Electrical Supply - Batteries, Inverter, and Generator

Batteries are wired to a combiner box, using the same cabling
system as is used for solar arrays. Each battery stack is 48V and
has a maximum charge or discharge current of 17A.
They are connected in parallel in the combiner box. The two heavier
cables coming in from the right lead to the inverter on the other
side of the wall.

Five stacks of Aquion saltwater batteries. Each stack is 48V and
holds about 2.2 - 2.6 kWh of energy. This is a new battery technology
that uses no toxic materials and can be discharged 100% and recharged
for 3000+ cycles without taking any damage. Each stack weighs 118kg or 260lbs.
More details about these batteries at: aquionenergy.com

The combiner box. There is one circuit breaker for each stack.

The trusted Honda 6.5kW generator delivering the power.

This is the display screen of the Mate3, the system display
and programming interface. It now shows the battery bank at 56.9V
and 3.8kW going into the battery bank during the early stages
of charging up the batteries for the first time with the generator.
Later, the solar panels will perform this job, but they have not
yet been installed.
In the future this information will be available via the internet.

This is the inverter/charger on the other side of the wall.
The system display and programming panel is hanging
on the wall. I can take it on to my lap for easier use.
More information about this Outback Radian 4048A unit at:
www.outbackpower.com

Urs busy programming and monitoring the system
while the batteries are being charged.

A closer look at the wiring of the inverter/charger.
This is where all the external hook-ups come together.
Hurray - it is alive now.