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Operation Manual

iMars

Grid-tied Solar Inverter

INVT Solar Technology (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd.

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Page 1: ...Operation Manual iMars Grid tied Solar Inverter INVT Solar Technology Shenzhen Co Ltd...

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Page 3: ...ions seriously before any moving installation operation and maintenance to ensure correct use and high performance of operation on the inverter The use of the iMars series grid tied solar inverters mu...

Page 4: ...9 2 Product overview 10 2 1 Solar grid tied power generation system 11 2 1 1 Application 11 2 1 2 Supported grid connection structure 11 2 2 Products appearance 12 2 3 Name plate 14 2 4 Models 15 2 5...

Page 5: ...ce 36 5 4 1 Regular maintenance 36 5 4 2 Maintenance guide 37 6 Display panel 40 6 1 LED indicators 41 6 2 Operation panel 42 6 3 LCD screen 42 6 4 Functions operation 43 6 4 1 Monitoring parameters 4...

Page 6: ...iMars grid tied solar inverters Contents 4 9 Contact us 64 10 Technical parameters 65...

Page 7: ...aintenance Incorrect use or misuse may result in Injury to the life and personal safety of the operator or other people Damage to the inverter or other property belonging to the operator or other peop...

Page 8: ...cur if not follow the relative requirements Note 1 2 Safety guidelines The first thing after receiving is to check for any visible damage to the package or to the inverter If there is something suspec...

Page 9: ...perators need professional training Operators must read this manual completely and master the related safety precautions Operators need to be familiar with the relevant safety regulations for electric...

Page 10: ...modules 1 2 2 Grid tied operation Only qualified electricians are allowed to operate the inverter under the permission of local power departments All electrical connections must meet the electrical s...

Page 11: ...ling the fault and problem which may affect the safety and performance of the inverter Do not get close to or touch any metal conductive part of the grid or inverter otherwise electric shock physical...

Page 12: ...ed solar inverters Product overview 10 2 Product overview This chapter mainly describes the appearance packaging accessories name plate technical parameters and other information of iMars grid tied so...

Page 13: ...anged into sinusoidal AC energy which has the same frequency and phase with the public grid by grid tied solar inverters and then be fed to the grid iMars grid tied solar inverters are only applied in...

Page 14: ...iMars grid tied solar inverters Product overview 12 2 2 Products appearance Figure 2 3 Products appearance of 12 17kW Figure 2 4 Products appearance of 20 40kW...

Page 15: ...ation port RS485 and EXT communication port 6 AC terminal For the connection of AC output 7 Installation hanger For the connection of inverter and installation bracket 8 Fan mounting plate Air inlet a...

Page 16: ...2 3 Name plate Figure 2 5 shows the inverter nameplate Figure 2 5 Name plate 1 Trademark and product type 2 Model and important technical parameters 3 Certification system of the inverter confirming...

Page 17: ...del Rated output power W Three phase L1 L2 L3 N PE Three phase grid tied solar inverter 12kW 12000 Three phase grid tied solar inverter 15kW 15000 Three phase grid tied solar inverter 17kW 17000 Three...

Page 18: ...t Model H mm W mm D mm Net weight kg 12kW 15kW 17kW 20kW M 610 480 230 36 20kW 25kW 30kW 33kW 35kW 40kW 660 520 250 53 W H D Figure 2 7 Paper packages dimension Table 2 5 Packages dimension and gross...

Page 19: ...H 95 RH The stacking of inverters is recommended to be placed according to the number of stacking layers in the original shipment Place the inverter carefully during stacking to avoid personal injury...

Page 20: ...tall the inverter and connect it to the grid tied solar system including the connection between solar modules public grid and inverter Read this chapter carefully and ensure all installation requireme...

Page 21: ...he shipping company or the supplier directly Please also provide photos of the damage to get our fastest and best service Put the inverter into the package if not used and protect it from humidity and...

Page 22: ...3 Location hole template 1 4 operation manual 1 5 Communication connector 1 6 DC connector 4 pairs 7 Expansion bolts M8 60 6 8 Hex combination bolt M8 20 6 9 Hex combination bolt M6 16 2 10 AC ring te...

Page 23: ...ectrodrill Drill in the bracket or wall 3 Hammer Hammer on the expansion bolts 4 Monkey wrench Fix the installation bracket 5 Allen driver Fasten the screws remove and install AC wiring box 6 Straight...

Page 24: ...around the installation site for convenient installation and disassembly of the inverter and air convection as shown in Fig 4 4 Fig 4 4 Installation spacing When install more than one inverter it is...

