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Safety Rules & General Information

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Owner’s Manual for Generac PWRCell Battery

Safety Precautions

Symbols

Warning symbols are used to warn of the conditions that may cause severe injury or damage to equipment.

The following table describes the warning symbols used in the equipment's markings and within this document.
 

This equipment contains high voltage which can cause electric shock resulting in severe injury.

Ensure polarity of connections during assembly.

Keep equipment away from open flame or ignition sources.

Read the manual before installing and operating the equipment.

The equipment is heavy enough to cause severe injury.

The battery pack may leak corrosive electrolyte if damaged.

The battery pack may explode if damaged.

The equipment should not be disposed of in household waste.

Physical injury or damage to equipment may occur if related requirements are not followed.

Do not disassemble the equipment.

Summary of Contents for PWRcell M3

Page 1: ...f life This product is not intended to be used in a critical life support application Failure to adhere to this warning could result in death or serious injury Register your Generac product at https p...

Page 2: ...ity to perform all safety checks to verify that all maintenance for safe operation is performed promptly and to have the equipment checked periodically by an ASD Normal maintenance service and replace...

Page 3: ...ated Unit Dimensions 7 Component Locations 8 Accessories 8 Touch Up Paint Kit 8 Battery Disconnect Switch 8 Battery Status LED 8 About PWRcell Battery 8 Communication 9 System Operational Modes 9 Inve...

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Page 5: ...and decals affixed to the unit are not all inclusive If using a procedure work method or operating technique that the manufacturer does not specifically recommend verify that it is safe for others an...

Page 6: ...equipment while physically or mentally fatigued Any voltage measurements should be performed with a meter that meets UL3111 safety standards and meets or exceeds over voltage class CAT III 000191 DAN...

Page 7: ...ution Potentially lethal voltages are generated by this equipment Render the equipment safe before attempting repairs or maintenance Failure to do so could result in death or serious injury 000155a WA...

Page 8: ...ich can cause electric shock resulting in severe injury Ensure polarity of connections during assembly Keep equipment away from open flame or ignition sources Read the manual before installing and ope...

Page 9: ...on 2 General Information PWRcell Battery Naming Convention 012273 PWRcell IR M3 DCB BATTERY SERIES PRODUCT SERIES NUMBER OF BATTERY MODULES ENCLOSURE TYPE PWRcell Series DCB 3 Three Modules 4 Four Mod...

Page 10: ...e F C 41 to 104 5 to 40 Installation Altitude Maximum Installation Altitude ft m 6 560 2 000 Weight without mounting brackets IR Enclosure lb kg 110 50 OR Enclosure lb kg 115 52 IR Installed PWRcell I...

Page 11: ...sked to provide this information Figure 2 1 Serial Number Location Unit Dimensions Indoor Rated Unit Dimensions Figure 2 2 Unit Dimensions Outdoor Rated Unit Dimensions Figure 2 3 Unit Dimensions CAUT...

Page 12: ...attery is designed to work seamlessly with PV Links and the PWRcell Inverter to form the PWRcell system for grid tied solar plus storage The PWRcell Battery uses the REbus 380VDC nanogrid to connect t...

Page 13: ...stallation and operation manuals for complete instructions on configuring the entire system for each operational mode Inverter Control Panel See Figure 2 6 The battery is controlled through the PWRcel...

Page 14: ...ler If this setpoint is raised the system will go to sleep sooner during an outage but the Power Search reserve will be larger Max Absolute SoC Maximum percent the battery can charge to When battery S...

Page 15: ...s value PV power is diverted from charging the battery to powering local loads saving battery capacity for future charging When excess power might otherwise be clipped this extra capacity can be used...

Page 16: ...Mode the battery performs Power Searches at regular intervals See Table 2 4 During a Power Search the battery wakes up powers the REbus nanogrid and scans for potential sources of power If a PV Link...

Page 17: ...not being powered This could be due to an overload condition where having too many house loads on at one time has caused the inverter to pro tect itself by purposely black ing out Inverter LED will b...

Page 18: ...ected to REbus and keep Battery Disconnect ON To perform a manual enable 1 Turn Battery Disconnect A ON 2 If the unit is disabled LED B will light orange for 7 seconds 3 While the LED is still orange...

Page 19: ...oose or broken electrical connections NOTE The Blackstart battery should be inspected annu ally by a qualified installer or technician See Service for more information Inspecting Vents See Figure 3 1...

Page 20: ...remove from the installation site including details for the transportation and recycling process for the battery modules After the PWRcell Battery has been decommissioned a decommissioning report shal...

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Page 24: ...rights reserved Specifications are subject to change without notice No reproduction allowed in any form without prior written consent from Generac Power Systems Inc Generac Power Systems Inc S45 W2929...

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