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Remote Control for 

Evolution

TM

 Series 

Inverter/ Charger

Model: EVO-RC

For use  with:
(i) 120 VAC Model Nos. EVO-2212 / 
EVO-3012 / EVO-2224 / EVO-4024
(ii) 230 VAC Model Nos. EVO-2212E / 
EVO-3012E / EVO-2224E / EVO-4024E

Please read this 
manual BEFORE  
operating.

Firmware: 
Rev 029

Owner's 

Manual

Summary of Contents for Evolution EVO-RC

Page 1: ...es Inverter Charger Model EVO RC For use with i 120 VAC Model Nos EVO 2212 EVO 3012 EVO 2224 EVO 4024 ii 230 VAC Model Nos EVO 2212E EVO 3012E EVO 2224E EVO 4024E Please read this manual BEFORE operat...

Page 2: ...ternal Real Time Clock RTC and Super Capacitor type of battery for clock operation NOTE This version of the manual has been adapted for use with i 120 VAC Model Nos EVO 2212 EVO 3012 EVO 2224 EVO 4024...

Page 3: ...h of cable 1 Fig 1 2 a 10m 33ft No of conductors 8 RJ 45 8P8C Plugs on either end 2 Fig 1 2 a Pinouts and interconnection of the RJ 45 Plugs are shown in Fig 1 2 b SECTION 1 Introduction and Layout 1...

Page 4: ...02 mm 4 02 in 122 mm 4 80 in 132 mm 5 18 in Cut the wall panel along the dotted line with a jig saw This will create a pocket in the wall panel for flush mounting the EVO RC Fig 2 1 EVO RC Remote Cuto...

Page 5: ...Mounting The thickness of the wall panel board at the place of mounting should not be more than 15mm to ensure that the RJ 45 jack opening is not obstructed Fig 2 3 Wall Panel Thickness 3 0 GENERAL IN...

Page 6: ...ed parameters See Section 5 SD Card 3 2 POWER ON POWER OFF i INFO a Minimum battery voltage required for initiating manual switching ON of the unit is as follows 12V units Higher than 9V 24V units Hig...

Page 7: ...ay will then show the EVO Inverter Charger Model No and firmware version 3 digit number X XX Screen c The screen will then change to the Inverting Mode Screen Screen d 3 2 2 Power OFF AC INPUT IS NOT...

Page 8: ...See Section 3 4 1 2 If the EVO RC Remote Control has NOT been connected to the EVOTM Inverter Charger Unit Standby Mode cannot be entered using the On Off Push Button on the front panel of the EVOTM...

Page 9: ...Mode from the beginning It will NOT start from the last condition of the operating stage it was in when Standby Mode was activated 3 5 FAULT MESSAGES CLEARING FAULTS If any fault occurs the LCD screen...

Page 10: ...sure signal to stop inverting to prevent deep discharge of the battery Section 3 10 Fig 3 6 3 6 2 Menu Map for Standby Inverting Charging Power Save Modes Fig 3 2 shows Menu Map for the 4 main Operati...

Page 11: ...nt Voltage Absorption Stage Parameter CHARGING PROFILE option 1 3Stage Type1 2 CV Constant Voltage Absorption Stage Parameter CHARGING PROFILE option 2 3Stage Type2 3 CV Constant Voltage Absorption St...

Page 12: ...T P U T 1 2 0 0 W 12 I N V E R T I N G G R I D X X X X H z C H A R G I N G 0 C C2 O U T P U T 1 2 0 0 V A 13 I N V E R T I N G G E N 0 0 0 V C H A R G I N G 0 C C2 O U T P U T P F 1 0 0 0 14 I N V E...

Page 13: ...PS FOR ON LINE MODE SCREENS i INFO Please refer to the following for additional information on On Line Mode Section 4 8 5 2 of the EVOTM Owner s Manual for a description and application of On Line Mod...

Page 14: ...s qualified AC input voltage is available During the time AC input is available 19 scrollable Operating Mode Screens for CHARGING MODE will be available as per Menu Map shown in Fig 3 4 a on page 16 T...

Page 15: ...0 0 A 17 C H A R G I N G 0 C C2 B A T T E R Y 2 5 0 C 18 C H A R G I N G 0 C C2 I D 1 R C X X X1 19 C H A R G I N G 0 C C2 E V O X X X X 1 V X X X1 UP KEY UP KEY UP KEY UP KEY UP KEY UP KEY DOWN KEY...

