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APstorage Installation / User Manual

3. Installation

3.1 Packing List

PCS Packing List

KITS

PICTURES

PCS

Wall-mounted Bracket

Expansion screw

(M8*70)

Fixing screw

(M6

14)

（

Current transformer

）

2(grid CT and PV CT)

Installation / User Manual

NOTE:

The expansion screws are applicable only to cement concrete walls. For other

types of walls, install expansion screws based on the wall type.

NOTE:

The customer purchases the combiner box for parallel connection of the

batteries. Combiner box requirements: rated current of each
connector

≧

100A.

Summary of Contents for APstorage Sea

Page 2: ...3 1 Packing List 8 3 2 Select Mounting Location 9 3 3 PCS Installation Steps 10 3 4 PCS Wiring 11 3 4 1 DC Wiring 错误未定义书签 3 4 2 AC Wiring 13 3 4 3 Communication Wiring 15 3 4 4 CT Wiring 16 3 5 Install the Lower Cover 18 3 6 PV System to APstorage Pairing 19 3 7 Wiring Diagram 20 3 8 Parallel Wirng Diagram 21 3 9 PCS Parallel Wiring Steps 22 3 10 Start up Sequence 23 3 10 1 Power ON 23 3 10 2 Che...

Page 3: ...s All installations must comply with national and local electrical codes and standards DANGER Only qualified professionals should install and or replace the APstorage Sea system Perform all electrical installations in accordance with local codes To reduce risk of burns do not touch the body of the PCS APstorage Sea system includes 2 main elements PCS APsystems Power Conversion System and the batte...

Page 4: ...k is carried out in the inverter This device SHALL NOT be disposed of in residential waste Please go to Chapter 9 Recycling and Disposal for proper treatments CE mark is attached to the solar inverter to verify that the unit follows the provisions of the European Low Voltage and EMC Directives Qualified personnel Person adequately advised or supervised by an electrically skilled person to enable h...

Page 5: ...ng equipment in place Power Conversion System PCS One PCS can be connected to 1 3 battery packs When 2 3 battery packs are connected they need to be connected in parallel see connection diagram in the Battery User Manual APstorage will help home owners to optimize their utility bill offering full flexibility to manage their electrical consumption Several modes are indeed available Backup power res...

Page 6: ...Sea System Inverter is a smart Power Conversion System PCS The PCS includes a build in ECU Energy Communication Unit to ensure monitoring of the overall system once up and running One Battery pack NOTE In the APstorage Sea system the battery is one of the key components Therefore it is necessary to keep the installation environment well ventilated please refer to APbattery user manual ...

Page 7: ...ystem is not operating BATTERY Light on constantly The battery is charging Light flashing 1 The battery is discharging Light flashing 2 The battery SOC is low Light off The battery is disconnected WI FI Light on constantly The WiFi is connected to the router Light flashing 1 The WiFi is not connected to the router Light off The WiFi function is closed COM Light on constantly The battery and the in...

Page 8: ...e Connect the positive and negative terminals of the battery AC cable AC grid port is connected to power grid and AC backup port is off grid output Internet cable Connect the Internet port into the router CT cable Connect the PV CT or Grid CT cable to the PCS Both cable ports are available Antenna Use for Wifi and Zigbee communication ...

Page 9: ...6 14 1 CT Current transformer 2 grid CT and PV CT Installation User Manual 1 NOTE The expansion screws are applicable only to cement concrete walls For other types of walls install expansion screws based on the wall type NOTE The customer purchases the combiner box for parallel connection of the batteries Combiner box requirements rated current of each connector 100A ...

Page 10: ...der shelter from direct sunlight or bad weather conditions like snow rain lightning etc Fully shielded installation locations are preferred 4 Please try to install APstorage vertically on the wall 5 Make sure that the PCS is mounted face up Product logo is visible after installation 6 Leave enough space around APstorage The specific requirements are as follows WARNING APstorage Sea system cannot b...

Page 11: ...mm Put the expansion screws into the holes on the wall Use a wrench to tighten the hex nuts so that the expansion screws sleeve are fully expanded Then remove the hex nuts Hang the wall mounting bracket into the expansion screws and use the hex nuts to fix it firmly Make sure that the wall mounting bracket is horizontal after installation Lift the PCS hang it into the wall mounting bracket and fix...

Page 12: ...tion User Manual 11 3 Installation 3 4 PCS Wiring When wiring you need to remove the lower cover first just unscrew the 8 locking screws Battery Connector Terminal Block Grid Breaker Energy communication unit gy coEnergy ...

Page 13: ...s and terminals need to be prepared by yourself or purchased from APsystems The terminals for DC cable The terminals for AC cable 16mm 10mm Recommend cable DC cable 16mm AC cable 10mm PCS has been installed with cable glands before delivery If connection is required through pipe prepare pipe by yourself remove cable glands on the BOX first PIPE 1 1 2 ...

