PowerDock, the Only Fully Customizable Solar/Wind Sustainable Off-Grid Grid Tied Backup Power wall System - Cutting Edge Power

$3,399.97

Lead Time: 6-8 Weeks

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When blackouts, natural disasters, and power shortages strike, there’s no time left to prepare.

Name: PowerDock, the Only Fully Customizable Solar/Wind Sustainable Off-Grid Grid Tied Backup Power wall System
Brand: Cutting Edge Power
SKU: 9358548618494
Price: 3399.97 USD
Availability: InStock

That’s why you need Cutting Edge Power's PowerDock, providing off-grid support to power your entire home.

Sustainability

Totally sustainable, The PowerDock has built-in solar and wind (optional) connections to keep you going as long as you need - even if you need to be off-grid forever! MPPT Solar input is standard on all models and solar input can be increased up to 9.6kW!

Right to Repair & Easy Install

Being able to repair or modify your investment is your right. The PowerDock is designed the American way: Super easy maintenance allows you to swap the inverter, charge controller(s) or batteries whenever you need to. Adding more batteries is a breeze! PowerDock’s modular design means simple part replacements and easy additions for more solar panel or battery connections. Electricians love the conduit knockouts and industry-standard terminal blocks.

Customization

Unlike most power walls, PowerDock offers a full spectrum of customizations such as battery capacity, output, solar panels, and wind turbine controls. You can even use your own batteries and solar panels. The PowerDock is perfect for homes, RV's, cabins, well pumps and any other 240V or 120V applications.

Impressive Performance

240V Split phase and up to 18kW output with no maximum battery capacity, the PowerDock is sure to impress. Depending on how you customize it, we offer up to 9.6kW of solar input and up to 5,000W of wind turbine input. Grid charging is standard on all models and will charge your batteries at up to 4,800W. Charge from the grid, solar and wind all at the same time!

Home Grown

Made right here in the USA, the PowerDock brings heavy-duty, premium quality to your home that’s ready immediately upon delivery. In turn, homeowners can count on greater power input & output, functionality, and durability than the PowerDock’s flimsy and lightweight competitors. Plus, even our batteries are made in the USA!

Whether you’re looking to stay prepared for anything or are in need of a long-term, off-grid solution, the PowerDock offers uncompromising peace of mind. Not to mention, the PowerDock ensures immediate ROI by cutting down grid spending during peak hours.

When it comes to your family’s safety and wellbeing, gas generators and cheap imported solar generators simply miss the mark. Only the PowerDock delivers the features that matter with the dependability you need.

To accommodate your customizations, the PowerDock features a 1-2 month lead time.

Order now to make this the last season your home was left unprepared.

Features

Easy to install, easy to upgrade or repair with serviceability in mind
Professionally wired in Houston, TX so you don’t have to worry about wire sizing, crimping, or any other wiring concerns. No proprietary connectors makes installation easy with off-the-shelf components.
Built-in grid charger to quickly charge with grid power at up to 4,800W
Modern and efficient built-in MPPT solar charger to charge with solar at up to 2,400W (upgradeable)
Full status display screen on the outside of the PowerDock lets you know important parameters like battery voltage and the inverter’s state. Continuous monitoring, programming and setting adjustment via Bluetooth app. WIFI app upgrade available.
Full 5 year warranty from Cutting Edge Power headquartered in Houston, TX means we’ve always got your back!
Totally modular: Add batteries and/or solar panels as you go!
All of the industry standard protections like reverse solar polarity protection, reverse battery polarity protection, battery over-discharge, and battery over-voltage.

Inverter Features

The PowerDock features a low frequency inverter. Low frequency inverters are extra heavy duty. They use powerful transformers (lots of copper!) which makes them more reliable and sturdier than the cheap high frequency inverter’s MOSFETs. MOSFETs use electronic switching and are more prone to damage, particularly at high power levels.

Low frequency inverters last longer and are more reliable than high frequency inverters, making our solar generators ideal for use in emergency situations.
Low frequency inverters have a higher surge output than high frequency inverters. (300% surge versus typical 200%) For example: The 4,000W PowerDock has a 12,000W surge rating.
The surge rating of 300% is for a full 20 seconds! If you’re comparing the PowerDock to another solar generator, make sure you check how long the surge rating is. Almost all solar generators have a surge rating of about 10 milliseconds to 2 seconds.

Advanced Inverter Features

The Advanced Inverter Features are not intended for beginners or novice users. However, all it takes is a little bit of reading and some patience to become an advanced user. The following features can be accessed on all PowerDock Solar Generators. They are described in detail in the PowerDock Inverter Manual, but feel free to ask us if you have any questions.

