Hi all,
This is my first post, hoping to get some advice on how to move forward. First, a description of my problem.
My parents house is currently set up for solar power, along with a connection from the power company. The goal is to have solar be the primary source (with gel cell battery storage), and power company secondary. The house is in the Caribbean, and is wired for both 110v and 240v. The line in from the power company provides 240v. Recently, the old inverter was damaged beyond repair. A new one (EGC 6000XP 8000w) was installed. The issue is that the inverter is a split phase L1, L2, N, but the caribbean uses L & N (single phase) how can I turn split phase to single phase with one Live wire and a neutral.
What I've considered so far
1. Use a simple step up transformer and feed 110v in with 240v out. The drawback is in the efficiency, will only support 1/2 the inverters potential.
2. Use a split phase transformer like here that can provide the needed conversion. The problem, this takes a single 240v and outputs two 110v. Thinking because it's automatic, the reverse should be true, input two 110v from inverter and output one 240v. Another problem I encountered, according to the tech person I spoke with, the two devices are not compatible.
Any advice or direction would be appreciated. I can also attach an image if it would help understanding.
This is my first post, hoping to get some advice on how to move forward. First, a description of my problem.
My parents house is currently set up for solar power, along with a connection from the power company. The goal is to have solar be the primary source (with gel cell battery storage), and power company secondary. The house is in the Caribbean, and is wired for both 110v and 240v. The line in from the power company provides 240v. Recently, the old inverter was damaged beyond repair. A new one (EGC 6000XP 8000w) was installed. The issue is that the inverter is a split phase L1, L2, N, but the caribbean uses L & N (single phase) how can I turn split phase to single phase with one Live wire and a neutral.
What I've considered so far
1. Use a simple step up transformer and feed 110v in with 240v out. The drawback is in the efficiency, will only support 1/2 the inverters potential.
2. Use a split phase transformer like here that can provide the needed conversion. The problem, this takes a single 240v and outputs two 110v. Thinking because it's automatic, the reverse should be true, input two 110v from inverter and output one 240v. Another problem I encountered, according to the tech person I spoke with, the two devices are not compatible.
Any advice or direction would be appreciated. I can also attach an image if it would help understanding.
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