magnet creek
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Electrical question. I have a situation in our off-the-grid cabin where the distance between the 10kW Solar/Inverter/30KWh batteries and the load is rather long. The distance is over 1000ft and maybe even longer (2000ft) for a future extension. For a 50A line, his would mean really thick expensive copper wires 2 AWG or even thicker.
I was wondering if anybody here has experience with step-up and down transformers. The idea would be to transform up with a Pole mounted transformer (like you would find in you local utility distribution system) and step down close to the cabin, in the same way the utility companies do it.
I realize there are probably some code/ inspection issues to consider and that it may be cheaper to buy thick copper than to invest in transformers but I curious if this has been done succesfully in an off-the-grid application.
I was wondering if anybody here has experience with step-up and down transformers. The idea would be to transform up with a Pole mounted transformer (like you would find in you local utility distribution system) and step down close to the cabin, in the same way the utility companies do it.
I realize there are probably some code/ inspection issues to consider and that it may be cheaper to buy thick copper than to invest in transformers but I curious if this has been done succesfully in an off-the-grid application.