Schneider Electric Conext XW+ and SW solar inverters

[@ralphfolden3273]

Your presentations beat everyone. I am trying to get up to speed in solar knowledge and your presentations beat all others.

[@AltEStore]

Thanks! Let us know if you have any questions or requests.

[@JoshuaBeAwesome]

I've seen a note that I've only been able to find on a retailer's website, not in the Schneider manuals or site that I wanted to confirm. It basically says that if you're only drawing 120V power from the 4024 it can't draw the power listed in the spec sheets. - "The Schneider Electric SW inverters are rated for 240 Volts AC output. When powering 120 Volt devices, the inverter is not capable of delivering its full power output. The 4024-120 is capable of delivering a maximum of 2,550 Watts at 120 Volts AC." So does this mean that despite the spec sheets saying the inverter supports 41A peak current; with only 120V drawing it caps out really at 21.25A? I like Schneider on paper but if that's the case I'm not sure its the right choice personally.

[@dufung3980]

Posted on my birthday and near exactly what I'm after for part of my array(the SW 4048).. Interesting.

[@neomatrix2722]

I have the SW model 4000 and thinking about buying a second one to put them together for extra power what all is needed thank you

[@musicinspire1745]

Schneider sucks because there are many parts they will not sell because of diminishing sources for parts. That's the nature of the COTS market, and they refuse to sell their schematics so that people can do their own component level troubleshooting and replacement. They demand that you replace entire boards that otherwise could be repaired. Schneider also refuses to take in the bad boards, repair them, and sell them refurbished to cut costs to the customer. Manufacturers want all throw-away parts, which costs the consumer so much more, and they don't give a damn!

[@johnpuccetti9383]

Great information.

[@albduke]

how do you determine if your existing panel can handle the additional load from the solar system?

[@AltEStore]

Excellent question. If you are in the USA, the National Electric Code (NEC) tells you. The combination of your main breaker and the breaker for the solar inverter cannot equal more than 120% of the rating of the panel busbar. So, if it is a 200A breaker box, and you have a 200A main breaker in it, you can go up to a 40A breaker for the inverter (200A + 40A = 240A, 200A box x 120% = 240A). That means the biggest inverter you can use is 7600W, because 7600W / 240V x 1.25 = 39.5A, round up to 40A breaker. So, if you have a 100A breaker box, you can have up to a 20A breaker, and if you have 400A breaker box, you can have an 80A breaker. There are other ways around it. For example, you can downgrade your main breaker to allow for a bigger inverter breaker. Replacing the 200A breaker with a 150A breaker give you room for a 90A inverter breaker (150A + 90A = 240A). That would allow for up to a 17kW inverter. But you run the risk of nuisance tripping of the main breaker if you downsize it too much. Another option is using a line side tap, which allows you to bypass the main breaker box altogether.

[@WhatisReallyGoingOn]

I am off grid in Alaska. I have a AGM battery bank with 1000w solar plus auto start gas generator. I have a Freedom SW3012, 12 volt inverter/charger. I want to use a MPPT charge controller (such as XANXWMPPT60-150) and a SCP that will communicate with both. Is that possible? Or is there a way to use any MPPT charge controller that is compatible with the xanbus that Freedom SW3012 uses? Thanks in advance.

[@WhatisReallyGoingOn]

Oh yes I need the auto start for genny also.

[@tomscott7292]

The SW is a pain in the ass to wire and do field service. Not a fan of Schneider!!

[@daltonbennain7756]

Worst inverter lightning damage two times no parts available from schneider