PV-15208 Photovoltaic Inverter
Operation and Maintenance Manual
Copyright 2000, Xantrex Technologies/Trace Technologies Corp.
DOCUMENT: 150919
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SECTION 4
OPERATION
The standard operator interface on the PV-15208 consists of 3 system status indicator LED’s and an
on/off switch. The LED’s indicate the following states of operation:
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Red LED: Indicates the system is faulted or the on/off switch is switched to the off position. The
inverter will not function while this LED is illuminated. Cycling the on/off switch will attempt to
clear the fault condition and allow the inverter to resume normal operation.
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Amber LED: Indicates the inverter is in standby, waiting for sufficient DC voltage to begin peak
power tracking. This LED will turn off once the PV-15208 begins producing power. In the event of
a fault condition, the amber LED will flash, indicating the beginning of the fault code sequence
(See section 5, Troubleshooting).
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Green LED: Indicates the inverter is on-line and outputting power. In the event of a fault, the green
LED will flash a sequence indicating the fault code (See section 5, Troubleshooting).
The on/off switch is used to enable or disable system operation. The on/off switch is also used to reset
the inverter and clear any system faults.
The PV-15208 may be equipped with an optional Liquid Crystal Display instead of the LED indicators.
The display consists of 4 text lines containing the following information:
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Line 1: System Goal State - This is the target state of the inverter.
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Line 2: System Status - The current operating state of the inverter.
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Line 3: Inverter Output Power or Fault Description - During normal operation, this line will
report the inverter real time output power. If the PV-15208 is faulted, this line will report a descrip-
tion of the fault condition.
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Line 4: PV Voltage - The DC voltage measured at the PV-15208 DC input terminals.
The following is a typical display of the LCD during the five operating states and an on/off switch.
Wake Up
Standby
Power Tracking
Sleep Test
Fault
Emergency Stop
Status: Power Track
Shutdown
Status: Power Track
Power Tracking
Line kVA:
PV Volts:
Status: Power Track
Wake Up Test
Status: Power Track
Sleep Test
Status: Power Track
Faulted
Fault Description
Status: Power Track
Emergency Stop