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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=890162917-13042011><FONT color=#0000ff
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=890162917-13042011><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2 face=Arial>By the way, what is AFRA?</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=890162917-13042011><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2 face=Arial>P.S. I don't see your replies addressed to "re-wrenches"
making onto the listserve.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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lang=en-us><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Mark Frye</FONT></SPAN> <BR><SPAN
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2011 10:25 AM<BR><B>To:</B> Mark Frye; Gary@IcarusSolarServices.com;
'RE-wrenches'<BR><B>Subject:</B> RE: [RE-wrenches] AC Coupling Fronius IG Plus
10.0 inverter<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: #1f497d">No, the FSPC cannot be disabled.
AFRA can, but that is something a little different.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: #1f497d">The FSPC is the main protection
against overcharging your battery bank with the SI. Without it, the next
protection is the battery charging voltage, which if/when exceeded the SI will
disconnect from all sources as a protection measure.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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Mark Frye [mailto:markf@berkeleysolar.com] <BR><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, April 13,
2011 10:12 AM<BR><B>To:</B> Steve Jefferson; Gary@IcarusSolarServices.com;
'RE-wrenches'<BR><B>Subject:</B> RE: [RE-wrenches] AC Coupling Fronius IG Plus
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style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: blue; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Isn't it
also possible to disable FSPC in the SI so that the AC coupled inverters
can be controlled by a mechanism independent of the SI?</SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; COLOR: windowtext; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<BR></SPAN><SPAN
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Steve Jefferson [mailto:Steve.Jefferson@sma-america.com] <BR><B>Sent:</B>
Wednesday, April 13, 2011 10:03 AM<BR><B>To:</B> Gary@IcarusSolarServices.com;
RE-wrenches; Mark Frye<BR><B>Subject:</B> RE: [RE-wrenches] AC Coupling Fronius
IG Plus 10.0 inverter</SPAN><SPAN
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: #1f497d">A Fronius Inverter can be AC
coupled with a Sunny Island just fine. The only thing to keep in mind is, that
when the SI starts the FSPC, the Fronius unit will go offline with a Frequency
A/C error. Wait five minutes, then try to reconnect, it will not reconnect until
the SI lowers the FSPC to below 60.5Hz. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: #1f497d">I don’t know if Fronius has an
“off-grid” mode, but if so, you could also place the unit in this mode. It
should open the parameters, which will allow for the FSPC to work correctly.
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: #1f497d">With FSPC, it is a range of +
2Hz from the nominal system frequency that it will occur in. The nominal
Hz can be adjusted in the SI, but is almost always left at
60Hz<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: #1f497d">IE: Grid fails, SI is generating
a frequency of 60Hz. Batteries are charged, and loads in the protected loads
panel are low. The SI will start the FSPC and raise one Hz to 61Hz, if the load
demand continues to drop the FSPC will continue to rise to 62Hz, thus forcing
the PAC on the Sunny Boy to drop to 0W. Both the FAC-Start-Delta (the point
where the PAC will start to drop), and FAC-Limit-Delta (the range of the PAC
drop) can be adjusted. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org
[mailto:re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Gary
Willett<BR><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, April 13, 2011 3:06 AM<BR><B>To:</B> Mark
Frye<BR><B>Cc:</B> 'RE-wrenches'<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: [RE-wrenches] AC
Coupling Fronius IG Plus 10.0 inverter<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV></DIV>
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<P style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt" class=MsoNormal>Thanks Mark for educating me
about FSC.<BR><BR>Reading SMA docs, FSC allows the Sunny Boy's AC output to be
varied from maximum to zero when the<BR>Sunny Island varies its AC output
frequency between 60Hz and 61Hz.<BR><BR>Based on your response - do you - or any
other Wrenches - have any experience AC coupling the <BR>Fronius inverters? Do
they have any problem maintaining connectivity to the "local" grid <BR>when the
big grid is down? Are there any battery-based inverter/chargers that Fronius
does not like?<BR><BR>I don't want to be on the "bleeding edge" and be the first
one to ever design an AC coupled battery<BR>backup system using Fronius. I will
call Fronius support next, but any feedback from the group will <BR>be much
appreciated.<BR><BR><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Gary
Willett, PE<BR><SPAN class=spelle>Icarus</SPAN> Solar Services
LLC</SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><BR>On 4/12/2011 11:37 PM, Mark Frye wrote: <o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: blue; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">I
have been looking at some AC coupled stuff lately. The "FSC" is propriatary to
SMA, Sunny Island to Sunny Boy. Pretty much anything else you need
something to sense the voltage of the battery bank so you can open a contactor
on the AC line to the Fronius when the battery voltage gets too high. Once the
voltage drops the contactor can close and bring the Fronius back on line and
then the 5-minute start up delay before it is feeding the line
again.</SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
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Solar Electric Systems</SPAN> <BR><SPAN
style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">303
Redbud Way</SPAN> <BR><SPAN
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City, CA 95959</SPAN> <BR><SPAN
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<B>On Behalf Of </B>Gary Willett<BR><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, April 12, 2011 8:35
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[RE-wrenches] AC Coupling Fronius IG Plus 10.0 inverter</SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
<P style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt">Working on a proposal to add
battery backup and a generator to an existing 10kW grid-tie system using the
Fronius IG Plus 10.0 inverter.<BR><BR>Does anyone have any experience AC
coupling this inverter to a Sunny Island 5048, or a Xantrex 6048? Is the Fronius
capable of Frequency Shift control (FSC) that comes from the battery-connected
inverter?<BR><BR>Any other suggested solutions is
appreciated.</SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
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