Please amplify Cat6 requirements.Install needs Cat6 connection too and installer happy for me to run that..
I may definitely need upgrade as I use WiFi
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Please amplify Cat6 requirements.Install needs Cat6 connection too and installer happy for me to run that..
excellent, and thank you. i'm in SW Florida, USA and have had powerwall res for perhaps 1/2 to 1 year, so i'm guessing IF I have lots of pre-requisites already ready to go, So I might need a mini-switch hooked to router and run a few CAT6 ethernet cables around the house, 20 - 30 meter max runsTHE TESLA CONTRACTOR SAID TESLA REQUIRED ETHERNET CONNECTION. INFO ABOUT INSTALL IS VAGUE FOR THE CONTRACTOR AS THIS IS LITERALLY THE FIRST SITE INSPECTION IN AUSTRALIA FOR GATEWAY 2.
CONTRACTOR HAS LENGTHY "20 QUESTIONS" PROFORMA ON CELL PHONE TO TAKE PICTURES OF ELECTRICAL BOARDS, LOCATION, ACCESS, MODEM SPEC LABEL ETC. ASKED WHAT ITEMS I WANTED BACKED UP AND I SAID JUST BACK UP RED PHASE PLEASE. THREE PHASE IN AUSTRALIA IS DESCRIBED AS RED/WHITE/BLUE AND I HAVE A 100A FUSE PER 240V PHASE. YEP, THEORETICAL 72kW OF SUPPLY. THAT'S 3 OLD DUAL CHARGER TESLA MODEL S's CHARGING AT FULL 22kW AND STILL ENOUGH TO RUN MY HOUSE
Is that enough "AMPLIFICATION" for you?
You shouldn't need Ethernet on the old gateway. I did run Ethernet to mine but it was pretty simple for me to do so. That would be interesting if the new gateway 2 needs Ethernet. I wonder if it still uses Neurio. Also it should have a cell connection too right? I'd say that's an odd requirement, but still the best way to set it up.
Would love to see pictures inside and out once you get it installed.
I'll be disappointed if you get one and I don't and we're both in SoCal and Not using Tesla Energy !!My adviser from local certified Powerwall installer (Not TESLA Energy) here in SoCal confirmed (via email today 18 Feb 2019) that I will be getting Backup Gateway VERSION 2 for my 10 kW Solar PV system and Powerwall 2 project.
Now, I will believe it when I see it.
I'd be disappointed if he was blowing smoke up!
My adviser from local certified Powerwall installer (Not TESLA Energy) here in SoCal confirmed (via email today 18 Feb 2019) that I will be getting Backup Gateway VERSION 2 for my 10 kW Solar PV system and Powerwall 2 project.
Now, I will believe it when I see it.
I'd be disappointed if he was blowing smoke up!
I'll be disappointed if you get one and I don't and we're both in SoCal and Not using Tesla Energy !!
Especially after a multiple-week back and forth between Installer and TE in January, 2019 specifically about this.
Not only that, it's 80A for split-phase like North American grid. That's a huge step backwards from the original Backup Gateway. 80A 3-phase (55kVA for European grid) is fine.Wow. Only 100A current capacity compared to the 200A capacity on the current unit.
I have a 400A feed and a generator, so was really hoping the next rev of gateway would support 400A, or at least support controlling a real transfer switch that can handle arbitrary current. Not being able to switch more than 200A is a problem.
Not only that, it's 80A for split-phase like North American grid. That's a huge step backwards from the original Backup Gateway. 80A 3-phase (55kVA for European grid) is fine.
If they release Powerwalls with built-in 3-phase inverters, it looks like a great solution for Australia and Europe where residential 3-phase is common and 230Y400V 64A service is the norm for a large home. I agree that it makes no sense for North America. If anything, North America needs a 400A backup gateway.What are these guys thinking? Maybe they don't ever intend to release this model in the US? But seems an odd design - do they really save a lot of money by lowering the current rating on the relays?
The design seems pointless.
Yes. That’s why I reluctantly canceled my order and went with a Sonnen battery solution.If they release Powerwalls with built-in 3-phase inverters, it looks like a great solution for Australia and Europe where residential 3-phase is common and 230Y400V 64A service is the norm for a large home. I agree that it makes no sense for North America. If anything, North America needs a 400A backup gateway.
Or at least more affordable. Features at nearly twice the price of a PowerWall at similar energy capacities is basically VHS vs Beta again.+1 They could even just skip the transfer switch part and use an external transfer switch and provide control signals for genset start and for transfer switch operation.
The lack of a 400A gateway is preventing me from buying 4 powerwalls. I guess they can't even produce enough for their existing demand so why bother with us 400A customers?
Oh well.
The Sonnen stuff is hugely expensive, and while it has much more flexible control, you are going to need a garage full of space for equivalent capacity of a few powerwalls. Shell bought them, so maybe they'll turn it eventually into a useful product.
I just noticed something else in the "Backup" section of the datasheet. It says it can only back up one phase but it will automatically disconnect all phases. That's a huge limitation for 3-phase users.
+1 They could even just skip the transfer switch part and use an external transfer switch and provide control signals for genset start and for transfer switch operation.
The lack of a 400A gateway is preventing me from buying 4 powerwalls. I guess they can't even produce enough for their existing demand so why bother with us 400A customers?
Oh well.
The Sonnen stuff is hugely expensive, and while it has much more flexible control, you are going to need a garage full of space for equivalent capacity of a few powerwalls. Shell bought them, so maybe they'll turn it eventually into a useful product.