As someone who is struggling with a generator auto-start issue with a competing product at the moment, I will second the motion to develop a well-functioning logic for AGS. I have been disappointed with the logic on some and confusing interface on others. I have not had the opportunity to try out Sol-Ark yet, but conceptually I'm on board. But an integrated and functional AGS system is a must.
I recently resorted to using the BMS of a LiPO battery to trigger generator start because I could not get the inverter system to work well. I wasn't willing to risk a $50k battery on the inverter's logic and functionality so I put it all on the battery manufacturer to deal with it. That's not ideal by any stretch. Jason Szumlanski On Wed, Nov 18, 2020 at 5:03 PM Chris Sparadeo <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Dustin, > > I appreciate you checking in on this. I have to admit, after realizing the > limited generator capabilities of the Sol-Ark, I was put off. I spoke with > one of your support technicians who literally said “ I mean, we could have > our engineers create programming to exercise generators, it’s just a matter > of us spending the money to do so. It’s not a common ask and I doubt we > will do it”. > > For fully off-grid clients, generator health is immeasurably important. > The generator is often the last line of defense from a total system shut > down. I’m hopeful that Sol-Ark will join the other leading off-grid > manufacturers in the industry and incorporate a comprehensive generator > function. > > Other than crucial AGS shortcomings, I really do love the Sol-Ark unit as > well as your tech support. I am thankful that you have been so willing to > accommodate change. > > Kindly, > > Chris > > On Wed, Nov 18, 2020 at 11:49 AM Dustin Douglas <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Hi Chris, >> >> I am not sure if I addressed this with the previous string but I did want >> to mention that we are looking add different features for the generators. >> One of these is adding the ability to exercise the generators, especially >> with ones that have the feature disable if the two-wire start is used. We >> are always trying to make it more effective for customers and installers >> and this is a feature we have been wanting to add for the generator >> applications. >> >> >> Thank you and have a blessed day, >> >> Dustin Douglas >> >> Sol Ark Engineering Support >> >> (972) 575-8875 x 108 >> www.sol-ark.com >> <https://mailtrack.io/trace/link/1e9c8ed761fff68c4d7e8f980857be1e0d02bd78?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sol-ark.com%2F&userId=1613865&signature=861274b3a9551e24> >> >> >> >> ---- On Wed, 11 Nov 2020 10:07:24 -0600 *Chris Sparadeo >> <[email protected] <[email protected]>>* wrote ---- >> >> Hi all, >> >> According to Sol-Ark tech support, they do not currently have a >> programmable exercise cycle for >> its two-wire start function. When paired with a generator like a Generac >> Ecogen (exercise cycle is automatically disabled when configured with two >> wire start) this means that the only way to effectively run an exercise >> cycle on your generator would be to do it manually. 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