[RE-wrenches] Metering a whole house Outback system

[toddcory at finestplanet.com]

i get mine through vision metering (used to be austin international).
 
refurbished, and programmed for seperate buy & sell registers they are around $75.00 each.
 
[https://visionmetering.3dcartstores.com/Vision-Meter-Form-12S-120V-Class-200_p_211.html] https://visionmetering.3dcartstores.com/Vision-Meter-Form-12S-120V-Class-200_p_211.html
 
todd
 
 
 
 
On Monday, August 20, 2012 6:39pm, "James Jarvis" <jj at aprsworld.com> said:



Hi Todd,

 Where does one actually buy KV2C meters? We have been looking for       the KV2C meters to use with the Modbus option, and nobody seems to       be able to supply them.

 Thanks,

 -James Jarvis
 APRS World, LLC

 On 8/20/2012 8:37 PM, [mailto:toddcory at finestplanet.com] toddcory at finestplanet.com wrote:
you will need two kv2c 'green           tag' meters... one for each 120 volt leg.
 
todd
 
 
 
On Monday, August 20, 2012           9:15am, "Hilton Dier III" [mailto:hiltondier at gmail.com] <hiltondier at gmail.com> said:


Hello Wrenches,

 Here's a metering conundrum for you.

 I have a client with a dual stacked Outback 3648 inverter             panel and a PV array. He has been off-grid for years, but he             is now going on-grid. He is getting the Outbacks rebuilt at             the factory to be grid tie compatible.

 As per our local requirements, he needs a meter to read just             the output of the inverter. The problem is that he has the             whole house on the inverters, not just a vital loads panel.             He wants to keep it that way. That gives him two separate             outputs, "AC Out" to the main breaker panel and "AC             In(teractive)" to the grid connection. If he just puts a             meter on the AC In line, he will lose track of the inverter             output that goes to power the house, and he'll get his             output reduced by any grid-based charging he does.

 There is a "green tag" method of wiring the meter to avoid             this, but it is designed for two single-leg 120VAC outputs             and the stacked Outbacks are putting out 240VAC on two legs.

 Aside from dropping $600 on an e-Gauge, is there any way to             get around this?

 Many thanks,

 Hilton

-- Hilton             Dier III             Renewable Energy Design             Partner, Solar Gain LLC             453 East Hill Rd.             Middlesex, VT 05602


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