Xantrex Power Hub 1800 solar generator needs a generator? The manual claims it needs a generator beetween it a?
The owners manual claims a generator belongs between the PH1800+ and the wall current outlet if you want the unit to stand alone "off grid" without PG&E. But no mentions of any specifications or brand are ever mentioned about it and no information about whether this mystery generator can be bypassed so i can just plug it in is mentioned either.Ive written Xantrex but get my e-mails repeatedly bounce back (as if theyv vanished).Please provide details .
thanx
Veery helpful info! Specifically can i plug it into the wall to keep my four 115AMPHR batteries charged between now and the time i get my solar panels assembled (a year or more!).And what is the true maximum number of battery sets (and amphrs ) i can add to this system …and what would i damage if too many batterys were added to the bank?thanx
The power hub 1800 accepts inputs from wind generators, solar panels, and engine driven generators. It charges a battery bank to store power to output wall Voltage/ current to your house. If you rely on solar or wind, you may not have those 100% of the time. That is why they say a engine driven generator is needed to run when it is night or no wind to run a windmil to be off grid with out losing power. You need to supply something to input power to the power hub. It will not give power all by itself. Those 3 things I mentioned actually charg a battery bank that the power hub runs off of.
The power hub 1800 accepts inputs from wind generators, solar panels, and engine driven generators. It charges a battery bank to store power to output wall Voltage/ current to your house. If you rely on solar or wind, you may not have those 100% of the time. That is why they say a engine driven generator is needed to run when it is night or no wind to run a windmil to be off grid with out losing power. You need to supply something to input power to the power hub. It will not give power all by itself. Those 3 things I mentioned actually charg a battery bank that the power hub runs off of.
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http://www.xantrex.com/power-p.....erhub.aspx
I hope you don’t think the Xantrex makes power. It doesn’t.
the 1800 isn’t a generator. It does not make electricity. It is an inverter, something that takes incoming power……..solar panels or wind generator via a battery bank, , gas/Diesel generator, PG&E , and converts it to 110 volts to run appliances.
From the tone of your question, the "mystery" generator could be any of the above options. Specifications? That’s your choice…..a Coleman 500w gas generator, a Windex 12 v wind generator, the choices are endless
You will also get better answers in the "Environment" section.
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