Page 25: ...rong electromagnetic interference 6 The inverter should be installed on firm and solid surface eg wall surface and metal bracket 7 The installation surface should be vertical to the horizontal line as...

Page 26: ...cross section area mm Length 50m Min cross section area mm Length 50m L N PE 12kW 15kW 17kW 20kW M 4 6 6 4 20kW 25kW 4 6 8 4 30kW 33kW 35kW 40kW 4 6 10 6 4 2 4 Miniature circuit breakers In order to e...

Page 27: ...shown in Fig 4 7 the overall installation of the inverter should be vertical to the horizontal surface 4 3 1 Installation of three phase inverter Figure 4 7 Installation bracket Table 4 6 Instruction...

Page 28: ...lation holes with hammer as shown in Figure 4 10 Figure 4 10 Install expansion bolts 4 Fix the installation bracket onto the expansion bolts and ensure the installation is firm enough tightening torqu...

Page 29: ...e 4 12 Installation of inverter 6 Ensure the inverter is installed properly and tighten the M6X16 bolts into the screw holes on the left and right side of inverter tightening torque is 4N m As shown i...

Page 30: ...perator or unrecoverable damage to the inverter Only qualified personnel can perform the wiring work All electrical installations must be in accordance with local and national electrical codes All cab...

Page 31: ...this manual are fulfilled 2 Connect the output cables of solar modules to the DC connector of inverter as Figure 4 15 shows Remove the isolation layer of the DC cable for about 8 10mm Insert the condu...

Page 32: ...our company will not undertake quality assurance or assume any direct or joint liability thereof 4 Connect the DC connector with the inverter and ensure tightly fastened 5 When removing the DC connect...

Page 33: ...d comply with the technical parameters of this manual are allowed to connect to the inverter Only with the permission of the local electric power company can the inverter be connected to the utility g...

Page 34: ...he connection of AC cable and the connector should be correct and the screws are tightened The tightening torque is 2N m as shown in Figure 4 21 Figure 4 21 Connection of wire and connector 7 Push the...

Page 35: ...iMars grid tied solar inverters Installation 33 Figure 4 22 Fix the waterproof cover of junction box...

Page 36: ...d solar inverters Operation 34 5 Operation This chapter describes detailed operation of the inverter which involves the inspection before operation grid tied operation stopping and daily maintenance o...

Page 37: ...ountry to set grid connected standard during the initial operation of the inverter see details at section 6 5 Keep the power on state of the inverter for at least 30 minutes and complete the charging...

Page 38: ...ter strictly according to this manual 5 4 1 Regular maintenance Maintenance contents Maintenance methods Maintenance cycle Store the operation data Use real time monitoring software to read inverter r...

Page 39: ...on to confirm its off on feature intact At the same time make sure monitoring software can normally communicate with the inverter Check the warning label on or around the inverter if necessary replace...

Page 40: ...sition as Section 4 of the content 8 Repeat Section 5 1 operating content 9 Restart the inverter Fan Replacement If the inverter reports over temperature fault or non normal fan operation noise please...

Page 41: ...n box as shown in fig 5 2 8 Disassemble the damaged inverter fan as shown in Fig 5 3 then install the new fan back to its original position and connect the fan power and control cable Figure 5 3 Repla...

Page 42: ...rs grid tied solar inverters Display panel 40 6 Display panel This chapter describes the panel displaying and how to operate on the panel which involves the LCD display LED indicators and operation pa...

Page 43: ...or red The inverter state includes 6 states of stand by self inspection power generation recoverable fault and unrecoverable fault LED indicators are on off and blinking Please refer to table 6 1 for...

Page 44: ...from the system before maintenance Red indicator keeps on others off Artificial turned off Run Warn Fault Stop after the communication or panel command All indicators are on Note Please refer to chapt...

Page 45: ...isplayed on the screen 4 If the inverter is in fault or warning state up to 8 corresponding fault codes can be displaying on the screen 6 4 Functions operation Most of the parameters can be viewed and...

Page 46: ...e W VoutW Grid current U IoutU Grid current V IoutV Grid current W IoutW Grid frequency Fgrid Power factor pf Input V 1 V pv1 Input I1 I pv1 Input V2 V pv2 Input I2 I pv2 Grounding resistor Riso Leaka...

Page 47: ...e main interface to select Statistics and then press ENT to view the parameters which is shown in figure 6 6 S t a t i s t i c a l M e n u L i f e t i m e T o d a y Figure 6 6 Statistic information Th...

