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DC-AC Power

Inverter

Pure Sine Wave

PST-1000F-12

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Page 1: ...DC AC Power Inverter Pure Sine Wave PST 1000F 12 Please read this manual BEFORE installing your inverter Owner s Manual ...

Page 2: ...O WARRANTY AS TO THE ACCURACY SUFFICIENCY OR SUITABILITY OF ANY TECHNICAL OR OTHER INFORMATION PROVIDED IN ITS MANUALS OR OTHER DOCUMENTATION 2 ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITY OR LIABILITY FOR LOSSES DAMAGES COSTS OR EXPENSES WHETHER SPECIAL DIRECT INDI RECT CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL WHICH MIGHT ARISE OUT OF THE USE OF SUCH INFORMATION THE USE OF ANY SUCH INFORMATION WILL BE ENTIRELY AT THE USERS RISK...

Page 3: ...trical shock Always connect the grounding connection on the unit to the appropriate grounding system Disassembly repair should be carried out by qualified personnel only Disconnect all AC and DC side connections before working on any circuits associated with the unit Turning the ON OFF switch on the unit to OFF position may not entirely remove dangerous voltages Be careful when touching bare termi...

Page 4: ...s cause a severe burn If you need to remove a battery always remove the ground terminal from the battery first Make sure that all the accessories are off so that you do not cause a spark 1 3 SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS INVERTER RELATED 1 3 1 Preventing Paralleling of the AC Output The AC output of the unit should never be connected directly to an Electrical Breaker Panel Load Centre which is also fed from...

Page 5: ...side the inverter will blow and may also cause permanent damage to the inverter CAUTION Damage caused by reverse polarity is not covered by warranty 1 3 4 Use of External Fuse in DC input Circuit Use Class T or equivalent fuse of appropriate capacity within 7 of the battery Positive ter minal This fuse is required to protect DC input cable run from damage due to short circuit along the length of t...

Page 6: ...t avec peu d espace 1 5 4 Prévention des Risques d Incendie et d Explosion L utilisation de l appareil pourrait produire des arcs électriques ou des étincelles Par conséquent il ne devrait pas être utilisé dans les endroits où il y a des maté riaux ou gaz nécessitant des équipements ignifuges par exemple des espaces contenant des machines alimentées par essence des réservoirs d essence ou des comp...

Page 7: ...n d une Surtension de l Entrée CC IIfautassurerquelatensiond entréeCCdecetappareiln excedepasunetensionde16 5VCC affind empêcherdesdégâtspermanentsàl appareil Veuillezsuivrelesconsignessuivantes Assurez que la tension de chargement maximale du chargeur de batterie l alternateur contrôleur de charge externe n excède pas une tension de 16 5 VCC Ne pas connecter cet appareil à un système de batterie ...

Page 8: ...ees by which the current vector leads or lags the voltage vector in a sinusoidal voltage In a purely induc tive load the current vector lags the voltage vector by Phase Angle φ 90 In a purely capacitive load the current vector leads the voltage vector by Phase Angle φ 90 In a purely resistive load the current vector is in phase with the voltage vector and hence the Phase Angle φ 0 In a load consis...

Page 9: ...veraged over a span of one cycle the net value of this power is 0 However on an instantaneous basis this power has to be provided by the AC source Hence the inverter AC wiring and over cur rent protection devices have to be sized based on the combined effect of the Active and Reactive Powers that is called the Apparent Power Apparent S Power VA This power denoted by S is the vectorial sum of the A...

Page 10: ...d on the higher Apparent Power VA and also based on starting surge power 2 2 OUTPUT VOLTAGE WAVEFORMS TIME 180 160 140 120 100 80 60 40 20 0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 180 Modified Sine Wave sits at ZERO for some time and then rises or falls Modified Sine Wave Sine Wave Pure Sine Wave crosses 0 0V instantaneously Fig 2 1 Pure and Modified Sine Waveforms The output waveform of the Samlex PST serie...

Page 11: ... microwaves motors transformers etc run faster quieter and cooler More suitable for powering fluorescent lighting fixtures containing power factor improvement capacitors and single phase motors containing start and run capacitors Reduces audible and electrical noise in fans fluorescent lights audio amplifiers TV fax and answering machines Does not contribute to the possibility of crashes in comput...

