[RE-wrenches] Schneider Electric XW Pro

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Am I the only off grid installer that doesn’t always have cell/internet service. Most of my larger off grid installs, I design them w/2 separate inverters, 2 charge controllers, 2 volt cell batteries, redundancy can save ones butt in the middle of nowhere.
Take a look at the Victron product line, Multi Plus or the Quattro inverters & CCs, most of their products can be set using dip switches, computer, or in some cases settings w/ones “smart" phone.
As with most things there IS a learning curve but but the do have a lot of videos, white papers & their config tools has demo mode where you can learn the program.
> On Jan 6, 2021, at 2:12 PM, Dave Angelini Offgrid Solar <offgridsolar at sti.net> wrote:
> 
> 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
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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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