Jacques 1 Posted May 6, 2022 Posted May 6, 2022 Can anyone advise. On a Kodak off grid inverter. Is there a setting to insure it does not feed back to the grid when your home is on a pre-paid meter system. Quote
Nexuss Posted May 6, 2022 Posted May 6, 2022 Off grid inverters cant feed into the grid ,only hybrid inverters can do that. Quote
Jacques Ester Posted May 6, 2022 Posted May 6, 2022 (edited) Kodak off grid inverters are unable to feed back to the grid. Edited May 6, 2022 by Jacques Ester Quote
Bobster. Posted May 6, 2022 Posted May 6, 2022 1 hour ago, Jacques 1 said: Can anyone advise. On a Kodak off grid inverter. Is there a setting to insure it does not feed back to the grid when your home is on a pre-paid meter system. Please clarify exactly what type of inverter you have. "Off grid" has a very specific meaning IE no connection to the grid. But you are worried about your pre-paid meter. Maybe you have a hybrid inverter (can use batteries, grid and PV)? Probably a good idea to google the model number as well. Quote
Irocmaster Posted May 6, 2022 Posted May 6, 2022 If you have a Ecolec 570 prepaid meter then you will have problems with most hybrid inverters. Wat model Kodak are you looking at? Most common inverter types are Grid tie, Off grid and Hybrid. Quote
Jacques 1 Posted May 6, 2022 Author Posted May 6, 2022 7 hours ago, Bobster said: Please clarify exactly what type of inverter you have. "Off grid" has a very specific meaning IE no connection to the grid. But you are worried about your pre-paid meter. Maybe you have a hybrid inverter (can use batteries, grid and PV)? Probably a good idea to google the model number as well. Thank you for all the responses. I have a Kodak OGX 5.48a See picture attached. The Prepaid meter is a Landis Gyr Quote
Calvin Posted May 6, 2022 Posted May 6, 2022 You are safe - these inverters are not grid-tied, which means that they cannot export power to the grid. They can take power from the grid (or a generator) Quote
Jacques 1 Posted May 6, 2022 Author Posted May 6, 2022 Thank you. Was worried I might pay for my own electricity. Quote
Irocmaster Posted May 6, 2022 Posted May 6, 2022 The Kodak OGX 5.48 is actually a hybrid inverter which can use solar, grid and batteries. These inverters are Axpert type(design), when these inverters switches to grid they are "grid tie connect" but will not send power to the net. Problem with this if you grid fluctuate the inverter can send small amounts of power back in to the grid and some smart prepaid meter can trip. Very frustrating! Quote
Frustrated luxpower user Posted October 1, 2022 Posted October 1, 2022 On 2022/05/06 at 5:44 PM, Irocmaster said: The Kodak OGX 5.48 is actually a hybrid inverter which can use solar, grid and batteries. These inverters are Axpert type(design), when these inverters switches to grid they are "grid tie connect" but will not send power to the net. Problem with this if you grid fluctuate the inverter can send small amounts of power back in to the grid and some smart prepaid meter can trip. Very frustrating! How do you stop inverter from sending small amounts of power back? i have a lux power Quote
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