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Installation and Operation Manual

Hybrid Inverter

Version: T06020-03

Building 7, No.333 Wanfang Rd, Minhang District, Shanghai, China. 201112

+86-21-54326236

+86-21-54326136

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Page 1: ...Installation and Operation Manual Hybrid Inverter Version T06020 03 Building 7 No 333 Wanfang Rd Minhang District Shanghai China 201112 86 21 54326236 86 21 54326136 info aforenergy com ...

Page 2: ...p 4 Installation 4 1 Pre installation 4 1 1 Unpacking Package List 4 1 2 Product Overview 4 1 3 Mounting Location 4 2 Mounting 4 3 Electrical Connection 4 3 1 PV Connection 4 3 2 Battery Connection 4 3 2 1 BAT CAN RS485 4 3 2 2 BAT NTC 4 3 3 Multi Inverter Parallel 4 3 4 AC Connection 4 3 5 CT or Meter Connection 4 4 Communication Connection 4 5 Earth Connection Contents Contents 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 3...

Page 3: ... Use 5 3 8 AC Charging 5 3 9 Forced Charging 5 3 10 Forced Discharging 5 3 11 Protection Parameters 5 3 12 Multi machine in Parallel 5 3 13 Diesel Generator Setting Diese1 Gen Param 6 Power ON OFF 6 1 Power ON 6 2 Power OFF 6 3 Restart 7 Maintenance Trouble Shooting 7 1 Maintenance 7 2 Trouble Shooting 8 Specifications Contents 25 25 26 26 27 27 28 28 29 29 30 31 31 32 33 34 34 35 36 36 36 36 36 3...

Page 4: ...ase ensure that the used device and any relevant accessories are disposed of in accordance with applicable regulations 6 Afore inverter should be placed upwards and handled with care in delivery Pay attention to waterproof Do not expose the inverter directly to water rain snow or spray 7 Alternative uses modifications to the inverter not recommended The warranty can become void if the inverter was...

Page 5: ...nverter s housing may reach uncomfortably hot 60 C 140 F under high power operation Do not touch the inverter enclosure when operation Residual power discharge Do not open the inverter cover until 5 minutes after disconnection both DC and AC power supply Do not dispose of this device with the normal domestic waste CE mark The inverter complies with the requirements of the applicable CE guidelines ...

Page 6: ...timize self consumption Introduction 03 3 2 Operation Modes 3 2 1 Self Use Wind Turbines PV Array Grid Meter Hybrid Inverter Storage Ba ery Generator Cri cal Load Smart Load Load TV The Self Use mode is for the regions with low feed in tariff and high electricity prices The energy produced by the PV system is used to optimize self consumption needs The excess energy is used to recharge the batteri...

Page 7: ... select 0 W under P_Feed menu the inverter will export zero energy to the grid When select xx W under P_Feed menu the inverter will export customized energy to the grid 3 2 2 Time of Use A Charge Setting PV Charge Mode 4 periods of time charge setting 4 periods of time charge setting Note Advance Setting TV Energy flow PV and Grid Battery Load 2 1 TV Energy flow PV Battery Load Grid 2 1 3 AC Charg...

Page 8: ...rge 4 periods of time discharge setting Energy flow Battery and PV Load Grid TV 1 2 TV 1 2 C Forbidden Discharge 4 periods of time discharge setting the battery will be charged firstly TV Energy flow PV Battery Load Grid 2 1 3 ...

Page 9: ...First The Selling First mode is suitable for the regions with high feed in tariff TV Energy flow PV Load Grid Battery 1 3 2 3 2 4 Back Up When the grid fails the system will automatically switch to Back Up mode The back up loads can be supplied by both PV and battery energy ...

Page 10: ...nts are not missing or damaged Please contact your dealer directly for supports if there is any damage or missing components Package List Open the package please check the packing list shown as below 3 7 6 9 10 5 Monitoring Quick Installation Instructions 5 4 1 Quick Installation Instructions Warranty Card 2 12 5 14 13 20 19 11 Certificate Of Inspection 17 5 15 16 18 8 ...

