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5
June 2020
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Solar Stik
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SYSTEM SETUP AND OPERATION GUDIE FOR THE 1 kW HYBRID POWER SYSTEM (HPS)
PRELIMINARY DRAFT
List of Figures
Figure 1. PRO-Verter grounding lug ............................................................................................................................... 10
Figure 2. PRO-Verter S 2000 circuits .............................................................................................................................. 15
Figure 4. Linear Inter-Connect Plug ................................................................................................................................ 23
Figure 3. Inter-Connect Plug .......................................................................................................................................... 23
Figure 5. External features of the Expander Pak ............................................................................................................ 25
Figure 6. 24VDC Li Expander Pak 1300 D-Plate ............................................................................................................ 26
Figure 7. Solar Venture 300W PV Array components in transport case (top) and unpacked (bottom) .......................... 27
Figure 8. PRO-Verter front side ...................................................................................................................................... 28
Figure 9. PRO-Verter rear side ........................................................................................................................................ 28
Figure 10. PRO-Verter left side ....................................................................................................................................... 29
Figure 11. PRO-Verter right side ..................................................................................................................................... 29
Figure 12. PRO-Verter Faceplate features ...................................................................................................................... 30
Figure 13. 24VDC PRO-Verter S 2000 I-Plate ................................................................................................................ 32
Figure 14. 1 kW HPS diagram connection map ............................................................................................................. 33
Figure 15. PRO-Verter to ESM connection ..................................................................................................................... 34
Figure 16. PRO-Verter(s) to AC power input connections .............................................................................................. 35
Figure 17. Compatible generator options ....................................................................................................................... 35
Figure 18. Defender 1 kW and Ranger 2 kW Gen Comm Cable connections ............................................................... 36
Figure 20. PRO-Verter power specifications for PV arrays ............................................................................................. 37
Figure 19. PV array to PRO-Verter connection ............................................................................................................... 37
Figure 21. Ground-securing sandbag placement .......................................................................................................... 38
Figure 22. PRO-Verter AC power output port ................................................................................................................ 39
Figure 23. Generator type and control switches; Generator Status LED blinking pattern ............................................. 42
Figure 24. Location of items to check before starting MPG ........................................................................................... 42
Figure 25. PRO-Verter user interface power and navigation buttons ............................................................................. 43
Figure 26. PRO-Verter S 2000 user interface ................................................................................................................. 44
Figure 27. 1 kW generator duty cycle as a function of continuous loads. ..................................................................... 57
Figure 28. System runtime at various loads with PV power only ................................................................................... 58
Figure 29. Increaseing PV power input reduces generator duty cycle. .......................................................................... 59
Figure 30. Measuring PV array open circuit voltage V
oc
................................................................................................ 61
Figure 31. Fastener locations on vent shroud (upgraded/new version) ......................................................................... 66
Figure 32. Removed vent shroud to access the louvered vent cover ............................................................................ 66
Figure 33. Replacing PRO-Verter filter (left); cleaning a PRO-Verter filter (right) ............................................................ 67
Figure 36. Human component transportation – PRO-Verter S 2000 .............................................................................. 70
Figure 34. Steel-reinforced padlock holes ...................................................................................................................... 70
Figure 35. Lock securing Case ....................................................................................................................................... 70
Figure 37. Human component transportation – Solar Venture 300 ............................................................................... 71
Figure 38. Human component transportation – 24VDC Li Expander Pak 1300 ............................................................ 71
Figure 39. Human component transportation – 1 kW MPG .......................................................................................... 71