[RE-wrenches] Responses Welcomed!: 230/400 50Hz in the U.S Off-grid?

[jay peltz]

HI Jeff,

I don't see how you could as the equipment isn't UL listed.

Then you'd have the issue of what equipment are people going to be plugging into it, and none of that would be UL either.

I think its great stuff and would love to see it happen, but I'd also like to know how, but if anyone can pull it off it'll be you,

Good luck,

jay

peltz power


On Aug 9, 2011, at 10:28 AM, Jeff Clearwater wrote:

> Esteemed Wrenches,
> 
> Is there any possibility at all I can install a 230/400 50 Hz Sunny Island Micro-grid in the U.S. or Canada and have it meet code?  Is it the neutral and grounding that's going to prohibitive?  Or is there a way around that?  Anybody ever done it and gotten it through an inspector?
> 
> I'm working on an island mico-grid and the European standard would bring us higher voltage - larger multi-cluster boxes from SMA (the US version only goes to 60 KW whereas the European version goes to 300 KW) perhaps better SI support from Germany, and access to a wider variety of energy efficienty appliances.
> 
> One can only ask!
> 
> Jeff
> 
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