<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" ><tr><td valign="top" style="font: inherit;">Hello Chris,<br><br>You're correct. Our AC Modules are 120Vac. At first this may seem to be<br>a drawback, but it's not. You can connect up to 10 PVAC Module inverters<br>per cable, and for small systems (10 inverters or less), use just one cable<br>connected from line to neutral. This is no different than having an 1800 watt<br>hand-held blow-dryer connected and operating. The imbalance seen by the<br>utility company would be identical in both cases.<br><br>In 240V systems, you'd use two cables (as you surmised) -- one connected<br>from line 1 to neutral, the other connected from line 2 to neutral. You can<br>also connect three cables of inverters to a 208 three-phase four-wire wye<br>topology. One inverter model thus works in three different power systems.<br><br>Yes, it's a custom cable, but it's a fraction of the cost of the
pre-fab "240Vac"<br>cables.<br><br>Please contact me off-list for details.<br><br><br><br>Regards,<br><br><br>Dan Lepinski, Senior Engineer<br>Exeltech Solar Products<br><br><br>--- On <b>Wed, 11/7/12, Chris Schaefer <i><chris@solarandwindfx.com></i></b> wrote:<br><blockquote style="border-left: 2px solid rgb(16, 16, 255); margin-left: 5px; padding-left: 5px;"><br>From: Chris Schaefer <chris@solarandwindfx.com><br>Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] AC Modules ready for primetime?<br>To: "'RE-wrenches'" <re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org><br>Date: Wednesday, November 7, 2012, 8:26 AM<br><br><div id="yiv1513497894">
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a 120Vac inverter instead of 240 like most other micro inverters. Thus you have
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<b><span style="font-weight:bold;">Sent:</span></b> Wednesday, October 31, 2012
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font-size:12.0pt;">...Just to chime in, I installed the Exeltech/NB ACPV modules on a
residence in January. It was super easy. They went in fast, with no
GEC needed from the roof. Piercing connectors worked well clamping to the
trunk cable. No conduit required. Irradiance sensor is standard,
with temp sensed from the Heliosentry box. The modules seem to be
performing well, although the system isn't connected to the internet, and I am
not sure how the monitoring works when it is. (That is something I'd like
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You're describing our "Home Run" cable and the connectors for the<br>
AC Modules.<br>
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Replacements are easy. The inverter base stays on the PV. The<br>
cable is a part of that base. You don't need to disconnect anything.<br>
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Just remove four screws from the inverter (the "lid" of the
enclosure<br>
is actually the inverter heat sink), remove it (there's a five pin mating<br>
connector inside the inverter .. the female half on the inverter, the<br>
male half in the base) .. remove the inverter .. pop the new one in,<br>
and replace the four screws.<br>
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That's it. No wiring to mess with.<br>
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Dan<br>
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--- On <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">Wed, 10/31/12, Jason Szumlanski <i><span style="font-style:italic;"><<a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:jason@fafcosolar.com" target="_blank" href="/mc/compose?to=jason@fafcosolar.com">jason@fafcosolar.com</a>></span></i></span></b>
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Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] AC Modules ready for primetime?<br>
To: "RE-wrenches" <<a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org" target="_blank" href="/mc/compose?to=re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org">re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org</a>><br>
Date: Wednesday, October 31, 2012, 5:27 PM</span></font></p>
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features I saw at SPI is the "trunk cable" which is a standard
cable to which you attach piercing taps that come attached on a drop from
each AC module's inverter. I like not having to worry about connector
spacing. I'm not sure how you handle replacements or removals, but I'm sure
that's been addressed. I haven't used these modules yet, but I can see the
benefits in the cable strategy.</span></font></p>
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<p class="yiv1513497894MsoNormal"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;">On Wed, Oct 31, 2012 at 3:30 PM, Exeltech <<a rel="nofollow">exeltech@yahoo.com</a>> wrote:</span></font></p>
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<p class="yiv1513497894MsoNormal"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;">Hello Kirk,<br>
<br>
Our PVAC Modules are certified to UL and other applicable Standards on:<br>
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Helios PV, Milwaukee ,
Wisc ( <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.heliossolarworks.com/">http://www.heliossolarworks.com/</a>
)<br>
PV made in Milwaukee + our AC Module
inverters made in Fort Worth<br>
yields a 100% "Made in America "
product.<br>
<br>
<br>
NB Solar (made by "Sun Earth Solar"),
China<br>
In the PV business for 44 years.<br>
( <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.nbsolar.com/">http://www.nbsolar.com/</a>
)<br>
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Top Sun ( Korea )<br>
