inverter overload (was transformer inrush) [RE-wrenches]
Darryl Thayer
daryl_solar at yahoo.com
Wed Jan 7 01:42:44 PST 2004
William
I looked in my Grainger catalog and found part no.s
6C054, 6C055, 6C057 on page 531 of catalog #392, these
current sensing relays turn on or off at over or under
current.
Daryl
--- William Miller <wrmiller at slonet.org> wrote:
> At 04:41 PM 1/6/2004 -0500, you wrote:
> >Thanks for all the good advice. In order to relieve
> possible overloads on
> >the inverter I will:
> >
> >1) install a small Automatic Transfer switch so the
> critical loads will not
> >be powered through the inverter unless a grid
> failure occurs.
> >2) Use several current sensing relays to prioritize
> the pumps and fridges.
> >For instance, if current is sensed on the septic
> pump circuit, the relay #1
> >will cut power to the well pump.
> >If current is sensed on fridge #1 circuit, relay #2
> will cut power to to
> >fridge #2.
> >This way multiple motorized loads can't turn on at
> the same time, and the
> >problems will go away. I hope.
> >
> >Kirk
>
>
> Kirk:
>
> How will you :sense" the current?
>
> William Miller
>
>
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