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SECTION 11  |  

Troubleshooting Guide

ISSUE

POSSIBLE CAUSE

REMEDY

There is no AC output. The 
Green LED marked "POWER" 
(2, FIG 6.1) is lighted. Buzzer 
is ON. 

•  Shut-down due to high 

input DC voltage

•  DC input voltage is 64.0 

VDC or higher

•  Check that the voltage at the DC input 

terminals is less than 64.0 VDC

•  Ensure that the maximum charging voltage 

of the battery charger / alternator / solar 
charge controller is below 64.0 VDC

•  Ensure that an unregulated solar panel / 

array is not used to charge a battery. Under 
cold ambient temperatures, the output of 
48V nominal solar panel / array may reach 
> 88 VDC. Ensure that a charge controller 
is used between the solar panel and the 
battery.

AC output shuts down 
completely. Red LED marked 
"OVERLOAD" (3, Fig 6.1) is 
lighted. Buzzer is ON. The 
Green LED marked "POWER" 
(2, Fig 6.1) is lighted. 

Permanent shut-down 
of the AC output due to 
continuous overload > 
110% - 115% for 2 to 3 
sec or due to short circuit 
on the AC load circuit. (AC 
output voltage is 160 VAC 
or less for 1 to 1.5 sec)

•  Reduce the load / remove the short circuit
•  The load is not suitable as it requires higher 

power to operate. Use an inverter with 
higher power rating. 

•  If the unit goes into permanent overload 

again after resetting and removing the load 
completely, the unit has become defective.  
Call Technical support. 

NOTE: 

The unit will be latched in this shut-

down condition and will require manual reset. 
To reset, switch OFF the power ON/OFF switch 
(1, Fig 6.1), wait for 3 minutes and then switch 
ON again. 
Before switching ON again, remove the cause  
of the shut-down.

There is no AC output. Buzzer 
alarm is sounded. Red LED 
marked "OVER TEMP" (4, Fig 
6.1) is lighted. The Green LED 
marked "POWER" (2, Fig 
6.1) is lighted. 

Shut-down due to over 
temperature because of 
fan failure or inadequate 
cooling as a result of high 
ambient temperature or 
insufficient air exchange
•  Internal hot spot is at 90 

±

 5

°

C or higher

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 side of the fan are not 
obstructed. 
If the fan is working and the openings are not 
obstructed, check that enough cool replace-
ment air is available. Also check that the ambi-
ent air temperature is less than 40ºC. 
Reduce the load to reduce the heating effect. 
After the cause of overheating is removed and 
the internal hot spot cools down to 65 

±

 5

°

C, 

the AC output will be restored automatically. 

Summary of Contents for PST-60S-48E

Page 1: ...DC AC Power Inverter Pure Sine Wave PST 60S 48E Please read this manual BEFORE installing your inverter Owner s Manual...

Page 2: ...AKES NO 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...

Page 3: ...n and wiring must comply with the Local and National Electrical Codes and must be done by a certified electrician Preventing electrical shock Always connect the grounding connection on the unit to the...

Page 4: ...isk of dropping a metal tool on the battery It could spark or short circuit the battery or other electrical parts and could cause an explosion Remove metal items like rings bracelets and watches when...

Page 5: ...t the diversion load if the current rating of the controller is exceeded Disconnec tion of the diversion load may damage the battery as well as the inverter or other DC loads connected to the battery...

Page 6: ...d specifies the angle in degrees 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 An...

Page 7: ...n averaged 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 pro...

Page 8: ...st ance when cold and higher resistance when hot As Tungsten heating element will be cold at the time of powering ON its resistance will be low and hence the device will draw very heavy surge of curre...

Page 9: ...lements like motor driven tools refrigeration compressors microwaves computers audio video etc The Power Factor of this type of load is 1 e g AC motors PF 0 4 to 0 8 Transformers PF 0 8 AC to DC Switc...

Page 10: ...by the higher harmonic frequencies These capaci tors are used in ballasts for fluorescent lighting for Power Factor improvement and in single phase induction motors as Start and Run Capacitors Thus Mo...

Page 11: ...ge Power Rating to accommodate high short duration surge of power required during start up of certain AC appliances and devices Please read details of the above two types of power ratings in Section 2...

Page 12: ...andescent Halogen Quartz Lamps 3 Laser Printer Other Devices using Infrared Quartz Halogen Heaters 4 Switch Mode Power Supplies SMPS no Power Factor correction 2 Photographic Strobe Flash Lights 4 See...

Page 13: ...quality of connecting wires and cables etc 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...

Page 14: ...tate 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 P...

Page 15: ...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 Volt...

Page 16: ...ative direction and slowly increases in the Negative direction to a peak Negative value Vpeak 325 22V and then slowly drops back to 0V There are 50 such cycles in 1 sec Cycles per second is called the...

Page 17: ...l is used to connect the metal chassis of the inverter to the Earth Ground Terminal of the premises where the inverter is installed 8 Negative DC Input Terminal 9 Positive DC Input Terminal 10 Modular...

Page 18: ...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 th...

Page 19: ...led 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 th...

Page 20: ...ing and discharging characteristics of a typical 12V 24V 48V 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 durin...

Page 21: ...4V 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...

