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The conclusion I'm coming to is that it's presumptuous of an inverter to think it can display SoC with sufficient accuracy,and that it shouldn't be re...
See matching discussion here in the topic about Plug'n'Play Balcony Solar kits.
The answer to this problem is easy if the LiFePOâ‚„ are 'at rest' with no current passing in either direction. Under those conditions there will be an...
We're talking about the direction from which the power could potentially flow. The RCBO has two sources of electrical energy applied to it – the gri...
The issue I was referring to in that geographical area was for fixed solar-inverters, not plug-in kits. I've just checked online (using my rudimenta...
In response to @jamespa 's similar point, there is an unfortunate history of generation devices (inverters) continuing to output power after the time-...
It's the other way around @batpred Newer RCDs and RCBOs are most likely to have a small solenoid with the coil being energised via a control circui...
Allow me to me turn the argument around. Let's suppose it was the MCS proposing that "the solenoid coil in the RCBO won't burn out because the micro...
I recommend talking with Kensa Heat Pumps who are a UK GSHP manufacturer. They're nowhere near you geographically, but actually based almost as far ...
I respectively disagree @robl Here's the relevant paragraphs from the BEAMA Report which alerted the IET to the problem back in 2024 Th...
It's only in the past couple of years that bi-directional RCBOs have been available...... and only a year since it became illegal to fit a standard (u...
I don't think that is possible, which is why I described the problem in my post. The Plug'n'Play inverter could operate ok if plugged into a circuit...
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