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OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS

PRotEct PV 4600

on-gRid solaR inVERtER

Version 17.03.2011 / Rev 04

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Page 1: ...1 OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS En PRotEct PV 4600 on gRid solaR inVERtER Version 17 03 2011 Rev 04 ...

Page 2: ...5 3 Connecting the AC Output Cable 17 5 4 Connecting the PV Panel 20 5 5 Connecting to the connection unit 21 5 6 Installation checklist 22 6 Operation of the Protect PV 4600 24 6 1 Auto power 24 6 2 Operating Modes 24 6 3 Using the LCD Display 26 6 4 Maximum Power Point Tracking MPPT 30 6 5 LCD Display Messages 31 7 Communication Interface 33 7 1 RS232 33 7 2 Optional Communications Interface 33 ...

Page 3: ...linked PV systems This manual contains important information regarding installation and safe operation of this unit Be sure to read this manual carefully before using your PV Inverter If you encounter any difficulties during installation or operation please refer to this manual before contacting your local dealer or representa tive To obtain the latest manual and product information please con tac...

Page 4: ...ink capacitors After disconnecting the PV Inverter from the power supply and PV panel electrical charge can still reside in the DC link capacitors The device shall be touched by qualified personnel earliest 60 minutes after disconnecting 3 Public supply mains only The PV Inverter is designed to feed AC power directly to the public supply mains Do not connect the AC output of this device to any pri...

Page 5: ...e to errors in design or manufacture or to be made of faulty mate rials if trained authorized AEG PS personnel has conduct commissio ning and start up of the Equipment An AEG PS Commissioning and Start Up Service must be performed completed by AEG PS or by authorized service personnel If not the on site Warranty will be voided and replacement of defective parts only will be covered AEG PS shall ha...

Page 6: ...horisation A PDF version of the RMA document can be downloaded from the www aegps com website The system replacement will be facilitated by following and accepting the general terms and conditions mentioned on the second page of the RMA document Exclusions AEG PS shall not be liable under the Warranty if its testing and exa mination discloses that the alleged defect in the Equipment does not exist...

Page 7: ...tension The original factory warranty can be extended by purchasing additional Extended Warranty Program which extends factory warranty by five 5 years from the date the original factory warranty is ending and guaranty repair and or replacement of defective parts Travelling time expenses and board and accommodation costs will be charged to the Purchaser The Extended Warranty must be purchased with...

Page 8: ... Unit the connection Interface and a connection to the Public Grid When a PV panel is exposed to sunlight and connected to an inverter it generates DC power The PV Inverter converts DC to AC and feeds in to the Public Grid via the AC Connection unit Inverter PV Panel DC Input AC Output AC Connec tion Unit Grid Public Utility Feeding AC power to Public Utility only ...

Page 9: ... dissipate heat produced by the inverter 3 3 pairs of DC input terminals Each input pair consists of positive and negative terminals Refer to Installation Section for set up information 4 AC Output Delivering AC to the Public grid 5 Optional Communication Slot and Cover An optional port to extend the communication interface for example for connecting a RS485 card The port is protected by a water p...

Page 10: ...ed as follows Power on green LED The LED lights if Protect PV is running The LED lights not if no power is provided to Protect PV inverter In this case Protect PV 4600 is in shutdown mode Fault red LED The LED lights if the inverter is in fault or failure condition To see the conditions please refer to section 8 Function Button Power on LED Fault LED LCD Display Power on Fault ...

Page 11: ...tdoor application Embedded LCD displaying status and system information Fanless design quiet operation Stylish design Compact and unobtrusive High reliability Easy installation Maintenance free Standard RS232 optional RS485 and others Embedded ENS complying with VDE 0126 Internal GFCI Ground Fault Current Interrupter 4 Features ...

Page 12: ...light Direct sunlight increa ses the internal temperature that may reduce conversion efficiency Check the ambient temperature of installation is within specified range 20 55 C The AC grid voltage is between 196 and 253 VAC 50 60 Hz Electric utility company has approved the grid connection Qualified personnel are performing the installation Adequate convection space surrounds the inverter Inverter ...

Page 13: ...bient temperature between 0 and 40 C 2 Select a wall or solid vertical surface which is strong enough to sup port the inverter 3 The PV Inverter requires adequate cooling space for heat dispersal Reserve at least 20 cm above and below the inverter Minimum space 20 cm Minimum space 20 cm ...

