[RE-wrenches] Mobile Solar power Center

[Peter Parrish]

Because I don't know any better. - Peter

Peter T. Parrish, Ph.D., President
California Solar Engineering, Inc.
820 Cynthia Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90065
Ph 323-258-8883, Mobile 323-839-6108, Fax 323-258-8885
CA Lic. 854779, NABCEP Cert. 031806-26
peter.parrish at calsolareng.com 


-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:re-wrenches-bounces at lists.re-wrenches.org] On Behalf Of jay peltz
Sent: Monday, January 19, 2009 11:01 AM
To: RE-wrenches
Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] Mobile Solar power Center

Hi Peter,

Curious about why such a small inverter and also why you are not going  
with breakers?

jay

peltz power
On Jan 19, 2009, at 8:49 AM, Peter Parrish wrote:

> We are designing a "Mobile Solar Power Center" to power Eco-Events  
> and the
> like in Southern California. We will have 1,600 Wp of solar panels,  
> 6 kWh of
> 24 V AGM battery backup and a 1kW / 120 VAC inverter. I am designing  
> the
> system from scratch, and I wondered if anyone else out there has put
> together a similar system and was inclined to share notes. When I'm  
> finished
> I'd be glad to do the same.
>
> One stumbling block I have right now, is to find a DC rated 70A in- 
> line
> fuse, to put between the battery bank and the input to the inverter.  
> 70A may
> seem an odd value, but it is the best choice for the surge rating of  
> the
> inverter I'll be using (Xantrex Prosine 1000). Does anyone have a  
> source for
> DC-rated in-line fuses?
>
> Thanks in advance, -Peter
>
> Peter T. Parrish, President
> California Solar Engineering, Inc.
> 820 Cynthia Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90065
> Ph 323-258-8883, Mobile 323-839-6108, Fax 323-258-8885
> CA Lic. 854779, NABCEP Cert. 031806-26
> peter.parrish at calsolareng.com
>
>
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