Re: [RE-wrenches] Barcode Scanners

[Nick Soleil]

Hello Wrenches,

Enphase has developed an Iphone/Itouch app that allows you to scan the
Enphase microinverter serial numbers and sync them directly to your system
in Enlighten, our web based monitoring system.  We call it the "Array Gun."

The Array Gun is a system that consists of a compatible Apple device, the
Socket Mobile Scanner CHS7Xi, and the app which is downloadable for free
from the Apple App Store.

You can learn more about the Array Gun at
http://enphase.com/products/arraygun/.

If you order the bar code scanner by December 31st 2012, you can get 25%
off of the price with a coupon provided by Enphase at
http://enphase.com/arraygun-coupon-code/.

The Array Gun is an essential tool for developing commercial scale projects
using Enphase microinverters.  I used the Array Gun this month for
activating a 400kW project, and know that it has also been used for
activating a 1.6MW project and a 900kW project!

They are handy for residential projects, too.  One of our largest
installers bought 30 of them for their projects.

Keep in mind that if you are going to use the Array Gun, you will need to
have your Envoy available to scan.  Another critical note is to not make
any changes with the "Array Builder" in Enlighten until all of the
microinverter serial numbers are uploaded for that system.

As you architect your large commercial Enphase projects, keep in mind that
we are now supporting up to 600 microinverters (129kW AC) on a single Envoy
system monitor, and a single "System" in Enlighten can be built with up to
1000 microinverters.

Our applications engineering team provides free design reviews and design
support on your commercial projects.  We'll look forward to hearing from
you.  I hope this all helps.

Happy New Year to you all!


On Fri, Dec 28, 2012 at 2:36 PM, Maverick Brown
wrote:

> Enphase Commercial has a recommended scanner. I am sure you could use for
> both Enphase and not Enphase systems.
>
> Thank you,
>
> Maverick
>
>
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> On Dec 28, 2012, at 4:31 PM, Jason Kechijian  wrote:
>
> > Can anybody recommend a good barcode scanner for scanning modules into
> specific string and combiner configurations for tracking purposes?
> >
> > Happy New Year to all!
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Jason D. Kechijian, LEED AP BD+C
> > NABCEP Certified Solar PV Installer™
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Re: [RE-wrenches] Barcode Scanners

[Maverick Brown]

Enphase Commercial has a recommended scanner. I am sure you could use for both 
Enphase and not Enphase systems. 

Thank you,

Maverick


Maverick Brown
BSEET, NABCEP Certified Solar PV Installer ®
President & CEO
Maverick Solar Enterprises, Inc.
Office: 512-919-4493
Cell:512-460-9825

Sent from an iPhone. 

On Dec 28, 2012, at 4:31 PM, Jason Kechijian  wrote:

> Can anybody recommend a good barcode scanner for scanning modules into 
> specific string and combiner configurations for tracking purposes?
> 
> Happy New Year to all!
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Jason D. Kechijian, LEED AP BD+C
> NABCEP Certified Solar PV Installer™
> NABCEP Certified Solar PV Technical Sales Professional™
> (843) 200-7271
> 
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[RE-wrenches] Barcode Scanners

[Jason Kechijian]

Can anybody recommend a good barcode scanner for scanning modules into specific 
string and combiner configurations for tracking purposes?

Happy New Year to all!

Thanks,

Jason D. Kechijian, LEED AP BD+C
NABCEP Certified Solar PV Installer™
NABCEP Certified Solar PV Technical Sales Professional™
(843) 200-7271

Sent from my iPhone.
(Please excuse my typos)  

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Re: [RE-wrenches] Off-grid e-gauge system

[Philip Boutelle]

William,
The installer or end user can rename the graph legends themselves by going
to the eGauge settings menu and editing the 'register' fields under the
installation settings.
-Phil Boutelle

On Thursday, December 27, 2012, William Miller wrote:

>  John:
>
> If we can just get one more tweak:  I'd like to change the legends on the
> home screen to replace the term "grid" with "generator."  I think this is
> the final step to make the display make sense.
>
> The E-Gauge engineers and tech support people are very helpful and
> responsive to special requests.  This is a good service model.  I will
> continue to use their products.
>
> William Miller
>
>
> At 03:30 PM 12/27/2012, you wrote:
>
> The eGauge can measure battery voltage now (using L3 input), been running
> with it for months, and they are finishing up work on a DC CT to show
> amperage too. Fantastic product, and now even more so for the off-grid
> crowd. This is the first time we can really see what it happening in remote
> sites - when the batteries run down, the generator runs, how loads affect
> both; we can get emails and/or text messages to keep track of generator run
> time (think failure to auto-stop), etc.
> John McNicholas
> *From: *Chris Mason  'cvml', 'cometenergysyst...@gmail.com');>>
> *Date: *December 27, 2012 4:16:13 PM EST
> *To: *RE-wrenches  'cvml', 're-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org');>>
> *Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] Off-grid e-gauge system*
> *Reply-To: *RE-wrenches  'cvml', 're-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org');>
> >
>
> http://egauge2574.egaug.es/
> Now, what do you want to measure. Being an off-grid system, all you can
> measure is the output. The normal use for an egauge is to compare load with
> output in a grid tied system, or output to utility export/import in a
> hybrid system. In the system I just set up, it would only show the power
> output of the inverter, as the CTs cannot measure the DC output of the
> solar system.
>
>
> On Thu, Dec 27, 2012 at 3:48 PM, William Miller 
>  'will...@millersolar.com');>>
> wrote:
>  Chris:
>
> I am trying to demonstrate for a potential customer what and E-Gauge
> display on an off-grid system would look like.
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Re: [RE-wrenches] Off-grid e-gauge system

[Chris Mason]

I added a CT for the generator and configured it this morning, also ran the
generator for a while to give you data, even though we don't need the power.
I also connected L3 to the battery voltage busbar, so you will see a
register for Battery Voltage. Nice way to monitor the state of charge.
I don't have a DC CT yet so I cannot measure the battery current. It would
take two to measure the charge from the PV system and the output to the
inverter.


On Thu, Dec 27, 2012 at 8:35 PM, William Miller wrote:

>  Chris:
>
> Wattage produced by the generator.  This is a specific need this
> particular client has, although of course we will be monitoring usage by at
> least two sub panels as well as well pump usage if practicable.
>
> I have finally figured out how to scan the home screen of a gird-tied
> E-Gauge system.  Once I reviewed the correct You Tube video it all made
> sense.  The colors and the white are all combine to give a clear image of a
> grid-tied system operation.
>
> I am assuming that if I configure an off-grid E-Gauge system correctly,
> the green area above the pink line will represent battery charging minus
> efficiency losses.  Is this your understanding?
>
> William
>
>
>
> At 03:13 PM 12/27/2012, you wrote:
>
> Wattage from a generator or generated power? Generated power is the same
> as load, right?
>
>
> On Thu, Dec 27, 2012 at 5:50 PM, William Miller 
> wrote:
>  Chris:
>
> I want to measure generator watts.
>
> William
>
>
>
>
> At 01:16 PM 12/27/2012, you wrote:
>
> http://egauge2574.egaug.es/
> Now, what do you want to measure. Being an off-grid system, all you can
> measure is the output. The normal use for an egauge is to compare load with
> output in a grid tied system, or output to utility export/import in a
> hybrid system. In the system I just set up, it would only show the power
> output of the inverter, as the CTs cannot measure the DC output of the
> solar system.
>
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