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Franklin Home Power User Manual

 

 

Date 

August 10, 2021 

Doc. No. 

FD21081001 

Revision 

V01 

 

© 2021. FranklinWH Technologies Co., Ltd. 

 

Page 20 Total 31 

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Datasheet 

4.1 aPower datasheet 

Table aPower datasheet 

PERFORMANCE SPECIFICATION

 

COMPLIANCE INFORMATION

 

Battery Type 

Lithium Iron Phosphate 
(LFP) 

Certificate 

UL1973, UL9540, UL9540A, UN38.3, UL1741,   
IEEE 1547, IEEE 1547.1, EMI

 

Part 15, Class B 

Usable Capacity 

13.6kWh

1

 

Seismic 

ACI56, IEE693-2005 (High) 

Aggregate Throughput 

43MWh

2

 

Environmental 

RoHS Directive 2011/EU 
California Proposition 65 

Coupling Type 

AC Coupling 

Emissions 

FCC Part 15 Class B 

Rated Input/Output Voltage 

120/240VAC split 

MECHANICAL SPECIFICATION 

Feed-in Type 

Split phase 

Dimensions (H x W x D) 

45.3in x 29.5in x 11.4in 
1150mm x 750mm x 290mm 

Connection Support 

L1/L2/N/PE 

Net Weight 

386lbs. (175kg)

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Grid Frequency 

60Hz 

Volume 

234L 

Real Power, Maximum Continuous 

5kW   

Mounting 

Wall mount or floor mount 

Real Power, Peak(10s, off-grid/backup) 

10kW (Discharge) 

ENVIRONMENTAL SPECIFICATION 

Apparent Power, Max Continuous 

5.8kVA 

Operating Temperature 

-

4℉ to 122℉ (

-

20℃ to 50℃)

 6

 

Apparent Power, Peak   
(10s, off-grid/backup) 

10kVA (Discharge) 

Recommended 
Temperature 

32℉ to 86℉ (0℃ to 30℃)

 

Load Start Capacity 

110A LRA 

Operating Humidity (RH)  Up to 100% condensing 

Maximum Supply Fault Current 

10kA 

Recommended Storage 
Temperature 

-

4℉ to 86℉ (

-

20℃ to 30℃)

 

Up to 95%RH, non-condensing 

Maximum Output Fault Current   

42A 

Maximum Elevation 

9843 feet (3000m) 

Imbalance for Split-phase Loads 

100% 

Environment 

Indoor or Outdoor 

Power Factor Range (Full-rated Power) 

-0.85 to +0.85 

Enclosure Type 

Type 3R 

Round Trip Efficiency 

86%

3, 4

 

Ingress Rating 

IP67 (Battery and Power Converted 
System) 
IP56 (Wiring Compartment) 

Inverter Topology 

Isolated 

Warranty 

12 y

ears 

Noise Level 

<30dB(A) optimal,   
<45dB(A) maximum 

 

 

1.

 

Measured at battery DC output at beginning of life   

2.

 

70% EOL at warranty 12 years and measured at battery AC output. 

3.

 

At 25℃ (77℉) 2.5kW charge/discharge power

 

4.

 

AC to battery to AC at beginning of life 

5.

 

The net weight doesn’t include the installation bracket. 

6

Performance will be derated when the operation temperature >45℃

 

 

Summary of Contents for BR230

Page 1: ...Title Franklin Home Power User Manual Date August 10 2021 Doc No FD21081001 Revision V01 2021 FranklinWH Technologies Co Ltd Page 1 Total 31 Franklin Home Power User Manual...

Page 2: ...mentioned herein are the property of their respective owners All others trademarks used herein do not imply sponsorship or endorsement of their products or services Unauthorized use of any trademark s...

Page 3: ...e Franklin Home Power User Manual Date August 10 2021 Doc No FD21081001 Revision V01 2021 FranklinWH Technologies Co Ltd Page 3 Total 31 Revision N o Descriptions Date Remark 1 Pre Release August 10 2...

Page 4: ...y features 10 1 3 Whole home loads backup 11 1 4 Partial home loads backup 11 2 Warranty 12 3 Product s overview 12 3 1 System elements 12 3 2 aPower 13 3 3 aPower LED indicating 14 3 4 aGate 15 3 5 E...

Page 5: ...by 26 Genset 26 VPP 27 4 Smart Circuit schedule 27 5 More operations 27 9 Maintenance 27 10 Troubleshooting 27 10 1 Troubleshooting 28 10 2 Fault alarm list 29 10 3 Power map 30 10 4 Turn off the syst...

Page 6: ...will be used in this document to highlight the safety important information Danger Danger indicates that there has a hazardous situation which if not avoided will result in injury or death Ensure extr...

Page 7: ...g force to FHP Keep the product units into the package upward until they have arrived at the installation site Danger Do not insert any objects into FHP and rotated fans in the back Do not block any s...