Page 14: ...14 4 Mark the positions of the 4 outer mounting holes onto the wall with the bracket as illustrated Using the Outer Mounting Holes Upper Mounting Holes Lower Mounting Holes Mounting Bracket ...

Page 15: ...6 Drill the 4 marked holes in the wall and then drive in the 4 Snap Bushings Now insert the screws and tighten them 6 Drill the 4 marked holes in the wall and then drive in the 4 Snap Bushings Now insert the screws and tighten them Upper Central Mounting Holes Lower Central Mounting Holes oUteR MoUnting holes CentRal MoUnting holes ...

Page 16: ...Inverter onto the bracket as illustrated 8 Insert the Safety Lock screws to fix the PV Inverter in place 9 Install the device vertically to ensure the device is properly fixed to the bracket Safety Lock Screw LCD Display ...

Page 17: ... the AC Connection unit via the AC output cable as following steps 1 Open the AC output cover with a screw driver 2 Draw out the AC Connector set from the Inverter AC Output Connector AC Output Cable 2 0 mm AC connection unit consisting of breaker fuse terminals etc ...

Page 18: ...no hole in it 3 hole Rubber Bushing 3 Unscrew the cable lock and prepare your AC cable 4 Remove the rubber plug from inside the AC connector socket 5 Insert the provided rubber bushing with three holes into the AC connector socket ...

Page 19: ...ll three wires should be firmly connec ted 8 After checking the 3 wires are fixed pro perly push the AC output connection set back in to the Connection Panel Drive the 4 screws back to fix the set 6 Now insert the three wires of the AC cable into the bushing holes L for Line N for Neutral G for Ground ...

Page 20: ...VDC UNDER ANY CONDITION 2 Always connect PV Panel positive terminal to PV Inverter DC positive terminal and the PV Panel negative terminal to PV Inverter DC negative terminal 3 Each set of PV Inverter DC terminals takes a maximum DC input of 8 5 A As a result 3 pairs of PV Inverter DC terminals can take a combined input of up to 25 5 A 5 4 Connecting the PV Panel ...

Page 21: ...7 A and 25 5 A use 3 sets of inver ter DC terminals 5 5 Connecting to the connection unit The AC connection unit is an interface between your PV Inverter and the Public grid It may consist of an electrical breaker fuse and ter minals for connection to both PV Inverter and the Public grid This Connection unit must be designed by qualified technician to comply with local safety standards AC Out Cabl...

Page 22: ...erter the output voltage is higher than 100 VDC and the AC grid is not connected to the inverter the LCD displays Model XXXXXX Waiting No Utility The RED fault LED turns on 3 Check the connection between your PV Inverter and AC Connection System And then check the connection between the Public grid and AC Connection unit Close the AC breaker or fuse in the unit 4 Under normal operation the LCD dis...

Page 23: ... the green LED dis plays Before connecting the PV Panels to DC terminals make sure the polarity of each connection is correct An incorrect connection could damage the device permanently 5 Congratulations you have successfully installed your PV Inverter ...

Page 24: ...atically detects the system status and selects the best mode of operation If the power from the PV Panel is higher than 150VDC the supply is converted to AC and fed in to the grid If the power is less than 100 VDC the PV Inverter displays Waiting During the wait state the device uses minimal power from the PV Panel to monitor the system status During normal mode the green LED is on Function Button...

Page 25: ...ing Normal During normal operation the PV Inverter enters a standby state at voltages below 100V Between 100V and 150V the device enters the waiting state and begins checking its own internal status The Normal state is entered if the voltage is above 150V The following example shows the LCD if the PV Panel input increases above 100 V Faults are indicated by the red FAULT LED When PV Panel provides...

Page 26: ...rmation about the internal status of your PV Inverter Press the Function Button to change the LCD display Pressing the Function Button during the Normal state displays the grid voltage Pressing the Function Button twice reveals the grid frequency Pressing the Function Button three times displays the PV Panel input voltage Pressing the Function Button four times reveals the input current Pressing t...

Page 27: ...ton nine times displays the firmware version Pressing the Function Button a tenth time returns to the status display Rapidly press the Function Button during the Normal state to display contrast settings To adjust the contrast settings press the Function Button again Repeatedly press the Function Button until the contrast reaches the desired level Adjusting the LCD Contrast ...

