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Solar Eclipse Manual

KEEP THIS MANUAL IN A SAFE PLACE!

IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION INSIDE!

REV. no. 12 made on 10/04/2017

P800SRL
Via Valdilocchi, 6/F
19126 La Spezia
VAT n. 01353280116

This manual contains important safety instructions that must be followed during installation and start-
up of the device. It is advisable to pay particular attention to the installation instructions in order to
reduce the risk of electrical shock and to prevent damage to the device.

This document contains information of P800 SRL properties. The content of this document, or any part
thereof should not be reproduced or communicated to any third party without the express written
consent of P800 SRL.

Any changes / modifications not approved by the party responsible could void the user's authority to
USE the equipment

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Summary of Contents for Solar Eclipse

Page 1: ...vice It is advisable to pay particular attention to the installation instructions in order to reduce the risk of electrical shock and to prevent damage to the device This document contains information of P800 SRL properties The content of this document or any part thereof should not be reproduced or communicated to any third party without the express written consent of P800 SRL Any changes modific...

Page 2: ...clipse fixing 15 3 4 Solar Eclipse board wiring 15 3 5 Grid tied sensor installation and wiring 20 4 SOLAR ECLIPSE CONFIGURATION 21 4 1 Installing software for the installer 23 4 2 Advance configuration operating parameters 24 4 3 Configuration with free parameters 25 4 4 Solar Eclipse reboot procedure 26 4 5 Solar Eclipse reset procedure 26 4 6 Notes on the battery pack sizing 27 4 7 Warnings and...

Page 3: ... 34 5 6 Battery charger maintenance Mode 34 5 7 Battery pack full charge mode 35 5 8 Power up and Power off 35 5 9 Indicator lights 35 5 10 Remote monitoring via Ethernet network jack 37 5 11 Fault search 38 5 12 Maintenance 40 6 TECHNICAL FEATURES 41 6 1 Default parameters 42 6 2 Modules with a number of cells other than 60 43 ...

Page 4: ...wiring board 19 Figure 8 Electrical panel wiring scheme 20 Figure 9 Wiring grid Power Meter 21 Figure 10 Configuration dip switches 21 Figure 11 Battery configuration through dip switches 22 Figure 12 Configuration Software Trend tab 23 Figure 13 Configuration software Parameters tab 24 Figure 14 Scheme order closing opening switches start stop 32 Figure 15 lights Front LED s 36 Figure 16 Ethernet...

Page 5: ...of batteries depending of the nominal voltage 27 Table 4 Energy reserve classes for 48V batteries 28 Table 5 Battery dimensioning depending on the loads and PV plant power 29 Table 6 Solar Eclipse datasheet 41 Table 7 Default parameters for generic batteries 42 Table 8 PV modules conversion table 43 ...

Page 6: ...re no 1 It stores electricity overproduced by the photovoltaic modules even before it arrives at your inverter charging standard batteries of any type lead gel lithium etc in DC to re use it when needed at night or in poor sunlight moments making you inverter behaving like a sun irradiated panel Solar Eclipse totally works in DC and does not need external power supply the only energy needed is fro...

Page 7: ...e batteries The further energy produced by the plant is sold to grid network Battery power used only if the sun is not enough to power utilities or at night 1 3 Manual use WARNING the manual is a guideline for a safe and effective use as well as for the maintenance and possible correction of minor Solar Eclipse malfunctions It is therefore essential that the person who uses or carries intervention...

Page 8: ...nts will be provided 1 5 Quality All our products are tested and inspected during production and before delivery The standard warranty period is 24 months from the date of purchase 1 6 Responsibility P800 SRL disclaims any liability in the following cases consequential damages related to the use of Solar Eclipse possible manual errors and the consequences thereof damage caused by improper use of S...

Page 9: ... battery pack floating no pole must be connected to earth also TERMINALS OF BATTERIES MUST BE PROTECTED WITH A DOUBLE INSULATION as they are located at the same potential of the grid IT CAN CAUSE BODILY HARM OR ELECTRIC SHOCK WARNING PV plant design with Solar Eclipse must always respect the nominal ratings of voltage and current phase CAUTION Always install the battery pack in a room equipped wit...

