May 2024

INVERTER BREAKERS

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INVERTER BREAKERS

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Background on BAA

Isolite Products Meeting BAA/TAA

What's the Deal with BABA

Why Do We Need Breakers in Inverters?

(And When Don't We)

BAA & INVERTER BREAKERS

OVERVIEW

BAA & TAA

BREAKERS

SUMMARY

Types of Breakers & Options

Custom Breaker Options

Product Line Summary

Marketing & Follow-Up

Applicable for federal procurement

(Federal agencies buying materials for their own usage)

Gives preference and requirement for "Domestic end products" in construction

Buy American Act

WHAT IS BAA? TAA?

BAA & TAA

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- Manufactured of 50% U.S. made components - or -

- Commercially available off-the-shelf items manufactured in the U.S.

Ref: USC T41 BAA Ch. 83

Ref: FAR 25.2 Buy American Construction Materials

TAA requirements lose the domestic content rules to include Trade Agreement Act countries

Trade Agreement Act

ISOLITE COMPLIANT PRODUCTS

BAA & TAA

- Applies to infrastructure projects which receive Federal financial assistance/grants

- Forces all subcomponents to be constructed of >55% domestically sources materials

Build America, Buy America

WHAT ABOUT BABA?

BAA & TAA

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- Makes no allowance for products that are manufactured in the US but from         foreign sourced subcomponents

- We are not able to make the statement that our BAA/TAA compliant products     are also BABA

- Waivers and exemptions exist, reach out to us and we can work with you

NOW WE'RE TALKING ABOUT BREAKERS

GEAR SHIFT...

- Over current protection is required for branch circuits

- Small inverters are fed by branch circuit protection

Safety

WHY DO WE NEED BREAKERS?

BREAKERS

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Isolation & Maintenance

- Emergency lights must be disconnected to do electrical work

- Having zones isolated allows for maintenance of smaller groups of fixtures

Functionality & Control

- Breakers allow for switched and normally off behavior in larger inverters

- Breakers allow for switched and normally off behavior in larger inverters

- Smaller inverters do this without breakers

- E3MINI and E3U products don't have breaker options, they're           protected internally and by the 20A branch circuit breaker

Smaller Inverters

WHEN MIGHT WE NOT NEED BREAKERS

BREAKERS

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Downstream Breaker Infrastructure

- Larger inverters can provide all their power on a non-                   breakered output if it's feeding a MLO/main breaker panel         downstream

- The inverter is protected by the feed breaker and input               breaker, the loads are protected by the downstream branch       circuit breakers

- Maintenance requires de-energizing the inverter

- Generally ABB for branch circuit breakers

We Designed E3, E3MAC, E3MAX With Specific Breakers

BREAKERS AND OPTIONS

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Circuit Breaker Options

- Normally On - Downstream ELCD devices or exit signs

- Normally Off - Emergency Only Lighting

- Switched - Controlled Lighting without ELCD devices

Trip Alarms Are Available in E3MAC and E3MAX

Option selection does impact the number of breakers available

- Set number of breakers for each output voltage in a mixed voltage system

- Multi-pole output breakers

We can accommodate requests for custom breaker configurations...

Generally, come up with some other type of customization

CUSTOM BREAKERS OPTIONS

BREAKERS

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Custom Size Breakers

- 2A, 3A, 4A, 5A, 6A, 7A, 8A, 10A, 13A, 15A, 16A, 20A, 25A, 30A, 32A, 40A, 50A, 60A and 63A are generally available

- That is x single-pole breakers, y three-pole breakers and z two-pole breakers

PRODUCT LINE SUMMARY

SUMMARY

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PRODUCTS WITHOUT BREAKERS

E3U

Normally On

Normally Off

Switched

PRODUCTS WITH BREAKERS

Normally Off

Switched

E3MINI

X

X

X

X

X

X

E3

E3X

E3MAC

E3MAX

Normally On

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

- BAA/TAA Quick Reference

- Inverter Size & Configurations Reference

Available on the Website

- Training Video Link

- Sales Presentation Slides

- Reference Guides

Available Within Follow-Up Sales Packet

SALES MATERIALS

SUPPORT

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NEED FURTHER ASSISTANCE?

SUPPORT

- Schedule a Webinar for Advanced Sales & Engineering Training

Team of Experts

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For Additional Training, Please Contact Your

Local Sales Representative

THANK YOU