[RE-wrenches] Is delay 1741?

Richard Scott rscott at kaco-newenergy.com
Mon Nov 29 09:33:20 PST 2010


Hello Drake,

The 5 minute delay is only required in the event of an AC grid fault.
This would only be an issue if you cycled the AC power and the inverter 
started in less than 5 minutes.

Sincere regards,
Richard Scott
KACO new energy

On 11/29/2010 7:18 AM, Drake wrote:
> Hello Wrenches,
>
> I was told by SMA tech support that no delay is required when an 
> inverter starts up, so long as the AC was turned on before the DC.  I 
> saw their inverter go to full power with the green light going solid 
> while the timer was still counting down.  Is this, or is this not a UL 
> issue?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Drake
>
> Drake Chamberlin
> Athens Electric
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