▲ 264 ▼ EcoFlow’s $200 PowerStream is so clever, you might buy a $4,000 solar generator (www.theverge.com) submitted 2 years ago by Brkdncr@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world 117 comments fedilink hide all child comments Title reads like at ad, but this is a new way to reach energy independence. I actually have a small EcoFlow device and it’s pretty good for the price. I hope this tech can be made available in the US soon.
[+] the_third@feddit.de 6 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Pretzilla@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) I think I get that, thanks. So an Island grid is less stable and could cause itself damage if two microinverters say are trying to sync up to each other vs a beefy, stable main grid? So how does a backup battery system work when islanded? Typically also at 52Hz? Or can it go into a 60Hz beefy mode? It would be nice to get all the little island solar inverters working when the grid goes down! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] skyspydude1@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) I'm guessing the commenter above is in the EU and operating at 50Hz normally, so running at 60Hz wouldn't be a great idea. A backup battery and such operate in the same way when islanding. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] the_third@feddit.de 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] skyspydude1@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago IIRC some inverters are able to sync up with alternative power sources, but the documentation is extremely limited and seems to be reserved mostly for large-scale systems. I know my Solaredge system has slowly been implementing using both at the same time, but the documentation is pretty unclear as to how this works. I know at the very least it'll allow you to use a 2-wire start to kick a standalone generator on when the batteries are low, but don't know much else about how it's currently set up permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Pretzilla@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) I think I get that, thanks. So an Island grid is less stable and could cause itself damage if two microinverters say are trying to sync up to each other vs a beefy, stable main grid? So how does a backup battery system work when islanded? Typically also at 52Hz? Or can it go into a 60Hz beefy mode? It would be nice to get all the little island solar inverters working when the grid goes down! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] skyspydude1@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) I'm guessing the commenter above is in the EU and operating at 50Hz normally, so running at 60Hz wouldn't be a great idea. A backup battery and such operate in the same way when islanding. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] the_third@feddit.de 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] skyspydude1@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago IIRC some inverters are able to sync up with alternative power sources, but the documentation is extremely limited and seems to be reserved mostly for large-scale systems. I know my Solaredge system has slowly been implementing using both at the same time, but the documentation is pretty unclear as to how this works. I know at the very least it'll allow you to use a 2-wire start to kick a standalone generator on when the batteries are low, but don't know much else about how it's currently set up permalink fedilink source parent
[–] skyspydude1@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) I'm guessing the commenter above is in the EU and operating at 50Hz normally, so running at 60Hz wouldn't be a great idea. A backup battery and such operate in the same way when islanding. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] the_third@feddit.de 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] skyspydude1@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago IIRC some inverters are able to sync up with alternative power sources, but the documentation is extremely limited and seems to be reserved mostly for large-scale systems. I know my Solaredge system has slowly been implementing using both at the same time, but the documentation is pretty unclear as to how this works. I know at the very least it'll allow you to use a 2-wire start to kick a standalone generator on when the batteries are low, but don't know much else about how it's currently set up permalink fedilink source parent
[+] the_third@feddit.de 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] skyspydude1@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago IIRC some inverters are able to sync up with alternative power sources, but the documentation is extremely limited and seems to be reserved mostly for large-scale systems. I know my Solaredge system has slowly been implementing using both at the same time, but the documentation is pretty unclear as to how this works. I know at the very least it'll allow you to use a 2-wire start to kick a standalone generator on when the batteries are low, but don't know much else about how it's currently set up permalink fedilink source parent
[–] skyspydude1@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago IIRC some inverters are able to sync up with alternative power sources, but the documentation is extremely limited and seems to be reserved mostly for large-scale systems. I know my Solaredge system has slowly been implementing using both at the same time, but the documentation is pretty unclear as to how this works. I know at the very least it'll allow you to use a 2-wire start to kick a standalone generator on when the batteries are low, but don't know much else about how it's currently set up permalink fedilink source parent