I've read a bit about people getting C/AFCI+GFCI breaker trips in their main panel when they are using a Reliance Controls manual transfer switch (MTS). I understand that this has something to do with neutral switching and/or neutral+ground bonding issues. Apparently the main panel breakers...
Increasingly frequent power outages have led me to decide that I need a backup power solution ASAP even though I won't be able to have solar panels installed for another year or two. I'd like to choose batteries + inverter now that will be usable with a future 11-12 kW professionally installed...
I see Fortress, HomeGrid, Signature Solar, and BigBattery getting mentioned a fair bit on this forum and other forums.
For larger capacities in the 15-25 kWh range, it looks like Fortress and HomeGrid are up in the range of $500-600 per kWh for just the battery and seem to have decent to good...
I'm thinking about a very simple setup. A 120v Reliance Controls manual transfer switch that is powered by a battery system + inverter when in "GEN" mode. 10-15 kW of battery capacity, probably EG4.
All I need the inverter to do is keep the batteries charged and to output (up to ~3000W) to...
Say you have a Sol-Ark 15K doing 200amp pass-through from the grid to your 200amp main panel. Say you've got a battery backup system hooked up to it. And say you are charging your EV at, e.g., 7.2 kW.
Because the 15K is doing pass-through to the entire panel rather than to a critical loads...