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    Hi Mark;<br>
    <br>
    Robin Gudgel at Midnite was talking about a setting on the Classic
    that could do that.  I'm not sure how far they went with the
    concept, but it definitely is beyond mere theory.  I'd check with
    them, and see where they were at with that.<br>
    <br>
    Ray Walters<br>
    <br>
    On 1/16/2012 11:00 AM, Mark Dickson wrote:
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                <p class="MsoNormal"><font color="navy" face="Arial"
                    size="2"><span style="font-size:
                      10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy">I recall a
                      conversation a while back about
                      the possibility of “reversing” the current in a
                      solar module to
                      increase the cell temp enough to shed ice/rime.
                       To follow-up, has anybody
                      been successful at this?  I am guessing, if so, it
                      would entail, removal
                      of diodes, increasing PV and battery capacity and
                      some way to sense the ice at
                      the very least. . . It sounds good in theory, but
                      I am skeptical as to whether
                      it will work in reality. . .<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
                <p class="MsoNormal"><font color="navy" face="Arial"
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                        style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic
                        Sans MS";color:navy">Best regards,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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                        style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic
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                  <p class="MsoNormal"><font color="navy" face="Comic
                      Sans MS" size="2"><span
                        style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic
                        Sans MS";color:navy">Mark Dickson,</span></font><font
                      color="navy"><span style="color:navy"><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
                  <p class="MsoNormal"><font color="navy" face="ArialMT"
                      size="2"><span style="font-size:
                        10.0pt;font-family:ArialMT;color:navy">NABCEP
                        Certified Solar PV Installer
                        ™<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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                      Sans MS" size="2"><span
                        style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic
                        Sans MS";color:navy">Oasis Montana
                        Inc.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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                        <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org">re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org</a>
                        [<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="mailto:re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org">mailto:re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org</a>]
                        <b><span style="font-weight:
                            bold">On Behalf Of </span></b>Allan
                        Sindelar<br>
                        <b><span style="font-weight:bold">Sent:</span></b>
                        Monday, January 16, 2012
                        10:52 AM<br>
                        <b><span style="font-weight:bold">To:</span></b>
                        <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org">re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org</a><br>
                        <b><span style="font-weight:bold">Subject:</span></b>
                        Re: [RE-wrenches] Request
                        for Gennie Recommendation</span></font><font
                      color="black"><span style="color:windowtext"><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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                <p class="MsoNormal"><font color="black" face="Times New
                    Roman" size="3"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Wrenches,<br>
                      I very much appreciate this ongoing thread, thank
                      you.<br>
                      <br>
                      This actually feels like one of those "damned if
                      you do, damned if you
                      don't" scenarios. The system is six years old,
                      poorly designed and
                      installed. Two SW5548s, most likely chosen in
                      order to run a 2HP conventional
                      well pump for this manufactured home. Thirty-two
                      L16s in four strings, in two
                      unvented battery boxes in an unheated shed at
                      7800'. 1.66kW of PV plus an H40?
                      wind generator, in an area not known for great
                      wind resource. The inverters
                      either were never programmed correctly or lost
                      programming the first time a
                      battery was replaced, so the batteries never got
                      above default 57.6V and were
                      never equalized. When the L16s started failing,
                      the installer instructed the
                      owners to replace individual batteries, over and
                      over until 17 of the 32 had
                      been replaced, one or two or four at a time. With
                      a continuing stream of
                      failing cells, each time the well pump came on the
                      voltage dropped to
                      "must start" and the generator came on. With
                      default programming, the
                      inverters would charge to 57.6V (if the batteries
                      would get up there - not sure
                      if they ever did), then go through the two-hour
                      absorption, then shut off and
                      soon the cycle would repeat.<br>
                      <br>
                      The installer put a Link-10 in the home, but
                      without a prescaler, so it
                      couldn't work on a 48V system. So he tapped off of
                      part of one string. All
                      monitor programming was at default settings, so
                      the system monitor had been
                      useless to the homeowners since installation. This
                      was designed and installed
                      by someone in business doing wind and PV since the
                      1980s. His website claims he
                      is "</span></font><font face="Arial"><span
                      style="font-family:Arial">the
                      most experienced contracting company in the
                      Southwest specializing in
                      electric/electronic installation, service and
                      repair of independent, remote or
                      utility integrated power generation power
                      supplies. We provide electrical
                      engineering design, specializing in on-site
                      electrical power generation and
                      related control systems." </span></font>This is
                  some mighty poor work.<br>
                  <br>
                  Our immediate "rescue solution" was to string together
                  16 of the
                  replacement batteries, program the inverters to
                  corrective EQ, show the
                  homeowner how to change inverter settings, and replace
                  the Link-10 with a
                  TriMetric with prescaler, guessing at 500 amp-hours.
