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Summary of Contents for PVI-3.0-OUTD-S-US

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Page 3: ...n against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radi...

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Page 5: ...Introduction and safety 7 Installation location 13 Mounting and wiring 17 ...

Page 6: ...Operations 33 Troubleshooting 49 Maintenance 63 Appendix 67 ...

Page 7: ...Introduction and safety ...

Page 8: ...d personnel and in compliance with all prevailing local codes and regula installation location and adhere to speci ed cooling requirements quali ed technical personnel WARNING To reduce the risk of re connect only to a circuit provided with 15A ...

Page 9: ...any servicing other than that speci ed in the operating instructions Be sure all Àammable materials immediately following shut down surface temperatures on the cooling ns heat areas or operations magnetic elds hazardous voltages high temperatures possibility of as some components can retain charge suf cient to create a shock hazard and may need ...

Page 10: ...abels must indoors if installed to speci ed environmental and mounting parameters stated in this manual and adherence ed array s to be Àoating with respect to ground it can be used only with photovol technical speci cations The inverter is certi ed for use only with photovoltaic arrays connected to its input ...

Page 11: ...1 Introductionandsafety Installing the equipment in environments with Àammable conditions Blocking airÀow to the cooling ns e g warming or drying rags on the unit or accessory ...

Page 12: ...ominal Output Voltage Operating Voltage Range Nominal Output Frequency Operating Frequency Range Output Power Factor Max Output Current ACRATING Max ContinuousOutput Power Max Output Overcurrent Protection 2 x 10 A 2 x 12 5 A 360 V 600 V 90 580 V 200 530V 60 Hz factory preset 59 3 60 5 Hz 1 2 0 995 12 A 14 5 A 14 5A rms 277 V 240 V 208 V 1Ø 15 A 20 A 20A 3000 W 55 Camb 244 304V 211 264 V 183 228 V...

Page 13: ... 5 6mm Àat washer Installation location ...

Page 14: ...e operating temperatures exceed the speci cations will result in power limiting It is recommended the inverter be installed within the speci ed To avoid overheating always make sure the Àow of air around the inverter is not blocked Do not install in places where gases or Àammable substances may be present Air ow restricted use caution ...

Page 15: ...2 Installationlocation Ensure suf cient working area in front of the inverter to allow removal of the covers and 6 in 8 in 6 in 6 in UNO 25 25 25 ...

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Page 17: ... 6mm Àat washer Mounting and wiring ...

Page 18: ...3 Mountingandwiring through bottom Àange securing to 188mm ...

Page 19: ...ngandwiring Always respect the nominal ratings of voltage and current de ned in the Table 3 1 switchbox external components sets of switch contacts to guarantee the switch current speci cations are not exceeded ...

Page 20: ...3 Mountingandwiring DC electrical schematics for front switchbox AFD available on A models only ...

Page 21: ...3 Mountingandwiring Table 3 2 switchbox internal components C L K J MPPT 1 MPPT 2 M ...

Page 22: ...3 Mountingandwiring AC DC and GND L eld wiring terminals should be Typical system connections for this inverter are shown in the gure below J L K MPPT 1 MPPT 2 ...

Page 23: ...3 Mountingandwiring checks may cause arcing and potential re for each array The inverter can be con gured with an independent MPPT maximum power point tracking for String 2 String 1 String 1 String 2 ...

Page 24: ...3 Mountingandwiring The two trackers can also be con gured in parallel to handle power and or current levels Dual MPPT con guration independent mode Single MPPT con guration parallel mode ...

Page 25: ...uration The default position of the S1 switch is set in the IND mode DOWN position Use the following instructions to electrically connect the input channels in parallel In the switchbox String 2 String 1 j u m p e r j u m p e r ...

Page 26: ...3 Mountingandwiring In the inverter box j u m per j u m p er ...

Page 27: ...3 Mountingandwiring J L K MPPT 1 MPPT 2 C L K J ...

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Page 29: ...3 Mountingandwiring inverter or implement a multi unit wiring con guration called daisy chain ...

