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Old 02-11-16, 12:10 PM   #6
oil pan 4
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I have read about connecting grid tie and stand alone inverters.
In almost every case it didn't end well.
I fully expect a isolated micro grid being run by a generator to have the same result.

The thing with gird tie inverters is they are made to put out as much power as possible, they do not produce power on demand.
I would expect the kind of inverter you need to exist. I would not expect them to be cheap, they may have to be custom ordered or made.
The problem with custom stuff or special order stuff is if you need another one now, the turn around time is weeks and sometimes months no matter how much you need it.

The cheapest off the shelf solution I can think of that we know will work is run everything that produces power at a common DC voltage. Take the solar panels plus generator with transformer rectifier running at a common voltage to a big power inverter or inverters that are designed to be stacked and work together.
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