                  At first this appeared to
                  have failed - the battery voltage rose quickly under
                  charge and then fell just
                  as quickly. But we later learned that this actually
                  worked, as they told us
                  that after running a long corrective EQ, the batteries
                  came back and the
                  generator ran far less. But then the existing
                  generator failed to start;
                  apparently just worn out, and they're in bad shape.<br>
                  <br>
                  We plan to add about 2-2.5kW of array, although we
                  have no load profile from
                  them yet. The existing array is on two poles. The
                  (original) smaller array of 8
                  Sharp 80W 12V modules is shaded during winter by the
                  larger array of 6 Sharp
                  170W modules during the mornings. The larger array is
                  shaded by both a juniper
                  tree on winter mornings (until after 11 am) and by the
                  power equipment shed on
                  winter afternoons (after 3 pm). The ground is frozen
                  now, so we have no easy
                  way to either increase the array of move the existing
                  arrays out of where they
                  shade each other.<o:p></o:p></p>
                <p><font color="black" face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span
                      style="font-size:12.0pt">They
                      have two SW5548s, so need around 15kW at 7800' to
                      run the inverters at full
                      capacity. The unknown is that we don't yet know
                      what size the new battery bank
                      will be; my SWAG is about 1,000 a-hr in a single
                      string of industrial cells.
                      Together the SWs can charge at 120A, so 1,000
                      A-hrs would be a good match. You
                      are correct that the generator run time will be
                      greatly reduced once the array
                      is increased, the batteries replaced, and their
                      loads reduced through customer
                      education. But they need a gennie right away, as
                      their PV and wind can't keep
                      up and the system is shutting down. I'm hesitant
                      to recommend a generator of
                      less than industrial quality, given their
                      experience to date with two
                      residential units. And any good generator has a
                      4-6 week lead time. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
                <p><font color="black" face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span
                      style="font-size:12.0pt">What
                      would you do in this situation?<br>
                      Allan<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
                <p><font color="black" face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span
                      style="font-size:12.0pt">P.S.
                      Chris Mason, your website doesn't jive...I went to
                      <a moz-do-not-send="true"
                        href="http://www.cometsystems.co">www.cometsystems.co</a>
                      and got a site that
                      said "Comet Systems Ltd. is a Certified Reseller
                      for Xorcom PBX products
                      and Ruckus Wireless." Doesn't appear to have
                      anything to do with either PV
                      or generators. Can you enlighten us?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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                          style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold">Allan
                          Sindelar</span></font></b><br>
                    <font size="2"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><a
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                          href="mailto:Allan@positiveenergysolar.com"><font
                            color="#000099"><span style="color:#000099">Allan@positiveenergysolar.com</span></font></a></span></font><br>
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                      On 1/16/2012 9:03 AM, Dave Palumbo wrote: <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
                <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:rgb(31,
 73,
                    125)"><font color="black" face="Calibri" size="2"><span
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</xml><![endif]-->Chris,<u1:p></u1:p></span></font></span><o:p></o:p></p>
                <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:rgb(31,
 73,
                    125)"><u1:p><font color="black" face="Calibri"
                        size="2"><span
                          style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri"> </span></font></u1:p></span><o:p></o:p></p>
                <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:rgb(31,
 73,
                    125)"><font color="black" face="Calibri" size="2"><span
                        style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri">It
                        would be very helpful if you quote “run hours”
                        rather than
                        “years”. <u1:p></u1:p></span></font></span><o:p></o:p></p>
                <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:rgb(31,
 73,
                    125)"><u1:p><font color="black" face="Calibri"
                        size="2"><span
                          style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri"> </span></font></u1:p></span><o:p></o:p></p>
                <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:rgb(31,
 73,
                    125)"><font color="black" face="Calibri" size="2"><span
                        style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri">For
                        example we have seen:<u1:p></u1:p></span></font></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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                    style="color:rgb(31,
 73, 125)"><font color="black"
                      face="Calibri" size="2"><span
                        style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri">Inexpensive
small
                        generators (generally not worth rebuilding) 300
                        to 500 hours. These are
                        gasoline models of various brands and Generac LP
                        gas models. 3kW to 10kW in
                        size typically.<u1:p></u1:p></span></font></span><o:p></o:p></p>
                <p class="msolistparagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in"><span
                    style="color:rgb(31,
 73, 125)"><font color="black"
