I'm interested in purchasing an Outback Radian 8048... they call it an "inverter/charger" and yet all the pictures I see, it has the Flexmax charge controllers next to it.
I understand that the Radian can not harvest solar energy directly from the panels.. I'm assuming this is the purpose of the Flexmax controllers.. But what about harvesting energy from a generator to charge batteries? Will the Radian turn 240 vac from something like a 5000 watt Coleman portable generator into DC current for charging batteries? Does the Radian then act as a charge controller for the batteries?
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Correct me if I'm mistaken, but it is my understanding that the Radian inverter is capable of "tricking" my Grid Tied SMA SunnyBoy 6.0-US inverter into making power. I'm assuming that it uses a little bit of energy from the battery bank to simulate the Grid AC signal...Do I have this correct? Will the Radian then use the AC power from the SunnyBoy inverter to charge batteries?
The Radian manual says it can not harvest energy directly from the solar panels.. does having a grid tied inverter between the panels and the Radian get around this problem?
I understand that the Radian can not harvest solar energy directly from the panels.. I'm assuming this is the purpose of the Flexmax controllers.. But what about harvesting energy from a generator to charge batteries? Will the Radian turn 240 vac from something like a 5000 watt Coleman portable generator into DC current for charging batteries? Does the Radian then act as a charge controller for the batteries?
Next question:
Correct me if I'm mistaken, but it is my understanding that the Radian inverter is capable of "tricking" my Grid Tied SMA SunnyBoy 6.0-US inverter into making power. I'm assuming that it uses a little bit of energy from the battery bank to simulate the Grid AC signal...Do I have this correct? Will the Radian then use the AC power from the SunnyBoy inverter to charge batteries?
The Radian manual says it can not harvest energy directly from the solar panels.. does having a grid tied inverter between the panels and the Radian get around this problem?
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