Hi all, this is the system I want to setup in the next 2 weeks. I collect food scraps from restaurants and compost about 50 tons of it per week in a field. I have power from a solar charged battery bank that I built 3 years ago. With this system I want to build eventually I will add solar charging, but at the moment I need to limit my investment and see what my future needs are. Right now I need a gas generator.
Gas Generator: Champion 3100watt
Yes I know it is not as good as a honda.
Yes it will just barely run my Harbor Freight 120V 90amp Welder
Yes it has wireless auto start which is the reason I want it because I could eventually set it to auto start off a unit like a Magnum Gen Auto Start.
Yes it is relatively cheap.
Battery Bank:
I have a 3 yr old 24V 10kwh bank that is probably at 60% capacity, so more like 6kwh capacity now. (4x US Battery L16 HC XC)
Currently my solar array charges it at a rate of up to 40 amp/hour on a sunny day.
My solar array is a separate system that will be receiving a new battery bank of (8x US Battery L16 HC XC)
Inverter/Charger:
This is the unit I have not picked out yet. I would like one that can...
-Takes 24V DC power
-Control the charging from the generator to the battery bank
-Provide ideally 2000W of regular AC, good sine wave power. I'm flexible on the wattage.
-Optional: Has a built in Auto gen start feature.
-Optional: Has a built in Low Voltage Disconnect that can be tuned to 22 or 24V. My current inverter LVD is at 20.5V which is too low, so I own a separate $200 LVD.
Questions:
Is there another gen set with auto start that couple couple with a unit that detects low voltage to start a gen?
What inverter/charger is good for this system?
What inverter/charger is cheap for this system?
Thanks for your help,
Andrew
Gas Generator: Champion 3100watt
Yes I know it is not as good as a honda.
Yes it will just barely run my Harbor Freight 120V 90amp Welder
Yes it has wireless auto start which is the reason I want it because I could eventually set it to auto start off a unit like a Magnum Gen Auto Start.
Yes it is relatively cheap.
Battery Bank:
I have a 3 yr old 24V 10kwh bank that is probably at 60% capacity, so more like 6kwh capacity now. (4x US Battery L16 HC XC)
Currently my solar array charges it at a rate of up to 40 amp/hour on a sunny day.
My solar array is a separate system that will be receiving a new battery bank of (8x US Battery L16 HC XC)
Inverter/Charger:
This is the unit I have not picked out yet. I would like one that can...
-Takes 24V DC power
-Control the charging from the generator to the battery bank
-Provide ideally 2000W of regular AC, good sine wave power. I'm flexible on the wattage.
-Optional: Has a built in Auto gen start feature.
-Optional: Has a built in Low Voltage Disconnect that can be tuned to 22 or 24V. My current inverter LVD is at 20.5V which is too low, so I own a separate $200 LVD.
Questions:
Is there another gen set with auto start that couple couple with a unit that detects low voltage to start a gen?
What inverter/charger is good for this system?
What inverter/charger is cheap for this system?
Thanks for your help,
Andrew
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