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GT100E MS 
Combiner Box 
for Master/Slave 
Configuration

Owner’s Manual

Summary of Contents for GT100E

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Page 4: ...wners and are used herein for identification purposes only Notice of Copyright GT100E MS Combiner Box for Master Slave Configuration Owner s Manual January 2005 Xantrex International All rights reserved Disclaimer UNLESS SPECIFICALLY AGREED TO IN WRITING XANTREX TECHNOLOGY INC XANTREX a MAKES NO WARRANTY AS TO THE ACCURACY SUFFICIENCY OR SUITABILITY OF ANY TECHNICAL OR OTHER INFORMATION PROVIDED I...

Page 5: ...T100E Grid Tie Inverter Operation Maintenance and Troubleshooting Manual P N 152365 for this information Audience The Manual is intended for anyone who needs to install and operate the GT100E MS Combiner Box for Master Slave Configuration Installers should be certified technicians or electricians Organization This Manual is organized into three chapters Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 1 contains a ...

Page 6: ...ll as its products and services at www xantrex com WARNING Warnings identify conditions or practices that could result in personal injury or loss of life CAUTION Cautions identify conditions or practices that could result in damage to the unit or other equipment Important These notes describe things which are important for you to know but not as serious as a caution or warning ...

Page 7: ...p blow been dropped or otherwise damaged in any way If the GT100E MS Combiner Box for Master Slave Configuration is damaged see the Warranty section 5 Do not disassemble the GT100E MS Combiner Box for Master Slave Configuration It contains no user serviceable parts See Warranty for instructions on obtaining service Attempting to service the GT100E MS Combiner Box for Master Slave Configuration you...

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Page 9: ...ions 2 4 Cable Installation 2 5 Wire Gauge and Torque Specifications 2 5 Wire Gauge Requirements for the GT100E MS Combiner Box 2 5 Torque Specifications for the GT100E MS Combiner Box 2 5 MS100E Connections 2 6 Input Output Access Panels 2 6 PV Array and GT100E Connections 2 7 GT100E MS Control Power Cable 2 10 MS100E Interface Assembly Installation for GT100E 1 Mounting Instructions 2 11 GT100E ...

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Page 11: ...ions 2 7 Figure 2 5 PV Array 1 and GT100E 1 Connections 2 8 Figure 2 6 PV Array 2 and GT100E 2 Connections 2 9 Figure 2 7 GT100E MS Power Control Cable Connections 2 10 Figure 2 8 Location of GT100E MS in the GT100E 2 11 Figure 2 9 GT100E MS Interface Assembly Installation 2 12 Figure 2 10 GT100E MS Interface Assembly Cable Connection 2 13 Figure 2 11 GT100E MS Control Power and Interface Cable Co...

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Page 13: ...1 Introduction Chapter 1 contains a description of the GT100E MS and lists the different operating states available with the GT100E MS Combiner Box ...

Page 14: ... the Master and the Slave inverter would power up and come on line See Figure 1 1 on page 1 4 The GT100E inverters will have the ability to run in the master slave configuration or the ability to run independently stand alone mode The inverters will also have the ability to be configured as either the master configured master or the slave inverter configured slave The inverters also can be set to ...

Page 15: ... Slave operation states will follow the standard states specified by the GT100E Grid Tie Inverter Operation Maintenance and Troubleshooting Manual P N 152365 with the following Master Salve configuration state 1 At Power up the Master inverter will disable the Slave inverter and close the contactor in the GT100E MS Combiner Box 2 The Master inverter will go online through the normal operating Stat...

Page 16: ...will go online Fault Condition If the Master or Slave Inverter gets a fault or the status signal from either inverter is lost the inverters will shutdown and restart as stand alone inverters Mis configuration of Units If the Master or Slave Inverter are mis configured by the operator the inverters run as stand alone inverters Figure 1 1 Configuration Diagram ...

Page 17: ...2 Installation Chapter 2 contains procedures on how to mount the GT100E MS and make the cable connections ...

Page 18: ...he MS100E 2 Open the GT100E MS Combiner Box 3 Remove the 8 M6 screws holding the safety cover from the box 4 Remove the box containing GT100E MS interface assemblies 5 Remove the manual 6 Remove the GT100E MS combiner box power cable assembly P N 1 152492 01 7 Remove the GT100E MS combiner box interface cable assembly P N 1 152493 01 8 Remove all mounting hardware from the box 9 Remove the GT100E ...

Page 19: ...npacking the GT100E MS 152602 2 3 Figure 2 1 GT100E MS Componenets Cable 1 152492 01 and 1 152493 01 Safety Cover M6 Mounting hardware GT100E MS interface assemblies and GT100E MS Combiner Box GT100E MS ...

Page 20: ...mounting brackets P N 062 2000 02 to the rear of the MS100E Combiner box see Figure 2 2 2 Anchor the GT100E MS combiner box to the wall using anchor bolts Important The GT100E MS Combiner box needs to be mounted with in 8 meters of the GT100E units Figure 2 2 Wall Mounting Bracket Locations Wall Mounting Brackets ...

Page 21: ...S Combiner Box One or multiple wires up to 300 mm2 can be connected to the GT100E MS Combiner box Follow local Electrical codes to determine the correct wire gauge Torque Specifications for the GT100E MS Combiner Box M10 Bolt 40 0Nm M12 Bolt 54 0Nm M16 Bolt 132 0Nm CAUTION All wiring methods and wire gauges shall be in accordance with Local Electrical Code Take care to keep the wire bundles away f...

