[RE-wrenches] High Power Split phase inverter/chargers

[Jay]

People might also look at Victron inverters.

Jay
Peltz Power. 

> On Feb 23, 2020, at 3:23 AM, Jeff Clearwater <jeffc at villagepowerdesign.com> wrote:
> 
>  The Sol-Ark manual indicates 240 Volt stacking to 8 units (9 units for 208V).  They list the "12KW" off-grid output as 8 KWs each.  So 64 KWs.
> 
> anybody stacked a signficant number of them yet?
> 
> Looking forward to hearing feedback from experienced installers.
> 
> Best,
> 
> Jeff
> 
> 
> Allan Sindelar wrote on 2/22/20 6:56 PM:
> 
>> 
>> Jeff, according to Midnite’s website, their B-17 inverter can be up to 40 kW in 2 kW increments. 
>>  Allan
>> 
>>> On Feb 22, 2020, at 8:05 PM, Jeff Clearwater <jeffc at villagepowerdesign.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>>  Ahh you're right all our 120/240 volt systems are less than 24 KW.  I was thinking of 230 V 50hz systems with multi-cluster boxes.
>>> 
>>> How large can the Sol-Ark be stacked to?  Anyone with large Sol-Ark system experience?
>>> 
>>> I hear Mornignstar and MidNite are working on surge capable off-grid inverters.  Anyone have a insight as to their KW goals?
>>> 
>>> Best,
>>> 
>>> Jeff
>>> 
>>> wes kennedy wrote on 2/21/20 1:37 PM:
>>> 
>>>> Hi Jeff,
>>>> 
>>>> I think the biggest split phase sunny island system is 4 units, so that's 24KW. 
>>>> 
>>>> What do you do for larger systems? Segment the loads? Not always very practical. 
>>>> 
>>>> This latest opportunity is for an agricultural building that peaks at 75KW. 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> -Wes Kennedy 303-653-3073
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> On Friday, February 21, 2020, 12:47:39 PM MST, Jeff Clearwater <jeffc at villagepowerdesign.com> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> All of my SMA Sunny Island Sunny Boy AC coupled systems greater than 12 KW have worked flawlessly and delivered reliable power and good monitoring for years.  Less excited about my Schneider and Outback systems due to callbacks and hassles.  a bit more expensive but worth it IMHO.
>>>> 
>>>> Hope that helps!
>>>> 
>>>> Jeff
>>>> 
>>>> wes kennedy wrote on 2/21/20 9:41 AM:
>>>> Hi friends,
>>>> 
>>>> I keep running across opportunities with 50KW-300KW peak load requirements, on split phase services. Big homes, agriculture etc. 
>>>> 
>>>> Outback, Schneider, SMA can all gang/stack into the 30-50KW range, but north of there, I am not finding many (any?) options? 
>>>> 
>>>> Just found Aims Power 50 KW split phase unit with claims of higher power offerings by special order. Even the 50KW unit is $20K, so quite spendy. Any experience with these guys? 
>>>> 50kw - 50,000 WATT DC TO AC PURE SINE POWER INVERTER CHARGER 384 Vdc TO 220/230/240 Vac
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
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>>>> 50kw - 50,000 WATT DC TO AC PURE SINE POWER INVERTER CHARGER 384 Vdc TO ...
>>>> 50kw - 50,000 WATT DC TO AC PURE SINE POWER INVERTER CHARGER 384 Vdc Split Phase 220/230/240
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> Thanks for any input! 
>>>> 
>>>> -Wes Kennedy 303-653-3073
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>>>> 
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