a backup generator tie in. > > Ta-dah! > > marco > > On Thursday, September 13, 2018, Bruce Erickson <bruce at mendocinosolar.com > <http://lists.re-wrenches.org/listinfo.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org>> > wrote: > > > Hi Marco, > > > > I partially agree with you. I recently bid Outback, StorEdge, and Pika > > options for a GTBB customer, partly to understand pricing for myself, and > > found OB to be so much more expensive. The customer really wanted a system > > that would be to be able to charge the batteries off a generator in an > > outage, understandably. But the extra thousands in cost for OB ended up > > being prohibitive. Add-on rapid shutdown is a killer. So he’s opting for a > > nice modern high voltage DC system, with optimizers and built-in RSD, but > > when there’s an extended outage, he’ll have to hope the sun comes out right > > after the storm to recharge the batteries, or he’ll end up in the dark > > again, until the grid comes back. Maybe there’s a high voltage inverter > > that allows generator charging, or a third-party battery charger, that I’m > > not aware of. Otherwise high voltage systems are very limited for backup, > > at least in winter storm scenarios. > > > > *Bruce Erickson* > > Mendocino Solar Service > > PO Box 1252 > > Mendocino, CA 95460 > > 707-937-1701 > > 707-937-1741 fax > > bruce at mendocinosolar.com > > <http://lists.re-wrenches.org/listinfo.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org> > > > > *Connecting Mendocino County to Solar Since* *1994* > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > List sponsored by Redwood Alliance > > List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org > <mailto:RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org> > > Change listserver email address & settings: > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > <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 > <http://www.mail-archive.com/re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org/maillist.html> > > List rules & etiquette: > www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm <http://www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm> > > Check out or update participant bios: > www.members.re-wrenches.org <http://www.members.re-wrenches.org/>
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