[RE-wrenches] GSLC work-arounds

[Kevin Pegg]

I am a big fan of the Schneider XW system, and the XW Power Distribution Panel. Full disclosure - I helped design it. The original design was this tiny cramped thing and all of us in the design advisory team said 'make it big'. We generally go with external bypass assemblies for configurations more than 2 inverters, using a more conventional manual transfer switch.

SMA deployments, when coupled with the Multi-Cluster enclosure and some sheet metal trays works quite well. I've not yet used Midnite's solution for SMA inverter installs.

Kevin

From: RE-wrenches [mailto:re-wrenches-bounces at lists.re-wrenches.org] On Behalf Of William Miller
Sent: October-12-16 10:37 AM
To: RE-wrenches <re-wrenches at lists.re-wrenches.org>
Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] GSLC work-arounds

Kevin:

I am curious, what brand would you prefer over the Radian that has wiring cabinet design that is “safe and easy to work on”?

I hope everyone understands I generally like the GSLC and the Radian line.  The Radian BOS available is superior to that of most other brands, the Sunny Island line, for example, which has no BOS at all.  With some intelligent design and a few tips and tricks, the Radian can make a very nice install.

William

PS:  I am increasingly excited to try the Midnite MNDC15.  Although it has the same problem with back-wired breakers, it allows one to move all PV disconnects to a point adjacent to the charge controllers.  This removes the last breaker froth GSLC other than the inverter breakers.

Wm

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Lic 773985
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805-438-5600

From: RE-wrenches [mailto:re-wrenches-bounces at lists.re-wrenches.org<mailto:re-wrenches-bounces at lists.re-wrenches.org>] On Behalf Of Kevin Pegg
Sent: Wednesday, October 12, 2016 10:15 AM
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Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] GSLC work-arounds

Thank you very much for sharing this. Reinforces my avoidance of the Outback Radian line. Given there are other products on the market that perform the same functions, with the added bonus of wiring cabinet design that is actually safe and easy to work on without many hrs of re-design work, I don't see any advantages to this product line.

Kevin

From: RE-wrenches [mailto:re-wrenches-bounces at lists.re-wrenches.org] On Behalf Of William Miller
Sent: October-11-16 2:07 PM
To: RE-wrenches <re-wrenches at lists.re-wrenches.org<mailto:re-wrenches at lists.re-wrenches.org>>
Subject: [RE-wrenches] GSLC work-arounds

Friends:

We resolved our web authoring problem and threw together a little page to illustrate some of the issues we have with the GSLC.  If anyone is interested, direct your browser to:

http://www.millersolar.com/MillerSolar/case_studies/GSLC/GSLC.html

I hope the time and effort I put into these web pages is helpful to someone out there.  I always try to give back to the industry by sharing some of my trade secrets.

Sincerely,

William


[Gradient Cap_mini]
Lic 773985
millersolar.com<http://www.millersolar.com/>
805-438-5600

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