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ALT 1/2 is from Regulator in some cases
Going back to the comments on the Alternator 1 and 2 B leads being connected to the same lug:
In many cases, it is not the alternator that is being connected, it is the Regulator output. How does the PPS handle this scenario (such as with the ULPower 520is)? Should both alternator outputs be connected to this lug? I presume the guidance in the VP-X documentation for the installation of a protective relay for the regulator feed (page 30) does not apply when using the PSS? |
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The selected Beta units will be shipping in the next week. Several will be installed and flown quickly adding more hours to the test program. Ballard is a quality company that will not release the product until ample testing and high reliability is achieved. The Beta testers will use and recommend any changes and mainly put hours not he product. Hang in there!! This will be a quality product and will be worth the wait!! |
I kinda wish quotes showed the date of original posting. If you look back you'll see that statement was made in May when they were advertising a 3D printed mockup.
I do see a manual posted with a July date, although it's full of TBD. http://verticalpower.com/docs/PPS_Manual.pdf From what I can tell, the unit doesn't have any alternator control logic built in, it doesn't handle split buss systems, and I don't see any details on the overload protection. Paige |
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Chad - any updates on availability?
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Perhaps they realized the business case just wasn't there?
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It's still coming...we have had some challenges with getting it working reliably. This was a much bigger nut to crack that anyone anticipated, but engineering meetings are still occurring on this on a weekly basis. The beta units are still being tested, and beta test 2.0 (not official, that's just my version of it) is going to see the mods integrated. We are still shooting for the 2nd quarter 2017. I will be at the factory in January and I'll have a much better idea at that point. |
Ouch. Not the expected timeline. Kinda means back to the drawing board for many of us builders.
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Understood, and I wish I had a better timeline estimate, but we have to be sure it's going to work as we intend it to. I'll know more next month.
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Thanks for the reminder of this thread!
We shipped out 4 of the production candidate PPS (known as Beta B in the beta program) units to testers about two weeks ago. 3 of the 4 are flying with no issues so far. This testing period will be much shorter than the last one, probably just a few more weeks. We anticipate engineering to release it for production a bit earlier than the schedule shows because we are ahead of schedule in this beta segment in several areas. The schedule was originally the end of the third quarter but at this point, we all feel we will be ready for production in June or early July as long as the remaining testing over the next few weeks doesn't reveal anything that needs to be addressed. I am getting more and more confident that we will be ready to sell them at Oshkosh through the dealer network. This was a monumental product development program, a much much bigger challenge than anyone anticipated, but the engineering team finally cracked the nut on the latest version and it is working as expected now. If anyone wants a BETA copy of the install manual, please email me and I'll send it over. It was released during Sun N Fun for review. This is for info only, but it shouldn't change much at all at this point. |
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Looking forward to seeing this at OSH, Chad!
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