ECS installed a system in Georgia with eight Trace 5548 inverters stacked as four parallel groups. This was all linked to (36) 1000 lb batteries. We fed all eight battery chargers each with its own 80 amp circuit breaker with power coming from the utility grid or a 100 KWD Cummins diesel generator. Power is available to battery chargers at all times if needed. We found with our fluke meters that when the load exceeded 72 amps on each inverter - then it would trip. There was no problem powering each inverter’s battery charge in each group of two. This was for a residential home. Half the array is up on our website at www.ecs-solar.com . The first half of the system consists of 192 Siemens SR 100 modules. A special transfer switch keeps the diesel generator from coming on when the REA utility fails - if the battery bank and solar electric power is adequately powering the inverters.

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