Generator stuff [RE-wrenches]

[Roy Butler, Four Winds RE]

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Hi Drake,

I do believe that the use of the official Generac transfer switch will 
help alleviate some of the problems that I mentioned in my previous 
post. The off-grid systems I am familiar with did NOT use that X-fer 
unit, instead opting for the dry contacts within the Trace SW to take 
it's place.

But we also observed voltage regulators clipping the voltage and 
limiting the battery charging rate, engine governor problems and much 
more. All in all a good time was had by all and so I steer all my 
off-grid customers away from Generac.

Have fun.....I sincerely hope you have better luck than we did!

-- 
Roy Butler
NABCEP Certified Solar PV Installer™
Four Winds Renewable Energy, LLC
8902 Route 46
Arkport, NY 14807
607-324-9747
www.four-winds-energy.com
NYSERDA eligible PV installer for PON 716
NYSERDA eligible wind installer for PON 792



Drake Chamberlin wrote:

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>> Run screaming from the showroom now! I had 3 systems which used that 
>> same Generac unit and all 3 had frequent and annoying "glitches" . 
>> They ranged from auto start unreliability, to waveform problems to 
>> over regulation of the voltage.
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> Yikes! I am involved in a solar backup job with an existing Generac 15 
> KW Guardian on a 200 Amp automatic transfer switch. I need to use it 
> to feed a Trace SW 4024 (with GTI), although the inverter is not going 
> to sell back any power.
>
> The generator guy who maintains (but did not sell) this unit believes 
> that there should be no problems. The unit will continue to have its 
> grid connection for the battery charging and the clock (which counts 
> the ac cycles). Although he no longer sells Generac, he says he sold 
> four units that have been installed with PV systems in Colorado, of 
> which he has heard no complaints.
>
> I know that Generac will not honor its warranty for systems that are 
> off the grid. I wonder if part of the problem is that the unit needs a 
> grid connection for reliability.
>
> In a related question, has anyone had any experience with the Kohler 
> 15 RYG, which replaces the old 12 KW Kohler? Both are 1800 RPM, and 
> the 15 RYG is less expensive then the 12 KW unit.
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> Thanks,
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> Drake
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