<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:times new roman,serif;font-size:large">Generators are load responsive. They can not be back feed, one approach is to take heavy loads and have the inverter drop these loading heav load situations. bring these loads on line with a PLC</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, Sep 25, 2023 at 11:22 AM Chris Daum via RE-wrenches <<a href="mailto:re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org">re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div class="msg99349073560036154"><div lang="EN-US" style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div class="m_99349073560036154WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span> </span>Hi folks:<u></u><u></u></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:11.55pt"><font size="2" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11pt">We have a situation where the Sol-Ark 12kW Inverter isn’t able to adequately manage the loads and perform auto-gen start other than low battery level. <span> </span>And despite thorough understanding of the customer’s initial loads, after he’s bought the system, he’s continued to add more and more loads – a severe case of load creep. <u></u><u></u></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:11.55pt"><font size="2" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:11.55pt"><font size="2" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11pt">He’s got a 38KW generator and we’re looking for the components to make the generator <i><span style="font-style:italic">load responsive</span></i> instead of just kicking on when the battery voltage is low.<span> </span>Are there any ideas on switching equipment that can do this and work with the Sol-Ark?<span> </span>We’re waiting for a reply from Sol-Ark, but thought you folks may have some ideas.<span> </span><u></u><u></u></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:11.55pt"><font size="2" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:11.55pt"><font size="2" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11pt">The original design was for a larger solar system and inverter, but the customer balked at the cost and said he’d reduce his loads accordingly.<span> </span>Unfortunately, that has not happened!<span> </span><span> </span>Now we’re trying to bend the laws of physics and have his 38KW <span> </span>generator make up the difference. We need to come up with a means of accommodating the compromised design and now are faced with additional loads -- along with a significantly reduced solar array. <span> </span>Is there a way to make this (2 wire start) generator more load responsive?<u></u><u></u></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:11.55pt"><font size="2" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:11.55pt"><font size="2" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11pt">Thanks for any and all advice!<u></u><u></u></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:11.55pt"><font size="2" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></font></p><p class="m_99349073560036154MsoAutoSig"><font size="2" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span> </span>Chris Daum<u></u><u></u></span></font></p><p class="m_99349073560036154MsoAutoSig"><font size="2" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span> </span>Oasis Montana Inc.<u></u><u></u></span></font></p><p class="m_99349073560036154MsoAutoSig"><font size="2" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span> </span>406-777-4309 or 4321<u></u><u></u></span></font></p><p class="m_99349073560036154MsoAutoSig"><font size="2" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span> </span><a href="http://www.oasismontana.com" target="_blank">www.oasismontana.com</a> <u></u><u></u></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:11.55pt"><font size="2" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:11.55pt"><font size="2" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></font></p></div></div>_______________________________________________<br>
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