Page 12: ... If the inverter is not sized adequately based on the type of AC load it is likely to shut down or fail prematurely due to repeated overloading i INFO The manufacturers specification for power rating of the appliances and devices indicates only the running power required The surge power required by some specific types of devices as explained above has to be determined by actual test ing or by chec...

Page 13: ... Diesel Fuel Heater 3 Circular Saw Bench Grinder 3 Incandescent Halogen Quartz Lamps 3 Ceramic PTC type of heaters 5 Laser Printer Other Devices using Quartz Lamps for heating 4 Switch Mode Power Supplies SMPS no Power Factor correction 2 Photographic Strobe Flash Lights 4 See Note 2 NOTES 1 Multiply the Running Active Power Rating Watts of the appliance by this Factor to arrive at the Continuous ...

Page 14: ...er of factors external to the inverter like proximity of the inverter to the EMI receptors types and quality of connecting wires and cables etc EMI due to factors external to the inverter may be reduced as follows 3 2 1 EMI due to factors external to the inverter may be reduced as follows Ensure that the inverter is firmly grounded to the ground system of the building or the vehicle Locate the inv...

Page 15: ...on is not sinusoidal but non linear as shown in Fig 4 2 The steady state input current of SMPS is a train of non linear pulses instead of a sinusoidal wave These pulses are two to four milliseconds duration each with a very high Crest Factor of around 3 Crest Factor Peak value RMS value Many SMPS units incorporate Inrush Current Limiting The most common method is the NTC Negative Temperature Coeff...

Page 16: ...ate input RMS current NOTE Voltage and current scales are different Fig 4 1 Inrush current in an SMPS TIME Peak Current RMS Current Non linear Input Current Pulse Input Sine Wave Voltage Crest Factor Peak Current 3 RMS Current Voltage Voltage Current Current NOTE Voltage and current scales are different Fig 4 2 High Crest Factor of current drawn by SMPS ...

Page 17: ...o Negative direction and slowly increases in the Negative direction to a peak Negative value Vpeak 169 68V and then slowly drops back to 0V There are 60 such cycles in 1 sec Cycles per second is called the Frequency and is also termed Hertz Hz The Time Period of 1 Cycle is 16 66 ms TIME 0V Peak Negative Voltage VPEAK 169 68V VRMS 120 VAC Peak Positive Voltage VPEAK 169 68V Voltage Voltage 16 66 ms...

Page 18: ... external control signals Refer to Section 8 9 5 NEMA5 20R GFCI Duplex Outlets 5a Reset Button 5b Test Button 5c Red LED marked Life End Alarm 5d Green LED AC output ON 6A Ventilation slots at the bottom for air suction for cooling fan 6B Cooling Fan Opening for air discharge 7 Grounding Lug Wire hole diameter 5 16 Set screw 5 16 x 24 TPI 3 8 long Slotted Head 8 Negative DC Input Terminal 9 Positi...

Page 19: ... second The Capacity C in Ah relates to the ability of the battery to provide a constant specified value of discharge current also called C Rate See Section 7 6 over a specified time in hours before the battery reaches a specified discharged terminal voltage Also called End Point Voltage at a specified temperature of the electrolyte As a benchmark the automotive battery industry rates batteries at...

Page 20: ...ove the amount of stored electrical energy is also called the Capacity of the battery and is designated by the symbol C The time in Hours over which the battery is discharged to the End Point Voltage for purposes of specifying Ah capacity depends upon the type of application Let us denote this discharge time in hours by T Let us denote the discharge current of the battery as the C Rate If the batt...

Page 21: ... times higher than the C Rate discharge current at 20 Hour discharge period i e C 20 Amps 7 7 CHARGING DISCHARGING CURVES Fig 7 1 shows the charging and discharging characteristics of a typical 12V 24V Lead Acid battery at electrolyte temperature of 80 F 26 7 C The curves show the State of Charge X axis versus terminal voltage Y axis during charging and discharging at different C Rates Please note...

