background image

KP100G 

 

1. Introduction 

Thank you for purchasing the KP100G. This Technical Manual contains essential information regarding functions, performance, and usage of the 

KP100G. The KP100G is designed for use in Grid Connected Solar Systems. The installation must always be carried out by qualified personnel with 

knowledge of electrical systems and according to national standards for electrical installations. 

The software and the protective functions are not accessible and/or changeable to the user. 

Please read this manual carefully and make sure that you understand it well to ensure that you are using the KP100G correctly. Keep this manual in a 

safe location so that it is available for reference when required. 

Make sure that you read the items in the following table, and follow the instructions therein. 

 Page 

For 

Users 

For Installers and 
Other Specialists

 

1 Introduction 

2 YES 

YES 

2 Model 

Name 

9 YES 

YES 

System Description 

10 YES 

YES 

 MPP 

Trackers 

11 YES 

YES 

 

Disconnecting from the Grid (ENS) 

11 YES 

YES 

 

Conditions for Disconnecting from the Grid 

12 YES 

YES 

4 Parts 

Names 

13 YES 

YES 

Installation 

15  

YES 

 Mounting 

15  

YES 

  Package 

Contents 

15  

YES 

  Mounting 

Dimensions 

16  

YES 

  Mounting 

Procedure 

17  

YES 

 

 

Install the Data Logger independently 

21  

YES 

 Wiring 

22  

YES 

  Plug 

Processing 

22  

YES 

 

 

Connecting to the Grid 

28  

YES 

  Preliminary 

Confirmations 

28  

YES 

 

 

Wiring the KP100G to the Solar Modules 

29  

YES 

  Completion 

Inspection 

30  

YES 

The setting in the case of particular countries 

31  

YES 

 

The setting in Italy (KP100G-OD-IT) 

31  

YES 

7 Display 

33 YES 

YES 

System Monitoring 

38 YES 

YES 

 

Data Communications 

38 YES 

YES 

 

RS-485 Communications 

38 YES 

YES 

 

Data Logger 

40 YES 

YES 

 

RS-232C Communications 

40 YES 

YES 

 

 

LCD(Data Logger) Messages 

41 YES 

YES 

9 Technical 

Data

 

44 YES 

YES 

Maintenance 

45 YES 

YES 

 

Additionally tighten the tightening cap 

45 YES 

YES 

10 

 

Others 

45 YES 

YES 

11 Troubleshooting 

45 YES 

YES 

12 

Meanings of Error Messages and Their Remedies

 

46 YES 

YES 

13 Other 

Information

 

48 YES 

YES

 

14 Appendix

 

49 YES 

YES

 

15 After-sales 

service

 

54 YES 

YES 

16 Contact 

address 

54 YES 

YES

 

Please read and understand this manual before using the product. Please consult your dealer if you have any questions or 
comments. 

Summary of Contents for KP100G

Page 1: ...KP100G Technical manual Grid Connect Photovoltaic Inverter Part number 1868180 8 A...

Page 2: ...S YES 3 Conditions for Disconnecting from the Grid 12 YES YES 4 Parts Names 13 YES YES Installation 15 YES Mounting 15 YES Package Contents 15 YES Mounting Dimensions 16 YES Mounting Procedure 17 YES...

Page 3: ...damage refers to damage that may extend to include the house furniture and pets Meanings of Alert Symbols Disassembly Prohibition Indicates prohibitions when there is a possibility of injury such as...

Page 4: ...ctor the AC output cover RS 485 protection cover and the RS 232C protection cover Do not unfasten of cable gland of AC output and RS 485 Significant property damage may occasionally occur Do not use t...

Page 5: ...tion that will be able to support its weight 35 kg The installation location must be able to withstand the force of 185 N m of torque at each mounting screw Injury or electric shock will occur Read th...

Page 6: ...MC connector Electric shock will occur Doing AC wiring work during Turn OFF the AC breaker before connecting the MC connector Electric shock will occur Do not touch the DC plug or MC connector for at...

Page 7: ...he AC connection 18 When wiring to the AC connection do not put two or more wires into one wire insertion opening 19 Omron KP100G PV Inverter shall be installed and used properly in a way to keep away...

Page 8: ...maintained or overhauled except by OMRON or any person expressly authorized by OMRON without prior written consent of OMRON b use of parts or accessory other than OMRON specify c defect caused by circ...

