[RE-wrenches] Xantrex 6048 installation for house with existing automatic generator design assistance

[Chris Mason]

A house with 2 x 400A panels draws a maximum of 20A? There's something
wrong in your numbers.


On Mon, Dec 30, 2013 at 5:45 PM, Christopher Warfel <
cwarfel at entech-engineering.com> wrote:

> I am working on a project that requires someone with more experience than
> I have in generators and transfer switches.
>
> Would you please contact me off line if interested
>
> Currently
>
> Utility fed house with two 400 amp panels.  Maximum total house current
> drawn over a long monitoring period is 20 amps. Owner wanted these panels
> so almost every load is on its own breaker.
>
> The house also has a 25kVa generator on an automatic transfer switch.
>
>
>
> Proposed
>
> Installing two 3.2kW arrays each on its own Xantrex 80amp600Vdc charge
> controller.
>
> Battery backup system to take through momentaries and short duration (1
> day? outages)
>
> Want to use existing generator to charge batteries and power house in the
> event of utility outage, and batteries are at low voltage state.
>
> Required to automatically revert to Current situation if inverter fails
> and no one is home. [This is the part that I need assistance on]
>
> Thank you, Chris
>
>
>
>
>
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> Christopher Warfel, P.E.
> ENTECH Engineering, Inc.
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Chris Mason
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