[RE-wrenches] off grid PV connected to generator

[Drake]

At 12:53 PM 1/16/2013, you wrote:
>Finally got through to Outback. They said the GVFX could be wired 
>with a genny line-side of the inverter in order for the genny to 
>charge the batteries and that this configuration could potentially 
>cause problems for the genny. The likelihood of the PV sending power 
>to the generator is extremely small as the inverter needs to see 5 
>minutes of perfect power in addition to sensing a near full battery 
>bank before it will attempt to "sell" power back to the AC source.

A few years back, in a similar situation, Outback Tech Support told 
me that  if the inverter tried to sell to the generator, the voltage 
would go out of f tolerance and the Outback  GVFX would disconnect.  
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