Page 22: ...nd figures to correctly identify access panels and route wiring Input Output Access Panels Install all the cable strain reliefs customer supplied needed for cable entry in both Access Panels see Figure 2 3 Figure 2 3 Input Output Access Panel Location Input Output Access Panel ...

Page 23: ...Cable Installation 152602 2 7 PV Array and GT100E Connections Figure 2 4 PV Array and GT100E Connections PV ARRAY 1 and GT100E 1 Connections PV ARRAY 2 and GT100E 2 Connections ...

Page 24: ...access panel and connect the cables to GT100E 1 PV UNIT and PV terminals see Figure 2 5 3 Route the PV Array 1 ground cable through the access panel and connect the cable to PV ARRAY 1 GND terminal see Figure 2 5 Figure 2 5 PV Array 1 and GT100E 1 Connections Combiner Box PV ARRAY 1 GND Terminal Combiner Box PV ARRAY 1 PV Terminal Combiner Box PV ARRAY 1 PV Terminal Combiner Box GT100E 1 PV Termin...

Page 25: ...h the access panel and connect the cables to PV ARRAY 2 PV and PV terminals see Figure 2 6 3 Route the PV Array 2 ground cable through the access panel and connect the cable to PV ARRAY 2 GND terminal see Figure 2 6 Figure 2 6 PV Array 2 and GT100E 2 Connections Combiner Box PV ARRAY 2 PV Terminal Combiner Box PV ARRAY 2 PV Terminal Combiner Box GT100E 2 PV Terminal Combiner Box GT100E 2 PV Termin...

Page 26: ...GT100E MS combiner box power cable assembly P N 1 152492 01 from the GT100E 2 through the access panel and connect it to P2 see Figure 2 7 3 Connect the Cables ground wires to the ground terminal using a M5 nut 4 Reinstall the safety cover into the GT100E MS Combiner box using 8 M6 screws Figure 2 7 GT100E MS Power Control Cable Connections Combiner Box Connector P1 Combiner Box Connector P2 Combi...

Page 27: ...nterface Assembly Installation for GT100E 1 Mounting Instructions The GT100E MS Interface is located in the bottom right compartment of the GT100E See Figure 2 8 n Figure 2 8 Location of GT100E MS in the GT100E GT100E MS Interface Assemblies ...

Page 28: ... Assembly 1 Mount the MS100E Interface Assembly to the Customer Interface Rail using the 4 supplied Torx screws P N 1 152173 01 See Figure 2 9 Figure 2 9 GT100E MS Interface Assembly Installation GT100E MS Interface Assembly Customer Interface Rail Torex Screws ...

Page 29: ...face cable assembly P N 1 152493 01 through the Input Output Access Base Panel on the GT100E unit Reference the GT100E Planning and Installation Manual P N 152364 2 Connect the MS100E Power cable assembly to the MS100E Interface Assembly connector P22 see Figure 2 11 3 Connect the MS100E Interface cable assembly to the MS100E Interface Assembly connector P21 see Figure 2 11 4 Connect both of the c...

Page 30: ...l the GT100E refer to the GT100E Grid Tie Inverter Installation Manual P N 152364 For GT100E commissioning or Turn On Procedure refer to the GT100E Grid Tie Inverter Operation Maintenance and Troubleshooting Manual P N 152365 Figure 2 11 GT100E MS Control Power and Interface Cable Connection GT100E MS Power Cable Assembly P N 1 Ground Terminal GT100E MS Interface Cable Assembly P N 1 Connector P22...

Page 31: ...3 Configuration Chapter 3 describes how to configure the GT100E MS for Master Slave configuration ...

Page 32: ...ng the Xantrex Solar GUI software To set a unit up as the Master Unit 1 Click Tools Inverter Data Operational Configuration 2 Check the Configured Master check box 3 Click Send Configuration 4 Verify that the Present Inverter Data has the unit set as the Configured Master unit Important If the inverter s date not the workstation s is odd then the Inverter is OPERATIONAL MASTER until midnight if th...

Page 33: ...Master Slave Configuration 152602 3 3 To set a unit up as the Slave Unit 1 Click Tools Inverter Data Operational Configuration 2 Check the Configured Master check box Today s status of the unit ...

Page 34: ...If the inverter s date not the workstation s is odd then the Inverter is OPERATIONAL SLAVE until midnight if the date is even the Inverter is OPERATIONAL MASTER until midnight CAUTION The Master Slave configuration will only be activated after power is cycled on the unit Important Verify that the date is the same on both the GT100E 1 and GT100E 2 This will allow the daily role reversal option to f...

Page 35: ...ted Warranty Xantrex will at its option use new and or reconditioned parts in performing warranty repair and building replacement products Xantrex reserves the right to use parts or products of original or improved design in the repair or replacement If Xantrex repairs or replaces a product the warranty is suspended during the repair or replacement and continues for the remaining portion of the or...

Page 36: ... without restriction any implied warranty or condition of quality merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose Any implied warranty of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose to the extent required under applicable law to apply to the product shall where permitted by law be limited in duration to the period stipulated under this Limited Warranty In no event will Xantrex be liabl...

Page 37: ...WARNING LIMITATIONS ON USE Please refer to your Owner s Manual for limitations on uses of the product Specifically please note that the GT100E MS Combiner Box for Master Slave Configuration is not intended for use in connection with life support systems or other medical equipment or devices and Xantrex makes no representation or warranty in connection with any use of the product for such purposes ...

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