Page 11: ...allation Instructions Warranty Card Monitoring Quick Installation Instructions Wall Mounting Bracket AC Wiring Cover Screw Security Screw 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 CT AC Wiring Terminal AC Waterproof Cover Communication Adapter Grounding Terminal Battery Connector Monitor Module DC Connector Mounting Bracket Screw Plastic Expansion Tube Smart Meter Op...

Page 12: ...ammable or corrosion materials where is suitable for inverter s weight and dimensions The ambient temperature should be within 25 60 between 13 F and 140 F The installation of inverter should be protected under shelter Do not expose the inverter to direct sunlight water rain snow spray lightning etc 4 1 3 Mounting Location 6 2 3 1 4 5 7 No Items DC Switch DC Connectors For PV Strings DC Connectors...

Page 13: ... vertically on the wall or lean back on plane with a limited tilted angle Please refer to below picture Leave the enough space around inverter easy for accessing to the inverter connection points and maintenance 15 0 Max 300mm 300mm 300mm 500mm 50m m ...

Page 14: ...Installation 11 4 2 Mounting Step 1 Step 3 Step 2 264mm 219mm 17mm Security screw ...

Page 15: ...er Cri cal Load Smart Load Load TV 12345678 No COM2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 COM1 NTC NTC Dry Contact Dry Contact DRM DRM CTU CTN Meter 485A Meter 485B BAT 485A 485A 485B BAT CANH BAT CANL BAT 485B Note For diesel generators or multi machine parallel use please contact the manufacturer and provide installation and operation instructions separately ...

Page 16: ...nverter Disconnect all of the PV DC switch during wiring 4 3 1 PV Connec on The AF SL series hybrid inverter has one two MPPT channels can be connected with one two strings of PV panels Please make sure below requirements are followed before connecting PV panels and strings to the inverter Step 1 Note PV cable suggestion Cross section 4mm Warning The fatal high voltage may on the DC side please co...

Page 17: ... AF SL series hybrid inverters are compatible with lithium battery For lead acid battery or batteries with other brands please confirm with local distributor or Afore for technical support 4 3 2 Ba ery Connec on Note Set battery type and manufacturer please refer to Chapter 5 3 BMS Battery Management System communication is needed between inverter and battery MC MC ...

Page 18: ...ities are correct Battery cable 19 1mm Step 1 Pass the crimped battery harness through the waterproof connector and the cover Insert the wire harness into the terminals according to and polarity make the insulated terminals parallel with the terminals the crimping screw torque is 2 0 0 1N m Step 2 Step 3 ...

Page 19: ...ill be heard when the connector assembly is correct Step 4 Use an open end wrench to tighten the waterproof lock Step 5 Insert the battery connector into the inverter if hear a click it means the battery connection is finished Step 6 ...

Page 20: ...BAT CAN RS485 CAN RS485 Lithium 4 3 2 2 BAT NTC NTC 3 8 1 2 PIN Assignment NTC NTC RJ45 Plug 12345678 Lead Acid PIN Assignment 1 PIN 2 3 6 7 8 5 1 3 4 CANH 6 8 CANL 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 PIN Assignment 1 PIN 4 5 1 2 3 RS485A 6 7 8 RS485B ...

Page 21: ...tallation 18 4 3 3 Mul Inverter Parallel 1 6 7 PIN Assignment 485A RJ45 Plug 12345678 8 485B 1 6 7 PIN Assignment 485A RJ45 Plug 12345678 8 485B 1 6 7 PIN Assignment 485A RJ45 Plug 12345678 8 485B 485 485 ...

Page 22: ...re connecting emove insulation sleeve 11mm 0 5 inch length unscrew the bolts insert the AC input wires according to polarities indicated on the terminal block and tighten the terminal screws Note Qualified electrician will be required for the wiring The AC terminal contains GRID and EPS GRID for load and EPS for emergency load 4 3 4 AC Connec on Inverter Model AC breaker specification 32A 200V 230...

Page 23: ...d not exceed the inverter s EPS Max output power range Note The wiring terminals should be wrapped with insulation tape otherwise it will cause a short circuit and damage the inverter Step 2 Step 3 GRID EPS Load Fix the AC wiring cover with cover screws GRID EPS Load ...

