[RE-wrenches] Generator backfeeding enphase?

[Chris Mason]

That trends to be the saving grace for most installations,  however  in the
islands, we modify the inverter parameters to accept poor quality power.
Our inverters will connect to most decent generators.
On Oct 20, 2015 7:16 PM, "Tump" <tump at swnl.net> wrote:

> 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
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