Page 30: ...ngandwiring recommended to connect the RS 485 converter to a location between the rst unit in the daisy chain or multi unit system con guration and the computer not in between two inverters S2 OFF S2 OFF S2 ON ...

Page 31: ...r operates normally Local monitoring from PC with a PVI USB RS485_232 adaptor and Aurora Communicator Local monitoring from a remote display such as the PVI DESKTOP device with a PVI USB between the rst unit of the daisy chain and the computer Equivalent RS 485 to RS 232 not been speci cally tested in order to guarantee correct operation of the connection These ...

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Page 33: ...age to the equipment and injury to the operator is to have a incompetence insuf cient quali cations or lack of training The operating cycle is automatically restored when there is suf cient sunlight At this point the lights on the Operations ...

Page 34: ...ded there is suf cient sunlight to activate the unit If not the LED continues to Àash until there is suf cient sunlight for Press ENTER to con rm the operation or to enter the set data item During operation the display cycles through available data points updating every ve seconds Screens may LED INDICATORS PROGRAMMING CONTROLS TWO LINE LCD DISPLAY ...

Page 35: ... the grid Normal operation 4 green yellow red Inverter is shut down because of a GFI fault Ground fault has been detected 5 green yellow red Inverter detected a fault The fault can be inside or outside the inverter See the alarm code appearing on the LCD 6 green yellow red Installation phase inverter is disconnected from grid During installation it refers to setup of the address for RS 485 communi...

Page 36: ...4 Operations The ENTER button is used to open the menu choices make a selection and con rm a change ...

Page 37: ...ction value calculated with the currency and conversion coef cient set Val Partial production value calculated with the currency and conversion coef cient set Val Daily production value calculated with the currency and conversion coef cient set Use ENTER to move from one eld to the next from left to right Use ESC to go back to the previous eld from right to left ...

Page 38: ...nguage Vstart Alarm Remote Control UV Prot T MPPT Scan EN DIS Scan Interval Alarm Message Set Vgrid Advanced Password New Address xxx Contrast XXXX four digits Light Power Graph Name Val kwH 00 50 Time Date English Vstart1 Vstart 2 Production Fault Enable Disable 60 secs Enable Disable Enable Compose Disable 15 mins 208VSingle Ph Vnom 208V 277V Single Ph Vnom 277V ...

Page 39: ...E1547 speci cations Default voltage and frequency trip modi cation ABB cannot be held responsible for any negative effects resulting from modi cations Changes to the voltage and frequency triplimit and triptime parameters MUSTbe doneby a quali ed ...

Page 40: ...4 Operations De nition the rst time the rst time inverter to connect to the grid for the rst ...

Page 41: ...4 Operations De nition inverter to connect to the grid for the rst connect to the grid for the rst time not ...

Page 42: ...4 Operations De nition Used to set the Vstart voltage separately for both channels if they are con gured in independent mode Change the activation voltage only if necessary Acon guration program ...

Page 43: ...4 Operations ALARM con gurable the relay switches if there are alarms code E or warnings code for the speci c model Production Alarm con gurable ...

Page 44: ...4 Operations A second display screen will ask for con rmation press ENTER to con rm ESC exit ...

Page 45: ...4 Operations Displays the revision of the rmware installed in the equipment INFO Part No Serial No Firmware ...

Page 46: ...values within outside range c Grid frequency value and status compared to speci ed values within outside range suf cient to export power to the grid frequency parameters and grid con guration are found to be in the speci ed range During this process the green LED will keep Àashing Initializing Please wait Missing Grid Waiting Sun ...

Page 47: ...splay turns on continuously while the green LED is Àashing When the Missing Grid and Waiting Sun conditions are veri ed the inverter is For A models Next connections 2 secs Vgrid 223 8V In range Fgrid 60 17Hz In range Error messages ...

Page 48: ...me the unit is powered up or after the battery has been Type OUTD PN SN xxxxxx FWrel C 0 1 1 E tod 0 Wh tod 0 0 USA E tot E par 0 KWh P out 0 W T inv C Ppk W Ppk Day W Vgrid 197 Vgrid Avg 0 Igrid 0 8 A Fgrid 60 18 Hz Vin 0 V I in 0 0 A Pin 0 W Riso 0 0 Mohm Ileak 73 mA Inverter OK Wed 17 May 11 23 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 7A 6A 8A 10A 11A 12A 9A ...

