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Solar Stik
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PSS-G/RAID Alternative Energy System Deployment Guide
04K Gen 100% SOC
Set
Gen 100% SOC
Start Days = 3
Set 100% SOC Run
Hour = 8:00A
Set 100% SOC Run
Minute = 0:00A
Set 100% SOC Run
AM-PM = 0:00 P/A
Set
Gen 100% SOC
Days = 1-255 Days
Set 100% SOC Run
Hour = 00:00A
Set 100% SOC Run
Minute = 0:00A
Set 100% SOC Run
AM-PM = 0:00A
Default Off
Range: Off, 1-255
Method to Maintain Expander Pak SOC Parity using Gen 100% SOC
The feature “Gen 100% SOC” is designed specifically for the purpose of equalizing the SOC of
all Expander Paks in an AES to 100%. After the SOC of the bank has been below 100% for a
programmable number of days (three in the example below), the PRO-Verter will start and run the
generator until the bank is at 100% SOC. The time of day for this protocol to begin must also be
set (see below). The length of time require to restore the bank to 100% will depend on the degree
to which the bank of Expander Paks are discharged and the magnitude of the SOC difference when
Gen 100% SOC starts.
1. Press the SETUP Button on the PRO-Verter user
interface (password may be required).
2. Navigate to 04K Gen 100% SOC. Press SELECT to enter
this menu.
3. Enter and save the values best suited for your
application into each of the fields. Start with the
frequency (e.g., every 3 days) as shown and at an
appropriate time of day.
4. Confirm that the SOC of the System battery bank
reported in METER 05B is 100%. .
Note:
• Ensure that the System clock is set to local time.
• Turn OFF Max Gen Run Time (SETUP 04F) to avoid generator shutdown before 100% SOC is
achieved.
• The
Gen 100% SOC Start Days
setting uses information from the BMK’s
METER 05J Days Since
100% SOC
to determine how many days have passed since the battery bank has not been
charged to 100% SOC.
• A valid SOC number must display in
METER 05B Battery SOC
for the BMK’s
METER 05J Days
Since 100% SOC
menu to accumulate and display days (Think’n, No Comm, Internal Fault,
Power-up Fault, or Unknown Fault ## are not valid SOC numbers).
• Once the BMK’s
METER: 05B Battery SOC
displays 100%, the AGS stops the generator and the
BMK’s
METER: 05J Days Since 100% SOC
display resets to “0 days”.
• If the generator does not start at the scheduled time (i.e., AGS fault, generator runs out of fuel,
etc.,), one more day must pass before another attempt is made to charge to 100% SOC.
Recovering a System with Overdischarged Expander Paks
Adding a fully charged Expander Pak into the battery bank will also bring the System back online.
If solar is not available and the System is to be charged using an AC source, the addition of a
functional battery will allow the PRO-Verter to power up and charge the Expander Paks.
