[RE-wrenches] Mobile Solar power Center

[Allan Sindelar]

Peter,
You might make sure that the inverter you choose has a built in charger as
well. I'm not sure the smaller ProSine does; we've never used them. But you
need the ability to backup charge from the grid for Sunday morning after the
long Saturday night concert.

I would look at Outback's sealed FX2524 with their Flexware 250 product.
Allan at PosE

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Parrish

Because I don't know any better. - Peter

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

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?