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    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 2/1/2013 7:42 AM, John Berdner
      wrote:<br>
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          <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1F497D">John:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1F497D"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1F497D">If
              doing an AC coupled system with SB/SI there a couple
              things to consider.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1F497D"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
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style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1F497D">SI
              is 120 Vac only and SB and grid are both 240.&nbsp; You can get
              2 SI&#8217;s but that is pricey.&nbsp; SMA now makes an autoformer
              (finally) but it is really big and pretty expensive (hey
              Robin/Bob there is an opportunity here).&nbsp; Too bad they
              don&#8217;t make a 240 Vac SI and no longer make the old 1800
              which had a 120 Vac &nbsp;output.</span></p>
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    <br>
    Already doing that, John, as part off our SMA/SI/SB&nbsp; and battery
    based integration package just starting to ship now.<br>
    <br>
    Thanks !!<br>
    boB<br>
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style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1F497D"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1F497D">A
              couple of ways to wire this (ASCII Draw, &gt;&gt; indicate
              power flow, &lt;&gt; indicates bidirectional):<o:p></o:p></span></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1F497D"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1F497D">PV
              &gt;&gt; SB &gt;&gt; Protected Load Center &lt;&gt; Auto
              former &lt;&gt; SI &lt;&gt; Xfer switch &lt;&gt;Grid.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1F497D">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
              |&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
              &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;|<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1F497D">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
              &nbsp;&nbsp;|&nbsp; &gt;&gt; Loads&nbsp;
              &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;|
              &lt;&lt;&lt; &nbsp;Generator<o:p></o:p></span></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1F497D"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1F497D">Or
              alternatively like this:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1F497D"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1F497D">PV
              &gt;&gt; SB &gt;&gt; Protected Load Center &lt;&gt; Xfer
              switch &lt;&gt;Auto former &lt;&gt; SI &lt;&lt; Generator<o:p></o:p></span></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1F497D">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
              &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;|<o:p></o:p></span></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1F497D">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
              &nbsp;|&nbsp; &gt;&gt; Loads &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;|&nbsp; &lt;&gt; &nbsp;Grid<o:p></o:p></span></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1F497D"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1F497D">A
              couple of tradeoffs here:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1F497D"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1F497D">In
              case 1 the downside is that the output of the SI &nbsp;is 120
              Vac to the grid = imbalance.&nbsp; All your grid tied PV flows
              through the auto-former with the associated losses.&nbsp; The
              upside is that your protected loads are protected by the
              SI which has a very fast (transparent) transfer. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1F497D"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1F497D">In
              case 2 the downside is that the loads are not protected so
              you will see an interruption when the xfer switch
              transfers.&nbsp; With a manual xfer switch this interruption
              could be a long time </span><span
              style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Wingdings;color:#1F497D">J</span><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1F497D">
              &nbsp;&nbsp;The upside is the PV is connected directly to the grid @
              240Vac normally with no autoformer losses<o:p></o:p></span></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1F497D"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1F497D">If
              the SI is already installed you probably are doing
              something like this already.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1F497D"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1F497D">To
              connect in a generator you have to understand the SI&#8217;s
              grid input programming.&nbsp; The SI has only one physical grid
              &#8220;input&#8221;.&nbsp; I say &#8220;input&#8221; because both side of an SI are
              bi-directional and can be either and input or an output
              depending on power flow. If you go with Case 1 The problem
              is that you need to set the current limit high enough for
              the SB so it can grid feed. &nbsp;If your SB is larger than
              your generator you can overload the generator when in
              backup mode. &nbsp;You also need to allow power flow out of the
              grid input which you don&#8217;t want with a small generator.&nbsp;
              It is also nice to have wider voltage and frequency limits
              when operating with the generator.&nbsp; &nbsp;Fortunately there are
              2 logical inputs for the single grid input and a digital
              generator mode selector input (signal level) that is used
              to switch between the two.&nbsp; Each of these logical inputs
              can have different parameters, i.e. one for grid and one
              for generator.&nbsp; You provide a feedback a signal to the
              digital input mode selector to tell the SI which set of
              parameters to use.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1F497D"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1F497D">There
              are several ways to do the mode selection ranging from a
              switch (light switch or toggle switch) near the SI to
              select modes to an aux contact on a full auto xfer relay.
