February 14, 20233 yr Hi guys, Trying to find the solution to what seems to be a smallish challenge. I am wanting a solution to keep all Office lights on during Load-shedding. I have capacity on our Genset. So the "gap" between shedding and genset run, is what we need the answer to? Its 3 floors of lighting, all wired on different phases. Loads vary between 2000 watts and 4500 watts on each floor, 8 to 18 amps. So, Do we go a single phase Inverter on each floor, with it's own Batt Backup? Do we go with a monster 3 phase Inverter and monster Batt Backup installed on 1 floor? Reaching out to the Industry experts here for your expert opinions please? tks.
February 14, 20233 yr 1 hour ago, kombiman said: Hi guys, Trying to find the solution to what seems to be a smallish challenge. I am wanting a solution to keep all Office lights on during Load-shedding. I have capacity on our Genset. So the "gap" between shedding and genset run, is what we need the answer to? Its 3 floors of lighting, all wired on different phases. Loads vary between 2000 watts and 4500 watts on each floor, 8 to 18 amps. So, Do we go a single phase Inverter on each floor, with it's own Batt Backup? Do we go with a monster 3 phase Inverter and monster Batt Backup installed on 1 floor? Reaching out to the Industry experts here for your expert opinions please? tks. Can you get to measure the current at each circuit breaker/s feeding each floor, when all lights are on Then we can gauge and propose optimally. Edited February 14, 20233 yr by BritishRacingGreen
February 16, 20233 yr Author Ok, not to put too much into this, we're wiring the lighting contactors to the genset feed for now, which should alleviate most issues. Just to deal with the blackout for 20 or so seconds.
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