Page 22: ...es 50W output for a 12V inverter and 100W output for a 24V inverter However if it is discharged at a rate of 50 Amperes 500W output for a 12V inverter and 1000W output for a 24V inverter then theoretically it should provide 100 Ah 50 2 Hours However Table 7 3 shows that for 2 Hours discharge rate the capacity is reduced to 50 i e 50 Ah Therefore at 50 Ampere discharge rate 500W output for a 12V in...

Page 23: ...p between the battery and the inverter Inverters are provided with a buzzer alarm to warn that the loaded battery has been deeply discharged to around 80 of the rated capacity Normally the buzzer alarm is triggered when the voltage at the DC input terminals of the inverter has dropped to around 10 5V for a 12V battery at C Rate discharge current of C 5 Amps and electrolyte temp of 80 F The inverte...

Page 24: ...11 75V In the example given above the 10 5V Low Battery DC Input Alarm would trigger at around 80 discharged state 20 SOC when the C Rate discharge current is C 5 Amps However for lower C Rate discharge current of C 10 Amps and lower the battery will be almost completely discharged when the alarm is sounded Hence if the C Rate dis charge current is lower than C 5 Amps the battery may have complete...

Page 25: ...re designed to protect the inverter from excessive current drawn at the lower voltage 7 13 USE OF EXTERNAL PROGRAMMABLE LOW VOLTAGE DISCONNECTS The above ambiguity can be removed by using an external programmable Low Voltage Disconnect where more exact voltage threshold can be set to disconnect the battery based on the actual application requirements Please consider using the following Programmabl...

Page 26: ... The Negative terminal of Battery 1 becomes the Negative terminal of the 12V battery bank 7 15 2 Parallel Connection 12V 100 Ah Battery 1 Battery 3 Battery 2 Battery 4 12V 100 Ah 12V 100 Ah 12V 100 Ah Cable A Cable B 12V Inverter or 12V Charger Fig 7 3 Parallel Connection When two or more batteries are connected in parallel their voltage remains the same but their Ah capacities add up Fig 7 3 show...

Page 27: ...aid to the manner in which the charger inverter is connected to the battery bank Please ensure that if the Positive output cable of the battery charger inverter Cable A is connected to the Positive battery post of the first battery Battery 1 in Fig 7 3 or to the Positive battery post of the first battery string Battery 1 of String 1 in Fig 7 4 then the Negative output cable of the battery charger ...

Page 28: ...ont chargé déchargé au même courant de charge et donc sera chargé au même état au même moment Aucun des batteries verront un état de surcharge 7 16 SIZING THE INVERTER BATTERY BANK One of the most frequently asked questions is how long will the batteries last This question cannot be answered without knowing the size of the battery system and the load on the inverter Usually this question is turned...

Page 29: ...he rated capacity due to non availability of ideal and optimum operating and charging conditions So the final requirements will be equal to FOR 12V BATTERY 500 Ah 0 8 625 Ah note that the actual energy required by the load was 300 Ah It will be seen from the above that the final rated capacity of the batteries is almost 2 times the energy required by the load in Ah Thus as a Rule of Thumb the Ah c...

Page 30: ... Heat is the worst enemy of electronic equipment Hence please ensure that the unit is installed in a cool area that is also protected against heating effects of direct exposure to the sun or to the heat generated by other adjacent heat generating devices Well ventilated The unit is cooled by convection and by forced air cooling by tempera ture controlled fan The fan sucks cool air from air intake ...

Page 31: ...rcuits that generate RFI This RFI is limited to the required standards Locate any elec tronic equipment susceptible to radio frequency and electromagnetic interference as far away from the inverter as possible Read Section 3 page 14 Limiting Electromagnetic Interference EMI for additional information 8 2 MOUNTING ORIENTATION The unit has air intake and exhaust openings for the cooling fan It has t...

Page 32: ...g faces up If fan open ing faces down hot damaged component may fall out MISE EN GARDE Monter l unité verticalement sur une surface verticale EST INTERDIT c a d que les ouvertures sont mise sur l axe vertical Comme c est expliqué au dessus c est pour empêcher une chute d objet dans les ouvertures de ven tilateurs lorsqu elles sont au dessus ou que des composants endommagés tombent par terre lorsqu...

