[RE-wrenches] Remote relay options

[Drake]

Why not disconnect the DC into the inverter with a Tyco relay?  No DC, no AC.



At 10:32 AM 12/5/2012, you wrote:
>Hi All,
>
>I am looking for options for controlling a disconnecting relay for a
>grid-tied inverter.  It is a PVI5000 so 30 amp 240vAC.  I need to
>disconnect it when the backup generator gets kicked on by the Automatic
>Transfer Switch when the grid goes down.  The array is on a garage that is
>several hundred feet from the house and service entrance and ATS and
>digging in a control wire for that distance won't work.  So I need a way
>to sense that the generator is putting out power and then control a
>contactor which would disconnect the inverter from the subpanel.  I've
>looked for wireless and powerline control options but I can't seem to put
>together the pieces.
>
>Any ideas of the most cost effective and reliable approach?
>
>Thanks,
>Howie
>--
>Howie Michaelson
>NABCEP Certified Solar PV Installer™
>
>Catamount Solar, LLC
>Renewable Energy Systems Sales and Service
>VT Solar Electric & Hot Water Incentive Partner
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>802-272-0004
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