Page 14: ...e Red Orange Wire Black 3 4 2 AC Wiring 3 4 2 1 Connect the grid AC cables to the PCS through the cable gland As shown connect wire L and wire N to grid breaker connect wire PE to the earth terminal Block Torque value 27lb in 3 Installation N Blue L Brown PE Yellow Green NOTE Make sure connect the live wire to L connect the neutral wire to N otherwise the precision of CT will be affected N L PE GR...

Page 15: ...Block Torque value 27lb in N Blue L Brown PE Yellow Green 3 4 2 3 Connect the PV AC cables to the PCS through the cable gland As shown connect wire N to terminal Block and connect wire PE to the earth terminal Block Torque value 27lb in N Blue L Brown PE Yellow Green NOTE Make sure connect the live wire to L connect the neutral wire to N otherwise the preci sion of CT will be affected N L PE BACKU...

Page 16: ...et Communication Using the Internet cable connect the Internet port into the router The PCS also can be connected to router via Wi Fi please refer to the chapter 4 5 3 1 3 5 3 2 Battery Communication Connect the Battery s RJ45 port to PCS s RJ45 port Internet Communication Battery Communication ...

Page 17: ...storage Installation User Manual 16 3 Installation 3 4 4 CT Wiring Connect the PV CT cable to the PV CT port of the PCS Connect the GRID CT cable to the GRID CT port of the PCS PV CT GRID CT GRID CT PV CT ...

Page 18: ...llation The direction of CTs The arrows on the GRID CT should point from grid to distribution box and the arrows on the PV CT from distribution box to PV Arrow pointing PCS Arrow pointing PV PV Distribution box GRID CT PV CT Distribution box Grid ...

Page 19: ...APstorage Installation User Manual 18 3 Installation NOTE After the wiring is completed the nuts of the cable gland must be tightened 3 5 Install the Lower Cover As shown screwing the 8 screws back ...

Page 20: ...l is 2 2 Based on the estimated backup loads for the user defined time period calculate the required energy storage kWh capacity and the minimum number of battery required 3 Refer the Table 1 to calculate the maximum PV system power PV system 1 to connect to the backup side if the total PV system power is larger than Max PV system power connect the excess power PV system 2 to the grid side Table 1...

Page 21: ...APstorage Installation User Manual 20 3 Installation 3 7 Wiring Diagram ...

Page 22: ...APstorage Installation User Manual 21 3 Installation 3 8 Parallel Wirng Diagram Please refer chapter 4 5 6 to set the PCS work in parallel ...

Page 23: ...Use the APP to set one as the master and one as the slave Please refer chapter 4 5 6 to set the PCS work in parallel Step 3 Reconnect the communication cable between PCS and PCS Step 4 Use the APP to connect to the host enter the PCS management interface and automatically search for 2 PCS IDs which are the master and the slave Step 5 Connect all the wires according to the above parallel diagram an...

Page 24: ...Breaker Grid Breaker Backup Breaker and Main breaker to power the system 3 10 2 Check the System Please refer the chapter 4 5 1 to check the system WARNING Installation must be performed with care Before making the final DC connection or closing DC breaker disconnect be sure positive must be connect to positive and negative must be connected to negative Reverse polarity connection on battery will ...

Page 25: ...r The APstorage Sea System has been designed with local connection and management functionality You can access this local functionality through EMA Manager Click Local access to enter this function You will be noticed if your smartphone or tablet is not initially connected to the hotspot of the APstorage Sea System or the router to which the APstorage Sea System is connected Step1 Open Wi Fi setti...

Page 26: ...age User Interface Step 2 Open EMA Manager Step 3 Click Local access You can use this APP to connect the APStorage Sea System to the router via Lan or Wlan Please refer chapter 4 5 3 the hotspot of the APstorage Sea System The hotspot of the router ...

Page 27: ...ser Interface 4 2 Home Page 4 2 1 Once connected to the build in ECU hot spot you can enter the homepage You can switch ECUs in the LAN by clicking the drop down box It can be switched only when the mobile phone and ECU are connected to the same router ...

Page 28: ...Installation User Manual 27 4 APstorage User Interface 4 2 2 You can view the system ID charge and discharge status real time power SOC today s charged energy total charged energy since installed and CO reduction ...

Page 29: ...e This page displays the real time power of the photovoltaic inverter Click the Module the detailed information of the inverter will be displayed including the inverter ID PV module power grid voltage frequency and temperature You need to install PV module to view these data ...

Page 30: ...splay the system overview Select a date to view the system s power summary information and power distribution information and its graph Click the Energy Power button to view the energy and power chart of the system for the day Select Daily Monthly or Yearly to display the current month current year and historical data ...

