Hopefully, I didn’t send too much extraneous info, but I assumed that you’ll be grid-tied (i.e., are connected to the power company and want to install backup power). ...wasn’t sure.
We’re off-grid, and that’s a bit of an expensive hardship for the time being (nearest hookup to the power company well over 2 miles away).
Hopefully, I didn’t send too much extraneous info, but I assumed that you’ll be grid-tied (i.e., are connected to the power company and want to install backup power). ...wasn’t sure.
Never hurts.
I do have a rather complicated hybrid system. For battery power (12-L16s), I use the GenTran 10 circuit manual transfer switch. This one can remain on with power from the inverters, however I keep it isolated. We have had a couple lightening strikes and one primary drop onto the secondary in the past. In the most likely Argentina model there will be rolling blackouts. In our current situation we are the last on our power leg. Always the last house back on. Temporary (2-days) quiet backup power (critical circuits) is a dream and works well in most of the situations. There is always the "ONE HOUSE OFF IN THE HILLS THAT LETS THEIR GENERATOR RUN ALL NIGHT". I digress.
When charging with the generator I have a whole house manual transfer switch (for extended outages). Was going to go with a permanently installed NG generator, but went with a "portable" 10KW multi-fuel. We just take it out of the garage and plug it into a remote outdoor terminal for a couple of hours. When charged we put it back in the garage. I have the NEC manual as toilet reading. ;-)
The final area I will be working on is "packet ham radio". After all of this we will be literally "prepped" for a throw the switch scenario. We are covered for food, medicine, heat, water, most communications and the best security possible for an isolated rural neighborhood. Here is and interesting site for some home
security ideas. This
item you may want to consider. I consider it necessary for a worst case scenario.
If there is a worst case situation and I consider that only if the grid goes down, we have enough Helios (12-85watt in storage) to provide water and keep the deep freeze going. In this part of Western Pennsylvania, Solar and wind are not economical. We are truly sun deprived and the wind seems to always come "all at once".