[RFI] Solar Panel RFI Video

[Joe]

Someone had some nice videos or screen shots of SDR receivers showing 
this noise when there is sun and gone when no sun. but I can not find 
them anymore.

Anyone?

Joe WB9SBD
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On 8/13/2018 12:12 PM, Mike Kirkland wrote:
> Based on my personal experience I have to completely disagree with the
> comments about solar edge.
>
> I have found solar edge to be completely unresponsive, completely
> ineffective, and generally uncaring about the major amounts of rfi being
> generated all across the country by their products.
>
> As for a solar edge engineer being several months late; hint - their not
> coming.
>
> In my interference issue, solar city is the owner operator of the system,
> not the home owner.
>
> At least solar edge was polite and professional in communications unlike
> solar city's rude, personality offensive, asshole (it takes a lot of abuse
> to get me to use that word publicly) approach.
>
> I believe all solar edge systems need to be shut down and only brought back
> online when each system is proven to not cause interference.
>
> I think we need a class action law suit.
>
> I am coming up on my 3rd year of basically being wiped of the air!
>
>
> On Aug 13, 2018 8:01 AM, "Dave Cole (NK7Z)" <dave at nk7z.net> wrote:
>
> Ed,
>
> I agree completely!  Thank you for the reminder!  Solar Edge is treating
> the Amateur community very well here.  Sending out engineers is far
> beyond what most other companies are doing.
>
> 73s and thanks,
> Dave (NK7Z/NNR0DC)
> https://www.nk7z.net
> ARRL Technical Specialist
>
>
> On 08/13/2018 07:41 AM, Hare, Ed  W1RFI wrote:
>> We have found Solar Edge to be receptive and interested in resolving the
> problems from their existing design.  Keep in mind that the device is an
> unintentional emitter and as such, subject to conducted emissions limits
> below 30 MHz ONLY on the lines connected to AC mains and subject to
> radiated emissions limits above 30 MHz.   If the noise being conducted onto
> the AC mains is below the limits, radiated noise below 30 MHz is legal
> unless it causes harmful interference.  If it does, it is the
> responsibility of the actual operator of the device to resolve the harmful
> interference. The manufacturer is required only to meet authorization
> requirements, test the design in a lab environment, have ongoing production
> meet the limits as found in lab testing and to label the equipment.
>> Although I think that in the long run, their choosing a case-by-case
> resolution will not work out well for them, I do note that if every
> manufacturer of products responded to complaints with full cooperation and
> even site visits by their engineers, we'd all be pretty delighted, so keep
> this in mind if you have any need to work with Solar Edge.
>> Ed Hare, W1RFI
>>
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: RFI [mailto:rfi-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Randy Standke
>> Sent: Saturday, July 14, 2018 2:44 AM
>> To: 'Tony'; rfi at contesting.com; 'Tony Brock-Fisher'; Gruber, Mike W1MG
>> Subject: Re: [RFI] Solar Panel RFI Video
>>
>> Most of the SolarEdge house rewire jobs I have had around me solved the
> problem on the first attempt.  One took about four visits before it was
> finally solved.  On that final visit an engineer from SolarEdge came out.
>> He discovered that they missed a couple of the optimizers.  Even one
> unfiltered optimizer will cause RFI 100s of feet away.  So, keep after them
> since they probably missed at least one optimizer.
>> Randy KQ6RS
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: RFI <rfi-bounces at contesting.com> On Behalf Of Tony
>> Sent: Friday, July 13, 2018 6:17 PM
>> To: rfi at contesting.com; Tony Brock-Fisher <barockteer at aol.com>; Gruber,
> Mike W1MG <mgruber at arrl.org>
>> Subject: [RFI] Solar Panel RFI Video
>>
>> All:
>>
>> I recorded a short video that shows the type of solar panel RFI I've been
> experiencing from my neighbors Solar Edge installation. Solar Edge
> installed RFI suppression a few weeks ago which unfortunately did little to
> reduce the level of interference. The companies field engineer will be
> flying out to inspect the work the installers did in the next week or two.
>> I thought this might help others to recognize solar panel issues.
>>
>> See: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oiW758EyW_8
>>
>> Tony -K2MO
>>
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