Page 28: ...rmal display if the Function Button is not pressed again Press the Function Button repeatedly until Set Language is shown on LCD Press and hold the Function Button to change the language Pressing the Function Button cycles through the available languages After a brief period of inactivity the display returns Normal Changing the Language ...

Page 29: ...rmal Locking the display Note After 30 seconds of inactivity the backlight switches off Pressing the Function Button reactivates the backlight Accuracy of the LCD Reading The reading on the LCD is just for reference The readings during normal operation are accurate to 2 Over all modes of operation 5 is allowed The LCD Visibility and Ambient Temperature Temperature extremes can influence the visibi...

Page 30: ...le your PV Inverter is converting the maximum power available If the power reading fluctuates the device is tracking power changes due to varying levels of sunlight If the output of the PV Panel is low the AC power may drift slowly This is normal because your PV Inverter continuously tracks the maximum DC power and the display reflects the varying power Individual PV Panel Output Graph ...

Page 31: ...ut power Pac xxx xW Real time output power in xxxx W Accumulated energy information Etot xxxxxxkWh Total energy fed to grid since inverter was installed Grid voltage Vac xxx xV Grid voltage in xxx x VAC Grid frequency Fac xx xHz Grid frequency in xx x Hz Feeding current Iac xx xA Feeding current amount in xx x A PV array voltage Vdc xxx xxx xxxV Input voltage from PV array xxx x VDC PV array curre...

Page 32: ...d DC bus voltage is too low LOW DC BUS The DC BUS inside is lower than expected 2 5 V reference voltage inside problem ERR REF 2 5 V The 2 5 V reference voltage inside is abnormal Output DC sensor abnormal ERR DC SENSOR The DC output sensor is abnormal GFCI detection abnormal ERR GFCI The GFCI detection circuit is abnormal Inverter Information Model display MODEL PV 4600 Inverter model xkW inverte...

Page 33: ...the RS232 inter face Remove the DB9 socket cover before use Pin assignment of this DB9 socket is stated as below Pin Signal Assignment 1 N C 2 TxD 3 RxD 4 N C 5 Common 6 N C 7 N C 8 N C 9 N C 7 2 Optional Communications Interface The PV Inverter has an expansion slot for an optional communications interface Add a Protect PV RS485 card or compliant card to extend the communication functions of inve...

Page 34: ...plug the PV panels from the DC input check the AC peri pheral system 3 After the cause is cleared plug PV panels in again and check the status of inverter 4 If above actions cannot clear Ground I fault please call service Grid Fault 1 Wait for 1 minute for grid to come back to normal 2 Make sure Grid voltage and Frequency meet the specifications 3 If not please call service Impedance Fault 1 Grid ...

Page 35: ...ot work please call service Relay Failure 1 Disconnect PV and PV from the input start the unit again 2 If it does not work please call service DC INJ High 1 Input DC current is higher than the permissible value 2 Observe the faulty condition for 1 minute 3 If the system does not restore to normal operation please call service EEPROM Failure 1 Disconnect PV and PV from the input start the unit agai...

Page 36: ...r 4600 W Max power 5000 W Operational Voltage 184 264 5 VAC Operational Frequency 50 Hz Current distortion 3 Power Factor cos ϕ 1 System Display LCD Display 2 line 16 Char Max efficiency 96 Euro efficiency 94 Protection degree IP 65 Operation temp 20 C 55 C Humidity 0 95 non condensing Standby power 8 W Acoustic noise level 35 dBA Comm Interface Standard RS232 Optional RS485 and others Mechanical ...

Page 37: ...erence immunity Grid Interference DIN EN 61000 3 2 Grid Monitoring Independent disconnection device MSD Mains monitoring with allocated Switching Devices according to VDEW DIN VDE 0126 1 1 2006 02 Low Voltage Regulation DIN EN 50178 4 98 VDE 0160 will be IEC62103 DIN EN 60146 part 1 1 3 94 VDE 0558 part 11 10 Compliance of Standards ...

Page 38: ... and power is The typical efficiency chart related to VDC and PAC is shown below Note Results may vary due to test equipment tolerances and product differences 11 Load Graph and Efficiency Graph Ppv W 8 5 x Vpv Example VPV is 400VDC the maximum power taken per inverter in one string is 3400 W Load Graph Ppv W 8 5 x Vpv Typical Efficiency Graph for Protect PV 4600 ...

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