Page 9: ...0G 9 2 Model Name The following KP100G models are available Table 2 1 Model Name Model ENS Availability Country KP100G OD DE With ENS Germany KP100G OD ES Without ENS Spain KP100G OD IT Without ENS It...

Page 10: ...rackers DC Bus The three sets of MPP Trackers store DC power via the DC DC boost converter to the DC bus DC AC Inverter The DC bus is connected to the DC AC inverter which converts DC power to AC powe...

Page 11: ...re not in danger of being injured For this purpose a new safety concept was added to the VDEW regulations proposed by Berufsgenossenschaft fuer Feinmechanik und Elektrotechnik German Employee Associat...

Page 12: ...voltage exceeds 100 UN in 10min the KP100G disconnect from grid Grid Frequency When the grid frequency varies from the ranges listed in Table 3 2 the KP100G disconnects from the grid Table 3 2 Condit...

Page 13: ...imultaneously In the meantime air cooling fans will dissipate heat from inside of the inverter to outside or top to down direction Fig 4 2 Cooling fans 2 3 pairs of DC input terminals MC connectors Ea...

Page 14: ...RS 485 The port is protected by a water proof cover Fig 4 5 RS 485 communication interface 5 RS 232 communication interface Interface allows communication with computer via RS 232C serial Fig 4 6 RS...

Page 15: ...o process the communications plug and AC plug 22 5 Wiring the Unit Wire the KP100G to the grid and to the solar modules as described in Fig 5 34 and Fig 5 35 on the reference page 28 6 Preliminary Con...

Page 16: ...For connection of RS 485 cable Fig 5 3 Rubber Bushing Securing plate and screws for removable data logger Securing plate screws Fig 5 4 Securing plate and screws MC caps MC caps Fig 5 5 MC caps Mount...

Page 17: ...mum between the Unit and the ceiling or eave 20 cm minimum between the Unit and the floor or ground and 20 cm minimum between the Unit and right or left wall Fig 5 7 Mounting conditions 1 4 When insta...

Page 18: ...ake voltage variation larger and cause a malfunction it may result in a claim to replace the product d Nearby plant under a poor grid connection make voltage and or frequency vary too largely to activ...

Page 19: ...tall the device to a narrow upright mark the 4 central holes at the back of the bracket as illustrated in Fig 5 11 Fig 5 10 Mounting holes Fig 5 11 Mounting holes to install the device to a narrow upr...

Page 20: ...screws and tighten Outer Mounting Holes Central Mounting Holes Fig 5 12 Mounting the base plate 3 Mount the PV Inverter onto the base plate as illustrated Fig 5 13 Mount the KP100G onto the base plat...

Page 21: ...of it and pull out Fig 5 14 Detach the securing plate 2 Insert 2 screws and tighten to attach the securing plate to data logger Fig 5 15 Attach the securing plate 3 Drill 2 holes in the wall and then...

Page 22: ...used due to usage conditions with the result that IP65 performance may not be provided Perform additional tightening of the tightening cap of AC cover and communication cover regularly 5 Tighten the t...

Page 23: ...th 1 hole is used for connection with multiple cable Rubber sealing for GND cable is already inserted inside of connector Now insert the four wires of the AC cable and one wire of GND cable into the b...

Page 24: ...operly push the AC output connection set back in to the Connection Panel Drive 5 screws back to fix the set Fig 5 22 Set the AC output cover 6 Now screw on the cable glands to lock the bushing and cab...

Page 25: ...in Fig 5 25 a Remove screws and pull out the fixed plate and RS 485 card a b Fig 5 25 Remove the protection cover and fixed plate 2 Prepare 2 pairs of shielded twisted wires for connection between th...

Page 26: ...4 Fix the card with 2 screws as shown in Fig 5 29 Fig 5 29 Lock on the screws 5 Fix the protection cover with 4 screws as shown in Fig 5 30 Fig 5 30 Fix the protection cover Fixed plate R R T T R R T...

Page 27: ...Fig 5 32 Fig 5 31 RS 232C interface Fig 5 32 Socket available for RS 232C connection KP100G uses a DB9 socket for the RS 232C interface Remove the DB9 socket cover before use The pin assignment of th...

Page 28: ...tion condition Visual confirmation Make sure none of the mounting screws are loose Make sure that the KP100G and the mounting base plate are securely fixed with the main body mounting screw 3 Wiring c...

Page 29: ...nel can be connected to 3 DC input as illustrated in Fig 5 35 b To fully optimize the PV output set up use the following configuration guidelines a For PV output less than 13A use a single pair of PV...