Page 10: ...ation The type label see Figure 2 is located on the right side of the Solar Eclipse The label reports important technical information about caring maintening and shipment of parts Do not remove the label Figure 2 Label and certifications ...

Page 11: ...entation to operate properly and safely It shows the risk of electric shock after the shut down and the disconnection of the Solar Eclipse and the time span before you can perform safely any maintenance operation It alerts of risk of burns for the presence of hot surfaces This symbol alerts the user to the presence of dangerous voltage inside the device that might cause bodily harm or electric sho...

Page 12: ...ith all the safety systems required for the accumulation of chemical systems with nominal voltage of 48 V In appropriate technical conditions In an enclosed space well ventilated protected from rain condensation moisture and dust In compliance with the instructions in the manual CAUTION set the parameters characteristic of the charge and discharge cycle of the battery pack as recommended by the ba...

Page 13: ...tions Do not work on Solar Eclipse nor on the system if they are still connected to a power source Allow only qualified electricians to carry out modifications to the electrical system Check the wiring and connections at least once a year Defects such as loose connections burnt wiring etc must be corrected immediately Do not touch the equipment if wet or if you have sticky hands Make sure that the...

Page 14: ...nvironment During installation follow below instructions Solar Eclipse is only suitable for indoor use Ambient temperature 10 40 C Humidity non condensing 0 95 Mount the Solar Eclipse vertically on a stable surface with the cables facing down Ensure the hot air produced during operation discharge The Solar Eclipse should be mounted in such a way as not to prevent the blocking of the air flow throu...

Page 15: ...sulated The Solar Eclipse is insulated in relation to the inverter The battery pack is disconnetted Proceed with the wiring as follows Remove the service door 6 unscrewing the screws 5 see Figure 1 Prepare the cables to connect to the inverter and the modules with lugs eyelet on one side and MC4 solar connectors supplied on the other remembering to insert the PG9 Prepare the battery pack cables so...

Page 16: ...ters outside the admitted range Prepare the grid sensor wire with a three pole terminal using an UTP twisted pair cable or a shielded STP twisted pair cable with a minimum 0 25 mm square section see image below WARNING If the inverter has no isolating transformer double insulated signal cables double sheath in polyethylene should be used and do not ground any screen stocking Use two pairs of twist...

Page 17: ...V modules DC switch is open see Figure 6 Connect the PV modules cables to the board see Figure 7 Put a 32 A fuse box 32 A on the battery cables see Figure 6 Verify that the battery switch is open see Figure 6 Connect the battery pack cables to the Solar Eclipse board see Figure 7 ...

Page 18: ...18 Figure 6 Power wiring scheme ...

Page 19: ...onnect the connector of the grid sensor Power Meter to the Solar Eclipse board see Figure 7 Connect the house load sensor connector if used Close the service door 6 fastening the screws 5 see Figure 1 Insert the MC4 connectors inverter side and PV modules Plug in MC4 inverter and pv mudules connectors Figure 7 Solar Eclipse wiring board ...

Page 20: ...er lines in parallel 3 5 Grid tied sensor installation and wiring Install the Solar Eclipse grid Power Meter in the electrical panel or into the external panel above the main PV plant DC switch as shown in Figure 6 and wiring the connectors as shown in Figure 7 Protect the sensor with a circuit 32A max Figure 8 Electrical panel wiring scheme Installation can be made on DIN bar and it takes 4 modul...

Page 21: ...h depending on the setting of the dip switch located on Solar Eclipse card see Figure 10 and a string of 60 cells modules consisting of 12 units Voc 450 Volt approximately If you have modules with a different number of cells from 60 see Table 8 If you want to configure the Solar Eclipse via PC you have to let the dip swicth in the factory location 100 Ah Config Figure 10 Configuration dip switches...

Page 22: ... compromise between costs and benefits for those who own a photovoltaic plant with a power of 3 to 6 kW with average nightly consumption up to 10 kWh and a string of 60 cells modules made up of 12 panels However for special needs and or user profiles you can change the default parameters using the installer software and USB RS485 interface installer both supplied by P800 SRL NOTE In order to have ...

