The Solaredge "Key" and "Safety & Monitoring Interface" have cut sheets
dated 2014 and 2016 - so take their feasibility with a grain of salt -
indicate that at some point SE optimized systems could be paired to third
party inverters. Based on a quick read it looks like this technology
requires
Our experience with REC is similar to previous respondents. We almost
solely installed REC modules for the better part of a few years and have
over 12,000 (4.31 mW) of them in the field. Ironically enough our first
warranty claim for one was a couple weeks ago (failed diode). The
information
Nicholas,
If we take a deep dive into this issue we may be able to close the loop on
whether the industry is in lock step to leverage its synergy and make the
necessary paradigm shift to pivot. Alternatively if there aren't the
necessary boots on the ground nor tools in the tool kit to think
Lou,
It was mentioned among the myriad responses you got to this question but
it's definitely worth trying the custom placards from PVLabels.com.
https://www.pvlabels.com/custom-placards/
You upload a simple graphic through their website and they'll ship them out
within a day or two. We only
>
> ...Can’t believe SMA thought this was a good way to do this.
>
>
The confused silence on the other end of the phone when you're talking to a
homeowner about resetting this error message themselves as you describe
bashing the inverter with your knuckles directly on the screen about as
hard as
A quick note of thanks to the wide variety of responses I received last
week regarding my question about safely clamping CTs around live
conductors. I genuinely appreciate the supportive responses.
Sincerely,
Sam
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Adding in my vote for MT Solar. Quality product, quality customer service.
I saw someone mention Wattsun as well but their product is trackers not
simply pole mounts. They too have superb customer service but not for
static racking.
- Sam
OnSite Energy, Inc.
Bozeman, MT
Dear Wrenches,
I'm trying to determine whether or not it is acceptable to clamp monitoring
CTs around hot conductors. For this question please assume the CT wires
are landed in their proper terminals and that proper PPE/safety protocol is
employed. The monitored currents in question are
Wrenches,
A colleague is inquiring about how to proceed with Solarworld warranty
claims after its 2018 acquisition of the Solarworld brand. If anyone can
provide successes or failures along those lines I would appreciate being
able to share that info with my colleague. If I am able to determine
We have two Sol-Ark / Fortress deployments just finished/in progress and
one uses seven Lumin panels for load shedding and the other has SPANs. In
retrospect the Lumin project should have used SPAN since it was a new
construction project and the Lumin is more of a retrofit product in my
opinion.
Here is an official communication from Fortress that we received recently
when inquiring about monitoring Fortress batteries as an Installer. Some
of you may find the info relevant.
-- Forwarded message -
From:
Date: Mon, Dec 4, 2023 at 12:37 PM
Subject: Re:[## 5635 ##] Remote
James,
I can think of one install I performed in 2017 that was a metal roof over
metal purlins and we opted to through-bolt the entire array using one
installer on a ladder inside and another on the roof. We employed butyl
mastic and large fender washers to attach a strut frame to the roof, and
Wrenches,
I have a dusty stack of SolarPro magazines and am curious if there are
folks on the list who might want them. At a glance I see issues from 2014
and 2017 and presumably they're all from around that time. There are also
some copies of Home Power in there. Please contact me off list if
> ...Kevin at S was wondering if this is a common occurrence. Is it
> something we are doing, is it freezing and thawing or is it the design of
> the caps.
>
Can confirm. We receive email from customers on the regular that these are
popping off. I haven't attempted to draw a correlation between
Good Morning, Dave,
Take a look at this pdf and see if the info about setting up "Grid
Protection" gets you anywhere. Starting on page three it shows how to make
the Vmin/max and Fmin/max for screened inverters. What I can't verify for
you is whether the A series has the same menu structure as
The following are brands I have used and trust.
eGauge - https://www.egauge.net/
Emporia Vue - https://www.emporiaenergy.com/how-the-vue-energy-monitor-works
Verify there is available space within the main service to install the
current transformers for the mains. Also verify there is space and
I visited this site this morning and found AC and DC voltages at the
inverter terminals to be within expected range (432 Vdc and 246 Vac).
Since the error code on the inverter specified it being an AC problem I
removed the upper cover of the inverter and traced all the terminal and
soldered
Barton, Jerry, Ron, and Drake,
Thanks for adding your initial insight into this situation. It provided me
a few perspectives I hadn't considered right off the bat. There were also
questions that some of you posed that I don't have the answers to yet as I
haven't visited the site nor spoken with
Howdy Wrenches,
Any "old timers" here care to chime in with some basic info on what I might
be heading out to see at a 10+ year old ground mount? It's a Xantrex
displaying the message AC Fault 186.6v. I'm prepared to head out there and
troubleshoot blind if no one has anything to offer up but
*> Was surprised by one manufacturer who advised us to read that bypass
diodes were not an warranty defect *
*> even though the module was making half power.*
Forgive me if I'm daft but someone please tell me WHAT IS a module defect
if a failed diode ISN'T?!?
Unacceptable.
Sam Haraldson
> ...A cheap solution that we have had some success
> with is to put ferrite core snap together chokes around L1 and L2 PV
Lars,
If your company installs SMA Core1 inverters you'll find these ferrite
chokes inside every box of them in the bag with the amphenol connectors and
other miscellaneous
Wrenches,
In order to step up our commissioning and testing game and to take
proactive steps to spot isolation faults and test insulation resistance
prior to our systems getting PTO it is time to invest in a Megger. I am
looking for your recommendations for being able to test both AC (single and
Carl,
We are fans of the Rooftech RT Mini product for applications that don't
allow us to employ rafter attachments. We are primarily a SnapNrack
installer and the RT Mini base works well with the SNR uppers. We have
been using them for perhaps four years, maybe five and have seen no issue
in
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