[RE-wrenches] XW Drop in replacement inverter

[Michael Morningstar]

Doh!, We ran into this several months ago and no one at Schneider could
explain it. So we had to tell our client to pick their preferred generator
as there apparently could only be one. Connected to AC 2. Now I know.

On Wed, Oct 25, 2023 at 4:17 PM Kevin Pegg via RE-wrenches <
re-wrenches at lists.re-wrenches.org> wrote:

> Dave,
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> My work is focused on remote, off-grid clients. With the XW6048, and
> XW+6048 it worked well. Gen 1 on AC1, Gen 2 on AC2. Set the AGS start
> settings a bit lower for second gen. Then if any issues with Gen1, Gen 2
> would catch it and less urgent service calls to remote wherever to sort
> out. Whole lot simpler and cost savings for client as compared to external
> transfer switches and paired gensets.
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> With XWPro, AC1 is no longer available for generator as far as I can tell.
> I spent a lot of time with tech support on my first XWPro using same
> configs. They didn’t seem to realize this initially as well. Gen 1/AC1
> would kick into passthrough mode but refused to engage charger
> consistently. Took a lot of time, but finally was informed that AC1 no
> longer supports generators.
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> I wish there was a way to load XW+ firmware onto XWPro, or such to make
> the XWPro off-grid friendly and rid of parameters related to grid tie.
>
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>
> Kevin
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> *From:* RE-wrenches <re-wrenches-bounces at lists.re-wrenches.org> *On
> Behalf Of *Dave Angelini Offgrid Solar via RE-wrenches
> *Sent:* October-25-23 12:07 PM
> *To:* RE-wrenches <re-wrenches at lists.re-wrenches.org>
> *Cc:* Dave Angelini Offgrid Solar <offgridsolar at sti.net>
> *Subject:* Re: [RE-wrenches] XW Drop in replacement inverter
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> Not getting this Kevin, AC2 has always been the generator input as it
> allows wider frequency and voltage settings for drifting gensets.
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> *Dave Angelini Offgrid Solar*
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> On 2023-10-25 11:57 am, Kevin Pegg via RE-wrenches wrote:
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> Physically it is all the same. Software is way more complex. As Dave
> mentioned, you have to follow the commissioning process.
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> AC1 will no longer accept generator input, it's grid-only now. So if you
> have a genset you will need to move that to AC2. This is one of the most
> irritating changes with the XWPro. Makes dual-generator configs a lot more
> complex now.
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> Kevin
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> *From:* RE-wrenches <re-wrenches-bounces at lists.re-wrenches.org> *On
> Behalf Of *Chad Waits via RE-wrenches
> *Sent:* October-24-23 2:18 PM
> *To:* RE-wrenches <re-wrenches at lists.re-wrenches.org>
> *Cc:* Chad Waits <chadwaits at netzerosolar.net>
> *Subject:* [RE-wrenches] XW Drop in replacement inverter
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> Wrenches,
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> We have a client that had us construct a solar trailer for them back in
> 2014-2015 timeframe. The Current XW6048-120/240-60 is cooked and I'm
> wondering if the Schneider rep (or you savvy off grid guys) on here could
> tell me if the newer XW Pro 6.8kW 120/240 is an exact drop in replacement
> for a system including the the old power distribution panel accessories.
>
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> Thanks!
>
>
>
> Chad Waits
> President - Net Zero Solar
>
> 945 W. Silverlake Rd, Tucson AZ 85713
>
> Cell: (520) 270-4873
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