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Subject Author Date TopOne SSI-200 grid tie inverter from BuyersIsland BobG 08-04-2008  Re: TopOne SSI-200 grid tie inverter from BuyersIs... You 08-06-2008  Re: TopOne SSI-200 grid tie inverter from BuyersIs... BobG 08-09-2008  Re: TopOne SSI-200 grid tie inverter from BuyersIs... You 08-11-2008  Re: TopOne SSI-200 grid tie inverter from BuyersIs... matt184 09-10-2008  Re: TopOne SSI-200 grid tie inverter from BuyersIs... Jim 09-12-2008  Re: TopOne SSI-200 grid tie inverter from BuyersIs... BobG 09-12-2008  Re: TopOne SSI-200 grid tie inverter from BuyersIs... Duane C. Johnso... 09-12-2008  Re: TopOne SSI-200 grid tie inverter from BuyersIs... BobG 09-13-2008
Posted by BobG on August 4, 2008, 10:46 pm Please log in for more thread options I bought one of these small 200W grid tie inverters, but it wants 14-28V to work (from the PV panels). I'd like it a lot more if it would work from 11V up. Anyone else have one? I'm going to give it a good visual inspect and try to see if any part of it seems understandable. Wouldnt it be neat if I could change a resistor value and have it work from a battery bank? Posted by You on August 6, 2008, 3:52 pm Please log in for more thread options In article > I bought one of these small 200W grid tie inverters, but it wants > 14-28V to work (from the PV panels). I'd like it a lot more if it > would work from 11V up. Anyone else have one? I'm going to give it a > good visual inspect and try to see if any part of it seems > understandable. Wouldnt it be neat if I could change a resistor value > and have it work from a battery bank? In your DREAMS, Dude.... Posted by BobG on August 9, 2008, 9:07 pm Please log in for more thread options > In your DREAMS, Dude.... =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D So you think that commercial items are impossible to modify in general, or do you think I'm just too stupid to do the modification myself? Posted by You on August 11, 2008, 3:47 pm Please log in for more thread options In article > > In your DREAMS, Dude.... > ============================= > So you think that commercial items are impossible to modify in > general, or do you think I'm just too stupid to do the modification > myself? Take your pick...... Posted by on September 10, 2008, 9:03 pm Please log in for more thread options > I bought one of these small 200W grid tie inverters, but it wants > 14-28V to work (from the PV panels). I'd like it a lot more if it > would work from 11V up. Anyone else have one? I'm going to give it a > good visual inspect and try to see if any part of it seems > understandable. Wouldnt it be neat if I could change a resistor value > and have it work from a battery bank? The one I ordered came today and I connected it to my 24 volt battery bank. I used a kill-o-watt meter (which seems to measure power in both directions) and it was putting 233 watts back into the grid. I turned off everything in the house and my outside meter actually slowly spun backwards for the first time ever. My amp meter showed about 10.8 amps @25.2 volts. This was at dusk so the volts will go up during the day and may provide more output. The unit has a max input voltage of 35vdc and output of 250 watts as written on the back. The internal fan would cycle and the unit became warm. I ran it like for about 30 minutes before disconnecting. I plan on using it under relay control as an extra load when the batts are full and the solar panels have more to give. I wasn't ready to spend the $2500 needed to properly connect a big grid interactive inverter, not yet. Similar Threads Posted Alternative to grid tie inverter June 21, 2008, 10:15 am Re: Inverter Failures June 29, 2007, 7:31 pm Hooking up inverter April 29, 2008, 9:49 am new (to me) inverter score May 13, 2008, 8:47 pm inverter strangeness. July 26, 2008, 10:34 am Inverter Rebuild (technical) January 26, 2007, 8:46 pm Info on inverter efficiencies? April 11, 2007, 11:39 pm Power inverter consumption September 25, 2007, 3:13 pm Re: Power inverter consumption September 26, 2007, 3:26 pm Re: Power inverter consumption September 26, 2007, 3:35 pm