[RE-wrenches] FW: Backup Generators

Randy Brooks Randy at BrooksSolar.com
Wed Jul 15 06:40:00 PDT 2009


Allan,

Does the Honda have a "eco-throttle" setting that throttles back  
under light load?  If so, turn it off so the inverter sees full  
voltage and frequency and can sync with no other loads on.

Randy Brooks
Brooks Solar, Inc.
Solar Power for People
140 Columbia View
Chelan, WA  98816
509-682-9646
Randy at BrooksSolar.com
www.BrooksSolar.com

On Jul 14, 2009, at 11:24 PM, Allan Sindelar wrote:

> Wrenches,
>
> This man wrote me about a generator/inverter compatibility problem  
> he’s having. I haven’t heard of it before. I suspect it’s more than  
> just a simple voltage-frequency issue, but I haven’t heard of this  
> or experienced it. Any ideas?
>
> Thank you, Allan Sindelar
>
>
>
> In the Spring of 08, I purchased a Honda EU6500is generator as a  
> back-up to my off grid solar system.  The Honda was to replace my  
> Yamaha YG6600DE generator which worked fine with my Trace SW4024  
> inverter.  However the new Honda inverter-generator seemed to have  
> problems working with my Trace inverter.  If I had a load running,  
> such as my 110 V well pump, it would handle that load and the  
> excess power from the generator was used to charge the batteries  
> through the Trace 4024.  But once the well pump shut off, the Honda  
> generator and the Trace didn’t seem to like to work together.  The  
> Trace inverter stopped allowing the incoming power to be used to  
> continue to charge the batteries by disconnecting AC2 power  
> (generator) from coming into the SW4024.  After replacing the Honda  
> with the old Yamaha generator, everything worked fine again,  
> including charging the batteries without another load on the inverter.
>
> As a result of the above, my question is:  Have you experienced  
> similar incompatibility with inverter-generators and inverters such  
> as my Trace SW4024?    If so, do you have any suggestions that will  
> allow me to use my Honda EU6500is with my Trace 4024?  Calls to  
> Xantrex and Honda on this issue did not provide any useful  
> information.
>
> Thank you, Michael
>
>
>
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