Vertically integrated PV manufacturer of ingots, wafers, cells, and PV
modules.<br>
( <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.topsun.kr/english/main/main.htm">http://www.topsun.kr/english/main/main.htm</a>
)<br>
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<br>
Distributed by Solarbine, with offices/warehouse facilities in
Pennsylvania ,<br>
Texas , and Southern
California .<br>
( <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.solarbine.net/">http://www.solarbine.net/</a>
)<br>
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More PV manufacturers are working their way through in UL certification at
this<br>
time, but non-disclosure agreements won't allow discussion yet.</span></font></p>
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Dan Lepinski, Senior Engineer<br>
Exeltech Solar<br>
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10/31/12, Kirk Herander <i><span style="font-style:italic;"><<a rel="nofollow">kirk@vtsolar.com</a>></span></i></span></b>
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Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] AC Modules ready for primetime?<br>
To: "'RE-wrenches'" <<a rel="nofollow">re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org</a>></span></font></p>
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<p class="yiv1513497894MsoNormal"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;">Date: Wednesday, October 31, 2012, 1:53 PM</span></font></p>
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<p><font color="#1f497d" face="Times New Roman" size="4"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#1F497D;">What panel OEM’s are using your AC
modules?</span></font></p>
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<p><font color="#1f497d" face="Times New Roman" size="4"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#1F497D;">dba Vermont Solar Engineering</span></font></p>
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[mailto:<a rel="nofollow">re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org</a>]
<b><span style="font-weight:bold;">On Behalf Of </span></b>Exeltech<br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold;">Sent:</span></b> Wednesday, October 31,
2012 12:05 PM<br>
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<p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;">Hello
David,<br>
<br>
Our inverters are a *true* AC Module, not just a micro-inverter that's
been<br>
attached to the PV frame or other structure. They replace the
junction box<br>
on PV, and must be installed by a PV manufacturer, distributor, or OEM<br>
that are certified to the appropriate UL Standards for that
process. Our<br>
AC Modules are not designed for field/site installation to PV.<br>
<br>
The advantages to this: We're exempt from DC-side ground-fault and<br>
arc-fault because all DC conductors are internal to our inverter, and are<br>
all less than 80Vdc.<br>
<br>
Being mounted directly to the PV eliminates the j-box, diodes,
high-voltage<br>
DC conductors, and expensive DC connectors and their associated hassles.<br>
This also reduces the product cost and decreases the system installation<br>
time. You're also assured of a perfect match of our inverter to the
PV.<br>
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For notes - our AC Module inverters are made in
Fort Worth , Texas .<br>
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Dan Lepinski, Senior Engineer<br>
Exeltech Solar<br>
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Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] AC Modules ready for primetime?<br>
To: "RE-wrenches" <<a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://mc/compose?to=re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org">re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org</a>><br>
Date: Wednesday, October 31, 2012, 10:39 AM</span></font></p>
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Does Exeltech make a microinverter that can be site-installed? <br>
David Katz<br>
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Sent from my HTC smartphone on the Now Network from Sprint!</span></font></p>
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Subject: [RE-wrenches] AC Modules ready for primetime?<br>
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<p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;">I'd
like to correct an error in Jim's statement below related to how we<br>
at Exeltech handle warranty.<br>
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If an AC Module inverter should fail, the entire module does not need
to<br>
be sent back for warranty -- just the inverter itself. In our
case, this<br>
involves removing four small screws to separate the inverter from the<br>
base. The "lid" (or top of the enclosure) is the heat
sink of the inverter.<br>
The base stays attached to the PV. There's no wiring
involved. It's all<br>
internal, and you don't have to do anything except remove the old<br>
inverter from the base and plug in the new one.<br>
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Once you access the back of the PV, total time to effect the swap<br>
is typically about 1 minute.<br>
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<br>
<br>
Dan Lepinski, Senior Engineer<br>
Exeltech Solar<br>
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Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] AC Modules ready for primetime?<br>
To: "'RE-wrenches'" <<a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://mc/compose?to=re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org">re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org</a>><br>