Page 31: ...e 4 4 2 Storage data The daily energy storage power curve is displayed on this page Select a date to view the historical power and electricity curve of energy storage Select Daily Monthly or Yearly to display the current month current year and historical data curve ...

Page 32: ...4 4 3 ECU data The daily photovoltaic power curve is displayed on this page Select the date to view the PV system data Select Daily Monthly or Yearly to display the current month current year and historical power curve You need to install PV system to view these data ...

Page 33: ...allation User Manual 32 4 APstorage User Interface 4 5 Workbench The workbench displays the latest communication time and currently supported function catalog Click the corresponding button to enter the function page ...

Page 34: ...n User Manual 33 4 APstorage User Interface 4 5 1 Automatic System Check Enter the Automatic System Check interface you can check the APstorage information If there is an alarm you can click to view the detailed information ...

Page 35: ...Mode The system mode of the APstorage Sea System includes battery backup mode residual power Self Consumption mode and advanced mode If you need to set the system working mode please select the corresponding working mode and set the parameters and then click OK Click for details ...

Page 36: ... 5 2 1 Time Based Control Click Time Based Control you can view the list of peak times and off peak times currently set You can edit the time ranges by clicking on it Click the Add button to select the peak time or off peak time to be added Click to edit Click to add ...

Page 37: ...APstorage Installation User Manual 36 4 APstorage User Interface 4 5 3 Network Setting Click the button to enter the WLAN Settings or LAN Settings page ...

Page 38: ...ace 4 5 3 1 WLAN Settings This interface will display the WLAN connection status of the ECU Scroll down the screen and the available SSID will be displayed Click SSID and enter the password After entering the password the ECU will restart Please reconnect the ECU ...

Page 39: ...divided into automatically obtaining IP address and using fixed IP address Obtaining an IP address automatically recommended means that the router will automatically assign the IP to the ECU When using a fixed IP please enter the IP address subnet mask default gateway preferred DNS server and alternate DNS server ...

Page 40: ...ation User Manual 39 4 APstorage User Interface 4 5 4 Hotspot Settings Enter the hotspot setting interface you can change the hotspot password of ECU After setting the password please reconnect to the hotspot of the ECU ...

Page 41: ...APstorage Installation User Manual 40 4 APstorage User Interface 4 5 5 Data Settings After entering this page the time will be displayed on the right Click on the date time and time zone to modify ...

Page 42: ...ge User Interface 4 5 6 PCS This page displays a list of PCSs in the system If the PCS supports the master slave setting you can click Parallel to enter the Parallel page NOTE Unconfigured PCS must be set as Master or Slave to use parallel function ...

Page 43: ...rage User Interface 4 5 6 1 PCS Parallel Select master or slave and click save to complete the setting After setting you can see whether PCS is master or slave NOTE After the setting is completed the system will restart please reconnect the system ...

Page 44: ... 7 Zero Export When the APstorage Sea system is associated to an APsystems PV system if needed the Zero Export function can limit the PV output power to the grid and the user can set the maximum allowable reverse current power when the Zero Export function is turned on ...

Page 45: ... 4 APstorage User Interface 4 5 8 Device Information The device information page displays the device ID device type PCS number battery capacity device version number wired and wireless network MAC currently connected router SSID IP address ...

Page 46: ... page you can view the current association status If you have installed APsystem microinverters with ECU you can associate the APstorage with PV system Enter the PV ECU s ID then click Save the APstorage will associate with PV system automatically It is necessary if you want to turn on zero export function ...

Page 47: ...allation User Manual 46 4 APstorage User Interface 4 5 10 Battery saver Enter this page you can enable battery saver after enable battery saver if APstorage doesn t charge or discharge for an hour it will go to sleep ...

Page 48: ...User Manual 47 4 APstorage User Interface 4 5 11 Wakeup Settings When the PCS is off grid and sleep you can wake up the system immediately or timed wake up If you click Wake Up Immediately the system will wake up immediately ...

Page 49: ...APstorage Installation User Manual 48 4 APstorage User Interface 4 5 11 1 Timed Wake Up On this page you can set the wake up time period and interval ...

Page 50: ...APstorage Installation User Manual 49 4 APstorage User Interface 4 6 Settings Select Language to set the APP language and About to view the APP introduction ...

Page 51: ...s com APsystems EMEA C Bulnea 244c rue du Point du Jour 01000 Saint Denis lès Bourg Tel 33 481 65 60 40 Mail info emea APsystems com Web emea APsystems com APsystems Australia Suite 502 8 Help Street Chatswood NSW 2067 Australia Tel 61 0 2 8034 6587 Email info apac APsystems com Web global APsystems com For technical data please refer to the datasheet at https emea apsystems com resources library ...

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