Page 22: ...nput terminals considering that the DC input cables are thick enough to allow a negligible voltage drop between the battery and the inverter Inverters are provided with a buzzer alarm to warn that the...

Page 23: ...pletely Discharged 0 SOC 12V 24V 48V 12V 24V 48V C 3 A 10 45V 20 9V 41 8V 09 50V 19 0V 38 0V C 5 A 10 90V 21 8V 43 6V 10 30V 20 6V 41 2V C 10 A 11 95V 23 9V 47 8V 11 00V 22 0V 44 0V C 20 A 11 85V 23 7...

Page 24: ...tery capacity varies with temperature Battery capacity is also a function of age and charging history Older batteries have lower capacity because of shedding of active materials sulfation corrosion in...

Page 25: ...he Negative terminal of Battery 2 is connected to the Positive terminal of Battery 1 The Negative terminal of Battery 1 becomes the Negative terminal of the 48V battery bank 7 15 2 Parallel Connection...

Page 26: ...arly two 24V 200 Ah Battery Banks 3 and 4 are connected in series to form a 48V 200 Ah Battery Bank String 2 These two 48V 200 Ah Strings 1 and 2 are connected in parallel to form a 48V 400 Ah bank CA...

Page 27: ...quired from the battery DC current to be delivered A x Time in Hours H The first step is to estimate the total AC Watts W of load s and for how long the load s will operate in hours H The AC Watts are...

Page 28: ...d at 10 to 13 of their Ah capacity Ah capacity based on C Rate of 20 Hr Discharge Time Also for complete charging return of 100 capacity of Sealed Lead Acid Battery it is recommended that a 3 Stage Ch...

Page 29: ...Against Fire Hazard The unit is not ignition protected and should not be located under any circumstance in an area that contains highly flammable liquids like gasoline or propane as in an engine comp...

Page 30: ...e shown in Fig 8 1 below PST 600 dimensions NEG NEG WARNING Reverse polarity will damage the unit AVERTISSEMENT Inversion de polarit peut endommager l unit POS 228 240 6 5 7 5 5 5 1 6 1 6 82 32 32 162...

Page 31: ...mmended fan opening facing up or down As explained above this is to prevent falling of objects into the unit through the fan opening when the fan opening faces up If fan opening faces down hot damaged...

Page 32: ...low and may also cause permanent damage to the inverter 8 4 3 Connection from Batteries to the DC Input Side Sizing of Cables and Fuses CAUTION The input section of the inverter has large value capaci...

Page 33: ...re Effects of low voltage on common electrical loads are given below Lighting circuits incandescent and Quartz Halogen A 5 voltage drop causes an approxi mate 10 loss in light output This is because t...

Page 34: ...he inverter 8 4 5 Recommended Sizes of Battery Cables and Fuses Sizes of cables and fuses are shown in Table 8 2 Sizing is based on safety considerations speci fied in NEC 2014 Please refer to Notes f...

Page 35: ...ween the unit and the battery to cover 2 lengths of Positive and Negative cable conductors ii Resistance of the cable is based on Table 8 1 Fuse in the battery circuit is primarily required for protec...

Page 36: ...simple jumper cable with a male plug on both ends to connect the AC output of the inverter to a handy wall receptacle in the home 8 5 1 AC Output Receptacle For AC output connection the inverter uses...

Page 37: ...inverter the metal chassis Ground of the AC load is automatically connected to the Earth Ground Terminal of the premises where the inverter is installed WARNING As explained above in Schuko Receptacl...

Page 38: ...ould be changed only after switching the inverter to OFF condition first 9 2 SWITCHING THE INVERTER ON OFF Before switching on the inverter check that all the AC loads have been switched OFF and the d...

Page 39: ...to 45 C 3 C Please note that the fan may not come on at low loads or if the ambient temperature is cooler This is normal 9 5 INDICATIONS FOR NORMAL OPERATION When the inverter is operating normally a...

Page 40: ...on of the AC output voltage waveform and hence the RMS voltage also drops The extent of volt age drop is proportional to the rated surge current of the load minus 4 35A Hence higher surge current of t...

Page 41: ...ttery is running low and that the inverter will be shut down after sometime if the voltage at the inverter terminals further drops to 40 0V 0 5V or lower 10 3 LOW DC INPUT VOLTAGE SHUT DOWN If the vol...

Page 42: ...the DC side fuse is blown the inverter will be dead The Green LED marked POWER 2 Fig 6 1 will be switched OFF and there will be no AC output i INFO Reverse polarity connection is likely to damage the...

Page 43: ...current over the required length Use thicker cables if required Tighten connections of battery input circuit Reduce load AC output voltage is available Buzzer alarm is sounded at no load or when load...

Page 44: ...er power rating If the unit goes into permanent overload again after resetting and removing the load completely the unit has become defective Call Technical support NOTE The unit will be latched in th...

Page 45: ...SHORT CIRCUIT SHUTDOWN When output voltage drops to 160 VAC or lower for 1 to 1 5 sec OVERLOAD SHUTDOWN At overload of 110 to 115 for 2 to 2 5 sec OVER TEMPERATURE SHUTDOWN 90 C 5 C Auto reset at 65 C...

Page 46: ...ng 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 warrant...

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