Page 33: ...CTION 8 Installation 238 200 2 5 16 5 397 5 44 44 282 82 238 NOTE All dimensions are in mm 8 3 OVERALL DIMENSIONS Overall dimensions and location of mounting slots are given in Fig 8 1 below Fig 8 1 Overall Dimensions Chassis ...

Page 34: ...tes for hydro generators It is therefore to be ensured that the diversion load is sized correctly to prevent the above over voltage conditions Do not connect this unit to a battery system with a voltage higher than the rated 12V nominal battery input voltage of the unit 8 4 2 Preventing Reverse Polarity on the Input Side CAUTION Damage caused by reverse polarity is not covered by warranty When mak...

Page 35: ...imenter qui va produire une étincelle sur le dernier contact du boucle d entrée même si l interrupteur ON OFF du l onduleur est dans la position OFF Assurez que le fusible externe est insèrer seulement après que toutes les connexions sont faites dans le boucle pour que des étincelles se produisent seulement à l endroit du fusible The flow of electric current in a conductor is opposed by the resist...

Page 36: ...hort circuit along the length of the cables that connects the battery to the inverter thousands of Amperes of current can flow from the battery to the point of shorting and that section of the wire will be come red hot the insulation will melt and the cable will ultimately break This interrup tion of very high current will generate a hazardous high temperature high energy arc with accompanying hig...

Page 37: ...ated stranded copper conductors at a temperature of 167 F 75 C i 0 000159 Ω ft for AWG 2 ii o oooo96 Ω ft for AWG 1 0 iii 0 000063 Ω ft for AWG 3 0 This temperature is typical of operating power circuits Voltage Drop Maximum Rated DC Input Current x Resistance of the Cable TABLE 8 2 RECOMMENDED SIZING OF BATTERY CABLES AND EXTERNAL BATTERY SIDE FUSE Model No Maximum DC input current at rated outpu...

Page 38: ... an electrical breaker panel load center which is also fed from the utility power generator Such a connection will result in parallel operation and AC power from the utility generator will be fed back into the inverter which will instantly damage the output section of the inverter and may also pose a fire and safety hazard If an electrical Breaker Panel Load Center is being fed from the utility po...

Page 39: ...Fig 6 1 are internally bonded to the metal chassis of the inverter 8 5 2 AC Output Connection Through Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter GFCI An un intentional electric path between a source of current and a grounded surface is referred to as a Ground Fault Ground faults occur when current is leaking some where In effect electricity is escaping to the ground How it leaks is very important If your bo...

Page 40: ...pop out The GFCI will be forced to trip and cut off AC power to the load side outlets Green LED 5d in Fig 6 1 will switch OFF The test lamp will also switch OFF Press the Reset Button 5a in Fig 6 1 The GFCI will reset and AC power to the load side outlets will be restored Green LED 5d in Fig 6 1 will switch ON The test lamp will also switch ON If the above Test Reset operation cannot be carried ou...

Page 41: ...bonded to the Earth Ground and the GFCI will not trip When the Utility power fails or is interrupted the Hot and the Neutral of the GFCI will be connected to the Hot and Neutral of the Sub Panel As the Neutral is not bonded to Earth Ground in the Sub Panel the GFCI in the inverter will not trip Ground fault protection for the loads connected through the Sub Panel will be provided by the GFCI on th...

Page 42: ...it d abord être poussé à l extrémité inférieure marquée à la roche au fond EXT Position de l interrupteur 8 9 1 ON OFF Control Options The unit can be switched ON OFF from a remote location using external wired ON OFF control options as shown in Fig 8 2 a b and c and associated details at Sections 8 9 1 1 to 8 9 1 3 Terminal Block 4A Fig 6 1 Potential free Relay Contact or Toggle Switch NOTE Wirin...

Page 43: ...larity 2 Use 1A fuse as shown as close to the DC source as possible ATTENTION 1 Veuillez vous assurer que la polarité de la liaison de câblage La borne positive de la source de courant continu externe doit être connecté à la borne positive marquée sur le bornier à 3 contacts 4A figure 6 1 et la borne négative de la source de courant continu externe doit être connecté à la borne négative marquée su...

Page 44: ...e as possible ATTENTION 1 Veuillez vous assurer que la polarité de la liaison de câblage La borne positive de la source de courant continu externe doit être connecté à la borne positive marquée sur le bornier à 3 contacts 4A figure 6 1 et la borne négative de la source de courant continu externe doit être connecté à la borne négative marquée sur le bornier à 3 contacts 4A Fig 6 1 Au cas où la pola...

