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MidNite Solar Remote Trip Circuit Breakers

Posted by Roy Butler, MidNite Solar on Dec 4th 2019

MidNite Solar's Remote Trip (RT) circuit breakers require a voltage pulse of approximately 1/10th of a second. Much longer than that time and the coil will burn out. In other words, you can apply cont

Can the OutBack Power MATE, MATE2, MATE_B, or MATE3s connect directly to the FM60 or FM80?

Yes, OutBack Power MATE devices can be connected directly to any of OutBack Power's inverters or charge controllers?

Can I use the SMA SB7.7-1 SP-US-41 Sunny Boy Solar Inverter on a 9.8 kW system?

Yes, you could if you had two inverters in parallel. You can also oversize the Sunny Boy 1.5 times on the DC side (when correctly following the installation manual), meaning that you could have up to

When would someone use more than one charge controller to power the same battery bank?

An example scenario where you would need an additional charge controller is if your solar array is larger than what your charge controller can handle. One way to determine this is to multiply your sy

Can I use the SolarEdge SE5000H-US Inverter without the power optimizers?

No, you cannot use the SolarEdge SE5000H-US Inverter without its power optimizers.

Will the Morningstar HUB-1 simultaneously communicate with TriStars in varying amperages (e.g. TS-30, TS-MPPT-45, etc.)

Yes, any TriStar PWM or TriStar MPPT 150V will be able to communicate simultaneously with the Morningstar MeterHub HUB-1.

The key updates to the Sunny Boy US-41 product line include:

This notice provides notification of SMA America’s intention to discontinue production of Sunny Boy US-40 inverters (models: SB x.x-1SP-US-40/ SB x.x-1TP-US-40) in Q3 2019 and switch production to the

What is the difference between the Tigo Single RSS Core and the Tigo Dual RSS Core?

The Tigo Single RSS Core can support up to 10 strings with 30 modules per string, so up to 300 solar panels, whereas the Tigo Dual RSS Core can support up to 20 strings with 30 modules per string, so

Does the SMA SB5.0-1 SP-US-41 Sunny Boy Solar Inverter have zero export capability (not selling power back to the grid)?

Yes, all SMA Sunny Boys ending in "-41", including the models in the bullet list below, have zero export capability. This would require the use of the SMA Data Manager M sold separately. SB3.0-1 SP