Page 8: ...set etc Warning Keep FHP out of the driving path when the installation is in the garage or near the vehicles Ensure the vehicles can t crush to FHP Warning Ensure there are no water drops to FHP and w...

Page 9: ...Revision V01 2021 FranklinWH Technologies Co Ltd Page 9 Total 31 Abbreviations FHP Franklin Home Power LFP Lithium Iron Phosphate battery PCS Power converters system PE Power element PCS in a PE box...

Page 10: ...emergency and VPP as well as your activated energy at 100 grid off FHP supports inputs of the grid solar inverters and optional generator as well as outputs the whole home backup loads and smart circ...

Page 11: ...e your heavy duty on off on time or manually such as air conditioner pool pump etc to enlarge your backup time You can also remote garage door EV charger work from smart circuit Reminder it needs a ju...

Page 12: ...ists of 3 parts aPower aGate and FranklinWH App Figure FHP system elements units aGate aGate is a console of energy control and management and connection center for inputs of the grid solar optional g...

Page 13: ...nit status 4 Wiring compartment Provides the connection ports to aGate 5 Vented grille There have 3 plates on the left right and top 6 aPower on off button Default the button off during shipping and s...

Page 14: ...he bottom and last section 4 5 at the top are off 20 SOC 40 Section 1 2 on and solid from the bottom and last section 3 4 5 at the top are off 0 SOC 20 Section 1 on and solid from the bottom and last...

Page 15: ...st Items Descriptions Device volume size Remarks 1 Grid circuit breaker Maximum 200A Blanked configured by installer 2 Neutral bars 3 Generator circuit breaker Maximum 200A Blanked configured by insta...

Page 16: ...aker 2 Pole 25kAIC 200A 240V 6 BW2100 100A Eaton Circuit Breaker 2 Pole 10kAIC 100A 240V 7 BW2125 125A Eaton Circuit Breaker 2 Pole 10kAIC 125A 240V 8 BW2150 150A Eaton Circuit Breaker 2 Pole 10kAIC 1...

Page 17: ...Pole 10kAIC 35A 240V Load 1 load 2 18 CH240 Eaton Circuit Breaker 2 Pole 10kAIC 40A 240V Load 1 load 2 19 CH245 Eaton Circuit Breaker 2 Pole 10kAIC 45A 240V Load 1 load 2 20 CH250 Eaton Circuit Break...

Page 18: ...n the system will power off when the grid solar is off Otherwise the system will work well VCC OUT DI2 NO type Reserved DI3 NO type Reserved DI4 NO type Reserved Eth1 100M Ethernet ports to the home g...

Page 19: ...able The relay is listed below The generator circuit relay will provide by FrnaklinWH 2 Optional EPO button The installer will configure the EPO button by the local regulations EPO button will be wire...

Page 20: ...backup 10kW Discharge ENVIRONMENTAL SPECIFICATION Apparent Power Max Continuous 5 8kVA Operating Temperature 4 to 122 20 to 50 6 Apparent Power Peak 10s off grid backup 10kVA Discharge Recommended Tem...

Page 21: ...Input Short Circuit Current 10kA Weight 48lbs 22kg Overvoltage Category Category IV Mounting Wall mount or Semi flush mount AC Meter Accurate 1 ENVIRONMENTAL SPECIFICATION Backup Transition 16ms Opera...

Page 22: ...mful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or tele...

Page 23: ...near the aPowers Keep aPowers away from the moving objects whatever it falls onto or collides to aPowers Timely sweep up the aPowers from dust leaves etc Timely clean the units using water only or sof...

Page 24: ...this section you will review the system s running information shown as left interface picture including the solar grid FHP generator home loads etc The menu is listed at the left top corner and the me...

Page 25: ...uble the solar energy amount that powers your home loads And it is the best way to reduce your carbon footprint until zero export application It is used commonly in the states of Hawaii and California...

Page 26: ...d Load shifting Setting a higher reserve percentage protected during an outage Setting a lower reserve percentage maximizes your home loads allocation and save more bills Emergency backup mode Emergen...

Page 27: ...otor etc 5 More operations OTA upgrading Remote diagnosis History Location and time zone settings 9 Maintenance Danger aPower and aGate are not user serviceable and must be repaired by FrnaklinWH Tech...

Page 28: ...iption Troubleshooting Remark 1 Whole home load blackout during a backup operation 1 SOC is lower and protected to limit the discharge APP is online 2 APP is offline the battery energy is empty and th...

Page 29: ...cked Apply the service 3 Generator relay close fault 0x1003 The relay is still closed when the relay open signal is sent aPower off locked Apply the service 4 Generator relay open fault 0x1004 The rel...

Page 30: ...the battery inside and the aGate connects the solar grid Please be sure to turn off the external power connection at first and then turn off the aPower on off button 1 Turn off the solar generation s...

Page 31: ...gested you can do if it is safe to do so In case of flooding Stay out and keep away from the water if any part of aPower aGate or wiring is immersed in water Turn off AC breakers to aGate turn off the...

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