[RE-wrenches] Advanced Energy Inc. Grid-Tie Inverters

[Brian White]

Jeff,

I am not sure of the input Voltage characteristics of the AEI GC-1000, but I know that PV Powered has a new 1000 Watt inverter that is a 120 Vac output. They also have a variation of this model that is called the "EVR" or Expanded Voltage Range, which has a much wider Voltage window. It may or may not work for you, but it is probably worth a look.

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BRIAN C. WHITE   Senior Design Engineer - PV Systems
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Sent: Tuesday, September 23, 2008 12:26 PM
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Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] Advanced Energy Inc. Grid-Tie Inverters

Hi Jeff,

Yep the AEI GC-1000

Not being made anymore, nor as far as I know is anyone servicing these units.

Best bet is to rewire the array for higher voltage and use a new inverter.

Not too many other options that I know of.

jay

peltz power
On Sep 23, 2008, at 11:42 AM, Jeff Yago wrote:


Anybody out there familiar with the Advanced Energy Inc. grid-tie inverter?

I was called to a school with an existing defunct pole-mounted 1 kW array and high up on the pole was an inverter made by these guys.  I could not get access to the unit as I was only checking for what was there now, but it was an outdoor enclosure that was tall and narrow, with the AC and DC bkrs located near the bottom under a clear flex-rubber type cover.  It appears this is a 120 VAC output inverter in the 1 to 1.5 kW size range, and includes a remote display connected by a phone type cable.

I could not find any information that this inverter is still being made, and estimate it is about 4 years old.

Thanks,

Jeff Yago


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