                      face="Calibri" size="2"><span
                        style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri">Honda
gasoline
                        generators 2,500 hours and then rebuild. <u1:p></u1:p></span></font></span><o:p></o:p></p>
                <p class="msolistparagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in"><span
                    style="color:rgb(31,
 73, 125)"><font color="black"
                      face="Calibri" size="2"><span
                        style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri">10kW
Kohler
                        water cooled diesel gen set still operating
                        within specs at 9,600 hours
                        (rebuilt after 5,500 hrs). This has been in
                        service for 16 years, the first 4
                        years without inverter/battery system, and
                        another 6 years before the client
                        had us add a PV array to the system. Since
                        adding the PV array the generator
                        has run 200 hours per year.<u1:p></u1:p></span></font></span><o:p></o:p></p>
                <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:rgb(31,
 73,
                    125)"><font color="black" face="Calibri" size="2"><span
                        style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri">All
                        are in off-grid service and loaded at 65% MAX
                        continuous (see some surges
                        higher than 65%, typically run at 60%, or below,
                        of rated power).<u1:p></u1:p></span></font></span><o:p></o:p></p>
                <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:rgb(31,
 73,
                    125)"><u1:p><font color="black" face="Calibri"
                        size="2"><span
                          style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri"> </span></font></u1:p></span><o:p></o:p></p>
                <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:rgb(31,
 73,
                    125)"><font color="black" face="Calibri" size="2"><span
                        style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri">David
                        Palumbo<u1:p></u1:p></span></font></span><o:p></o:p></p>
                <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:rgb(31,
 73,
                    125)"><font color="black" face="Calibri" size="2"><span
                        style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri">Independent
Power
                        LLC <u1:p></u1:p></span></font></span><o:p></o:p></p>
                <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:rgb(31,
 73,
                    125)"><font color="black" face="Calibri" size="2"><span
                        style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri">462
                        Solar Way Drive<u1:p></u1:p></span></font></span><o:p></o:p></p>
                <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:rgb(31,
 73,
                    125)"><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on"><font
                          color="black" face="Calibri" size="2"><span
                            style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri">Hyde
                            Park</span></font></st1:city><font
                        face="Calibri" size="2"><span
                          style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri">,
                          <st1:state w:st="on">VT</st1:state> <st1:postalcode
                            w:st="on">05655</st1:postalcode></span></font></st1:place><o:p></o:p></span></p>
                <u1:p></u1:p>
                <p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><font color="#1f497d"
                        face="Calibri" size="2"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1F497D;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic"><a
                            moz-do-not-send="true"
                            href="http://www.independentpowerllc.com">www.independentpowerllc.com</a>
                          <u1:p></u1:p></span></font></i></b><o:p></o:p></p>
                <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:rgb(31,
 73,
                    125)"><font color="black" face="Calibri" size="2"><span
                        style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri">NABCEP
Certified
                        PV Installer<u1:p></u1:p></span></font></span><o:p></o:p></p>
                <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:rgb(31,
 73,
                    125)"><st1:state w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on"><font
                          color="black" face="Calibri" size="2"><span
                            style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri">Vermont</span></font></st1:place></st1:state><font
                      face="Calibri" size="2"><span
                        style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri">
                        Solar
                        Partner<u1:p></u1:p></span></font></span><o:p></o:p></p>
                <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:rgb(31,
 73,
                    125)"><font color="black" face="Calibri" size="2"><span
                        style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri">24
                        Years Experience, (802) 888-7194 <u1:p></u1:p></span></font></span><o:p></o:p></p>
                <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:rgb(31,
 73,
                    125)"><u1:p><font color="black" face="Calibri"
                        size="2"><span
                          style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri"> </span></font></u1:p></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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                    125)"><u1:p><font color="black" face="Calibri"
                        size="2"><span
                          style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri"> </span></font></u1:p></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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                  <p class="MsoNormal"><b><font color="black"
                        face="Tahoma" size="2"><span
                          style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold">From:</span></font></b><font
                      face="Tahoma" size="2"><span
                        style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma"> <a
                          moz-do-not-send="true"
                          href="mailto:re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org">re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org</a>
                        [<a moz-do-not-send="true"
                          href="mailto:re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org">mailto:re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org</a>]