Automatic transfer switch operation: This is similar to a conventional UPS (Uninterrupted Power Supply) used with computers and electronics. This requires the PowerDock’s 240VAC input to be continuously connected to your home or building and your selected circuits must be powered by the PowerDock (usually via manual transfer switch). With this feature enabled, your circuits will continuously run on power from the grid until the grid goes down. Within 8 milliseconds of the grid going down, power will be transferred to the PowerDock’s inverter/battery off-grid system only. Visit PowerDock Inverter Manual section 2.5.5 for more details.
Gas Generator Auto-start for backup charging: (Only works with gas generators that have auto-start function). When the PowerDock’s battery voltage drops to 21.0V DC, the PowerDock will send a signal to start your gas generator. The gas generator will remain on until the batteries are fully charged. This allows you to maximize your free solar/wind power, but still have the reliability and dependability of a gas generator. The auto-start feature is completely automatic, so no more waking up in the middle of the night to start up the generator! Visit PowerDock Inverter Manual section 2.5.13 for more details.

Neutral-Ground Bonding notes:

PowerDock is set up with floating neutral as default standard from the factory.

A floating neutral should be used for backfeeding a house unless you have a switched-neutral transfer switch that switches over the hots AND THE NEUTRAL (instead of just the hots like most transfer switches).

If you are not installing PowerDock on a home or commercial building, and you're installing it on an RV, boat or other vehicle, please let us know and we will set up the PowerDock with an automatic neutral-to-ground switch. In this case the inverter uses an internal relay that automatically connects the AC neutral output to the vehicle/ship’s safety ground in inverter mode and cuts off when it is connected to an external input AC power source. This design avoids the simultaneous existence of two neutral-to-ground connections, thereby avoiding the risk of shock hazard between the vehicle/boat’s neutral and the input AC source’s neutral.

If you are not sure whether you need a floating neutral or bonded neutral, please refer to your local code requirements and the latest NEC code book.

More info here.

2 Modes, (field-adjustable):

Battery Priority mode (Default):
Battery Priority is the Cutting Edge Power factory default mode. In Battery priority mode, PowerDock powers your home with the lithium batteries as they're being charged by solar/wind. Ideally, the solar/wind charging would maintain the batteries at 100% throughout the day and excess power would be distributed to your devices. Then the batteries would power your home at night. In this mode, if the battery charge drops to 5%, PowerDock will charge the battery to 80% with the 240V grid connection. Charging speed depends on the inverter selected as well as the size of the battery capacity.

Grid priority mode:
Grid priority should only be used if you choose to not use solar or wind power. In Grid priority mode, when the grid is present the battery will be maintained at 80%, and the inverter will power your home directly with 240V grid power. If the grid connection is lost, PowerDock will power your home with the batteries. In this mode, PowerDock will cycle the battery once every 15 days just to make sure everything is working fine. (You shouldn't notice this test).

Combining these advanced features equips your home or business with the most cutting-edge backup power system available on the market. The system takes advantage of the best of both worlds; free and reliable solar/wind power as primary, but still the option of falling back on grid power or traditional gas generator power. These advanced features (along with PowerDock's other features) will provide a fully automatic backup system that you will never have to think about!

Specifications

Inverter type

Pure sine

Inverter rated power output

Continuous Output:	Surge Output:
4,000W	12kW
6,000W	18kW
8,000W	24kW
12kW	36kW
18kW	54kW

Solar charge controller

CEP440-48 MPPT

Maximum solar panel input open circuit voltage (VOC rating on your solar panel label)

150V DC

Standard solar panel input power without upgrades

(Upgrades available)

4,000W / 6,000W Models: 2,400W Max solar input

8kW / 12kW Models: 3,500W Max solar input

18kW Model: 3,500W Max solar input

Inputs

(1) 240VAC/1PH/60HZ Input terminal blocks for grid charging the batteries). See inverter manual for more details.

(1) Pair Solar panel connectors

Optional: (1) set of 3-phase terminals for wind turbine(s)

Outputs

(1) 240VAC/1PH/60HZ Output (Standard North American Split Phase 240V) Terminal blocks

Operating temperature range

32°F~95°F (0°C~35°C)

Outside dimensions

42-3/4”H x 26”W x 9-3/4”D

Sound level

With fans on, tested 45dB at 3ft

Weight (without batteries)

4000W model: 99 lbs

6000W model: 138 lbs

8000W model: 172 lbs

12kW model: 233 lbs

18kW model: 251 lbs

Notes:

Models over 150lbs will ship freight with residential drop off free of charge within the continental US.

