<p>Hi Jason, </p>
<p>I would use soft start on everything that I can. The mini-split already is soft start. There is a device that adds soft start to appliances/loads below.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.raymondinnovations.com/">https://www.raymondinnovations.com/</a></p>
<p>In the future Schneider and I assume Outback will have API's for their electronics. Schneider has promised me this and with their Gateway, with a station mode wifi built-in it will be doable. Simple IFTTT routines that you set-up will do this and more. It can be set-up with voltage and if clouds come-in, it shut down certain loads. Run loads during sun hours etc. Kind of the old-school solenoids and AUX output control without any wiring. </p>
<pre><strong><span>Dave Angelini Offgrid Solar
"we go where powerlines don't"
<a href="http://members.sti.net/offgridsolar/" target="_blank">http://members.sti.net/offgridsolar/</a>
e-mail <a href="mailto:offgridsolar@sti.net">offgridsolar@sti.net</a>
text 209 813 0060</span></strong></pre>
<p>On Wed, 11 Sep 2019 17:41:49 -0400, Jason Szumlanski <jason@floridasolardesigngroup.com> wrote:</p>
<blockquote type="cite" style="padding-left:5px; border-left:#1010ff 2px solid; margin-left:5px; width:100%"><!-- html ignored --><!-- head ignored --><!-- meta ignored -->
<div dir="ltr">
<div class="gmail_default" style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">In an off-grid situation I'm looking for a strategy to manage transfer from generator power to inverter power because I have a lot of high startup load appliances planned for a system. Think 8 mini-refrigerators, one sub-z large refrigerator, and an under-cabinet ice maker, not to mention air conditioning. I would like to start these loads in stages if they all call to start up immediately upon system startup or during ATS switch over. Any ideas?</div>
<div class="gmail_default" style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"> </div>
<div class="gmail_default" style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">I guess while I'm on the subject I should ask about my eye-roll, keep-me-up-a-night, giving-me-heartburn problem with this ice maker. It's going to be outdoors in Florida and they expect it to make 25-50 pounds of ice per day. I am finding it really hard to estimate energy use for this appliance. Any ideas (other than the obvious "don't do it" answer)?</div>
<div class="gmail_default" style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"> </div>
<div class="gmail_default" style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"> </div>
<div class="gmail_default" style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Jason Szumlanski</div>
<div class="gmail_default" style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Florida Solar Design Group</div>
<div>
<div class="gmail_signature" dir="ltr">
<div dir="ltr">
<div>
<div dir="ltr">
<div dir="ltr">
<div dir="ltr">
<div dir="ltr">
<div dir="ltr">
<table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td rowspan="2"> </td>
<td rowspan="2"> </td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<div style="text-align: center;"> </div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</blockquote>
<div>-- <br />
<pre> </pre>
<pre> </pre>
</div>