[RE-wrenches] Husqvarna 5500 and VFX3524 Compatibility question

[Phil Undercuffler]

OutBack's Radian does AC input support, which can be applied to either a
generator or even to grid.

Phil


On Thu, Jan 31, 2013 at 5:19 PM, John Berdner <John.Berdner at solaredge.com>wrote:

>  SMA Sunny Island also does this but also discharges battery in parallel
> with the generator to create a “virtual generator” that is larger than the
> actual generator.****
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> Just set the max generator current and it does the rest.****
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> *From:* re-wrenches-bounces at lists.re-wrenches.org [mailto:
> re-wrenches-bounces at lists.re-wrenches.org] *On Behalf Of *Allan Sindelar
> *Sent:* Thursday, January 31, 2013 2:14 PM
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> *Subject:* Re: [RE-wrenches] Husqvarna 5500 and VFX3524 Compatibility
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> William,
> Yes, that's my understanding. Outback acknowledged this to me years ago.
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> On 1/29/2013 9:28 PM, William Miller wrote:****
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> Allan:
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> Could it be that the SW systems are protecting the generator with
> Generator Support, and the Outback inverters are not?
>
> William Miller
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> At 07:18 PM 1/29/2013, you wrote:
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> ****
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> This is going back several years...
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> The Outback VFX series lacks the tight input current regulation of the SW
> series, so the max AC amps in is really just a suggestion. In many cases
> (and especially with these small generators) we want to set the max amps in
> as high as possible to minimize charging time and maximize C/rate. Yet a
> surge load can momentarily exceed the max amps setting.
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> I have observed that the Honda inverter/generators have a quite sensitive
> AC output breaker, that will sometimes trip if a surge load (such as a
> refrigerator) comes on during a charge cycle set close to the generator's
> capacity. This incident was specific to a Honda 3000i. In contrast,
> Yamaha's EF3000iSE will lug when overloaded - not good for the generator,
> but also not likely to trip the output breaker.
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> This is a different issue than was being discussed, but fits your question.
> Allan****
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