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--></style></head><body lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="purple"><div><div style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">I think the Pika Energy also works at a high voltage with their batteries. Technology seems to be quite similar to Store Edge.</div></div><div dir="ltr"><hr><span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: bold;">From: </span><span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><a href="mailto:bteitelbaum@aeesolar.com">Brian Teitelbaum</a></span><br><span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: bold;">Sent: </span><span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">2/22/2017 15:00</span><br><span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: bold;">To: </span><span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><a href="mailto:re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org">RE-wrenches</a></span><br><span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: bold;">Subject: </span><span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Re: [RE-wrenches] Discharging a high voltage battery</span><br><br></div><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style='color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt;'>Hi Larry,</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style='color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt;'> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style='color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt;'>This is not a new idea. It’s called “Vehicle-to-Grid” or “V2G”, and is a big subject of discussion in Europe.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style='color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt;'> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style='color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt;'>If everyone had an electric vehicle in their driveway, it would represent a huge (yuge?) distributed battery bank over the whole country. I think that’s a great idea.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style='color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt;'> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style='color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt;'>As far as I know, the SolarEdge “StorEdge” 7.6 kW inverter is the only inverter with this capability right now, although many other inverter companies are working on inverters that can operate with high-voltage batteries. The StorEdge is designed to work with the Tesla home battery, which is basically a smaller version of the Model-S battery pack. The inverter would have to be programmable to work with the battery’s BMS, and limit the discharge so that the vehicle’s battery is only drained to some set-point. You wouldn’t want to completely drain the battery, at least not if you want to use the vehicle.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style='color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt;'> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style='color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt;'>I doubt that it would make any economic sense at this point in time, but the future is bright.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style='color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt;'> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style='color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt;'>Brian</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style='color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt;'>AEE Solar</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style='color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt;'> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style='color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt;'> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style='color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt;'> </span></p><div><div style="border-width: 1pt medium medium; border-style: solid none none; border-color: rgb(181, 196, 223) currentColor currentColor; padding: 3pt 0in 0in; border-image: none;"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style='font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;'>From:</span></b><span style='font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;'> RE-wrenches [mailto:<a href="mailto:re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org">re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Starlight Solar Power Systems<br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, February 22, 2017 11:17 AM<br><b>To:</b> RE-wrenches<br><b>Subject:</b> [RE-wrenches] Discharging a high voltage battery</span></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">Hello Wrenches,</p><div><p class="MsoNormal"> </p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Someone has asked me about discharging their EV battery into the grid. They have an existing grit tie system. What they want to do is connect a 5kW grid tie inverter to their 340 volt, 32kWh EV battery bank and feed the grid to discharge the battery. Why was not discussed but sure bugs me. </p><div><p class="MsoNormal"> </p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">My uneducated guess is the inverter will be immediately damaged. My thought is how would it limit the input current? Or, is there such an inverter available that can do the job?</p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"> </p></div><div><div><div><div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Any input is appreciated. </p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><br><span style='color: black; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;'>Larry Crutcher</span><br><span style='color: black; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;'>Starlight Solar Power Systems</span></p></div></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"> </p></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12pt;"> </p></div><p class="MsoNormal"> </p></div></div></div>
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