Page 23: ...n your PC Run the exe file you will find in the folder If the above operations have been carried out correctly the software will start and you will see the screen in Fig 12 Connect the USB RS485 interface cable to the PC and to Solar Eclipse see Figure 7 ensuring that the Solar Eclipse is in lock state LED indicator on the left flashes Select the COM port using the dropdown at the bottom left used...

Page 24: ...tart In the bottom bar will show the message in green COMMUNICATION OK Select in the upper left the screen Parameters it will appear that shown in Fig 13 Power circuit set up Save Import Export configuration button COM port Start communication FW Version NOTE To verify that the communication between Solar Eclipse and the PC is really effective check that the firmware version number displayed on th...

Page 25: ...it for confirmation data exported successfully To export the Ethernet data you must authorize the export via the dedicated flag If you do not use batteries congruent to pre set parameters of Table 7 you can set the values of charge discharge of the batteries depending on the type of batteries used 4 3 Configuration with free parameters WARNING Use of the free parameters configuration mode MUST BE ...

Page 26: ...g Open the battery pack switch disconnecting power from the Solar Eclipse Ensure that all the LEDs turn off Wait 3 minutes for the electrostatic charges are exhausted Close the batteries DC switch and repower the Solar Eclipse Unlock Solar Eclipse holding down the button 2 to the left of the LEDs for more than 5 seconds see Fig 1 or with the button in the Software Configurator Verify that the firs...

Page 27: ...the charge cycle is programmable during configuration through the software supplied The rate of discharge of the batteries is automatically set by the Solar Eclipse logic but can be varied according depending on the type of batteries used by following the free configuration procedure of the software The commercial batteries for example are not of great quality and the percentage of download set by...

Page 28: ...rgy available in Wh 48 V x 200 Ah x 50 100 4800 wh 4 8 kwh Finally remember that if you own a photovoltaic plant with a capacity of at least 3 kW you can connect even with batteries up to 300 Ah In the case of your consumption profile is prevalent during the summer for example the use of air conditioners it may be reasonable to form battery packs also of 300 550 Ah To help you choose the capacity ...

Page 29: ... 44 Kwh 2 16 Kwh 3 60 Kwh 2 16 Kwh 3 60 Kwh 4 32 Kwh 205 1 96 Kwh 2 95 Kwh 4 92 Kwh 2 95 Kwh 4 92 Kwh 5 90 Kwh 240 2 30 Kwh 3 46 Kwh 5 76 Kwh 3 46 Kwh 5 76 Kwh 6 91 Kwh 300 2 88 kwh 4 32 kwh 7 20 kwh 4 32 kwh 7 20 Kwh 8 64 Kwh 400 3 84 kwh 5 76 kwh 9 60 kwh 5 76 Kwh 9 60 Kwh 11 52 Kwh 450 4 32 kwh 6 48 kwh 10 80 kwh 6 48 Kwh 10 80 Kwh 12 96 Kwh A Batteries with capacity up to 2kWh B Batteries with...

Page 30: ...as inverters panels and Solar Eclipse The use of liquid electrolyte batteries can cause highly explosive vapors WARNING set the values of the charge cycle as recommended by the battery manufacturer WARNING a non conforming use of the charge cycle can cause damage and or battery explosion To form a battery pack is advisable to follow the following minimum rules Place a fuse 20 A more closely as pos...

Page 31: ...ost SMA inverters come with a Sunny Explorer configuration program that interfaces with the inverter via Bluetooth connection Once the connection is stable locate the section dedicated to the CC settings and set V start 250 V minimum compatible with string length V stop 200 V minimum OptiTrac Global Peak OFF 4 11 Inverter FRONIUS To correctly set the new Fronius PRIMO models you must enter the BAS...

Page 32: ...he charge indicator LEDs o Verify that the first left LED flashes lock status close the switch 2 Inverter Solar Eclipse if present close the switch 3 PV string Solar Eclipse close the switch 4 AC side o Wait until the inverter starts correctly if there is sunlight start Solar Eclipse pressing for 5 seconds the lock unlock button 2 see Figure 1 located to the left of the LED charge indicators Solar...

Page 33: ...pse use to determine its operation in addition to the PV modules is that of the network power meter The goal of Solar Eclipse in fact is to keep close to zero as possible the value of the power exchanged with the network if we are taking energy from network Solar Eclipse feeds the grid inverter to increase the power produced from it If we are emitting energy in the network Solar Eclipse draws powe...

