I retired in 2021 and moved to the Philippines. Last fall I decided to have a solar power system installed. I knew very little about solar at the time so I gave myself an education. I decided what I wanted and requested quotes from 4 different installers. Labor is one of the cheapest things here...
I worked in the power industry for over 30 years. The last 25 was at the premier ATS manufacturer in the world, 30 Amp to 4000 Amp switches. I've seen plenty of jobsites with 3 pole transfer switches being used to switch 240 volt single phase loads, including the neutral. Every one had a local...
Works just like paralleling with gens on the grid. Control the phase angle for power (for gens control the fuel flow) and the output voltage for reactive power control. For both just a little goes a long way. I've never worked on a UPS system that parallel with the grid. I've done a few decades...
I have my ToU set so the battery is available 24 hours. I do not have grid or gen charge checked on the ToU. If PV is not enough it draws from the battery. Battery is recharged via PV. I do not sell to the grid. All of my load is on the load port, none on the grid side. I stay grid tied for the...
I bought it through an installer, 178k delivered. Basic ground mount. My house is in the corner of the estate so my fence is next to the estate perimeter fence in the back and one side of the house. The array will be installed on the side. The low side is 2 meters above the ground. This height...
$1,982 each but then they kill you with shipping, $1,550, total $5,514. And not being able to get a freight forwarder I had to pay. I was planning on 1 600 kWH server rack setup from CMX, they make the EG4's and the other look alikes. I had that prices at $6,945, lots cheaper than Signature...
I spent about 20 - 30 minutes uncrating each of mine. It was funny when they delivered mine they were laying in the back of a van. 2 guys said it took 10 guys to get them in, I assume 5 for each battery? So they asked me how many people I had to help. I said the 3 of us are enough. So we slid...