Page 45: ...tching control Switching options are as follows ON Push top end to switch ON locally OFF Centered to switch OFF locally EXT Switch Push bottom end to enable switching ON and OFF by external 1 wire 2 wire switching control Refer to Section 8 9 This switch operates a low power control circuitry which in turn controls all the high power circuitry Optional Remote Control Model RC 15A Section 8 8 and O...

Page 46: ...pplying AC load s the GREEN Power ON LED 2 and the indication light on the GFCI will be lighted Please see under Protections Section 10 and Troubleshooting Guide Section 11 for symptoms of abnormal operation 9 4 NO LOAD DRAW IDLE CURRENT When the ON OFF switch is turned on all the circuitry inside the inverter becomes alive and the AC output is made available In this condition even when no load is...

Page 47: ...issance facteur de puissance peut aller de 1 à 0 5 Veuillez noter ce qui suit Puissance active W Puissance apparente VA x Facteur de puissance PF Pour les charges de type résistif le facteur de puissance 1 et par conséquent la puissance apparente VA Puissance active Watts W Pour les types de charges le facteur de puissance sera 1 jusqu à 0 5 et par con séquent la puissance active Watts W est infér...

Page 48: ...will continue to be lighted and the AC output voltage would continue to be available This warning buzzer alarm indicates that the battery is running low and that the inverter will be shut down after sometime if the voltage at the inverter terminals further drops to 10V 0 1V 10 3 LOW DC INPUT VOLTAGE SHUT DOWN If the voltage at the DC input terminals falls below 10V 0 1V the AC output is shut down ...

Page 49: ...ablement endommager les circuits d entrée CC Il faut remplacer le s fusible s avec un des fusible s d une taille pareille Si après l installation l appareil ne marche pas c est qu il soit endom magé en permanence et aura besoin d une réparation ou un remplacement Pour des renseignements supplémentaires veuillez regardez à la Section 11 Guide de Dépannage CAUTION Damage caused by reverse polarity i...

Page 50: ...s sounded when load is switched ON Voltage at DC input terminals reads between 10 to 10 7V The GREEN Power ON LED 2 is lighted Indication light on the GFCI is GREEN AC output voltage is available DC input voltage is less than 10 7V 0 1V Check that the battery is fully charged Re charge if low Check that the battery cables are thick enough to carry the required current over the required length Use ...

Page 51: ...ut down due to over temperature because of fan failure or inadequate cooling as a result of high ambient temperature or insufficient air exchange Temperature of internal hot spot is 90 C 5 C Check that the fan is working If not the fan control circuit may be defective Call Technical Support If the fan is working check that the ventilation slots on the suction side and the openings on the discharge...

Page 52: ...ge drops to 80 VAC or lower for 1 to 1 5 sec OVERLOAD SHUTDOWN 110 to 115 for 2 to 2 5 sec GROUND FAULT SHUTDOWN Through GFCI outlets 5 to 6 mA leakage OVER TEMPERATURE SHUTDOWN 90 C 5 C Auto reset at 65 C 5 C Temperature is sensed at internal hot spot REVERSE POLARITY ON DC INPUT SIDE External Internal DC side fuses will blow WIRED REMOTE CONTROL RC 15A optional REMOTE ON OFF CONTROL By switching...

Page 53: ...cause serious damage elsewhere in the electrical circuit or cause fire ATTENTION RISQUE D INCENDIE Ne remplacez pas un fusible de véhicule avec une taille plus grande que celle qui est re comandée par le fabricant du véhicule Ce produit est fabri qué pour tirer 160 Ampères d une prise de véhicule de 12V Alors il faut as surer que le système électrique dans le véhicule puisse alimenter l onduleur s...

Page 54: ...having a reasonable number of opportunities to do so Warranty service shall be performed only by the Warrantor Any attempt to remedy the defect by anyone other than the Warrantor shall render this warranty void There shall be no warranty for defects or damages caused by faulty installation or hook up abuse or misuse of the equipment including exposure to excessive heat salt or fresh water spray or...

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