Page 49: ...when sunlight is suf cient for grid connection The inverter display shows the results of the self test Troubleshooting Test Arc Sensor OK Arc Self Test E053 Arc Fault E050 ...

Page 50: ... the steady or intermittent lighting of the relevant LED a message that identi es the operation it is identify a possible equipment failure fault or incorrect inverter setting or con guration Some of the E codes must be performed by quali ed personnel Typically the E code can be cleared once the cause or fault is and necessary quali cations to work safely PVI 3 0 OUTD US P N 3G96994US00 WO 1636209...

Page 51: ...ve terminal short circuited to the guration of the independent or parallel inputs is carried out correctly If the con guration of the PV ating interval the alarm is real Check the con gu re examine the con guration of the photovoltaic ar ...

Page 52: ...a speci c part of in verter input circuit is not suf cient is not accompanied by suf cient of periods of insuf cient sunlight cient sunlight and therefore little power available ni cantly higher than the activation voltage contact ...

Page 53: ...shooting the inverter is con gured with con guration the inverter car If the con guration of the inverter is correct check If both the con guration of the inverter and the speci cations contact customer service ...

Page 54: ...5 Troubleshooting voltaic eld positive terminal short circuited to the ...

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Page 56: ...5 Troubleshooting eld panel if there is one tovoltaic eld positive terminal short circuited to ...

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Page 58: ...5 Troubleshooting a megohmmeter positioned between the PV eld ...

Page 59: ...ght Wrong con guration of the PV array or a con guration at the limit as re suf cient sunlight and that the composition of the Insuf cient sunlight Wrong con guration of the photovoltaic ar ray or a con guration at the limit suf cient sunlight and that the composition of the ...

Page 60: ...5 Troubleshooting there is only a Àash Àashes ...

Page 61: ...Noti cation of change that is saved in the historical noti cation only con guration software Noti cation of change that is saved in the historical noti cation only advanced con guration software Noti cation of change that is saved in the historical Steady or Àashing ...

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Page 63: ...cation and or other For cleaning DO NOT use rags made of lamentary material or corrosive products that may damage parts to unquali ed staff not been isolated by foreign bodies such that airÀow may be affected or in the event of malfunction check the tightness of the cable opening plugs the t ting of the connectors and front covers Loose ttings can allow water seepage into the cabinet Maintenance ...

Page 64: ...6 Maintenance speci cations of the PV panel supplier ABB recommends checking this item after rst six months of operation and then annually refer to torque ...

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Page 67: ...ating This process is the basis of all grid tied inverters and is achieved very ef ciently by the inverter without the use current output from the inverter Àows directly into the distribution circuit and is connected in turn to the public STRINGS AND ARRAYS Notes on the sizing of the system Appendix ...

Page 68: ...ult signi cant changes in fault current when a ground fault current suf cient to cause safety hazards is detected Arc Fault Detection AFD Additional protective devices block diagram gure on next page The main segments of the design are the independent input DC DC ...

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Page 70: ...7 Appendix unnecessary leakage Graphs of the ef ciency curves of the inverters are shown below The ef ciency PVI 3 0 OUTD US 240V ...

Page 71: ...7 Appendix Output power with two DC sections operating ...

Page 72: ...7 Appendix Output power with one DC section operating ...

Page 73: ...Dynamic GFDI requires floating arrays Output protection devices Anti islanding protection Meets UL 1741 IEEE1547 requirements Over voltage protection type Varistor 2 L1 L2 L1 G Maximum AC OCPD Rating 20ARMS 20ARMS 15ARMS 25ARMS 20ARMS 20ARMS 20ARMS 20ARMS 20ARMS 25ARMS 25ARMS 25ARMS Efficiency Maximum efficiency 96 9 97 97 97 CEC efficiency 96 Operating performance Night time consumption 0 6WRMS Stand...

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