[RE-wrenches] 1 kW 120 Vac grid tied inverter

[Bradley Bassett]

You could also look for an SMA SB700. Not very efficient and the metering
is pretty far off, but likely much better than an old AES.

Brad

On Sun, Apr 28, 2019 at 8:49 PM Peter Parrish <peter.parrish at calsolareng.com>
wrote:

> I replaced a number of AES (?) 120 Vac 1 kW grid tied inverter back when I
> was just starting out (2000) There was one poor design element with the DC
> fuse holders that I discovered and was able to work around, but I usually
> advised my clients to swap these inverters out for the SMA SWR 2500 and add
> some PV panels into the mix. I kept a couple of the AES 1000s for a while
> and then finally gave them to our local scrap metal purveyor.
>
>
>
> I have a 900 W off-grid system that I used to haul around to “green
> events”. Blue Sky CC, Xantrex 1000 W inverter, 24 V AGM battery set. But as
> time goes by I spend very little time demoing this big an off-grid system,
> and I wish I had an AES-1000 to covert my seldom-used off-grid system into
> a revenue producing grid tied system.
>
>
>
> Did anyone else keep a working AES-1000 (or low power grid tied inverter)
> that works and would be willing to part with it for a modest sum. Is there
> a solid  ~1,000 W 120 Vac grid tied inverter out there on the market?
>
>
>
> My system is comprised of five (5) Tata 180s. Vmpp=35.8 V.
>
>
>
>    - Peter
>
>
>
> Peter T. Parrish
> SolarGnosis
> 1107 Fair Oaks Ave. Ste. 351
> South Pasadena, CA 91030
> (323) 839-6108
> peter.parrish at solargnosis.com
>
>
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