                        <b><span style="font-weight:bold">On Behalf Of </span></b>Comet
                        Systems<br>
                        <b><span style="font-weight:bold">Sent:</span></b>
                        Monday, January 16, 2012
                        10:21 AM<br>
                        <b><span style="font-weight:bold">To:</span></b>
                        <a moz-do-not-send="true"
                          href="mailto:Howie@catamountsolar.com">Howie@catamountsolar.com</a>;
                        RE-wrenches<br>
                        <b><span style="font-weight:bold">Subject:</span></b>
                        Re: [RE-wrenches] Request
                        for Gennie Recommendation<u1:p></u1:p></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
                </div>
                <p class="MsoNormal"><u1:p><font color="black"
                      face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span
                        style="font-size:12.0pt"> <o:p></o:p></span></font></u1:p></p>
                <p class="MsoNormal"><font color="black" face="Times New
                    Roman" size="3"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">The
                      Generac QT and commercial units do not come with
                      an ATS, you can buy just the bare machine or have
                      a complete solution designed
                      for your load.<o:p></o:p></span></font><u1:p></u1:p></p>
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                  <p class="MsoNormal"><u1:p><font color="black"
                        face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span
                          style="font-size:12.0pt"> <o:p></o:p></span></font></u1:p></p>
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                    <p class="MsoNormal"><font color="black" face="Times
                        New Roman" size="3"><span
                          style="font-size:12.0pt">The Generac
                          residential machines are good machines, as
                          long as you understand the intended use. We
                          install lots of them. They are only
                          designed to be used occasionally, for
                          residential backup. We get customers who
                          want to run their business all day on a 10KW
                          residential generator and are
                          disappointed that the generator won't last ten
                          years. They are a cheap,
                          lightweight and cost effective solution for
                          people who get occasional outages.<o:p></o:p></span></font><u1:p></u1:p></p>
                  </div>
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                    <p class="MsoNormal"><u1:p><font color="black"
                          face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span
                            style="font-size:12.0pt"> <o:p></o:p></span></font></u1:p></p>
                  </div>
                  <div>
                    <p class="MsoNormal"><font color="black" face="Times
                        New Roman" size="3"><span
                          style="font-size:12.0pt">If your customer has
                          worn out two generators already,
                          then (s)he needs to pay for a commercial level
                          product. A 22KW QT is not that
                          expensive and will last ten years at a
                          substantial load factor. If you give me
                          more information on the location, load factor
                          and loading, I can have
                          engineering recommend a solution for you.<o:p></o:p></span></font><u1:p></u1:p></p>
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                        <p class="MsoNormal"><u1:p><font color="black"
                              face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span
                                style="font-size:12.0pt"> <o:p></o:p></span></font></u1:p></p>
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                        <p class="MsoNormal"><font color="black"
                            face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span
                              style="font-size:12.0pt"> <o:p></o:p></span></font><u1:p></u1:p></p>
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                    <p class="MsoNormal"><font color="black" face="Times
                        New Roman" size="3"><span
                          style="font-size:12.0pt">-- <br>
                          Chris Mason<o:p></o:p></span></font><u1:p></u1:p></p>
                    <div>
                      <p class="MsoNormal"><font color="black"
                          face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span
                            style="font-size:12.0pt">President, Comet
                            Systems Ltd<o:p></o:p></span></font><u1:p></u1:p></p>
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                      <p class="MsoNormal"><font color="black"
                          face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span
                            style="font-size:12.0pt"><a
                              href="mailto:masonc@cometsystems.co"
                              target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true">masonc@cometsystems.co</a><o:p></o:p></span></font><u1:p></u1:p></p>
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                          face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span
                            style="font-size:12.0pt"><a
                              href="http://www.cometsystems.co"
                              target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true">www.cometsystems.co</a><o:p></o:p></span></font><u1:p></u1:p></p>
                    </div>
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                      <p class="MsoNormal"><font color="black"
                          face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span
                            style="font-size:12.0pt">Cell: 264.235.5670<o:p></o:p></span></font><u1:p></u1:p></p>
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                      <p class="MsoNormal"><font color="black"
                          face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span
                            style="font-size:12.0pt">Int: +1305.767.2094<o:p></o:p></span></font><u1:p></u1:p></p>
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                      <p class="MsoNormal"><font color="black"
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                            style="font-size:12.0pt">Skype: netconcepts<o:p></o:p></span></font><u1:p></u1:p></p>
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