crossy
Solar Addict
This popped up on another energy forum when discussing DIY grid-tie.
A member was discouraging anyone going DIY grid-tie because "they would end up in jail when a line worked died due to their mistakes".
The counter of course is that "all" (ears because there are people out there who exist just to prove someone wrong) commercially available GTIs intended for domestic use have island protection built in, there's not really anything more needed other than the usual over-current protection before hooking to the grid (local regulations apply of course).
IMHO badly implemented generator transfer "solutions" are a far greater risk (look on Youtube for some really scary advice, including those suggesting using a suicide-lead).
Anyway, it did get me thinking, has anyone actually been injured / killed due to a domestic system that didn't anti-island?
A member was discouraging anyone going DIY grid-tie because "they would end up in jail when a line worked died due to their mistakes".
The counter of course is that "all" (ears because there are people out there who exist just to prove someone wrong) commercially available GTIs intended for domestic use have island protection built in, there's not really anything more needed other than the usual over-current protection before hooking to the grid (local regulations apply of course).
IMHO badly implemented generator transfer "solutions" are a far greater risk (look on Youtube for some really scary advice, including those suggesting using a suicide-lead).
Anyway, it did get me thinking, has anyone actually been injured / killed due to a domestic system that didn't anti-island?