Page 24: ...or CT for short below are used to detect current power direction of the local load and the grid The output control function of the inverters will be activated based on the detected data Meter CT Install the CT Grid Main Breaker Load TV CT PIN Assignment 1 PIN 2 3 8 1 6 7 CTU CTN ...

Page 25: ...Installation 22 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Install the Meter Grid Afore Meter Main Breaker Load TV Grid Inverter L N ACL ACN PIN Assignment PIN 3 8 1 2 RS485 B 25 RS485 A 24 ...

Page 26: ...S485 communication is applicable to the inverter Please refer to Communication Configuration Instruction for detailed instruction Install the WIFI Ethernet GPRS RS485 Communication Step 2 Step 1 Wifi GPRS Ethemet Turn on the DC switch and AC circuit breaker and wait until the LED indicator on the monitoring module flashes indicating that the monitoring module is successfully connected ...

Page 27: ...uld be connected to the inverter This prevents electric shock if the original protective PE wire fails Note Earth cable PE suggestion Cross section Copper 4 6mm 10AWG Note Make sure the earth cables on the inverter and solar panel frame are separately Fix the grounding screw to the grounding connection of the machine housing ...

Page 28: ...d by The inverter is power off The inverter is feeding power The inverter is not feeding power Fault occurred No fault GRID Power Note Hold UP DOWN button can be rolling quickly Items No Items No 1 2 3 4 LCD Display BACK Touch Button UP Touch Button DOWN Touch Button 5 6 8 7 FAULT LED Indicator POWER LED Indicator ENTER Touch Button GRID LED Indicator ...

Page 29: ...e contact distributor for more details PV Info Bat Info Run Info Inv Info Grid Info Load Info EPS Info Tem Info Run Record Display Menu Running Param PV Mode Bat Param EMS Param Meter Param P Mode Q Mode Grid Ctrl Diese1Gen Param Com Param Wifi Parallel Err Record Protection Param Sys Cmd Safty Model Prated Vrated Irated RunTimeDay RunTimeAll WIFI SN Version Sys Info Start Stop Lang Safty Date Tim...

Page 30: ... Time 24 00 00 Sys Param Safty Com 50Hz Com 60Hz China Japan 50 Japan 60 US_240S US_240D US_208S US_208D Australia UK G99 UK G98 System parameters setting System parameters setting Safety Specifications Note Select the safty according to the requirements of the installation site ...

Page 31: ...t Param Lithium Operating parameters setting 5 4 3 2 5 3 4 PV Mode NoPV Independent Parallel Run Param PV Mode Operating parameters setting 5 4 3 2 1 No PV connection 2 Independent and Parallel setting for professional installers Note Please select the right battery frand to your use ...

Page 32: ...am EMS Param EMS Mode Energy management system parameters setting Capacity range 0 1000Ah Operating parameters setting 5 4 3 2 Operating parameters setting 5 4 3 2 1 Self Use 2 Back Up 3 Selling First 4 Maintain In development 5 Command charge and discharge 6 External EMS dispatch Note For detailed introduction of each mode please refer to chapter 3 2 of the user manual ...

Page 33: ...pper state of charge 2 Lower state of charge 3 Battery Overvoltage Threshold 4 Battery undervoltage threshold 5 Maximum charging current 6 Maximum discharge current Run Param EMS Param Chg Cmd Chg Pwr Chg Range Energy management system parameters setting Operating parameters setting 5 4 3 2 Note Timed charge and discharge need to complete the three settings of Chg Cmd Chg Pwr and Chg Range otherwi...

Page 34: ...C charging can be set up to three time periods 5 3 8 AC Charging ACChg OFF MaxPpct 0 0 MaxSoc 0 0 TimOn1 00 00 TimOff1 00 00 TimOn2 00 00 TimOff2 00 00 TimOn3 00 00 TimOff3 00 00 AC Chg AC charging Run Param EMS Param Energy management system parameters setting Operating parameters setting 5 4 3 2 Run Param EMS Param Energy management system parameters setting Operating parameters setting 5 4 3 2 ...

