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

[Rob Harlan]

Jeff,
Input voltage on the AEI GC-1000 is 48VDC.  I have had two stop working and
my usual source for servicing inverters wouldn¹t return my calls when they
heard the brand name.  These units are very simple inside. If you can¹t or
don¹t want to rewire the array and use a different inverter you might try
opening it up.  I was able to put one back in business by replacing a fuse
holder with a fried connection.  The second one that went out I took to the
local high school electronics lab where the students were able to replace a
couple of standard components.  I am sorry I don¹t have more details but
don¹t expect any warranty service on these guys.
Rob
Rob Harlan
Executive Director
Solar Energy Society of Canada
Northern Alberta Chapter
(780) 439-5608
office at solaralberta.ca




On 9/23/08 12:42 PM, "Jeff Yago" <jryago at netscape.com> 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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