FranklinWH Was Interviewed by Solar Builder

FranklinWH's US General Manager and Co-Founder, Gary Lam, and Sales Director, Justin Hopkins, were recently interviewed by Solar Builder, discussing Franklin Home Power, a whole home energy management system.
Interview instructions:
1:19 - Specs of the aGate
1:49 - How do the smart circuits function (and what they can manage)
2:05 - Examples of how it manages power and saves money (charging with solar, load shifting, backup switching, etc.)
3:34 - Does this replace the subpanel installation? And why that matters in $$$.
5:18 - aPower specs. Does it charge faster because of the integrated inverter? What appliances can it start?
7:02 - How does it work with PV inverters?
7:49 - What happens when the battery is drained?
8:41 - Explanation of the internet connection.
9:18 - What stands out about the installation process?
10:42 - Supply chain issues?
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[@trentrizza4572]

I want to get 1 or 2 of those batteries. Do you think 2 batteries is overkills for a 10 kilowatt solar system?

[@FranklinWHEnergyStorageInc]

Not at all. Two batteries will take perfect use of the power produced by the solar system.

[@rberga1]

I'm working with an installer and have a 10kW solar system planned. He is saying that I need two Franklin batteries for that large of a system because he said you said that one battery can only handle up to a solar panel system of up to 7200kW. That when the one battery is full, it doesn't know what to do with the excess solar production. I asked isn't the excess solar sold back to the grid? But, then he said it was related to an off-grid scenario where the grid is down. Is this true?

[@FranklinWHEnergyStorageInc]

The charging and discharging power of the Franklin battery is 5kW and the output power of your solar system is 10kW. In this scenario, you can install one Franklin battery but also need to install an aPbox to receive the other 5 kW solar output power of your solar system. If you do so (install a Franklin battery and an aPbox), the problem of solar overgeneration can be avoided when the grid is down.
Solar overgeneration is excess solar energy that cannot be completely consumed by batteries and loads, resulting in frequent disconnection and closure of the PV relays.
If you install two Franklin batteries, which will match exactly with your 10 kW solar system, thus there will not be solar overgeneration problems when the grid is down. Meanwhile, you will be able to store more solar energy, which means increased backup time.

[@rberga1]

@@FranklinWHEnergyStorageInc Thanks! What happens if I have two batteries and they are both fully charged and then the grid goes down? Am I still safe or would I need the aPbox int his scenario?