Page 30: ...er ON delay time for grid connected operation See Note 1 Step 3 Confirm that the Data Logger LCD displays the status Normal and that the KP100G performs the grid connected operation The PV Inverter is...

Page 31: ...protection intervenes By pressing the button once again the display will show the variation of the lower voltage threshold and the voltage value of the mains supply as measured by the micro controlle...

Page 32: ...supply frequency are equal the inverter will switch to the fault status by doing so the inverter will disconnect from the grid and the display panel will show for example a message similar to T OK 50...

Page 33: ...is pressed To save the power inverter should continue the lighting for 3 Minutes after the last activity But whenever a failure error occurs the backlight in red continues switch on and off alternati...

Page 34: ...up automatically once DC power from the PV Panel is sufficient There are 4 modes of operation 1 States Standby Waiting Normal In this mode the KP100G automatically detects the system status and select...

Page 35: ...y pressing key in text display the display is switched to daily display as above The principles of design are Time axis x axis 12 hours maximum can be displayed The first data of a day is plotted on t...

Page 36: ...ial number of the inverter Version the firmware version of the inverter Memory the used percentage of total capacity Date The date setting in the RTC Real Time Clock Day The day of the week Time The t...

Page 37: ...ction Channel selection Staus Normal Date Time 1 Select channel by 2 Press OK to change 3 Select parameter by using 4 Press OK to confirm and back 1 The display is shown from first data of a day 2 Up...

Page 38: ...erter K3SC RS 232C RS 485 Interface Converter RS 485 Communications To communicate with multiple KP100G Units you can connect them to a personal computer via RS 485 ports The maximum cable length is 5...

Page 39: ...munications cable for the last KP100G Unit in the series 0 3 mm2 shielded twisted pair cable is recommended for RS 485 connection Fig 8 2 Wiring KP100G Units to a personal computer RS 485 100 to 125 1...

Page 40: ...case is provided by USB port of computer Use can not download via communication such as RS 232C and RS 485 For more information please contact the store from which you purchased the product RS 232C C...

Page 41: ...xxxx xxxx xxxxW Pcc xxxx xxxx xxxxW The individual DC input power Instantaneous Output power Pac xxxxxW Pac xxxxxW Pac xxxxxW Pca xxxxxW The real time output power in xxxx W Accumulated energy informa...

Page 42: ...e permissible 800V GFCI active E2 3 Ground I Fault E2 3 Fehlerstrom E2 3 ERR DERIVACION E2 3 Err Dispersione Leakage current on ground conductor is too high Isolation failure E2 4 Isolation fault E2 4...

Page 43: ...XXX XXX ENG ESP GER ITA Lingua XXX XXX ENG ESP DEU ITA Set up of the display language Warning Message Shown in warning row Memory is to be full MEMORY LEFT xx x memory left xx x MEMORIA LIBRE xx x Mem...

Page 44: ...OD ES All pole disconnection grid side Mains monitoring with two independent allocated switching devices Over voltage Category III Self consumption during nighttime 3 5W or less External interfaces D...

Page 45: ...Suspect a Problem Operation does not start immediately even though the connectors are correctly connected The power generation of the solar modules is insufficient Operation will begin when the sunlig...

Page 46: ...vice is affecting the grid system 6 The setting of inverter is deviated from its default values 7 Inverter is abnormal 1 If this problem occurs seldom such as 1 time a day no action is necessary Opera...

Page 47: ...stallation is less than 55 C 2 Check the space near the heat sink 3 Remove any obstacle that block the heat dissipation near heat sink 4 If the problem persists please replace the inverter A2 5 Fan Lo...

Page 48: ...e on human life and property iv Equipment requiring a high level of reliability such as gas water or electrical supply systems and systems that operate 24 hours a day v Other applications requiring a...

Page 49: ...KP100G 49 14 Appendix Certificates for the KP100G CE mark self declaration of conformity VDE0126 1 1 test report by TUV RD1663 2000 self declaration DK5940...

Page 50: ...KP100G 50 EC DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY...

Page 51: ...KP100G 51 Technical Report...

Page 52: ...KP100G 52 Declaration of Conformity RD1663 2000...

Page 53: ...KP100G 53 Declaration of Conformity DK5940...

Page 54: ...ccidentally enters the product When you contact the store provide them with the following information Type Serial number Purchase date Details of the problem A description of the malfunction Your addr...

Reviews: