Alpha Group OutBack Power MATE3, Owner'S Manual

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Operation
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LED Status Indicators
Battery LEDs
Three LEDs provide a visual reference to indicate the condition of the battery bank.

A GREEN LED means the batteries have an adequate charge at that time. It does not always mean they
are full. If an FNDC is installed, this means the batteries are

80% .

A YELLOW LED means the batteries are somewhat discharged. If an FNDC is installed, this means the
batteries are

60% and

70% .

A RED LED means the batteries are greatly discharged and may require attention. If an FNDC is
installed, this means the batteries are
< 60% . May be accompanied by an event indicator and a
Low Battery V error. (See pages 23 and 40.)
Color
12 Vdc Unit
24 Vdc Unit,
± 0.2 Vdc 32 Vdc Unit,
± 0.3 Vdc 36 Vdc Unit,
± 0.3 Vdc 48 Vdc Unit,
± 0.4 Vdc
Battery Status
GREEN
12.5 Vdc or
higher 25.0 Vdc or
higher 33.3 Vdc or
higher 37.5 Vdc or
higher 50.0 Vdc or
higher
ACCEPTABLE
YELLOW
11.5 to 12.4 Vdc 23.0 to 24.8 Vdc 30.6 to 33.0 Vdc 34.5 to 37.2 Vdc 46.0 to 49.6 Vdc USABLE
RED
11.4 Vdc or
lower 22.8 Vdc or
lower 30.4 Vdc or
lower 34.2 Vdc or
lower 45.6 Vdc or
lower
LOW
1
Gaps in the table (higher-voltage units) are due to the resolution of the inverter’s DC meter.
2
These voltage settings are not the same as the inverter’s Low Battery Cut-Out (LBCO) voltage.
The Battery LED settings cannot be changed.
Inverter LED (green)
This LED is located on the
INVERTER
hot key. (See page 47.) It provides a visual reference for the status
of the inverter operation.

ON (solid) — inverter is converting DC to AC in order to power loads.

ON (flashing) — the inverter is in Search mode.

OFF
(not illuminated)
~ the inverter is not converting DC power to AC power, or
~ the AC input source is powering the loads.
If any inverters in a stacked system have a different inverting status from the master, this LED will not
display their status.
Charger LED (yellow)
This LED is located on the
CHARGER
hot key. (See page 48.) It provides a visual reference for the status
of the battery charger.

ON (illuminated) — a device on the HUB is in one of the active stages for charging batteries. The
device may be an inverter or a charge controller.

ON
(flashing) — the batteries are being equalized.

OFF (not illuminated) — no device is actively charging the batteries, for several reasons.
~ the charger(s) may be functional, but in a quiescent state such as Silent.
~ the charger(s) may be functional, but the charging sources may be disconnected or unavailable.
~ the charger(s) may be turned off.