<div dir="ltr">Howie,<div><br></div><div>The Sonnen Eco16 we installed is very nice equipment. I have previously used the Radian 8048A inverter but the Sonnen adds a really nice battery system, nice interface, and a Z-wave energy management system.<div><div>The battery system is by Sony and the stats are incredible. !0 year warranty, 10,000 cycles, discharge to zero without damage, very good battery management system. <br><div>The install was easy enough, connecting the mains cabling is a challenge as there is very little room, I would definitely have a trough or some kind of cable management device above the unit. It takes two people, one to guide the cables into place and one to push them.</div><div>The batteries are so light it is surprising, one person can easily carry them. This alone is enough reason to go Lithium.</div><div>I set the minimum battery reserve to 10%, this client wants to use as much solar as possible.</div><div><br></div><div>Setting up the system is simple, there's a few parameters but they are easily understood and the manual is very complete.</div><div>The client already had an 8KW PV system using a Sunny Boy 8000TL. That was already connected to the load panel so we didn't have to do any solar installation.</div><div>The Sonnen Eco uses frequency shift to turn off the inverter. This does not work when it is grid tied, so it can't stop the inverter backfeeding the grid, which is a problem for us. There's going to be a fix for that shortly that will allow us to use a contactor to disable the inverter.</div><div><br></div><div>If you have clients looking for Lithium batteries, this is a very clean, very easy to install and configure system.</div><div>I will post pictures after I finish the clean up, we are making a wooden shroud to hide the conduits.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div></div></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Jun 14, 2016 at 12:15 PM, Howie Michaelson <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:howie@suncatchervt.com" target="_blank">howie@suncatchervt.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><p dir="ltr">I would love to hear more about that install. Design, sense of equipment quality and development (is programming and function well thought out and implemented), availability, pictures, etc. are all significant questions. Thanks for the offer!</p><span class="im HOEnZb">
<p dir="ltr">Howie<br>
Howie Michaelson<br>
NABCEP Certified Solar PV Installer™</p>
<p dir="ltr">Sun Catcher<br>
Renewable Energy Systems Sales and Service<br>
VT Solar Electric Incentive Partner<br>
<a href="tel:802-272-0004" value="+18022720004" target="_blank">802-272-0004</a></p>
</span><div class="HOEnZb"><div class="h5"><div class="gmail_quote">On Jun 14, 2016 11:45 AM, "Chris Mason" <<a href="mailto:cometenergysystems@gmail.com" target="_blank">cometenergysystems@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br type="attribution"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><p dir="ltr">I just completed a 14KWh Sonnen system for one of our clients if anyone wants to know about that system. </p>
<div class="gmail_quote">On Jun 14, 2016 8:59 AM, "Lloyd Hoffstatter" <<a href="mailto:LHoffstatter@sunstruckconsulting.com" target="_blank">LHoffstatter@sunstruckconsulting.com</a>> wrote:<br type="attribution"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Thank you, your timing is perfect. I am working with a utility to get approval of a StorEdge / Solar Edge combination with Tesla batteries and potentially export limitation.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">The utility has been asking for examples, and this is the first I can bring them back. HECO territory? Sorry the system isn’t yours, but thanks for helping pave the way
for others!<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Any other examples of StorEdge with batteries or SolarEdge or StorEdge using export limitation would be most helpful, meeting with them on Friday,<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Best regards,<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Lloyd<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<b>On Behalf Of </b>Marco Mangelsdorf<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, June 13, 2016 11:43 PM<br>
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<b>Subject:</b> Re: [RE-wrenches] SolarEdge 7600 and the Powerwall<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Yes, Howie…their SE StorEdge. <u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Not my install. Sunrun did it on Oahu. Did a big press whoopdeedo and even got the governor of Hawaii and mayor of Honolulu to attend.<u></u><u></u></p>
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<b>On Behalf Of </b>Howie Michaelson<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, June 13, 2016 4:55 PM<br>
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<b>Subject:</b> Re: [RE-wrenches] SolarEdge 7600 and the Powerwall<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p>Hi Marco,<br>
I assume that is the StorEdge 7600? Is this your install? What was your access to the StorEdge?<u></u><u></u></p>
<p>Thanks for the photo,<br>
Howie<br>
Howie Michaelson<br>
NABCEP Certified Solar PV Installer™<u></u><u></u></p>
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Renewable Energy Systems Sales and Service<br>
VT Solar Electric Incentive Partner<br>
<a href="tel:802-272-0004" value="+18022720004" target="_blank">802-272-0004</a><br>
On Jun 13, 2016 9:29 PM, "Marco Mangelsdorf" <<a href="mailto:marco@pvthawaii.com" target="_blank">marco@pvthawaii.com</a>> wrote:<br>
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> Provides an idea of size and scale.<br>
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> From left to right—disconnect, kWh meter, SolarEdge 7600, switch gear, two Tesla Powerwalls.<br>
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