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SHENZHEN GROWATT NEW ENERGY TECHNOLOGY CO.,LTD

 

GroBoost quick installation guide

 

Summary of Contents for GroBoost

Page 1: ...SHENZHEN GROWATT NEW ENERGY TECHNOLOGY CO LTD GroBoost quick installation guide ...

Page 2: ...Catalog 一 Overview 1 二 Installation 6 三 Multiple Work Modes 11 四 Device parameters 21 五 Common Problem 22 六 APP Register 23 七 GroBoost Setting the Groboost via Shinephone APP 25 ...

Page 3: ...ording to the package list As shown in Figure 1 1 and Table 1 1 Figure 1 1 Cod e Accessories Number A GroBoost whole machine 1 B PT1000 temperature sensor 1 C Antenna 1 D Quick installation guide 1 E Wall mounted bracket Screws 3 F Seal bottom cover screw 4 2 More than G 3 PIN large load terminal 4 H 5 PIN AC input large terminal 1 ...

Page 4: ...Boost could control the temperature of the water heater and work automatically when the solar system has surplus power exporting to the grid to maximize solar self consumption Figure 1 2 GroBoost is a power regulator to adjust its power output automatically based on resistive loads through wireless commands With the ShineLink system it communicates with ShineLanBox through RF signal accepts comman...

Page 5: ... to the server Figure 1 3 The diagram of another application scenario is shown in Figure 1 3 the smart meter data is transmitted wirelessly to the LanBox through RailLog which is suitable for the s series inverter which can t upload the energy meter data to the server GroBoost Interface As shown in Figure 1 4 the device has four indicator lights four function buttons and three waterproof connector...

Page 6: ...s 1 LED1 Indicator lights for phase L1 B Buttons 2 LED2 Indicator lights for phase L2 C 电源线接线头 3 LED3 Indicator lights for phase L3 and for the RF communication status D 负载线接线头 4 LED4 Power indicator E 信号线接线头 5 L1 Phase L1 control button 6 L2 Phase L2 control button ...

Page 7: ...ption NO Description 1 Relay A input port 13 Input PE earth wire 2 Relay B output port 14 Input N zero line 3 Relay C output port 15 Enter L1 FireWire 4 TP1000 L1 16 Enter L2 FireWire 5 TP1000 L2 17 Enter L3 FireWire 6 TP1000 L3 18 Output PE earth wire 7 12V DC DC 19 Output N zero line 8 12V DC DC 20 Output L3 FireWire 9 GND 12V DC 21 Output PE earth wire 10 RS485 D 22 Output N zero line 11 EARTH ...

Page 8: ...ecautions before installation The installer must use insulated tools and wear safety equipment during the installation procedure Construct sun and rain shelters to avoid GroBoost directly exposed to sunlight and rain Figure 2 1 Installation Process Fix the wall mounted bracket hanging on the wall with screws drill holes in the wall after positioning the four screw holes put the plastic expansion ...

Page 9: ...to fix the wall hanging Figure 2 2 There are four screws on the bottom cover of the whole machine please use a screwdriver to dismantle the screws Figure 2 3 Remove the lower cover and start to wire it Figure 2 4 Loosen these screws ...

Page 10: ...ls is for loads and the 3 pin RS485 and 12Vdc terminals are for the communication of the future application Figure 2 5 Screw the wire on the male terminal connect it to the corresponding female socket of the device and fix screws on both sides of the terminal to fix the terminals Figure 2 6 Adjust wiring distance and screw the four screws fixing the sealing lower cover to fix the lower cover ...

Page 11: ...Adjust the length of the power and load lines screw the covers adjust the wiring head to reduce the space and make the sealing degree higher Figure 2 8 Fix the GroBoost on the wall and tighten the screws on the side ...

Page 12: ...als to prevent the wire harness from being twisted Use a no less than 4mm2 copper core wire for the power line ground line and load line After stripping the wire make sure that the wire is not too long generally 10mm For 485 communication lines please use shielded twisted wire Put the stripped wire into the terminal and use a flat blade screwdriver to ...

Page 13: ...inglephase loads Three phase power line input and two single phase loads are connected separately to phase L1 L2 output terminals Phase L1 is linked with the PT1000 of the T1 terminal Phase L2 is linked with the PT1000 of the T2 terminal Figure 3 2 3 Three singephase loads Three phase power line input and three single phase loads are connected separately to phase L1 L2 L3 output terminals Phase L1...

Page 14: ...of the T2 terminal Table 3 1 The following figure is the overall detailed wiring diagram Load situation one A single phase resistive load such as the immersion heater for water heater Single phase power input a single phase L1 adjustable power output mode with a PT1000 temperature sensor ...

Page 15: ...phase L2 fixed power output mode Two PT1000 temperature sensors for loads of each phase Figure 3 2 Load situation three three single phase resistive loads such as one immersion heater for water heater and two heating spaces Three phase power input a single phase L1 adjustable power output mode and two single phase fixed power output mode L2 L3 Three PT1000 temperature sensors for loads of each pha...

Page 16: ...14 Figure 3 3 Load situation four a three phase resistive load Three phase power input among three phase L1 L2 L3 the power of phase L1 is adjustable while that of L2 L3 is fixed and one PT1000 ...

