{"id":86937,"date":"2024-09-30T14:08:18","date_gmt":"2024-09-30T04:38:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/?p=86937"},"modified":"2024-11-25T07:56:29","modified_gmt":"2024-11-24T22:26:29","slug":"powerwall-3-tesla-training","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/powerwall-3-tesla-training\/","title":{"rendered":"17 Key Insights from Tesla\u2019s Powerwall 3 Training"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nTesla’s Powerwall 3 is starting to hit the ground in Australia. We’ve had the launch. Selected retailers are humble bragging about their latest Tesla deliveries hitting the ground, and Tesla is running installer training to get everybody ready. I went along on Friday to see what we could glean.<\/p>\n

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As an SAA-qualified solar electrician, my details can be found, so I get invites, emails, phone calls, spam text messages, and the odd veiled threat from all kinds of places.<\/p>\n

The most entertaining are the cheap sales companies looking for subcontract installers or sales lead companies looking to sell me customer details. They’re so busy reading a script that they never cotton on when I quote them my email address. I’ll write some whole articles about it one day, but for today’s anecdote, I have to explain that I get a unique perspective inside the solar industry.<\/p>\n

As a fiercely independent 3rd party SolarQuotes sometimes has to fend off brand marketing executives who are looking for payola or cash for comment. The better class of manufacturer, like the ones on our recommended chart, realise that if they make better products, they’ll get a fair writeup. And if there are new models to be had, or some training to be done, then we’re keen to hear about it, because it means we can inform you, the buying customer, what’s coming next.<\/p>\n

Same Same But Different<\/h2>\n

All inverters and batteries are built to perform the same essential functions, but each model comes with its own standout feature or drawback. For some buyers, these can be deal makers or deal breakers. Take the Fronius Gen 24, for example: it offers a unique PV point for backup without a battery, something no other model does. Yet, it lacks seamless battery changeover during power outages. Personally, I don’t see its analogue outage signal as a flaw, but for others, it might be a deciding factor.<\/p>\n

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Now pay attention, class… it was a standing room only for half of us.<\/p><\/div>\n

No Disturbing Surprises<\/h2>\n

I’m happy to report training didn’t produce any sharp inhalation or low whistles from the two dozen assembled tradesmen. Everything was well received, with only one question unanswered, subject to confirmation.1<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n

Tesla’s Powerwall 3 is arguably not the best device for a 3-phase property<\/a>, but the company is acutely aware of this and expressed some optimism that one day, it will have a solution for 120\u00ba synchronous loads.<\/p>\n

Seeing as Tesla introduced a specific North American EV charging standard that ignores the rest of the world and precludes three-phase charging, I expect Powerwall will support three phases as soon as hell freezes over or the Americans admit 110 volts is for peasants.<\/p>\n

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The feet at the bottom must stay in place, even if the unit is wall-mounted, to ensure nothing obstructs the air intake for cooling the PW3. image credit Skyline Solar<\/p><\/div>\n

Here are some notes customers might be interested in:<\/h3>\n

PW3 comes in 5, 10 and 11.04kW nominal AC capacity<\/p>\n