[RE-wrenches] Fronius USA available 2023 & 2024 ?

[AE Solar]

I was trying to expand on an older fronius install and asked my greentech
rep about when they might have their UL1741SB line out and he said he
“hadn’t heard from fronius in a while and wouldn’t be surprised if fronius
wasn’t a company in a year or two”. So more or less the same info you heard
Mick

On Thu, Aug 24, 2023 at 5:42 PM pieter offgridenterprises.org via
RE-wrenches <re-wrenches at lists.re-wrenches.org> wrote:

> Fronius is certainly having issues, many of their products are out of
> stock. We are eight weeks into trying to resolve a service issue, and
> cannot get parts. Historically this sort of problem would have been
> resolved in less than one week. I suggest that looking at an alternative
> would be advisable. If this downward trend continues with Fronius, support
> after the sale will be a problem for the installer and the customer. I am
> having good experiences with other manufacturers but have not used any of
> them in an AC bussed configuration, so for that reason I will not suggest
> an alternate brand.
>
> Pieter Huebner
>
> Project Manager
>
> Off grid Enterprises
>
>
>
> *From:* RE-wrenches <re-wrenches-bounces at lists.re-wrenches.org> *On
> Behalf Of *Mick Abraham via RE-wrenches
> *Sent:* Thursday, August 24, 2023 3:23 PM
> *To:* RE-wrenches <re-wrenches at lists.re-wrenches.org>
> *Cc:* Mick Abraham <mick at abrahamsolar.com>
> *Subject:* [RE-wrenches] Fronius USA available 2023 & 2024 ?
>
>
>
> Hi, Mechanix~ I asked a Greentech location about quantity four Fronius
> string inverter PRIMO 6.0-1. (6kW AC output, single phase 240 volt 60 hz)
> This p/n is in the Greentech portal but my particular branch hasn't done
> much with Fronius. Today the branch manager told me "Fronius no longer
> exists."
>
>
>
> Can any of you confirm or correct this report? I have an off-grid
> opportunity for which I wish to AC couple some of the PV. If Fronius USA
> has indeed "left the building", are there other string inverters that can
> be selected for country code "off grid 60 hz"? I'd like for the PV
> inverters to only curtail their output wattage if there's a frequency shift
> from the grid forming inverter (frequency/watt). Schneider XW Pro units
> would be forming the grid. Schneider has a white paper # 990-6421 on AC
> coupling but this document is almost three years old & no help at all in
> finding compatible PV inverters. Rapid shutdown is not mandated for this
> gig & each array would be evenly illuminated. IIRC, the List hasn't been
> highly enamored with SolarEdge in recent years; is that still the consensus?
>
>
>
> Thanks as always; the Wrench List is the Bomb!
>
>
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