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  1. T

    Anyone know of a repair service for Axpert inverters

    Hello All I have an Axpert MKS 4 (conversol Re badge) 5.5 Kw inverter that I have had in and running for a little over a year. From the start it played up and I had a couple of f12 dc-dc overcurrent faults that re set and carried on working, with a little fettling of the charge current and...
  2. O

    Are solar panel inverters tied to earth?

    I'm in a questions asking mood tonight. I briefely looked at a job today and I need to recommend a board change but need to justify it. Firstly there isn't any main switch, just two RCD's. Looks like an old 16th ed board and someone has replaced the old main switch with an RCD and then looped...
  3. Had8Lives

    Earthing and Battery supplied Inverters

    Hi All, When I heard reports on the radio of people not being able to run their gas central heating because of a power cut, it got me thinking. Is there any reason a gas boiler couldn't be run on an inverter and a battery? I was thinking there might be a potential issue with some ac making...
  4. T

    "Solar into Grid Tied Inverters" is going to die off?

    My apologies for this duplicate thread, this thread didnt at first show up, and it made me log back in.... This is what i mean... https://www.solarquotes.com.au/blog/grid-voltage-rise-solar/ GTI's have got serious problems up ahead !!! If people want there own solar generation. Then pretty...
  5. C

    Leisure Batteries & Inverters for Mobile Coffee Van

    Hi All We're new here and looking for some advice to make sense of the world of leisure batteries and inverters. We're setting up a coffee van in an old Commer Highwayman. We've got an LPG coffee machine with its own battery and inverter for the electrical parts of it (pump, lights etc) We...
  6. U

    Calculate Heat dissipation of string inverters

    Hello!! I am using 2 ABB 100kw string Inverters (ABB PVS 100-TL) in a single room. Can anyone assist me in calculating the Heat dissipation from these string inverters. following are the Input voltage information for both the inverters Inverter 1: Vin=720V DC at STC (for max string size of 18...
  7. Scots John

    Pure sine wave inverters. 12v /230v

    I routinely upgrade Motorhome systems. I do use Chinese made pure sine wave inverters from evilbay, usually 2500w/5000w (peak). I always sum the maximum off grid Continuous draw and double it or more. No problems so far, BUT I have heard of others Having problems. i have pushed consumption...
  8. D

    TL inverters And array frame bonding

    Hi again. Right, I am seeing very mixed reactions and comments about the below question, I am just hoping to find a basic answer and reference please. If you are installing a TL (fronius primo 3.6 in my case) to a domestic property, in the loft space with 16panels already installed on the...
  9. M

    RCCB selection for 3 x Solarlake 17000TL inverters in horticultural location

    Hi There Trying to rectify a solar installation also containing a double socket in a horticultural location. Current setup does not have any RCD protection. Solar setup: 3 phase TNC-S supply - 3 x Solarlake 17000TL inverters - 50kW installation The problem I am having is selecting the...
  10. B

    Inverters for 150 kWp Photovoltaic

    Hi there! I'm new in the forum. This time I bring a question about inverters. I was hired to oversee the Electrical Installation of a public building in East-Timor (South East Asia). As you can imagine, this location is wonderful for a PV installation, with 340 sunny days a year. I have...
  11. R

    Inverters running freezer

    I have a large 240v freezer running off a 12 v solar battery bank via an inverter, I would like to have a small backup inverter for the freezer that will cut in if the main one fails, and save all my food. Any one tell me how to do this please ?
  12. marconi

    CAPACITIVE LEAKAGE CURRENTS AND TRANSFORMERLESS PV INVERTERS

    I have spent some time reading into PV panels and inverters while trying to help with a current post on nuisance RCD tripping at a PV installation on a farm. I happened upon this technical paper which explains capacitive leakage currents from PV arrays and the trouble they could cause...
  13. S

    I'm sure there is an easy answer!

    All I want to do is sell coffee!! In short ... I've had a mid life crisis and bought a catering van. It has a full size domestic fridge onboard. I need to keep milk cold from home to event site. I'll hook up at home and chill fridge till I leave. Am planning on using an inverter to keep fridge...
    • Sabina Sanzio
    • Thread
    • answer cable sizing depth fridge help! inverters please
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  14. A

    SolarEdge inverters failings

    Hi guys, first post so please go easy on me. I had a 4Kw solaredge system installed few years ago, all was well until pigeons started nesting under the panels and starting big mess. For years they grew in numbers. I got a roofer who installed black wiremesh (he called it hedgehogs, the stuff...
  15. Worcester

    VAT on Replacement Inverters

    In domestic situations, we are now starting to see some inverters that are > 5 years old developing faults. therefore in some instances they are out of warranty. Whilst in the case of Power One's EO31's we will try and twist ABB's arm (some in 2011 had 5 year, some had 10 year warranties) in...
  16. Stuart Houghton

    Export Limitation

    I received a call from a person who was not a customer of mine asking to connect up his 8 kW PV system. Its a new build and the modules were installed when the scaffolding was up, this was several months ago. System is 2 x ABB PVI 3.6-TL-OUTD inverters connected to 32 x 250 watt modules. The...
  17. B

    How often should PV panels and the inverters be checked or maintained

    I'm only asking out of curiosity I am not an electrician or PV specialist I'm just a consumer and I have panels on my roof and and inverter in the loft and something else in the consumer unit. (Noob) I know nothing about them The landlord got some government funding a few years back and put...
    • beachlover
    • Thread
    • checked every inverters maintained often panels years
    • Replies: 13
    • Forum: Solar Thermal Advice Forum
  18. B

    Off grid earthing system

    What earthing system should be used on an off grid install with a solar inverter, wind inverter, battery backup inverter and a 4.5kW floating earth generator?
  19. S

    A E Micro Inverters

    Hi not been on here for ages. Decided to put some solar panels on my house and was going to use some A E micro inverters. Does anyone have any experience with them?
  20. whinmoor

    Cheap Chinese Inverters

    Quiz Time: Which brand is getting slated here by Baywa? Which budget inverter should I choose? We only ever installed one of these ourselves. Didn't really like them. Have replaced several though for customers of other installers. Kudos to the first correct answer...
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