<div>And, because it only puts out 120V, you don't need a permit, or inspections! I love these new gadgets!</div>
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<div>Mike Nelson</div>
<div>MD Electric & Solar<br><br></div>
<div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Jan 7, 2011 at 7:24 AM, August Goers <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:august@luminalt.com">august@luminalt.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote style="BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; PADDING-LEFT: 1ex" class="gmail_quote">Hi All -<br><br>Thanks for the helpful info! We did a little more research on our end and<br>I guess Apparent is the new brand name for the Xslent product. What<br>
baffles me is the chart where they show that they're producing power<br>before and after sunrise and sunset:<br><br><a href="http://www.apparent.com/products/mgi.html" target="_blank">http://www.apparent.com/products/mgi.html</a><br>
<br>The system must include batteries? Someone on their marketing team is<br>really going to town...<br><br>Best, August<br>
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<div class="h5"><br>-----Original Message-----<br>From: <a href="mailto:re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org">re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org</a><br>[mailto:<a href="mailto:re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org">re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org</a>] On Behalf Of jay peltz<br>
Sent: Thursday, January 06, 2011 4:43 PM<br>To: RE-wrenches<br>Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] Xslent?<br><br>HI Peter,<br><br>I agree with you that for now on residential it makes no sense.<br>However for commercial that might have to pay extra for PF issues, to have<br>
the inverter adjust for this makes sense.<br>Its the reason they( inverter companies ) are doing it.<br>I"ve heard a better more complete reason of course from Bill Brooks, who<br>maybe can chime in.<br><br>sorry got away from me,<br>
<br><br>jay<br>peltz power<br>On Jan 6, 2011, at 2:34 PM, Peter Parrish wrote:<br><br>> I can't understand how any inverter WOULDN'T deliver its power with the<br>> voltage and current 100% IN PHASE.<br>><br>
> When the voltage and current are not 100% in-phase that represents<br>reactive<br>> power. Reactive power flows positive for a quarter of the AC cycle, then<br>> negative for a quarter of a cycle, then positive and then negative. The<br>
net<br>> result over one AC cycle is ZERO power delivered to the load.<br>><br>> So reactive power is worthless.<br>><br>> Worse, it results in higher currents (and voltages) for the same amount<br>of<br>> in-phase power, putting additional stress on circuits.<br>
><br>> - Peter<br>><br>><br>> Peter T. Parrish, Ph.D., President<br>> California Solar Engineering, Inc.<br>> 820 Cynthia Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90065<br>> CA Lic. 854779, NABCEP Cert. 031806-26<br>
> <a href="mailto:peter.parrish@calsolareng.com">peter.parrish@calsolareng.com</a><br>> Ph 323-258-8883, Mobile 323-839-6108, Fax 323-258-8885<br>><br><br>_______________________________________________<br>List sponsored by Home Power magazine<br>
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