Page 48: ...Setup Menu Address Keypad PWD Cash price Date Time Language Country RS 485 Address 001 1 User Password 0000 0 Setup Cash Type EUR Val kWh 00 50 1 kWh EUR Setup Date Time Date 2014 10 27 Time 12 14 30...

Page 49: ...UF Freq UF time ACUV Time 200ms Table 6 4 Parameters setting Setting item LCD display Instruction RS485 Address R S 4 8 5 A d d r e s s 0 0 1 1 Enter into the interface and edit the data through or A...

Page 50: ...he interface and edit the language through or And then press ENT again to save the edition and press ESC to exit The default language is English Select Country Country Australia Germany England Austra...

Page 51: ...set the limit of output value manually LmtPower this function is only valid when the P Lmt Mode is manual the percentage is that of the rated power and the setting range is from 10 to 100 p Factor in...

Page 52: ...VTime 0 20s ACOVVolt phasevolt 263V ACOVTime 0 20s ACUFFreqency 47 6Hz ACUFTime 0 20s ACOFFreqency 51 4Hz ACOFTime 0 20s Inputpassword 0000 Password is required when enter into the interface of Run Pa...

Page 53: ...olt phase volt ACOV Time ACUF Time ACOF Frequency ACOF Time ACUV Volt phase volt ACUV Time ACOV Volt phase volt ACOV Time ACUF Frequency ACUF Time ACOF Frequency ACOF Time There are 2 protections unde...

Page 54: ...rsion 6 4 6 Faults Press and in the main interface to review the fault history and then press ENT to view the sub menu which is shown in figure 6 10 F a u l t 1 A 0 0 5 G r i d u n d e r f r e q 2 A 0...

Page 55: ...cord clear is to clear all setting parameters through the panel restore to the factory setting and save all history operation records Restore to factory R e s t o r e t o F a c t o r y P r e s s E N T...

Page 56: ...ntry press the ENT button to complete the setting After determine the location please follow the user manual required with the proper use of inverter Comparison Table Available Countries and their gri...

Page 57: ...i t P a r a m H i s t o r y S t a t i s t i c s S e t u p S y s t e m I n f o F a u l t I n f o S e t u p M e n u A d d r e s s Keypad PWD C a s h p r i c e D a t e T i m e L a n g u a g e C o u n t...

Page 58: ...solar inverters Monitoring communication 56 7 Monitoring communication This chapter describes the communication connection of inverter and monitoring system Industrial master private computers smart p...

Page 59: ...d solar inverter is RS485 which includes RS485 and EXT ports The two ports can both communicate with private computers smart phones and so on The system monitoring solution are shown as figure 7 1 Fig...

Page 60: ...out and the user s device make sure the connection is correct Figure 7 4 Communication cable connection 3 Please download the monitoring software iMars WinExpert and its operation instruction on websi...

Page 61: ...rt Port of upper PC Ethernet convert RS485 M RJ45 pin WiFi converter RS485 M WiFi signal GPRS converter RS485 M GPRS signal ENET converter RS485 M Ethernet port Please download the connection instruct...

Page 62: ...iMars grid tied solar inverters Troubleshooting 60 8 Troubleshooting This chapter describes the fault alarm and fault code for quick troubleshooting...

Page 63: ...is well E E001 Input OV Input overvoltage DC input overvoltage E003 Bus OV Bus overvoltage Internal bus voltage E004 Boost Fail Voltage boost fault Voltage boost fault of the inverter E005 Grid OC AC...

Page 64: ...lt analysis E015 OutputShort Output short circuit Output short circuit E018 Input OC Input overcurrent DC input overcurrent E019 Incnst Data consistency fault Inconsistent grid voltage frequency leaka...

Page 65: ...roubleshooting 63 If any problem please contact with the supplier and provide following information Model of the inverter Serial No of the inverter System version version 1 version 2 MCU software vers...

Page 66: ...VT Solar Technology Shenzhen Co Ltd Address Room 504 No 7 Building Gaofa Scientific Industrial Park Longjing Nanshan District Shenzhen China Service hotline 86 400 700 9997 E mail solar service invt c...

Page 67: ...A C Cooling method Air cooling Maximum efficiency 98 20 98 30 98 30 98 4 98 4 European efficiency 97 60 97 80 97 80 98 0 98 0 MPPT efficiency 99 9 Protection degree IP65 Power consumption at night 1W...

Page 68: ...cooling Maximum efficiency 98 4 98 5 98 5 98 5 98 60 European efficiency 98 0 98 0 98 1 98 1 98 2 MPPT efficiency 99 9 Protection degree IP65 Power consumption at night 1W Isolation mode Transformerle...

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