Page 16: ...of EVOTM Inverter Charger When BMS activates Stop Charging signal The Drain Source terminals of the BMS will close and short Pins 1 2 3 4 and 5 6 7 8 of RJ 45 Jack marked Battery Temp Sensor on the f...

Page 17: ...activates Stop Inverting signal The Drain Source terminals of the BMS will close and short Pins 1 2 3 4 and 5 6 7 8 of RJ 45 Jack marked Battery Temp Sensor on the front panel of EVO EVOTM will stop i...

Page 18: ...p Menu Map for PARAMETER GROUPS 1 4 in Fig 4 1 for PARAMETER GROUPS 5 7 in Fig 4 2 i INFO Parameter Setup Menu Maps in Figs 4 1 4 2 have been explained using LCD screen displays with information as se...

Page 19: ...V UP KEY DOWN KEY 7 R E S E T V O L T A G E 1 4 0 0 V UP KEY DOWN KEY L OW R E S E T 5 6 0 0 H z UP KEY DOWN KEY D E T E C T T I M E 3 1 c y c l e D E T E C T T I M E 3 1 c y c l e 8 L OW V O L T A L...

Page 20: ...UP KEY DOWN KEY 5 R E L A Y F U N C T I O N 2 G e n e r a t o r 0 UP KEY DOWN KEY 6 C O MM I D 1 UP KEY DOWN KEY 7 B U Z Z E R 1 O n UP KEY DOWN KEY 8 D I S C H A R G E B E E P 0 O f f UP KEY DOWN KEY...

Page 21: ...ys SELECT PARAMETER Line 2 Displays the name of the PARAMETER GROUP Names of the 7 PARAMETER GROUPS are shown in Column 2 of Table under Section 4 1 2 b above ii Navigating through PARAMETER GROUP NOS...

Page 22: ...ate through different PARAMETER GROUP NOS PARAMETER GROUP NOS 1 4 in Fig 4 1 PARAMETER GROUP NOS 5 8 in Fig 4 2 When the PARAMETER GROUP containing the desired parameter is displayed on the LCD Group...

Page 23: ...d after scrolling to the desired numerical value for the last digit Now press the Enter Key HOLD for 3 to 4 sec and then release Process for writing the overall numerical value of the parameter into t...

Page 24: ...urrent setting of 40A or previously set value will be displayed Press Enter Key to change the value of parameter BULK CURRENT K E Y I N P A S S WO R D 0 0 0 0 Password 8052 Password consisting of 4 di...

Page 25: ...git 0 and curser _ Press the Enter Key HOLD for 3 to 4 sec and then release to initiate writing of the new value of 50A into the memory See NOTE below NOTE When the last digit is changed to the desire...

Page 26: ...2 ABSORP VOLTAGE Absorption Voltage 12 00V 16 00V 24 00V 32 00V 14 40V 28 80V 3 EQUALIZE VOLTAGE Equalization Voltage 14 00V 16 50V 28 00V 33 00V 14 40V 28 80V 4 FLOATING VOLTAGE Float Voltage 12 00V...

Page 27: ...fect 1 Not affect 0 Affect NOTE 1 BULK CURRENT value may automatically reduce in higher ambient temperatures of around 50 60 C if Power Transformer temperature exceeds 130 C or Heat Sink temperature e...

Page 28: ...Current For example if the BULK CURRENT in the EVO 2212 2212E is programmed at say the default value of 40A and the external Solar Charge Controller is generating 15A the internal Battery Charging Sec...

Page 29: ...is 20 C to 60 C This compensation voltage will affect the Absorbtion Voltage Equalize Voltage Floating Voltage Batt Over Volt Restart Voltage Low Volt Alarm Batt Low Voltage when the Temperature Sens...

Page 30: ...fault will be cleared automatically when the battery voltage drops to 0 5V below to the set upper threshold of BATT OVER VOLT The unit will start in Inverting Mode synchronize with the AC input and t...

Page 31: ...lar Charge Controller connected directly to the batteries or through the External Charger Input 3 4 in Fig 2 1 in the EVOTM Owner s Manual and the battery voltage recovers to the set RESET VOLTAGE Sec...

Page 32: ...ramming range 4 4 2 10 LV DETECT TIME Table 4 1 Parameter Setup Screen No 10 To prevent Battery low voltage fault and shut down of the inverter due to momentary dips in battery voltage as a result of...

Page 33: ...ile for Equalization When AC input within the programmed window of voltage and frequency is available the EVOTM will operate as a battery charger and charging will be carried out based on the selected...

Page 34: ...n Equalization Stage is computed automatically based on time in Bulk Stage See Section 5 8 2 of the EVOTM Owner s Manual for details Transition to Float Stage thereafter 4 Stage 4 This stage will be t...

Page 35: ...the charging current as follows Value of charging current produced by EVOTM Charging Section Programmed value of charging current set by parameter BULK CURRENT Section 4 4 2 1 minus Value of current...

Page 36: ...based photovoltaic power system is more cost effective For various display screens under this mode refer to Fig 3 3 a to d 4 4 2 13 3 Option 2 Charger Only In Off grid DC powered homes for efficiency...

Page 37: ...low 0 Option 1 Default The Transfer Relay will be switched ON energized if the battery voltage drops to the voltage threshold of LOW VOLT ALARM Section 4 4 2 8 or lower for sustained period GS DETECT...

Page 38: ...Charging Profile selected through parameter CHARGING PROFILE Section 4 4 2 21 The Transfer Relay will be switched OFF de energized after the programmed value of GEN OFF DELAY Section 4 4 2 18 counted...

Page 39: ...M E 6 0 m i n K E Y I N P A S S WO R D 0 0 0 0 Password 8052 See Section 4 3 1 G E N O N T I M E 0 6 0 m i n See Table 4 1 Parameter Setup Screen No 17 for programming range 4 4 2 18 GEN OFF DELAY Ta...

Page 40: ...Section 4 4 2 21 is selected 2 3 Stage Type 2 Programmable range is 0 20A Default value is 4A 4 4 2 20 1 Programming Steps for Parameter ABSORP EXIT AMPS Enter Key Enter Key Up Key x 19 times Enter Ke...

Page 41: ...Some Battery Management System BMS for Lithium Ion Batteries may come with protections for over charge over discharge over temperature that will require control over charging and discharging of the ba...

Page 42: ...For details of programming range procedure refer to Section 4 4 2 15 iii If the charger remains in the Float Stage for 10 days Lead Acid Flooded and sealed AGM Gel Cell ENSURE that there are no other...

Page 43: ...gramming range procedure refer to Section 4 4 2 15 iii If the charger remains in the Float Stage for 10 days Lead Acid Flooded and Sealed AGM Gel Cell Lithium See Section 5 11 of the EVOTM Owner s Man...

Page 44: ...ion 4 4 2 2 2 Stage 2 Absorption Stage See Section 5 7 2 of the EVOTM Owner s Manual for details Charge at constant voltage the programmed value for parameter ABSORP VOLTAGE Default value is 14 4V for...

Page 45: ...als are normally used by the BMS for on off control of charging and inverting operation of the Inverter Charger Stop Charging Signal In case of i over voltage of individual cell overall battery pack o...

Page 46: ...of 19 Screens is shown below C H G R S T O P B Y B M S O U T P U T 1 2 0 0 0 V NOTE The 19 CHGR STOP BY BMS display screens shown in Fig 3 5 are the same as the 19 display screens shown for Menu Map...

Page 47: ...nrush current c When AC input power is restored during Battery low voltage fault condition Section 7 Srl 1 of Table 7 1 EVOTM will exit fault condition and change to Charging Mode say Condition 1 The...

Page 48: ...recorded the time AC input was available Operating Condition 1 mentioned at Srl 5 above SAFE CHARGING Timer value has counted down to 0 min EVOTM will operate in Inverting Mode As the batteries were r...

Page 49: ...ng current from the External Solar Charge Controller i Programming Parameter EXT CHARGER set at Option 0 Not affect Total Charging Current Charging current from internal AC charger PLUS charging curre...

Page 50: ...lt Values for EVO 2212 2212E 4 5 2 1 DEFAULT FREQ Table 4 4 Parameter Setup Screen No 1 Default frequency sets the Inverter frequency which is also the standard frequency for AC input 4 5 2 1 1 Progra...

Page 51: ...capacity of the AC source connected to AC Input Terminals marked GEN the net AC input current will be required to be limited to prevent overloading of the AC input source EVO Series has a very powerfu...

Page 52: ...eter LOW CUT OFF Enter Key Up Key Enter Key Up Key x 5 times Enter Key A N Y O P E R A T I N G M O D E S C R E E N S E L E C T G R O U P C H A R G E C U R V E S E L E C T G R O U P I N P U T S E T T I...

Page 53: ...Transfer Relay is activated to transfer the AC load from the Grid Inverter Generator to the Inverter Section at zero crossing of the voltage waveform b Parameter SYNC GRID set at Option 1 Coarse This...

Page 54: ...formance of its Speed Governor that compensates for the drop in RPM frequency when electrical load is switched on increased or rise in RPM frequency when electrical load is decreased switched off Henc...

Page 55: ...X CURRENT GEN MAX CURRENT for 5 sec switch back to Charging Mode b I N P U T O C P R O T E C T 1 S h u t d o w n o If the AC input current is 1A more than the programmed value of GRID MAX CURRENT GEN...

Page 56: ...A N Y O P E R A T I N G M O D E S C R E E N S E L E C T G R O U P C H A R G E C U R V E S E L E C T G R O U P I N P U T S E T T I N G D E F A U L T F R E Q 0 6 0 H z I N P U T R E C O V E R Y 0 B u f...

Page 57: ...A G E 1 0 5 0 V C U T O F F V O L T 1 1 0 0 0 V K E Y I N P A S S WO R D 0 0 0 0 Password 8052 See Section 4 3 1 C U T O F F V O L T 1 1 0 0 0 V See Table 4 5 Parameter Setup Screen No 2 for programmi...

Page 58: ...U P I N P U T L OW L I M I T R E S E T V O L T A G E 1 0 5 0 V C U T O F F V O L T 3 9 0 0 V K E Y I N P A S S WO R D 0 0 0 0 Password 8052 See Section 4 3 1 C U T O F F V O L T 3 0 9 0 0 V See Table...

Page 59: ...teps for Parameter RESET VOLTAGE Enter Key Up Key x 3 times Enter Key Enter Key A N Y O P E R A T I N G M O D E S C R E E N S E L E C T G R O U P C H A R G E C U R V E S E L E C T G R O U P I N P U T...

Page 60: ...E N S E L E C T G R O U P C H A R G E C U R V E S E L E C T G R O U P I N P U T L OW L I M I T R E S E T V O L T A G E 1 2 5 0 V D E T E C T T I M E 2 1 5 c y c l e K E Y I N P A S S WO R D 0 0 0 0 P...

Page 61: ...VO 2212E EVO 3012 EVO 3012E EVO 2224 EVO 2224E EVO 4024 EVO 4024E EVO 2212 EVO 2212E EVO 3012 EVO 3012E EVO 2224 EVO 2224E EVO 4024 EVO 4024E 1 POWER SAVING 1 Enable 0 Disable 0 Disable 2 ENTER POINT...

Page 62: ...E N S E L E C T G R O U P C H A R G E C U R V E S E L E C T G R O U P O T H E R F U N C T I O N P OW E R S A V I N G 0 D i s a b l e E N T E R P O I N T 6 W EVO 2212 2224 6W EVO 3012 4024 8W EVO 2212...

Page 63: ...put 5 sec will switch OFF EVO Inverter Charger 12VDC input is available Power On No 12VDC input for 2 sec Off Fig 4 4 On Off Logic Diagram for Options under Parameter REMOTE SWITCH CAUTION On Off Logi...

Page 64: ...in the succeeding paragraphs 4 8 2 5 1 Signaling of Operational States Options 0 and 1 a Option 0 Charger Other When the EVO Inverter Charger is in Charging Mode the Status Relay will be OFF de energi...

Page 65: ...d OFF de energized its Common and NO contacts will open and the external Generator Auto Start Control Control Module will initiate automatic stopping of the Generator When AC output of the generator i...

Page 66: ...witches off the EVOTM will change over to Inverting Mode 4 8 2 5 2 2 Option 3 Generator 1 This option will start the Generator at LOW VOLT ALARM Section 4 4 2 8 and stop the Generator when the batteri...

Page 67: ...D E S C R E E N S E L E C T G R O U P C H A R G E C U R V E S E L E C T G R O U P O T H E R F U N C T I O N P OW E R S A V I N G 0 D i s a b l e R E L A Y F U N C T I O N 2 G e n e r a t o r 0 K E Y...

Page 68: ...C T I O N P OW E R S A V I N G 0 D i s a b l e D E F A U L T R E S E T 0 N o K E Y I N P A S S WO R D 0 0 0 0 Password 8052 See Section 4 3 1 D E F A U L T R E S E T 0 N o See Table 4 7 Parameter Set...