Page 34: ...batteries are exhausted or if it is running a full charge cycle of the battery pack see section 5 7 cyclically 5 6 Battery charger maintenance Mode When the charging cycle is over and the power of the photovoltaic modules is still higher than the consumption of the utilities Solar Eclipse does not stop working but continues to power the battery pack with a maintenance voltage as recommended by the...

Page 35: ...is displayed in a simple and direct way via the LEDs located on the front of the device When Solar Eclipse is powered by the battery pack 48 V always starts in lock mode with the first LED to the left flashing In Active mode the first LED illuminates with a steady light The remaining LED indicated the available energy in the battery pack from which Solar Eclipse can tap in case of energy needs fro...

Page 36: ...XTRARAPID FUSE 6X32 mm 10 A FF WARNING never reset the Solar Eclipse without the assistance of a qualified installer and authorized to operate by P800 SRL Resetting will restore all default parameters see Tab 7 Figure 16 Ethernet port e Supply Fuse ...

Page 37: ...arApp application or installer portal To activate the plant monitoring kit the installer must have registered the plant in advance at http www solareclipse it en tech assistance portal Upon registration the installer must enter the activation codes on the kit In this way even the end customer can monitor the system at any time and anywhere via Tablet or Smartphone Figure 17 Installer monitoring po...

Page 38: ...t available you can also set the basic parameters from the browser simply by pressing the store button 5 11 Fault search SOLAR ECLIPSE DOES NOT SWITCH ON with open DC disconnector of PV modules Verify with a volmeter that the voltage at the head of the Solar Eclipse board batt batt is greater than 43 V and less than 55 V If the voltage is ZERO check that the external battery fuse is not interrupte...

Page 39: ...z Check that there is no alarm in the trend table battery thermal alarm supply or charger Check in the Advanced tab that there is no internal alarm or battery fault If present click on Reset Charge Fault SOLAR ECLIPSE DOES NOT CHARGE BATTERIES zero charge power in charge Verify that Solar Eclipse is STARTED first left LED on Connect to interface 485 and start Software Configurator Shut off loads E...

Page 40: ...k sensor Power Meter Verify that the percentage is 2 5 Check that the Full Charge light is red full charge is NOT active Verify that Battery Voltage is 45 or the minimum value set in the free parameters If the Supply light turns green and the battery power does not decrease negative values red line below zero check 1 The grid inverter is connected to the grid 2 The inverter is not in error or in a...

Page 41: ...s Battery pack Nominal voltage 48 V Capacity 25 550 Ah Load cycle voltage 35 62 V programmable Load current 0 30 A Programmable default C10 Ah battery 10 Battery pack fuses 30 A 3 x 10 A 6 x 32 mm 10 A AT retarded Supply fuse 10 A 6 x 32 mm 10 A FF extrarapid General Logic Network power sensor Network power sensor optional Communication ports Seriale RS 485 Ethernet RJ45 Internal Web Server with D...

Page 42: ... types standard charge cycle values are reset as shown in Table 7 Parameters Unità Misur a Car and Commercia l Lead Flat Plate Lead AGM Gel type Tubular Plate Lead Gel Opzv type Tubular Stationar y Lead Opzs type Aquion Lithium End of Charge Voltage Volt 57 5 56 5 56 5 57 5 57 6 54 0 Holding Voltage Volt 54 5 54 5 54 5 54 5 54 0 53 5 Power Limitation Threshold Derating Volt 45 0 45 0 45 0 45 0 47 ...

Page 43: ... 7 9 dip switch 15 10 8 10 dip switch NO 11 9 11 dip switch NO 12 9 dip switch 15 NO 13 10 dip switch 16 NO 14 dip switch dip switch NO NO 15 dip switch 15 NO NO 16 dip switch 16 NO NO 17 dip switch NO NO NO 18 15 NO NO NO Table 8 PV modules conversion table If crossing the number of cells of the photovoltaic module used with the number of modules of the string connected to Solar Eclipse you find ...

Page 44: ...44 Figure 1 General wiring scheme ...

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