How does your system work with major home automation systems such as control4 and savant and living in Florida and a current generac customer, what is the benefit, if any, of having both of these systems particularly when experiencing the long downtime of the grid during hurricanes and tropical storms? thanks
Good Morning: Yes I would like to know if I can take this application to my new home 🏡 it's a mobile home. And if I can add solaredge panel with some backup system maybe a Natural or Propane gas too I hope to hear from you guys soon ok🤘🤘🤘
You keep on mentioning the safety benefits of the PVlinks and the SNPRS and how the benefit of a boost converter. As a homeowner I am having a hard time understanding the benefits since every installers is telling me micros are the best. BTW I decided to go for a PWRCell system after watching your video last year. I am just trying to fully understand it now.
As a installer/electrician at a solar company, we’ve found that for normal grid tied systems microinverters are pretty much the best thing since sliced bread. When it comes to adding battery backup, we’ve had nothing but problems with them. Specifically enphase ensemble. We’ve completely switch over to PwrCell, and have found that the system is exponentially more reliable than the enphase.
so if the battery is full, you have a 15kW panel system on your roof, full sun day, power has gone out and you are only running normal loads and they reduce to 7kW, where does the extra ~7kW go if the battery is full? I dont buy that you are "always" running the system off solar if the battery is plumb full. is there a heat/load dump device that just uses up the extra kW in that case when the battery is at or near full? prolly not gonna pump 7kW into a 99% full battery, they cant handle it when they are sized at 18kWh..... something is missing here.
The screen cooks in direct sun, the battery fails to function below 40F, and the "hammer" of 50A is a joke since surge amps for large loads frequently exceed 80A, often over 100A.
Does PWRview show production of each individual module in the monitoring system? For instance, both AP Systems and Solar Edge allow installers to show module position and each panel will show its moment in time output. So, a 330 watt module might show 245 watts at 3:30 pm, but the one next to it would show 238 watts. What do we get to see in the monitoring interface online? Thanks.
Question about the SMMs in an outage: It looks like all of the 'smaller' loads (those without an SMM) are left connected in the event of an outage. Could that be a problem? My guess is that if those add up to a large-enough demand the inverter will see that, then NONE of the SMMs will turn 'on' until the homeowner goes around and shuts off enough of the 'small' stuff. That's fine, but not great if I'm not home, or asleep. Would it be physically (and electrically) feasible to insert a special 'SMM' in front of the common supply to ALL of the small (non-critical) loads? (full disclosure -- I'm just a homeowner, potential customer, and definitely not an electrician)
The idea with the SMM’s is that the inverter (If sized properly with batteries and solar) should have no problem handing anything Not on an SMM. So for instance if the hot water tank and the dryer try to kick on at the same time, it will shut one of those down based on the priority that you set.
Hearing buzzphases like "market leader in backup power" does nothing for me. Why are you better than the Powerwall... now *that's* a question to answer! Tesla is a technology *leader*... I don't have that same warm-fuzzy about Generac... happy hear otherwise, but still waiting... I'm especially anxious to hear about vehicle-to-home... given the size of EV batteries, it only makes sense.
if you watch the Video your question will be answered. . . .the Powerwall and Generac equipment are totally different and they do not compare "Apples-to-Apples"
Why should he talk about his competitors when discussing Generac features. This is a Generac pitch for their sales people. Why should Generac sales people know let alone care about your Tesla car’s future capabilities that don’t even exist yet. Market Leader means service after the sale, which they actually do quite well. I for one am already sold on this addition because I already have a Generac Home Generator and their automatic transfer switch that work flawlessly. We don’t give a hoot about Tesla cars or we’d be watching Tesla ads.
@@ChatGPT1111 Well, I guess if you want to beat the competition by ignoring them, that's one strategy. I'm considering Generac, but I need to know how it compares. Sales people tell folks why their product is better than their competitors all time. One example is *software*. I can tell you that the Tesla Software is quite slick, intuitive, and powerful... so when thinking about Generac, that's certainly a consideration. I agree with you on *vaporware*... I couldn't give less of a c*** about the Cybertruck or any of the rest of it... The Powerwall, however, is a real, working, good quality product.
How does your system work with major home automation systems such as control4 and savant and living in Florida and a current generac customer, what is the benefit, if any, of having both of these systems particularly when experiencing the long downtime of the grid during hurricanes and tropical storms? thanks
Good Morning:
Yes I would like to know if I can take this application to my new home 🏡 it's a mobile home. And if I can add solaredge panel with some backup system maybe a Natural or Propane gas too
I hope to hear from you guys soon ok🤘🤘🤘
Great presentation. What would be the main difference between the ATS built inside the inverter and the external Generac ATS?
power wall is an inverter a large UPS whereas a ATS interrupts Utility power and emergency power a UPS supplements utilities based on demand
You keep on mentioning the safety benefits of the PVlinks and the SNPRS and how the benefit of a boost converter. As a homeowner I am having a hard time understanding the benefits since every installers is telling me micros are the best. BTW I decided to go for a PWRCell system after watching your video last year. I am just trying to fully understand it now.
