Hi Vince, Can you provide a line drawing or something for how you have this connected?
And I”m presuming that you need/want the extra AC watts vs say putting battery chargers from the radian to the blue ion to transfer energy from one system to the other? Jay Peltz Power > On Jan 19, 2022, at 4:15 PM, Vince McClellan <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Is anyone on the list familiar with AC coupling Sol-Ark inverters? > > We haven't been able to AC couple an existing Outback Radian system to a new > system that we built with 3, Sol-Ark 12K inverters and 3, Blue Ion batteries. > Each time we have tested the system the Sol-Ark inverters accept the power > from the Radian inverter until we turn on the DC power from the new solar > array to the Sol-Ark inverters. As soon as there is significant DC power > coming from the solar array the Sol-Ark inverters freq-watt turns on for a > brief second and disconnects the Radian inverter even when the Blue Ion > batteries are below the programmed state of charge threshold. If we don't > turn on the DC power from the new solar array the Radian will connect and > stay connected. > > We have been working with Sol-Ark for several months now to get this system > to accept the incoming power from the Radian without freq-watt kicking in on > the Sol-Ark inverters and disconnecting the Radian inverter. Sol-Ark has sent > two software revisions to the Sol-Ark inverters and we are still experiencing > the same problem. > > Can anyone think of what we might be missing and where to direct our > troubleshooting efforts next? > > Thanks, > > Vince McClellan > Energy Design > NABCEP PV Installation Professional > p. (541) 485-8122 <tel:(541)%20485-8122> f. (541) 338-8202 > <tel:(541)%20338-8202> > > If you have received this email and are not the intended recipient please > delete this email. Copying, or using any part, content, or attachment of this > email is strictly prohibited. > _______________________________________________ > List sponsored by Redwood Alliance > > Pay optional member dues here: http://re-wrenches.org > > List Address: [email protected] > > Change listserver email address & settings: > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > There are two list archives for searching. When one doesn't work, try the > other: > https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > List rules & etiquette: > http://www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm > > Check out or update participant bios: > http://www.members.re-wrenches.org >
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