Yes it would work as a change over switch, dunno about Tesla Gateway, thats way above my affordability.
I assume you’re running as a grid tied inverter I.e. if for example your inverter was rated at 5kW and you presented an 8kW load then the inverter would supply 5kW with 3kW be supplied by the grid.
It absolutely depends on what you wish to have powered in the event of a power outage, if you want the whole house to continue to powered then you need a change over switch as being discussed here, theyre often used with a standby generator, the auxilliary contacts starting the genny. Not really a fancy switch just two mechanically and electrically interlocked contactors.
Inverters continuosuly monitor the grid voltages via their AC connection. They have to do this so as to allow them to output a slightly higher voltage than the grid. That enables energy from your soalr system or battery to supply energy to your house rather than pull energy from the grid. Think of it as like having 2 tanks of water, one at a higher level then the other. Water will flow from the higher tank first.
that switch is only rated to nominal 220V, max 230V - touch with a barge pole. UK voltages can be as high as 253V on the grid, and your solar can output upto around 260V. It also looks like a flimsy piece of dross!
You will find very very few places in the UK running at 230V. It's not suitable for the UK.
Not according to my other half
Absolutely fine, I didn't know you were running them not grid tied as such.
That's a shame, I thought I'd found a cool but of kit there.
Lol, you and me both.
Amazon is full of dodgy Chinese tat.
It means it's good that it's made of fire resistant plastic
To play devils advocate and to give you a hard time.........It means it's good that it's made of fire resistant plastic
Below is a link to a manual change over switch, note the difference in size, coz it's not Chinese tat. Look at the terminal connections, I doubt you can get larger than 6mm into those and your meter tails are at least 16mm
https://www.tlc-direct.co.uk/Produc...8FxmNVUEg_h1LQi9bEJQGEFpnDlNrjUBoCiUMQAvD_BwE
Best look up EN 60947 compliant then.To play devils advocate and to give you a hard time.........
Theres no voltage rating on the listing, not exactly compact in size, it doesnt state country of origin (may be China), no terminal sizes and it's not a change over switch....
Apart from that it's probably ok
I had a look at what I could find on EN60947 but I wont be spending £400 to buy it LOL. From what I could see it was mainly white noise no concise information of what we really need to know.
I'm not disagreeing with you.
You're just too brutal
I don't share your view that anything from China is tat, a lot of goods made in China are pretty good if you buy sensibly i.e. not on price. Most electrical items have some element of Chinese origin.