As a installer/electrician at a solar company, we’ve found that for normal grid tied systems microinverters are pretty much the best thing since sliced bread. When it comes to adding battery backup, we’ve had nothing but problems with them. Specifically enphase ensemble. We’ve completely switch over to PwrCell, and have found that the system is exponentially more reliable than the enphase.
Can you operate the power cell with out solar
What about cost and can you install more than 2 battery pack can you give about 15 to 20 kw and finance this
so if the battery is full, you have a 15kW panel system on your roof, full sun day, power has gone out and you are only running normal loads and they reduce to 7kW, where does the extra ~7kW go if the battery is full? I dont buy that you are "always" running the system off solar if the battery is plumb full. is there a heat/load dump device that just uses up the extra kW in that case when the battery is at or near full? prolly not gonna pump 7kW into a 99% full battery, they cant handle it when they are sized at 18kWh..... something is missing here.
I know that this video was done a while ago, but where do you offer training.
The screen cooks in direct sun, the battery fails to function below 40F, and the "hammer" of 50A is a joke since surge amps for large loads frequently exceed 80A, often over 100A.
Does PWRview show production of each individual module in the monitoring system? For instance, both AP Systems and Solar Edge allow installers to show module position and each panel will show its moment in time output. So, a 330 watt module might show 245 watts at 3:30 pm, but the one next to it would show 238 watts. What do we get to see in the monitoring interface online? Thanks.
Because the PV link are on a string level, you only have string level monitoring. Not individual solar panel monitoring, like with microinverters.
Sonny - how can we reach you directly regarding PWRcell configurations?
Question about the SMMs in an outage: It looks like all of the 'smaller' loads (those without an SMM) are left connected in the event of an outage. Could that be a problem? My guess is that if those add up to a large-enough demand the inverter will see that, then NONE of the SMMs will turn 'on' until the homeowner goes around and shuts off enough of the 'small' stuff. That's fine, but not great if I'm not home, or asleep. Would it be physically (and electrically) feasible to insert a special 'SMM' in front of the common supply to ALL of the small (non-critical) loads? (full disclosure -- I'm just a homeowner, potential customer, and definitely not an electrician)
The idea with the SMM’s is that the inverter (If sized properly with batteries and solar) should have no problem handing anything Not on an SMM. So for instance if the hot water tank and the dryer try to kick on at the same time, it will shut one of those down based on the priority that you set.
Can I stack the PowerCells cabinets?
You can have 2 cabinets per inverter
Smart management modules fail more often than not.
Hearing buzzphases like "market leader in backup power" does nothing for me. Why are you better than the Powerwall... now *that's* a question to answer! Tesla is a technology *leader*... I don't have that same warm-fuzzy about Generac... happy hear otherwise, but still waiting... I'm especially anxious to hear about vehicle-to-home... given the size of EV batteries, it only
makes sense.
if you watch the Video your question will be answered. . . .the Powerwall and Generac equipment are totally different and they do not compare "Apples-to-Apples"
@@sonnyjrock7158 i think your answer is. " your personal needs!"
larry
Why should he talk about his competitors when discussing Generac features. This is a Generac pitch for their sales people. Why should Generac sales people know let alone care about your Tesla car’s future capabilities that don’t even exist yet. Market Leader means service after the sale, which they actually do quite well. I for one am already sold on this addition because I already have a Generac Home Generator and their automatic transfer switch that work flawlessly. We don’t give a hoot about Tesla cars or we’d be watching Tesla ads.
@@ChatGPT1111 Well, I guess if you want to beat the competition by ignoring them, that's one strategy. I'm considering Generac, but I need to know how it compares. Sales people tell folks why their product is better than their competitors all time. One example is *software*. I can tell you that the Tesla Software is quite slick, intuitive, and powerful... so when thinking about Generac, that's certainly a consideration. I agree with you on *vaporware*... I couldn't give less of a c*** about the Cybertruck or any of the rest of it... The Powerwall, however, is a real, working, good quality product.
@@buixote seriously, you are not capable of comparing features yourself? That’s pretty lame. Do you let TV news anchors tell you how to think?
I'm not encouraged by the product name. It sounds like "generic". Who thought of that stupid name?