outback-generator-on grid [RE-wrenches]

Todd Cory, Mt. Shasta Energy Services toddcory at finestplanet.com
Thu Apr 5 05:57:48 PDT 2007


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IF you get the Outback to accept the power from an inverter generator, 
you will still need an external transfer switch to change the AC input 
to the inverter from grid to gen and someone (the customer) to manually 
(using the mate) change the AC input from grid to gen.

An AC battery charger plugged into the generator will not produce much 
current due to the lower peak to peak power output of most traditional 
generators. There is also the possibility of selling the generator 
output (via battery charger) to the grid if you continue to leave it 
running after the grid has been restored.

To my knowledge, there is no elegant way out of this as of yet.

Todd

Brad Bassett wrote:

>If one of the inverter generators doesn't do it for you, it's easiest to 
>just use a separate AC battery charger plugged into the generator (or 
>two of them if they are 120v and the gen is 240v). A lot easier than 
>most DC generators, except maybe one of those small auto generator 
>setups. 
>
>Brad Bassett
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>Todd Cory wrote:
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>>I think the DC genny kludge is unfortunately at present the only real 
>>usable option. 
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