Re: [RE-wrenches] Advice needed on upsizing a battery grid interactive inverter stack

2010-08-09 Thread Richard L Ratico
Mick, SMA has something: http://www.sma.de/en/products/off-grid-inverters/smart-load.html Dick Ratico Solarwind Electric Bradford, VT --- You wrote: Step three is most intimidating to me: We need a way to control 240 volt AC heating elements in a fine pulse width modulated PWM fashion, to

[RE-wrenches] metering an outback system

2010-08-09 Thread Gary Easton
Hello, I am having trouble metering a system with an Outback 3648 serving a protected loads panel. I need a way to accurately measure the production. I have a dual stator 12s meter installed with the AC in coming in the bottom and out the top and the AC from the inverter going in the top and out

Re: [RE-wrenches] metering an outback system

2010-08-09 Thread Kent Osterberg
Gary, If this is a new digital meter, it may be accumulating all energy without regard to direction. That is the way the utilities purchase them, to prevent energy theft, so that is the default configuration from the meter manufacturers. When purchasing a digital kWh meter to use for metering

Re: [RE-wrenches] Advice needed on upsizing a battery grid interactive inverter stack

2010-08-09 Thread Mick Abraham
Once again, the Wrench List has proven to be a most valuable resource. Thanks to all! Mick Abraham, Proprietor www.abrahamsolar.com Voice: 970-731-4675 2010/8/9 Richard L Ratico richard.l.rat...@valley.net: Mick, SMA has something:

[RE-wrenches] Derik of Hi Power Hydro: Missing in Action?

2010-08-09 Thread Mick Abraham
Hello, Wrench List members~ A recent thread on the Re-wrenches forum recommended Derik Veenhuis of Hi Power Hydro. www.hipowerhydro.com is non-operational and my email attempt to de...@asis.com was rejected by the recipient domain. Can someone advise if I'm missing a character or two in the

[RE-wrenches] Derik of Hi Power Hydro: Missing in Action?

2010-08-09 Thread Mark Dickson
Try his other website: http://homehydro.com/ The last I spoke to him was a couple of months ago. . . Best regards, Mark Dickson, NABCEP Certified Solar PV Installer T Oasis Montana Inc. -Original Message- From: re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org

Re: [RE-wrenches] Derik of Hi Power Hydro: Missing in Action?

2010-08-09 Thread David Katz
Wait a few day. Asis.com, the local internet service is broken and has been for 4 days. You can call Derik at 707-923-3507 David katz -Original Message- From: re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org [mailto:re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org] On Behalf Of Mark Dickson Sent:

Re: [RE-wrenches] metering an outback system

2010-08-09 Thread Alex Cozine
When metering for production here in Washington State, we use both sides in a 12s 120volt meterbase with fifth jaw. top right inverter ac in, bottom right ac from grid. top left from battery back up, bottom left from inverter ac in, fifth jaw neutral. this set up allows grid tied selling and