Adam De Lay
Solar Wizard
Would the chargeverter be more efficient than AC-IN and grid-bypass on inverters?
Let me tell you where I'm going with this and you can crucify me later... ?
Take the EG4 6500 for example. Could you NOT wire AC-In to the inverter, wire up a 240 outlet (grid) and plug the chargeverter into that, then figure out some way to use the Dry contact Relay to turn the chargeverter on/off based on the "to grid" and "to battery" voltages?
Since there's no AC-In power, the inverter should still run off battery and the chargeverter would supply power directly to the battery.
I guess it would depend of efficiency differences between grid-bypass mode and the chargeverter. I know that the 6500 doesn't utilize solar fully for the loads when in grid-bypass mode, so this would correct that because the inverter would always remain in SBU mode.
Just thinking out loud I guess. Don't have a chargeverter to test myself.
Let me tell you where I'm going with this and you can crucify me later... ?
Take the EG4 6500 for example. Could you NOT wire AC-In to the inverter, wire up a 240 outlet (grid) and plug the chargeverter into that, then figure out some way to use the Dry contact Relay to turn the chargeverter on/off based on the "to grid" and "to battery" voltages?
Since there's no AC-In power, the inverter should still run off battery and the chargeverter would supply power directly to the battery.
I guess it would depend of efficiency differences between grid-bypass mode and the chargeverter. I know that the 6500 doesn't utilize solar fully for the loads when in grid-bypass mode, so this would correct that because the inverter would always remain in SBU mode.
Just thinking out loud I guess. Don't have a chargeverter to test myself.