Page 69: ...12 for programming range 4 8 2 13 PASSWORD DISABLE Table 4 7 Parameter Setup Screen No 13 This parameter allows to disable enable Password 8052 to change the value of any programming parameter Use of...

Page 70: ...n of the LCD display when not in Idle Mode see Section 4 9 2 2 The default is option 4 100 Fully bright 4 9 2 1 1 Programming Steps for Parameter ACTIVE LCD LIGHT Enter Key Up Key x 5 times Enter Key...

Page 71: ...S S WO R D 0 0 0 0 Password 8052 See Section 4 3 1 I D L E L CD T I ME R 1 m i n See Table 4 8 Parameter Setup Screen No 3 for programming range 4 10 GROUP 7 PARAMETER SETUP TIME SETTING Section 4 1 F...

Page 72: ...N o S T O P S D C A R D 1 Y e s P L E A S E R E M O V E T H E S D C A R D If SD Card is not removed within 30 sec the unit will reset SECTION 5 SD Card 5 1 SD CARD GENERAL INFORMATION SD Card slot has...

Page 73: ...rted in the SD Card Slot in the EVO RC Remote Control Section 5 2 3 In case parameter DATALOG TIME Section 4 8 2 10 has been set at option 0 Disable data logging will NOT commence automatically when t...

Page 74: ...is enough space to create a Data Log File Folder and subsequently it runs out of capacity due to recording newer data it will start to overwrite on older files 5 2 4 Disabling Data Logging In the fac...

Page 75: ...in this example The 2nd Row shows Data Logging Fields separated by semicolon i e see details of all the Data Logging Fields for various EVO models at Section 5 2 2 The 3rd Row onwards shows the values...

Page 76: ...osoft Excel Click File Menu Tab on the top left hand corner Click Open from the Drop Down Menu Browse to the Directory where the Data Log Files downloaded from the SD Card are located Click on File Ty...

Page 77: ...m SD Card into Computer Directory Click Open Button Bottom right corner of Fig 5 4 Text Import Wizard Step 1 of 3 will be shown Fig 5 3 Choose Delimited File Type Fig 5 3 Screen showing Step 1 of 3 of...

Page 78: ...xcel Data as in Fig 5 5 will be displayed on your Worksheet with the Log Data stored in Columns and Rows NOTE Example of data shown in Fig 5 5 is for 120VAC Model No EVO 4024 Data for 230VAC versions...

Page 79: ...ssword 8052 See Section 4 3 1 See Table 4 7 Parameter Setup Screen No 11 for programming range S e l e c t G r o u p C H A R G E C U R V E S e l e c t P a r a m e t e r O T H E R F U N C T I O N S e l...

Page 80: ...link once in 1 sec interval OFF OFF Equalization charging Blink twice in 1 sec interval OFF OFF Inverting ON OFF Beep once in 3 sec interval Low battery alarm ON Blink once in 1 sec interval Beep once...

Page 81: ...p steady The unit will get locked in this condition and will be required to be switched off as follows o The unit will automatically switch off after expiry of time set by parameter LV CUT OFF TIME Se...

Page 82: ...ged by external charger connected directly to the batteries or through the External Charger Input 3 4 in Fig 2 1 in the EVOTM Owner s Manual and the battery voltage recovers to the set threshold of pa...

Page 83: ...current Charging Current Pass Through Current to the load is 1A more than the set threshold of GRID MAX CURRENT Section 4 5 2 2 GEN MAX CURRENT Section 4 5 2 3 for 5 seconds current is sampled every...

Page 84: ...erter Charger will beep steady EVO Inverter Charger will be latched in OFF condition and will require manual reset by powering OFF waiting for 1 minute and then powering ON again NOTE If there is shor...

Page 85: ...ambient temperature is within the limits Reduce the load and BULK CURRENT Section 4 4 2 1 The fault will be cleared when the heat sink has cooled down to 40 C 11 S D c a r d u n u s a b l e Data loggi...

Page 86: ...each Alpha Numeric LCD Display LED INDICATORS Green Status Red Fault Alarm INPUT OUTPUT CONNECTION CABLE SET RJ 45 Data Cable Straight Wired 10 Meters 33 ft ENVIRONMENT OPERATING TEMPERATURE RANGE 20...

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