[RE-wrenches] Generator backfeeding enphase?

Tump tump at swnl.net
Tue Oct 20 16:16:14 PDT 2015


I guess that am missing something..... I have yet to see a generator that is available to most home owners that will meet the required AC voltage & Hzs to latch onto any grid tied inverter.
On Oct 20, 2015, at 12:37 PM, jay wrote:

> I don’t think you are missing anything.
> jay
> 
>> On Oct 20, 2015, at 9:01 AM, Howie Michaelson <howie at suncatchervt.com> wrote:
>> 
>> Does anyone think that there is no issue with having enphase potentially backfeeding a backup generator? We almost always will tie in upstream of a generator transfer switch, but a competitor is telling clients with an enphase system there is no concern. Am I missing something?
>> 
>> Thanks,
>> Howie
>> Howie Michaelson
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>> 
>> 
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