[RE-wrenches] Schneider Electric XW Pro

[Dave Angelini Offgrid Solar]

Kent,

We field tested XWP here for Schneider offgrid a couple years back. We
have never had any issues with it for offgrid. Since its inception, the
Gateway has been required (stated on website) for major commissioning
changes. I have a spare here for my clients. You are welcome to borrow it,
but I do not think that is what you want.

 Just have to live with it. You do not need a gateway at all once the
system is configured and it can be done remotely with Insight Cloud.

Part number
XW Pro 120/240V – 865-6848-21
Note: Please note that Conext™ Gateway is required to commission the XW
Pro.

Note: XW Pro is not compatible with Conext ComBox. The Conext Gateway is
used for the monitoring, commission, and configuration of the XW Pro.
Gateway and Combox Compatibility Matrix (PDF) is also available for
download.


Dave Angelini Offgrid Solar
"we go where powerlines don't"
http://members.sti.net/offgridsolar/
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On Wed, 6 Jan 2021 10:59:49 -0800, Kent Osterberg <kent at coveoregon.com>
wrote:
> I just finished a call with Schneider Electric tech support about 
> setting up a multi-inverter XW Pro system. My complaint was (and is) 
> that despite what the manual says, you can't set up a XW Pro slave unit 
> in a multi-inverter system using the system control panel (SCP); that 
> can only be done using the gateway or the configuration tool. And once a

> XW Pro is set up to be a slave, the only path back to being a master is 
> with the gateway or the configuration tool, or to reset the unit to 
> factory defaults with the SCP. Technician explained that the 20-year old

> design of the SCP doesn't have enough memory to allow the 120/240 split 
> phase options. However, it does seem to have enough memory for 120 or 
> 240 single phase and 120/208 three phase, ...
> 
> The reason this is a thorn in my side is that Schneider wants to market 
> this inverter for off grid use and seems to totally ignore what happens 
> when you have an off grid power system failure. If you have a master 
> inverter failure and need to reconfigure the system, it needs to be 
> something that can be corrected easily - in the middle of the night. No 
> ac power, no computer, no phones, no internet. The only option seems to 
> be to reset a slave unit with the SCP and then reprogram it.
> 
> No longer as enthusiastic about using Schneider for off grid power.
> 
> Kent Osterberg
> Blue Mountain Solar
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