Page 17: ...le phase resistive load automatically switchover between two loads through dry contact relay Three phase power input among three phase L1 L2 L3 the power of phase L1 is adjustable while that of L2 L3 is fixed The power of the single phase load in phase L1 is adjustable Two PT1000 temperature sensor for each load ...

Page 18: ... is used for the PV linkage application the power output will be adjusted for the resistive load according to the surplus solar power Three temperature sensors are related to the phase L1 L2 L3 separately The T1 terminal is related to phase L1 the T2 terminal is related to phase L2 and the three phase load T3 terminal is related to phase L3 ...

Page 19: ...oost works well normally after power on 2 Whether the grounding wire is connected 5 Whether the GroBoost is fixed well 3 Whether the RS485 D and D wires are connected reversely Table 3 2 Work Mode GroBoost has two main working modes Smart mode and PV linkage mode In addition the mandatory mode can be triggered by pressing the key Smart mode The GroBoost will accord to the timing period and the tem...

Page 20: ...um temperature default temperature is 65 C often being used in an emergency situation For security the maximum duration of mandatory mode is 2 hours by default Display and Setting GroBoost has four LED lights and four function buttons which work with multiple devices at the same time The operation condition and mode of the devices can be monitored and set by the ShineSever or ShinePhone platform a...

Page 21: ...e is not connected Table 3 3 When GroBoost is working normally the real time operating status will be displayed through LEDs The specific content is shown in Table 3 4 Button Button state Indicator light Flashing status Features L1 dog Led1 Led1 flashes L1 device switch forced mode cancel forced mode Long press 3S Led1 flashes three times L1 equipment switches photovoltaic mode Long press 3S Led1 ...

Page 22: ...de Long press 3S Led3 flashes three times L3 equipment switch photovoltaic mode Long press 3S Led3 light flashes L3 way equipment switch smart mode Home Long press 3S Led3 Quickly flash into the pairing button state Release 0 5S frequency flash for up to 2 minutes RF device pairing Long press 15S Quickly flash into the reset button state Release the button to reset Long press 30S Quickly flash int...

Page 23: ...times of the ShineLanBox device light means the number of devices connected to ShineLanBox Figure 3 6 四 Device parameters The equipment specifications are shown in Table 4 1 category Item Parameter General Dimension W H D 288mm 227mm 101mm Weigh 3 5kg User manual Chinese and English Power Supply 230Vac 3 230Vac 50Hz Working current 25MA Power consumption 5W Maximum load power 3 6kW 10 8kW Single c...

Page 24: ...Maximum communication distance of RF 100M Table 4 1 五 Common Problem Quick ways to deal with common problems 5 1 Load LED1 LED2 LED3 status light is abnormal Confirm the current load working mode and whether the key switch status is normal 5 2 LED3 status light flashes per 5S Check whether the GroBoost antenna is well connected Check whether the GroBoost has been paired with ShineLanbox try to pai...

Page 25: ...c 六 APP Register Register Before using ShinePhone APP first time the user must register an account in advance There are three steps when users register the account 1 Fill in the account registration information Figure 6 1 a Fill in account information To fill in the account information please select the account country user name password email address and installer number ...

Page 26: ... and city detailed address time zone total power of components power station type capital gains power station pictures 3 Add datalogger Figure 6 3 a You can add a data logger by entering the serial number or scanning the collector s barcode and entering the collector check code ...

Page 27: ...itialization Click GroBoost to enter the initialization page configure the load information Groboost binding single phase three phase single phase single phase single phase single phase single phase single phase three phase and after setting the load related information the real time information of the load can be displayed and the load can be controlled Groboost can connect up to 3 resistive heat...

Page 28: ...d temperature detection need to be set and operated with a temperature sensor Intelligent mode Power adjustment enable only L1 can be set can control load working power There are two heating modes in the smart mode constant temperature and timing control modes among which the L1 function is adjustable Constant temperature temperature sensor needs to be installed set the constant temperature the de...

Page 29: ...he priority enter the linkage name confirm whether the linkage meter is correct turn on the linkage enable switch control linkage execution time and set linkage tasks Linkage details need to save at least one load click on the load to enter the advanced settings Recommended settings ...

Page 30: ...he power drawn from the grid reaches a certain value it is recommended to turn off the equipment and set the minimum operating time of the equipment to ensure that the equipment works normally and meet daily needs Figure 7 5 b Set the execution time The user can set the effective time of the linkage to make the task run within the set time After the time period is set the cycle can be set The cycl...

Page 31: ...he backup plan setting function The purpose of the heating guarantee function is to ensure that certain time periods are heated to a fixed temperature value It can also use the grid to continue heating when the photovoltaic is not generating electricity and there is no sunlight so as not to affect the daily life use Up to 5 heating times can be added ...

Page 32: ...etailed information select the connected load and the system will prompt whether to reset it After confirming the original load information will be overwritten Figure 7 8 Load settings include the connected load other loads can be replaced power name device icon and temperature sensor There is no need to set ...

Page 33: ...agement The load management interface has the functions of editing turning on and off the load switching the working mode setting the maximum temperature current power power setting the rated power graphs power current voltage temperature and deleting the load Figure 7 10 Figure 7 9 ...

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