How interesting that I was just looking for a demonstration while thinking about EG 4 inverters and batteries. Thank you! As I understand it the button needs power. I haven't researched much into this yet but my kneejerk question is, if the power is out/grid down and you have to hit it will it still work? Or I guess I should ask if its tied into the batteries for power?
The tigo CCA "transmitter" needs power yes, I have it on a battery backed up circuit, so when the power is out as long as I have some battery in the ecoflow it will be powered, and I have it setupo on the smart home panel 2 that that circuit will be powered to 0% battery.
@@erickbostrom4049 Can you explain why you need to power the power button when the grid is down? My understanding is that, if the grid power is down, also the solar energy MUST be down? - My understanding is that if the fire marshals turn off the power of your home, or the power of the whole block, the solar power of your home must also be down automatically without having to push your security button, so the fire marshal can enter inside your home or access your roof without any risk of electrical shock. - The shut off button is a security switch allowing you to turn off all the solar energy so you can access your roof for maintenance without having to turn off the grid power to your home. - Now, if there is a power outage, then you may want to have solar energy available, so maybe you need then to be able to have solar energy, using your solar panels during the day or your batteries during the night, so I imagine that you need then to power the full solar energy system using a battery backed up circuit (or UPS) but this should be only a temporary by-pass solution? Please, tell me if I am wrong in my understanding, as I plan to install such system.
What a great question. Well... My system is self-consumption only, I use and store my power. I am NOT grid-tied so I do not need to worry about back-feeding the grid "nor do I want to". With that if I want my panels "ON" I need to power the CCA, so IF the grid is down that is irrelevant to me as I would only notice if my batteries are low and the SHP2 used its built-in transfer switch to transfer to grid power until my batteries come up. If that is the case I still do not back feed "Grid tie" to the grid so I pose no risk to workers that may be on the lines as I am only a standard sub-panel set up on the main electrical panel, so if the panel goes off so does "Grid" power to my system SHP2. If something ONSITE is happening then the emergency button would turn off all the panels for 1st responders needing safe access. I do see your point on the inverters shutting down as well as the panels to stop the internal AC as a safety but I do not have an answer on that part. I know cutting a line obviously pops the breakers to stop the flow but I see your bigger point of ALL AC in the house. maybe that function is a business opportunity?
@nihongobenkyoshimasu3190 here is what Ecoflow had to say about the AC side rapid shut down: Dear Erick, First of all, thank you for choosing EcoFlow and contacting us. Regarding your inquiry about whether the inverter AC output has a rapid shutdown feature similar to Tigo optimizers, and whether it can automatically cut off the inverter output in emergency situations, we have not yet launched a product solution with these features. However, please rest assured that we highly value your feedback and have already reported your valuable suggestions to our R&D department for consideration. We are always committed to continuously optimizing and improving our products and services to better meet the needs of our users.
Did you Install the panel mounts and panels on the Shed yourself. DIY. How do you tilt the panels straight up at Summer. Seems your shed roof pitch don't allow that to happen?
Yes all done myself and yes they pitch hard south for winter and "mostly" up for summer. I mounted them on a horizontal pole and they "hang" on the pole for winter and are held up in summer. You kind kindnoff see it in the tigo video.
@@erickbostrom4049 costcoO/L. Dpu3Batts. 18kwhSys. 800under best finds anywheres. Would have loved to have started my Solar journey Today rather than 1.5 years ago.
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How interesting that I was just looking for a demonstration while thinking about EG 4 inverters and batteries. Thank you! As I understand it the button needs power. I haven't researched much into this yet but my kneejerk question is, if the power is out/grid down and you have to hit it will it still work? Or I guess I should ask if its tied into the batteries for power?
The tigo CCA "transmitter" needs power yes, I have it on a battery backed up circuit, so when the power is out as long as I have some battery in the ecoflow it will be powered, and I have it setupo on the smart home panel 2 that that circuit will be powered to 0% battery.
@@erickbostrom4049 Can you explain why you need to power the power button when the grid is down?
My understanding is that, if the grid power is down, also the solar energy MUST be down?
- My understanding is that if the fire marshals turn off the power of your home, or the power of the whole block,
the solar power of your home must also be down automatically without having to push your security button,
so the fire marshal can enter inside your home or access your roof without any risk of electrical shock.
- The shut off button is a security switch allowing you to turn off all the solar energy so you can access your roof
for maintenance without having to turn off the grid power to your home.
- Now, if there is a power outage, then you may want to have solar energy available, so maybe you need then
to be able to have solar energy, using your solar panels during the day or your batteries during the night,
so I imagine that you need then to power the full solar energy system using a battery backed up circuit (or UPS)
but this should be only a temporary by-pass solution?
Please, tell me if I am wrong in my understanding, as I plan to install such system.
What a great question.
Well...
My system is self-consumption only, I use and store my power. I am NOT grid-tied so I do not need to worry about back-feeding the grid "nor do I want to".
With that if I want my panels "ON" I need to power the CCA, so IF the grid is down that is irrelevant to me as I would only notice if my batteries are low and the SHP2 used its built-in transfer switch to transfer to grid power until my batteries come up.
If that is the case I still do not back feed "Grid tie" to the grid so I pose no risk to workers that may be on the lines as I am only a standard sub-panel set up on the main electrical panel, so if the panel goes off so does "Grid" power to my system SHP2.
If something ONSITE is happening then the emergency button would turn off all the panels for 1st responders needing safe access.
I do see your point on the inverters shutting down as well as the panels to stop the internal AC as a safety but I do not have an answer on that part. I know cutting a line obviously pops the breakers to stop the flow but I see your bigger point of ALL AC in the house.
maybe that function is a business opportunity?
@nihongobenkyoshimasu3190 here is what Ecoflow had to say about the AC side rapid shut down:
Dear Erick,
First of all, thank you for choosing EcoFlow and contacting us.
Regarding your inquiry about whether the inverter AC output has a rapid shutdown feature similar to Tigo optimizers, and whether it can automatically cut off the inverter output in emergency situations, we have not yet launched a product solution with these features. However, please rest assured that we highly value your feedback and have already reported your valuable suggestions to our R&D department for consideration. We are always committed to continuously optimizing and improving our products and services to better meet the needs of our users.
Did you Install the panel mounts and panels on the Shed yourself. DIY.
How do you tilt the panels straight up at Summer. Seems your shed roof pitch don't allow that to happen?
Yes all done myself and yes they pitch hard south for winter and "mostly" up for summer. I mounted them on a horizontal pole and they "hang" on the pole for winter and are held up in summer. You kind kindnoff see it in the tigo video.
@@erickbostrom4049
costcoO/L. Dpu3Batts. 18kwhSys. 800under best finds anywheres.
Would have loved to have started my Solar journey Today rather than 1.5 years ago.