Page 35: ... power percentage 3 MinSoc Forced discharging max Soc 4 TimOn1 Forced discharging start time 1 5 TinOff1 Forced discharging end time 1 Forced charging Forced discharge 1 ForceChg Force charging enable 2 PForce Forced charging power percentage 3 MaxSoc Forced charging Max Soc 4 TimOn1 Forced charging start time 1 5 TimOff2 Forced charging end time 1 6 Forced charging can be set to three time period...

Page 36: ...tion 2 Leakage current detection 3 Ground detection 4 Voltage upper limit 5 Voltage upper limit time 6 Voltage lower limit 7 Voltage lower limit time 8 Frequency upper limit 9 Frequency upper limit time 10 Frequency lower limit 11 Frequency lower limit time 12 Impedance lower limit 13 Internet time 14 Restart time 15 Restart enable Run Param Operating parameters setting 5 4 3 2 Note When modifying...

Page 37: ...mout 2 6 M S Master Slave Addr 1 Meter Bat Parallel Sunspec Modbus 1 Address 2 Band rate 3 Parallel enable 1 Inverter parallel amount 2 Master Slave 3 Address of slave 4 Only slave can choose address 5 3 14 Diesel Generator Setting Diese1 Gen Param Diese1Gen Param Diesel generator parameters Run Param Operating parameters setting 5 4 3 2 ...

Page 38: ... ON OFF 35 Diese1Gen GenEn ON TimeCtr1Em ON TimeDelay 0S StarSoc 20 0 EndSoc 80 0 TimOn1 00 00 TimOff1 00 00 TimOn2 00 00 TimOff2 00 00 TimOn3 00 00 TimOff3 00 00 Note Diesel generator enable and time control enabled must be on other wise the diesel generator can not be started 1 Diese1Gen GenEn Diesel generator enable 2 TimeCtr1Em Time control enable 3 TimeDelay Delay time of diesel generator sta...

Page 39: ...sary please follow steps as below PV connection twice a year AC connection Grid and EPS twice a year Battery connection twice a year Earth connection twice a year Heat sink clean with dry towel once a year 7 1 Maintenance Restart Hybrid inverter please follow steps as below Shutdown the inverter Ref to Chapter6 2 Start the inverter Ref to Chapter 6 1 6 3 Restart The fault messages are displayed wh...

Page 40: ...l Check PV modules wires those wires are soaked or damaged and then carry out rectification if the fault occurs continuously and frequently please ask help for local distributors Pv1OverVoltFault Pv2OverVoltFault Pv3OverVoltFault Pv4OverVoltFault Pv5OverVoltFault Pv6OverVoltFault Pv7OverVoltFault Pv8OverVoltFault Pv9OverVoltFault Pv10OverVoltFault PV6ReverseFault A16 A17 A18 A19 A20 A21 PV1Reverse...

Page 41: ...ult Pv5AbnormalFault Pv6AbnormalFault Pv7AbnormalFault Pv8AbnormalFault Pv9AbnormalFault Pv10AbnormalFault Pv11AbnormalFault Pv12AbnormalFault Pv13AbnormalFault Pv14AbnormalFault Pv15AbnormalFault Pv16AbnormalFault Pv17AbnormalFault Pv18AbnormalFault Pv19AbnormalFault Pv20AbnormalFault Pv21AbnormalFault Pv22AbnormalFault Pv23AbnormalFault Pv24AbnormalFault PV and PV reversed Connection Check PV mo...

Page 42: ...ry maybe can working as normal If this fault occurs continuously and frequently please ask help for local distributors Battery temperature sensor abnormal Check battery temperature sensor and connected wires damage or not then rectification or change new one Battery voltage over or under Check inverters connected battery lines and connectors broken or loose connect Carry out rectification if broke...

Page 43: ...l or not C02 GridUnbalanVoltFault Grid Voltage unbalanced The inverter will restart automatically when the grid three phase return to normal Check inverter connected with the grid connectors and wires normal or not con nectors and cable normal or not C03 GridInstOverVoltFault Grid instantaneous voltage over The inverter will restart automatically when the grid three phase return to normal Contact ...

