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Excellent! That is exactly what I was looking for. Much prefer to do it this way (couldn't find that info despite looking) as the alternative was a several Korean units in parallel and a lot of DC heavy cables. As my log cabin is 150 metres away from the house and will support 24 panels I did...

That's an interesting avenue. It would be a great commercial decision as it would help keep customers and entice future product sales. I will mention that.

Thanks Barx, you replied while I was still trying to upload a picture. In essence, what I am trying to achieve is the following: 1) I would like to be as self sufficient as possible. 2) I do not want to pay a standing charge for metering, only for consumption. 3) Now that the government has...

.. and therein lies my original question and the conundrum! I have a myriad of options. 1) I commit to the Sunny Island and then find it doesn't work with the ABB. 2) I commit to the Sunny Island and have to buy a suitable SB GTI 3) I use cheaper Taiwanese Off grid inverters with a parallel...

Thanks Binky. I need to better explain my intended layout. I thought I could use the SB island to create a sine wave from a battery bank that would allow the GTI inverter to engage. I thought the purpose of the SB Island was to create an island of AC between the SB island  (which controls the DC...

Thanks Barx that's good to know. I'm interested to know your viewpoint on why an SMA inverter is better; in what way? The efficiency of my ABB is pretty good and I don't want to have to buy another inverter unless it makes financial sense.

Hi guys, I'm planning on becoming less dependent on the grid system. The plan is to island my supply between an SMA Sunny Island and a grid-tied inverter from my PV generator.  The question I have is do I need to buy an SME Grid Tie Inverter or will any Grid Tie Inverter work with my Sunny...