Solectria Inverters [RE-wrenches]

Steve Johnson stevejohnson at comcast.net
Sat Apr 12 20:43:33 PDT 2008


We've installed one 2800. No problems, and they are light!
Steve

Drake Chamberlin wrote:
> 
> Hello Doug and Sky,
> 
> Thanks for the detailed information.  It appears that these inverters 
> are winners.
> 
> Drake
> 
> At 08:01 PM 4/11/2008, you wrote:
> 
> >Hi Drake. (full disclosure: I work for DC Power who distributes 
> >Solectria
> >and other brands of inverters.) That said, I really like Solectria and
> >worked to bring them to the west coast. I had some experience with them
> >years ago when they were making the absolutely finest 3-phase electric
> >vehicle controls and drives. You may have noticed we're not all driving
> >electrics (yet), so Solectria turned their expertise to something they 
> >could
> >sell. From the vehicle biz they learned to make compact, ruggedized, 
> >highly
> >dependable control packages. Their 60, 82, and 95kW units all use the 
> >same
> >electronic control cassette that contains all the chips and software. 
> >It's
> >got 4 bolts and 5 wire connectors to replace it, which can be done in 
> >under
> >an hour. Nice serviceability! No guessing which board is bad, they just 
> >all
> >get replaced and the bad chip gets sorted out back at the factory. Up 
> >until
> >a couple years ago they had lousy CEC efficiency numbers. They've 
> >cleaned up
> >their software and learned to play the efficiency tests so they're right 
> >up
> >there in the 95 to 95.5% range. They offer a full range of combiners and
> >sub-combiners for ease of installation, and Fat Spaniel components can 
> >be
> >pre-installed at the factory. We've sold quite a number of them over the
> >past couple years. Installation, performance, and satisfaction have been
> >good. Delivery time is usually 4-6 weeks, better than the competition
> >usually manages. Please note that my comments concern the 13kW and 
> >larger
> >Solectria inverters. I've no experience with the little 1800 and 2500 
> >watt
> >residential units. (Not so good CEC numbers on those.)
> >
> >Cheers,
> >Doug Pratt
> >
> >---
> 
> 



Steve Johnson
LightWave Solar Electric
Nashville, Tennessee


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