Battery chemistry compatibility

Cutting Edge Power Lithium PowerDock Module

Housing details

Color: Black powder-coated steel

Mount type: Can be floor or wall mounted

Ingress Protection: IP20 Dust resistant

Exterior knockouts: 5 on top / 5 on bottom

Warranty

Complete PowerDock: 5 years

Lithium Battery (If equipped): 5 years

Downloads

PowerDock Solar Generator Inverter Manual

Background

An introduction to solar generators and Cutting Edge Power:

Solar generators are an excellent investment for hurricane / natural disaster preparation, backup power for your home, camping, tailgating, medical devices, refrigerators, air conditioners, construction equipment and tools, CPAP machines and more. Future maintenance of Cutting Edge Power products is easy with simple hand tools and off-the-shelf parts, unlike some solar generators that are worthless if one component fails. Designed in America and professionally wired in Houston, TX so you can rest assured you’ll have the best performing solar generator available.

Featuring our new high performance solar charge controllers, these solar generators can be used with virtually any battery on earth. Installing your own batteries is super easy: Just connect the supplied 5/16” ring terminal wires to your battery’s posts.

Cutting Edge Power lithium battery packs are welded, assembled and tested in Houston, TX. Even better, our lithium batteries are factory-installed when purchased with a solar generator. Our lithium batteries provide about +450% lifetime and +100% run time over traditional lead acid batteries. Plus, they’re about half the size.

More about our lithium batteries

SAFE. COMPATIBLE. POWERFUL.

Cutting Edge Power's wind and solar lithium-ion battery modules are the best way to pack more power and run time into a smaller space.* Leveraging the amazing performance of our lithium cells and the resulting smaller footprint, our battery modules provide up to +450% lifetime and +100% run time over traditional batteries!

#1: SAFE.

The cells are imported from the most reputable cell manufacturers in the world that also supply Tesla and other high performance companies. Cells are arranged in plastic holders. These plastic holders are a custom in-house design and they're made in our shop. The cells are then welded together using a special machine designed and built by Cutting Edge Power! The plastic holders are then assembled and mounted inside your solar generator. All of this is done in Houston, TX.

Each cell array is continuously monitored by redundant Battery Management Systems (BMS), not just one like most battery manufacturers. If one module were to go out, you would still have the remaining modules in operation. The multiple BMS systems protect all cells against overcharging, overdischarging, as well as overcurrent. They also equalize all the cell voltages and keep the pack running cool.

#2: COMPATIBLE.

PERFECT FOR SOLAR OR WIND TURBINE CHARGING.

Our lithium battery modules will be factory installed in any Cutting Edge Power solar generator when purchased together. Adding a lithium batteries to an existing Cutting Edge Power solar generator is as easy as ordering a pizza with our custom drop downs.

We call them modules, because our entire solar generator product line is modular. We understand sometimes you need testing before you know how many batteries you need. More battery modules can easily be added later and it only takes about 5 minutes.

We don’t believe in proprietary connectors or special permanent installations. No other connection or additional assembly on your part is required! Terminals on our battery modules allow you to quickly and easily replace old batteries. You can even replace our batteries with a different type or manufacturer!

*Why are they so small, what’s the catch?

Our battery cells were pioneered by the auto industry so they have a high energy density in order to keep cars lightweight and extend their range. This means a smaller battery pack can have up to 2x the run time as a standard SLA battery. Combining the small size and higher energy density, our batteries will maximize your run time in a compact solar generator!

DIYers love our lithium batteries for the small footprint, cool operating temperatures and high energy density!

#3: POWERFUL.

Only our lithium batteries provide about +450% lifetime and +100% run time over traditional lead acid batteries. Plus, they can do this in about half the size!

Compared with traditional batteries, Cutting Edge Power lithium ion batteries have a higher run time, higher cycle lifetime, better power density and charge faster. They also weigh less than LiFePO4 and a single module can even provide a higher discharge rate than multiple SLA or LiFePO4 batteries! In wind and solar applications, our lithium batteries have proven to be superior against lead acid, NiCd, AND lithium Iron Phosphate (LiFePO4) batteries.

Lithium batteries

Introducing the New Cutting Edge Power Whole Home Battery Backup

PowerDock, the Only Fully Customizable Solar/Wind Sustainable Off-Grid Grid Tied Backup Power wall System

When blackouts, natural disasters, and power shortages strike, there’s no time left to prepare.

Features

Features

2 Modes, (field-adjustable):

Specifications

Downloads

Background

More about our lithium batteries