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<p><font color="#1f497d" face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D;">Another question to consider
when it comes to ACPV warranty replacement is, do you have to send the
entire module back for repair if there’s a warranty claim on the
inverter. Solar
Bridge &
Exeltech both say yes. All things equal,
Solar Bridge
still has DC apparatus exposed but not Exeltech. It would be nice to
just be able to drill out the pop rivets and unplug the SB unit &
return for repair. </span></font></p>
<p><font color="#1f497d" face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D;">And yes, I’m kinda biased toward
Exeltech but they have been building inverters for 20+ years. </span></font></p>
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<p><b><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;">From:</span></font></b> <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://mc/compose?to=re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org">re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org</a> <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://mc/compose?to=%5bmailto:re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org%5d">[mailto:re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org]</a> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">On Behalf Of </span></b>William Dorsett<br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold;">Sent:</span></b> Wednesday, October
31, 2012 12:14 AM<br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold;">To:</span></b> 'RE-wrenches'<br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold;">Subject:</span></b> Re: [RE-wrenches]
AC Modules ready for primetime?</p>
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<p><font color="#1f497d" face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D;">Kirk, the BenQ modules use SolarBridge
inverters. One of the questions to ask with ACPV is who backs the
warranty on the inverter. According to SolarBridge’s website, the
module manufacturer warranty’s the combination. This is fine as long as
the mfg stays afloat but in this time with such major players as Sharp
and BP backing out, who do you turn to if your inverter has a problem?
As Bill said Exeltech is in this too, and warranty’s their own, so is
one step less removed. </span></font></p>
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<p><font color="#1f497d" face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D;">One of the things we’ve gathered
is that Enphase, with an installed base of something over a million, is
having some problems with its first version, 190. Is that a problem
inherent in the components chosen in its design or something as simple
as insufficient potting? It is fairly low percentage, but it also
hasn’t been 25 years. And how does that balance with the installed base
of any of the other microinverter/ACPV manufacturers? </span></font></p>
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<p><font color="#1f497d" face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D;">It seems that the temperature at
which micros are required to live is the main advantage of remote
string inverters. They can be down in the shade with free air moving
around them. On the other end of that trend are the ACPV which
might have very little room between them and the module backing. There
might be several practical actions like mounting the modules with the
inverter on the down side so the air flow is cooler (a little like
putting the pump or fan on the cool input side of a thermal collector),
or spacing the array higher off the roof to allow more air flow.</span></font></p>
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<p><font color="#1f497d" face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D;">I do agree with Bill that this
is the direction the industry is heading and very quickly.</span></font></p>
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<p><font color="#1f497d" face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D;">Bill Dorsett</span></font></p>
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<p><font color="#1f497d" face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D;">Manhattan</span></font><font color="#1f497d"><span style="color:#1F497D;">, KS</span></font></p>
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Hi Nik,<br>
<br>
As of SPI 2012, Solar
Bridge advertized
seven module manufacturers using their product.<br>
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Remember Exeltech, manufacturer of exemplary sine wave inverters, is
also a player in this ACPV market, undoubtedly other players, too.<br>
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IMHO, ACPV is the route that the industry will _eventually_ follow. </span></font></p>
<pre><font face="Courier New" size="2"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;">Bill Loesch</span></font></pre><pre><font face="Courier New" size="2"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;">Solar 1 -
Saint Louis Solar</span></font></pre><pre><font face="Courier New" size="2"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;">314 631 1094</span></font></pre>
<p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;">On
30-Oct-12 10:13 AM, Nik Ponzio wrote:</span></font></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;">I have a prospective customer requesting AC
modules for a commercial job. What is currently available? <br>
<br>
Thanks in advance.<br>
Nik</span></font></p>
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