Re: [RE-wrenches] Sunpower off grid?

2014-08-21 Thread Isaac Opalinsky
Message- From: RE-wrenches [mailto:re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org] On Behalf Of Ray Walters Sent: Thursday, August 21, 2014 12:47 AM To: RE-wrenches Subject: [RE-wrenches] Sunpower off grid? Greetings fellow Wrenches; I have a customer that just purchased some Sunpower E20 -435

Re: [RE-wrenches] Sunpower off grid?

2014-08-21 Thread Ray Walters
Of Ray Walters Sent: Thursday, August 21, 2014 12:47 AM To: RE-wrenches Subject: [RE-wrenches] Sunpower off grid? Greetings fellow Wrenches; I have a customer that just purchased some Sunpower E20 -435 modules somehow from Ebay, and wants me to design a backup power system for him. This system would

Re: [RE-wrenches] Sunpower off grid?

2014-08-21 Thread Larry Crutcher, Starlight Solar Power Systems
Hello Ray, I have been installing SunPower cell modules for about a decade. All of our mobile installations are ungrounded arrays, off grid we use negative ground. We have never had any issue using them to charge batteries up to 48 volts, even when combined in series. I have not installed any

Re: [RE-wrenches] Sunpower off grid?

2014-08-21 Thread Ray Walters
Good info Larry, do you think the frame is problematic enough that it wouldn't work with regular top down type hardware? My customer also confirmed he had no labeling on his modules. R.Ray Walters CTO, Solarray, Inc Nabcep Certified PV Installer, Licensed Master Electrician Solar Design

Re: [RE-wrenches] Sunpower off grid?

2014-08-21 Thread Jerry Shafer
I have used the Sunpower 327 modules with Radian inverters and Charge controllers it does get connected backwards and it works fine, I have a mobile system that is also SunPowered with Outback FX inverters. Outback has a white paper on this type of application. Regarding the modules well good