Evolution of the E-Panel

time I rented a building in June 2001, the FX inverter mechanical design was virtually done. It
would still be another 18 months before it worked well enough electrically to ship.
The OutBack PSAC and PSDC were designed during that first six months of solitude in my
home office. I had the chance to start with a clean slate and therefore was able to address some
industry shortcomings that needed attention. The first thing to address was to allow ample room
for wiring. Compare the size of the AC and DC boxes between the OutBack Power Panel and the
other popular breaker boxes. Big difference! There were a host of other improvements too. The
Quad stack is the most versatile power center ever developed, but if you do not need all that
capability, OutBack did not have a smaller solution. The OutBack enclosures use breakers that
previously were not used in the AE industry. Square D breakers did not always fit the bill due to
size, cost and DC voltage limitations, so new sizes and styles were in order. The decision to
expand on breaker styles has been a good thing for our industry. We now have good small and
inexpensive breakers rated for 125VDC. The AC equivalents are also small and economical.
OutBack PSAC, PSDC, PSMP
To address the size, weight and cost issue of the quad stack, I developed the OutBack PS2
system about a year later. This has grown to be the industry standard for dual inverter systems.
OutBack PS2 System