Recent content by BenW

For several years I've been researching why my Solaredge inverter was tripping, mostly from 10AM to 2 PM during sunny days and usually during cloud edge peaking. I started seeing "ARC Detected" on the inverter alarm log using Setapp. I have an SE7600HD and a 7.04 kw system with 20 panels. These...

That optimizer never allowed power production like the one removed. Tried cleaning connector, as well. I replaced with new one from SolarEdge and now it is back to the best performing panel, again. I quess all optimizers are not created equal! I'm going to try and return it.

Using the layout and analysis screens. It's supposed to be partly sunny tomorrow, so may be a good test.

I have P401 SolarEdge power optimizers on 8 - 370w bifacial panels. (P400's on 12 - 340w non-bifacial.) For almost a year the SE7600HD inverter would trip and restart on days when there was a lot of cloud edge power peaking. I narrowed it down to one of the P401 panel/optimizer using the...

Same here!

It is: US 240V No-Neutral. If you have a neutral there is a grid code listed for that, as well.

I have a Sol-Ark 12K with a SolarEdge SE7600H AC coupled to the Gen input breaker and have not had any issues. I have grid code 14 on the SolarEdge and with the grid protection set at 60.5 Hz the unit will receive a 60.5 Hz signal from the Sol-Ark in one second and shut down.

Either at the contacts or in the load panel. I put it in it's own metal box close to the pressure switch. It does get warm so I wanted it isolated. I have a 3/4 HP 240V pump and they sent me an SL22 4R014.

I was was looking at a soft start for my 2.5 ton A/C last year. I found a company called Ametherm that makes NTC thermistors that are designed to lower inrush current. NTC = negative temperature coefficient. Sent the nameplate data to them and they sent me 2 to try for free. Only need one and it...

Can you explain how the Sol-Ark responds when Power is set to 9000, 50% on battery and charge selected? Using Limited to load. Thanks!

If a time period had Power at 8000, Battery at 50% and charge selected would the system get confused at the 50% point?

No load idle is supposed to be around 60 watts on this model.

Thanks for this! I was only using about 350 watts. First time I've seen this drawing!

Today I just started using My Sol-Ark 12K in Time of Use mode. At 5 PM I have it set to 9000 watts, Battery at 25%, no sell or charge checked. Limited to Load, Time of Use and Grid Sell in upper left corner of screen checked. When my furnace started I noticed that the Emporia Vue I have...

Thanks for the time you took to type all this! It helps! With my usage and battery size during the winter I could probably go 24 hours on the batteries alone with not much sun. In the summer with no sun, it would, also, be close. I could tweak a few areas and monitor the results. I like the idea...