@Derff68

Lead Architect (Electrical Engineer 30 years) living in Fort Worth Texas. Starting up own company to tap into a new renewable energy source.

Fort Worth, TX
Joined November 2024
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Replying to @elonmusk
But what if there is a renewable energy source right here that has not been tapped into!!! I am looking for a partner. New tech could reduce AI Data center and Bitcoin electrical cost to pennies! Interested in chatting?
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Enphase/SPAN Owners – would you like to have your Enphase Batteries connected to your SPAN panel to do prioritized circuit load shedding by battery level without a complicated interface? Imagine a simple interface that would prioritize circuit load shedding by the battery level, at any percentage the homeowner wanted utilizing a SPAN Panel and not a complicated Relay network? I understand it is unusual for a customer to want to discuss design improvements with a company BUT I am a electrical engineer with 30+ years’ experience working as a Senior Architect for Lockheed Martin and a Enphase /Span owner. I have a concept for this interface that I would like to discus with SPAN to do just this. So if you would like your panels connected to your Enphase Batteries for prioritized load shedding based on battery life - HELP ME get in contact with the SPAN team. This is a WIN for SPAN and Enphase home owners....
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Hey X Community – Do any of you know someone that ACTUALLY works at SPAN? I would love to talk to a real person - engineer / management about a Enphase Battery interface that would prioritize circuit load sheading by battery level concept that I have. I have tried to reach out to SPAN in multiple ways – and have failed to actually talk to a real person. I know it is very unusual for a customer want to discuss technical design improvements with a company but I never thought it would be this hard to talk to a company AND HELP THEM IMPROVE THEIR PRODCUT. The approach that I would like to discuss would not need any fancy interfaces or to even know battery current flow but it would still be able to do load shedding based on batter percentage of life. Let me start by saying, I am a Senior Reprogramming Labs Architect for the F35 program at Lockheed Martin Aero located in Fort Worth Tx and starting my own engineering company to work AI power systems. I purchased the Span panel to interface with my Enphase Solar/Battery System to do load shedding based on battery life. I currently have a relay system for load shedding, and I wanted to move to a cleaner approach. So, I did research and contacted Span. I was told that Span panels would do what I wanted. When the system was installed, I found out AFTER the Span 40 was installed that it would not interface with my Enphase system. I felt this was very dishonest to have a customer spend roughly $9K and did not get what was needed. Because Span 40 did not interface with Enphase, I did some research on how Span 38 was interfacing with Enphase system, and I realized that there is another approach that could be used to interface the Span 40 or ANY Span panel to a Enphase battery system. I then reached out to engage Span engineering team on this alternative approach. After many emails and messaging I was finally able to reach Vibhor Kalley and Joey Degges. They contacted me through email to set up a time to discuss this alternative approach. After 2 email exchanges they Ghosted me and never replied to another email. I would be happy to provide you a email chain where I have reached out to them 11 times with no reply. Moving forward – I would still like to discuss with someone on your engineering team an alternative approach for backup battery interface. The design that I would like to discuss is: 1. Common Interface and software. There would not be a version for Tesla, Enphase, Franklen Battery or Solar Edge Batteries. 1 common interface and software for all batteries will reduce cost. 2. Capable of interfacing with current popular batteries. Tesla, Enphase, Franklen Battery or Solar Edge. 3. Would not require login to Battery systems or complex interface to battery software but would STILL let you do load shedding by battery life. 4. Short development schedule. This concept should be able to be developed and put on the market in 10 months. Most of the technology is off the shelf. 1 week with your teams I can develop the entire design concept. Not months and not months of development for each individual battery manufacture. 5. Low Risk – Simplified design using existing technology is very low risk. 6. Can be easily implemented in ALL Span panels without major modification. And would not require additional boxes attached to the customer home for interfacing with the battery systems. 7. Low development cost – this is a simplified approach using materials and components that are already on the market. 8. Simple design reduced issues for the customer. Customers have back up batteries for emergencies. They want the interfaces just to WORK and not worry about complex communications issues. I would be willing to fly to your facility, at your expense and if given one week working with your Engineering teams (Mechanical, Electrical and Software), I could develop a solid design concept and a protype in the field in 3 to 4 months. The Prototype could be installed at my home and I could work with your team to address all software issues. So can ANYONE help get me in contact with a real person at SPAN? Fred Rose
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