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LFP Battery Module – Product Manual

 

 

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Warranty & Service Information 

9.1

 

General Information 

Refer to the genZ website at 

www.genz.com.au 

 for full details of the warranty on this product. 

To ensure that you are covered by our 10 Year Limited Warranty, the purchaser shall follow the below 
requirements: 

o

 

The  battery  module(s)  have  been  purchased  from  genZ  Energy,  an  authorised  distributor, 
dealer or reseller 

o

 

Overall system design shall be by a suitably qualified professional  

o

 

Installation  and  commissioning  by  a  licenced,  accredited  (for  example,  through  the  Clean 
Energy Council) installer 

o

 

Installation in accordance with the genZ installation manual and this product manual 

o

 

Overall system is maintained in accordance with instructions and manuals associated with not 
only the battery module(s), but, any chargers, inverters or any other equipment used in the 
overall system 

o

 

The overall system has been configured such that charging and discharging requirements (as 
detailed in this manual) are met 

o

 

The  person  or  persons  installing  these  battery  module(s)  has  provided  all  necessary 
information  concerning  the  operation  and  maintenance  of  the  battery  module(s)  and 
associated system to the end user. 

9.2

 

Registration 

It is important that you maintain a record of your purchase details relating to the battery. Details 
such as, the model number, serial number of the battery module(s), place of purchase and/or who 
installed it.  
 

9.3

 

Before Calling for Service 

Verify that the charger and load are operating correctly. Refer to the “Trouble Shooting” section of 
this manual. 
 
If you believe that the battery module is not delivering it’s rated *capacity (refer to Section 4, 
Specifications) the battery module may be considered faulty if it fails to deliver less than 70% of it’s 
rated capacity during the warranty period.  
 
*Note: Some chargers/inverters display the capacity of a battery module or the battery system. 
These calculated values can be inaccurate for a number of technical reasons and as such should not 
be relied on. 
 
 
 
 

Summary of Contents for GC48V-040LFP-2RU

Page 1: ...Product Manual Lithium Ferro Phosphate LFP Battery Module 48V 2kWh and 3kWh 2RU Scalable Energy Solutions Model Numbers GC48V 040LFP 2RU and GC48V 060LFP 2RU Series III with or without rack tray kit...

Page 2: ...LE 8 6 6 PARALLEL CONNECTION 8 6 7 SERIES CONNECTION 8 6 8 RACKMOUNT CONFIGURATION 9 6 9 CONNECTING THE BATTERY MODULE 9 7 OPERATION 10 7 1 TO TURN THE BATTERY MODULE ON AND OFF 10 7 2 POWER IN OUT J1...

Page 3: ...o not recommend the use of any of our products in life support applications where failure or malfunction of the product can be reasonably expected to cause failure of the life support device or to sig...

Page 4: ...f Electric Shock Hazardous voltages maybe present on parts inside this module Do not attempt to open or disassemble the module These Battery Modules contain no user serviceable parts Stored Energy The...

Page 5: ...non condensing 85 IP Rating IP50 Battery Case Dimensions mm 450D x 420W x 88H 570D x 420W x 88H Battery Tray Dimensions mm 450D x 483W 570D x 483W Tray Slide Range mm 480 to 760 590 to 880 Terminal C...

Page 6: ...tor is a standard Anderson SB50 Blue connector The upper pin is positive and the lower pin is negative 5 3 Earth Point Connects the chassis of the battery module to ground Another earth stud is locate...

Page 7: ...ted to regularly exceed 55 C Extreme cold where the ambient temperature is expected to regularly fall below 10 C Direct sunlight Rain water salt laden air or where the humidity is likely to cause cond...

Page 8: ...ditional considerations apply As the connection of these modules in parallel can result in high currents and stored energy the design of such a system should be made by a suitably qualified engineer A...

Page 9: ...g plates using rack mount bolts not supplied Attach the battery module retaining plates to each side of the battery module Use of split washers maybe required where the modules are retained in areas o...

Page 10: ...arging the Battery Module These battery modules should only be charged by an approved charger that is designed to charge LFP chemistry at the correct voltage current and charge profile The charging pr...

Page 11: ...dules can both deliver up to 60Amps 1C if required 7 4 2 When to charge a discharged module While the battery module is protected by the BMS to prevent excessive battery module discharge it is recomme...

Page 12: ...reaker configuration o Ventilation and or air conditioning where fitted to a room or rack is functioning correctly to maintain the proper temperature of the battery bank In particular the state of any...

Page 13: ...ECK FOR CHARGING CIRCUIT SUPPLYING EXCESSIVE CHARGE VOLTAGE BMS OVER TEMPERATURE IN PROTECTION MODE OUTPUT OFF CHECK AND INVESTIGATE REASON FOR HIGH TEMPERATURE OTHER RETURN TO GENZ FOR SERVICE GREEN...

Page 14: ...AN 60AMPS REFER TO INFORMATION WARNING REGARDING STATE OF CHARGE OTHER RETURN TO GENZ FOR SERVICE BATTERY MODULE FAILING TO CHARGE OR HOLD CHARGE INSUFFICENT CHARGE VOLTAGE CURRENT CHECK FOR FAULTY CH...

Page 15: ...ll system o The overall system has been configured such that charging and discharging requirements as detailed in this manual are met o The person or persons installing these battery module s has prov...

Page 16: ...lete The percentage of rated capacity can now be calculated as Percentage of rated capacity 0 5 x C x hours to discharge C 100 Where C Rated Capacity Amp Hours Example 48V 3kWh battery module has a ra...

Page 17: ...LFP Battery Module Product Manual All rights reserved genZ 2020 Issued for Use Revision Page 4 03 2020 2 1 17 of 25 10 Appendix A Discharge and Capacity Curves 25 C...

Page 18: ...LFP Battery Module Product Manual All rights reserved genZ 2020 Issued for Use Revision Page 4 03 2020 2 1 18 of 25 11 Appendix B Circuit Breaker Trip Curve BS...

Page 19: ...LFP Battery Module Product Manual All rights reserved genZ 2020 Issued for Use Revision Page 4 03 2020 2 1 19 of 25 12 Appendix C Dimensions 12 1 2kWh Module and Tray...

Page 20: ...LFP Battery Module Product Manual All rights reserved genZ 2020 Issued for Use Revision Page 4 03 2020 2 1 20 of 25...

Page 21: ...LFP Battery Module Product Manual All rights reserved genZ 2020 Issued for Use Revision Page 4 03 2020 2 1 21 of 25 12 2 3kWh Module and Tray...

Page 22: ...LFP Battery Module Product Manual All rights reserved genZ 2020 Issued for Use Revision Page 4 03 2020 2 1 22 of 25...

Page 23: ...guidelines should be followed Operating Parameters for 10 Year Warranty Equivalent to 80 Retained Capacity 10 000 Cycles 5 000 Cycles 2 500 Cycles Discharge Charge Rate 0 5 C Depth of Discharge DoD 8...

Page 24: ...LFP Battery Module Product Manual All rights reserved genZ 2020 Issued for Use Revision Page 4 03 2020 2 1 24 of 25 Notes Serial Number Model Number Place of Purchase Date of Purchase Owner...

Page 25: ...genZ Energy Pty Ltd Western Australia Email info genz com au Web www genz com au...

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