Page 44: ...Off grid Fault DC Fault UpsOverPowerFault PV current over triggered by Software logic Power off power on then restart If those faults occurs continuously and frequently please ask help for local distributors PV current over triggered by hardware protection circuit Power off then restart Ref Chapter8 If those faults occurs continuously and frequently please ask help for local distributors Adjust ge...

Page 45: ...abnormal when self checking Power off then restart Ref Chapter8 If those faults continuously and frequently please ask help for local distributors Bus voltage over Power off then restart Ref Chapter8 If those faults continuously and frequently please ask help for local distributors Power off then restart Ref Chapter8 If those faults continuously and frequently please ask help for local distributor...

Page 46: ...istributors F09 F10 F11 F12 F13 PLLFault GridRelayFault UpsRelayFault GenRelayFault Relay4Fault Generator current over F17 F18 F19 GenROverCurrFault GenSOverCurrFault GenTOverCurrFault Off grid output current over When off grid the load start impulse current is over reduce the start impulse current load Power off then restart Ref Chapter8 If those fault occurs continuously and frequently please as...

Page 47: ... local distributors G01 G02 G03 G04 G05 G06 G07 G08 G09 G10 G11 G12 G13 G14 G15 G16 G17 G18 G19 G20 G21 G22 G23 G24 PV1CurAdChanFault PV2CurAdChanFault PV3CurAdChanFault PV4CurAdChanFault PV5CurAdChanFault PV6CurAdChanFault PV7CurAdChanFault PV8CurAdChanFault PV9CurAdChanFault PV10CurAdChanFault PV11CurAdChanFault PV12CurAdChanFault BDCCurrAdChanFault TransCurAdChanFault BalBrigCurAdChanFault RInv...

Page 48: ...tributors G37 TempAdChanFault G25 G26 G27 G28 G29 G30 G31 G32 UpsSCurAdChanFault UpsTCurAdChanFault GenRCurAdChanFault GenSCurAdChanFault GenTCurAdChanFault UpsRDcvAdChanFault UpsSDcvAdChanFault UpsTDcvAdChanFault G41 G42 G43 G44 G45 G46 G47 EnvirOverTempFault EnvirLowTempFault CoolingOverTempFault CoolingLowTempFault OverTemp3Fault LowTemp3Fault CpuOverTempFault All temperature sensors abnormal G...

Page 49: ...AdChan Warning I07 I08 ExtFlashComWarning EepromComWarning Flash abnormal Eeprom abnormal I10 I11 HmiComWarning FreqCalcConflictWarning HMI abnormal Frequency value abnormal I05 CoolingTempAdChan Warning Some temperature sensors abnormal Communication between slaver CPU and master CPU abnormal I06 Temp3AdChanWarning I09 SlaveComWarning I12 UnsetModel Running model is not initial J01 MeterComWarnin...

Page 50: ...7 13 1 12 0 2 5 11 4 10 9 2 0 50 1 5 40 1 0 25 3 6 80 3 0 80 5 0 1 0 4 6 4 4 General Data PV Reverse Polarity Protec on Over Current Voltage Protec on An Islanding Protec on AC Short Circuit Protec on Residual Current Detec on Ground Fault Monitoring Insula on Resister Detec on PV Arc Detec on Enclosure Protect Level Protec on CEC Eﬃciency Max Eﬃciency PV to Bat Eﬃciency Bat between AC Eﬃciency Eﬃ...

Page 51: ... 0 27 3 26 1 23 0 5 0 22 8 21 8 22 0 4 6 21 0 20 0 4 0 3 6 3 0 4 8 4 8 80 14 0 3 0 13 7 13 1 General Data PV Reverse Polarity Protec on Over Current Voltage Protec on An Islanding Protec on AC Short Circuit Protec on Residual Current Detec on Ground Fault Monitoring Insula on Resister Detec on PV Arc Detec on Enclosure Protect Level Protec on CEC Eﬃciency Max Eﬃciency PV to Bat Eﬃciency Bat betwee...

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