Hey all,
I'm looking at the EG4 18KPVs for my father in law who will be completely off grid. We are trying to figure out different ways around the generator sizing dilemma of oversizing a generator to allow for fluctuations in load with a constant battery charge setting (Gen Size = House Concurrent Loads + Max In Rush + Battery Charging Power)
I'm getting around this by using ChargeVerters and simply not using the generator to directly power the AC loads and instead letting my inverters always draw from the batteries.
However, looking at the 18KPV's manual for Generator Charge Settings (link here: EG4-18KPV-12LV-Manual-2.0.2.pdf (eg4electronics.com))
It states "Gen Rated Power (kW): You can limit the battery charge power based on the detected LOAD consumption and Generator input power limitations"
Does anyone have any experience using this setting? Can you confirm that it will simply pull 100% of your specified generator capacity and dynamically vary the battery charging power based on the loads being drawn?
Thanks!
I'm looking at the EG4 18KPVs for my father in law who will be completely off grid. We are trying to figure out different ways around the generator sizing dilemma of oversizing a generator to allow for fluctuations in load with a constant battery charge setting (Gen Size = House Concurrent Loads + Max In Rush + Battery Charging Power)
I'm getting around this by using ChargeVerters and simply not using the generator to directly power the AC loads and instead letting my inverters always draw from the batteries.
However, looking at the 18KPV's manual for Generator Charge Settings (link here: EG4-18KPV-12LV-Manual-2.0.2.pdf (eg4electronics.com))
It states "Gen Rated Power (kW): You can limit the battery charge power based on the detected LOAD consumption and Generator input power limitations"
Does anyone have any experience using this setting? Can you confirm that it will simply pull 100% of your specified generator capacity and dynamically vary the battery charging power based on the loads being drawn?
Thanks!