Powerpack in the wild and powered by a 100kW solar system

[FLDarren]

This is at USFSP's parking garage in downtown St. Petersburg Florida. The baterry system is massive. About 7 feet tall. I've been at this location a few times and never knew it was a Tesla Powerpack until they put the posters up the within the past day or two. The Powerpack may have been there awhile. I didn't know about the solar panels, so why would I be on the lookout for batteries.

 

[FredTMC]

This battery looks identical to the ~0.5 mWh systems that tesla uses at the superchargers and tesla factory

in other words, I don't think this is the new generation "powerpack" design.

 

[gg_got_a_tesla]

This battery looks identical to the ~0.5 mWh systems that tesla uses at the superchargers and tesla factory

in other words, I don't think this is the new generation "powerpack" design.

It may just be a case of rebranding and repackaging though. Tesla's been validating these for quite a while at the factory as well as at installations such as these. They've just made it all official with the Power* announcement.

 

[FLDarren]

The small clear pouch on the front of the pack has a red Tesla logo on the top left. I'll take my 55-300 lense with me the next time I'm near there and get some info from the packet. Maybe I'll get a drone and take some spy pics beyond the fence. :wink:

 

[Chris TX]

Yeah, that's not a single PowerPack. All the pictures of the PowerPack makes it look like a 19" server rack, filled with batteries.

 

[FLDarren]

This from the Tesla April 30th launch event video.

 

[Chris TX]

View attachment 81266 This from the Tesla April 30th launch event video.

Those are 500kWh units and were shown just to prove a point (this entire evening is powered by stored sunlight). The 100kWh PowerPack looks like this:

 

[FredTMC]

Those are 500kWh units and were shown just to prove a point (this entire evening is powered by stored sunlight). The 100kWh PowerPack looks like this:

View attachment 81270

yep. Exactly

 

[FLDarren]

So does the 500kWh system have a specific name.

 

[scaesare]

So does the 500kWh system have a specific name.

"Gigantor"

 

[FLDarren]

 

[brianman]

After maximizing my browser (on my relatively small screen)...

BATTERY INVERTER
FED FROM BDP
277/480/3PH/4W

INTERACTIVE PHOTOVOLTAIC
SYSTEM CONNECTED
RATED AC OUTPUT CURRENT: 175 AMPS
NOMINAL OPERATING AC VOLTAGE: 480 VOLTS

SQUARE D COMPANY
CAT NO: EE112T1814HFISCU kVA: 112.5
H.V.: 480 H.V. AMPS: 135.3 Hz: 60 %IZ: 2
L.V.: 480Y/277 L.V. AMPS: 135.3 WT: 860 CLASS: AA
220 DEGREE C INS SYSTEM, 115 DEGREE C RISE TYPE: SO
STYLE NO: 35149-50212-015 SERIAL NO: 006500147116
DATE CODE: 1510 ENCL: 22D TYPE 2 EFF: 98.2 @ 35%/75°c