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Z -RANGE INSTALLATION MANUAL
DO NOT INSTALL THE
BATTERY BEFORE
THOROUGHLY READING THE
USER MANUAL
Page 1: ...Z RANGE 48V INSTALLATION MANUAL Version 1 2 Revision Date 20 09 2022 ...
Page 2: ...tents Contents of the Box 4 Handling the Battery 4 Ports used During Operation of the Battery 4 Stacking 5 Wiring 6 DC Connections 6 Communication 7 Master Configuration 9 Battery Parameters 9 Startup Procedure 10 Restart Procedure 11 ...
Page 3: ...3 Z RANGE INSTALLATION MANUAL DO NOT INSTALL THE BATTERY BEFORE THOROUGHLY READING THE USER MANUAL ...
Page 4: ...battery with care as the battery is sensitive to mechanical shock Ports used During Operation of the Battery Figure 1 shows the ports that are used during the operation of the battery Please pay close attention to which ports are used and connected during operation The Figure should be read in conjunction with Table 1 Table 1 Ports and switches used during operation of the Z Range No Instructions ...
Page 5: ...ackets It is recommended to use two or more stacks when more than 4 units are installed Figure 2 illustrates the stacking methodology of the Z Range using the brackets The battery voltages need to be within 0 5 V to be integrated The batteries are shipped at 100 and tend to settle around 53 5 V during transport If an additional battery is added to the system it is recommended that the existing uni...
Page 6: ...ed that the disconnect be 1 25 x Rated current Wiring methodology 1 Connect all the batteries to a common busbar Each battery can produce its maximum recommended output current with this methodology This methodology allows each battery unit to produce its maximum recommended output current Connect the provided DC cables to the top DC post of each unit and the M8 lug to the common busbar Figure 4 d...
Page 7: ...ons from top to bottom Wiring methodology 2 Daisy chain the DC connections from bottom to top This wiring methodology limits the current output to the maximum recommended output of a single battery but increases the available capacity Figure 5 illustrates how to connect the batteries with this method For this configuration we recommend that the provided cable from the master box be connected to th...
Page 8: ...battery connects on the CAN port of the master unit The battery has a baud rate of 500 kbps Table 2 below shows the pin outs of the inverters that the Z Range battery is compatible with These are the only cables that are necessary to connect Table 2 Inverter and Battery communication pin outs CAN RS485 Connect to Victron Inverter Connect to SUNSYNK Inverter Connect to Growatt SPF Inverter Connect ...
Page 9: ... 0 1 0 0 0 0 First secondary 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 Second secondary 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 Third secondary 5 1 0 1 0 0 0 Fourth secondary 6 1 1 1 0 0 0 Fifth secondary 63 1 1 1 1 1 1 Sixty third secondary Note that the 1 indicates that the dip switch needs to be in the up position while the 0 indicates a down dip switch Battery Parameters The following are the recommended voltage parameters for the Z Range battery...
Page 10: ... on if the previous unit s Run light flashes as mentioned in step 3b a The next unit s Run light must flash at the same tempo as the master unit before any additional unit can be switched on b The lights will not flicker simultaneously but at the same tempo 5 Repeat step 4 for all the additional units 6 Connect the communication from the GX device to the CAN port on the master unit once all the un...
Page 11: ...epeat 4 Isolate Battery remove Fuses 5 Restart battery Start at the top unit and move down sequentially a Switch the unit on b Wait until the Run light green light flashes i 1 sec on 3 sec off c Switch the second unit on 6 Wait until both the units run light flashes at the same tempo a They don t have to flash simultaneously but just at the same tempo 7 Repeat step 5 and 6 until the final unit 8 C...
