6. Charging from a generator is incredible. We have a lot of experience good and bad charging from generators over the last 35 years. This unit is incredible. One day we were testing with a generator that has wheels and handles ( we hate those kind). We forgot to push the choke back in. The generator was laughing and sputtering, but the ONE never disconnected. Boy we were not expecting that.
Does this include cheap/generic generators with poor waveforms/dirty power? This could be very big for some.
10. One thing that we are paying attention to are menus. Many AIO inverters are really hard to figure out. We are fixing that. Another is how these are installed. We are saving 1.5 hours and $100 in parts on installing it to a gutter vs. other AIO inverter. Simple stuff, but very important to installers. They too have to be competitive and just those savings can make or break a sale.
Please dear god put as much effort as you can into this. There are WAY too many good solar Manufacturers that are putting out really nice hardware with absolute dog shit software. This is the MOST frustrating thing I can possibly think of for solar equipment in the last few years.
12. Output power: the ONE is 10,000 continuous at night and 11.4kw with PV in.
The big difference is that the ONE has really good surge power. That is more important than an extra 2000 watts continuous. Nobody tries to run their inverter continuously at full power. Batteries get sucked dry too quick.
I do think the continuous output is important. I agree, not as important as surge, but there are PLENTY of times I'm running my inverters a high load for long duration. Charging the Tesla is a perfect example. I typically charge it at 32a, which is ~7800w, and it will run for 5-7+ hours some days. But I'm installing a 50a charger here pretty soon, which is a 12,000w charger. This alone will bring the inverter to its knees, not to mention the other loads in the home. I foresee paralleling inverters is in my future.
14. Selling to the utility when it isn’t supposed to: yes, we have had the utilities show up at two of our test facilities. That is one reason it isn’t released yet.
How does it prevent accidental sell back? I know there are a few models by other manufactures out there that have a hard time not selling back when a large load turns off etc. Are you planning on doing a constant grid feed-in (or whatever you want to call it), where you purchase 50-100w constantly form the grid to prevent small sell back?
16. Don’t be fooled by a 200 amp pass through. It normally doesn’t make sense and it is not less complicated or less expensive for the install. We too will eventually do this, but it does not make for a better or cheaper install!
I dont understand how a 200a pass through does not make for a better/cheaper install? Not running a critical loads panel and a whole lot less wiring sounds better/cheaper to me. How will you "eventually do this"? Are you going to have the hardware already in the inverter, and enable it with software updates later?
I really appreciate you coming on here and talking with us all about this, and giving us the info/insight to a new product, and answer questions!