              <o:p></o:p></span></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1F497D">For
              a low case bulletproof approach use a 3 phase manual xfer
              switch and use the unused third power pole to do your
              digital input mode switching.&nbsp; This is what I have at my
              house.&nbsp; The grid feeds one side of the manual Xfer switch
              and I have an SO cord on the other side to plug in to a
              generator for charging during a prolonged outage.&nbsp; <o:p></o:p></span></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1F497D"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
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style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1F497D">Feel
              free to contact me either online or offline if you have
              questions. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1F497D">Best
              Regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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          <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1F497D">John
              Berdner<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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              [<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>On
                Behalf Of </b>john<br>
              <b>Sent:</b> Friday, February 01, 2013 4:12 AM<br>
              <b>To:</b> <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org">re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org</a><br>
              <b>Subject:</b> Re: [RE-wrenches] wrenches] Husqvarna 5500
              and VFX3524 Compatibility question<o:p></o:p></span></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>
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                Thanks for that bit of information.&nbsp; I have a customer
                with a SB5000 and recently added a Sunny&nbsp;Island with 8
                L16 batteries.&nbsp; This answers their question as to what
                they will do in an extended outage with no sun.&nbsp; I
                wanted to suggest a small backup generator but wasn't
                sure how it would work. &nbsp;Now I can install the cord and
                set the sunny island for a Honda 2000i, several of which
                I keep on hand for emergency power for us and our
                customers.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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            <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:black">-----Original
                Message-----<br>
                From: John Berdner &lt;<a moz-do-not-send="true"
                  href="mailto:John.Berdner@solaredge.com">John.Berdner@solaredge.com</a>&gt;<br>
                To: Allan &lt;<a moz-do-not-send="true"
                  href="mailto:Allan@positiveenergysolar.com">Allan@positiveenergysolar.com</a>&gt;;
                RE-wrenches &lt;<a moz-do-not-send="true"
                  href="mailto:re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org">re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org</a>&gt;<br>
                Sent: Thu, Jan 31, 2013 8:20 pm<br>
                Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] Husqvarna 5500 and VFX3524
                Compatibility question<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                    <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:black">SMA
                        Sunny Island also does this but also discharges
                        battery in parallel with the generator to create
                        a &#8220;virtual generator&#8221; that is larger than the
                        actual generator.</span><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                    <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:black">Just
                        set the max generator current and it does the
                        rest.</span><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                          Regards,</span><span
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                            <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"
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                            <b>On Behalf Of </b>Allan Sindelar<br>
                            <b>Sent:</b> Thursday, January 31, 2013 2:14
                            PM<br>
                            <b>To:</b> William Miller<br>
                            <b>Cc:</b> RE-wrenches<br>
                            <b>Subject:</b> Re: [RE-wrenches] Husqvarna
                            5500 and VFX3524 Compatibility question<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                          Yes, that's my understanding. Outback
                          acknowledged this to me years ago.<br>
                          Allan<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                                style="color:#000099">Allan@positiveenergysolar.com</span></a><br>
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style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:black">On
                          1/29/2013 9:28 PM, William Miller wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                      <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:black">Allan:<br>
                          <br>
                          Could it be that the SW systems are protecting
                          the generator with Generator Support, and the
                          Outback inverters are not?<br>
                          <br>
                          William Miller<br>
                          <br>
                          <br>
                          <br>
                          At 07:18 PM 1/29/2013, you wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                      <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:black">This
                          is going back several years...<br>
                          <br>
                          The Outback VFX series lacks the tight input
                          current regulation of the SW series, so the
                          max AC amps in is really just a suggestion. In
                          many cases (and especially with these small
                          generators) we want to set the max amps in as
                          high as possible to minimize charging time and
                          maximize C/rate. Yet a surge load can
                          momentarily exceed the max amps setting. <br>
                          <br>
                          I have observed that the Honda
                          inverter/generators have a quite sensitive AC
                          output breaker, that will sometimes trip if a
                          surge load (such as a refrigerator) comes on
                          during a charge cycle set close to the
                          generator's capacity. This incident was
                          specific to a Honda 3000i. In contrast,
                          Yamaha's EF3000iSE will lug when overloaded -
                          not good for the generator, but also not
                          likely to trip the output breaker.<br>
                          <br>
                          This is a different issue than was being
                          discussed, but fits your question.<br>
                          Allan<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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