[RE-wrenches] Battery Back-up and Grid Tie

Fri Apr 26 13:23:42 PDT 2013

this is an incorrect myth.

todd

On Friday, April 26, 2013 12:30pm, "Bill Turberville" <billturb at ece-llc.com> said:

Batteries actually do better if they are cycled than if they just sit there.  He may actually extend his battery life.  What kind of batteries is he using?

From: [mailto:re-wrenches-bounces at lists.re-wrenches.org] re-wrenches-bounces at lists.re-wrenches.org [mailto:[mailto:re-wrenches-bounces at lists.re-wrenches.org] re-wrenches-bounces at lists.re-wrenches.org] On Behalf Of SunHarvest
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I have a crazy...I mean creative customer who wants a BB system so that he can run off-grid during peak and partial-peak rate hours: 1 to 7pm is peak, 7 to 9pm is partial from PG&E. He got this great idea from a tech at a reputable power optimizer manufacturer, whom I will not name here, who said, "you've got the batteries just sitting there; why not put them to work?"

Initially he wanted his PV to operate while the sun is shining and the grid is down...and his batteries to supply power when the sun and grid is down. But now he wants his back-up system to do it all. We've touched on all the obvious points: 

- Peak buying is also peak selling

- Physics and efficiency losses determine that the energy he "saves" will never equal the energy he can put back into his system.

- Decreased battery life due to increased cycling

- Costs for batts and special inverters versus generator

What is the definitive argument against BB in general and this "peak shaving" idea in particular?

Thanks pros.

Eric

SunHarvest

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Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] Battery Back-up and Grid Tie

our power outages generally come from bad weather too... and of course when the weather is bad the pv does next to nothing. so for emergency backup, i recommend a generator.

todd

On Friday, April 26, 2013 10:33am, "Bill Turberville" <[mailto:billturb at ece-llc.com] billturb at ece-llc.com> said:

Not very often, and usually for no more than an hour or two, although it has been down as long as 5 days, either during tornado season, or ice taking down power lines.  What these people are looking for is Just In Case a big event happens.  They do not want to have all those panels just sitting there.

From: [mailto:re-wrenches-bounces at lists.re-wrenches.org] re-wrenches-bounces at lists.re-wrenches.org [mailto:[mailto:re-wrenches-bounces at lists.re-wrenches.org] re-wrenches-bounces at lists.re-wrenches.org] On Behalf Of Jay Peltz
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Hi bill

Just how often is your grid down?

Jay

Peltz power

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On Apr 26, 2013, at 10:01 AM, Bill Turberville <[mailto:billturb at ece-llc.com] billturb at ece-llc.com> wrote:

I live in a TVA area where there is a Feed In Tariff.  Everything that is generated by the PV array feeds into the grid through a Generation Meter that ties-in ahead of the house meter.  I have started getting calls from customers who hate having a solar array that does not generate when the grid is down but the sun is shining, but who also want to get the $.12 premium when the grid is connected.  We have lots of systems with SMA Sunnyboy inverters, but more with Enphase micro-inverters.  Rather than trying to reinvent the wheel, what you found to be the best solution for this type of installation?

W.C. (Bill) Turberville P.E.
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ECE Solar
Electrical Contracting Enterprises LLC
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Bartlett, TN 38133

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