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Phoenix 12/300 
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Page 1: ...USER MANUAL GEBRUIKSAANWIJZING Phoenix 12 300 Phoenix 12 500 Phoenix 24 500 Phoenix 24 900 ...

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Page 3: ...manual 3 SECTIONS page English 7 Nederlands 37 ...

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Page 5: ...manual 5 USER MANUAL Phoenix 12 300 Phoenix 12 500 Phoenix 24 500 Phoenix 24 900 ...

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Page 7: ...ains power An automatic stand alone power system can be created with a configuration comprising a Victron Energy inverter battery charger mains manager if required and last but not least batteries with sufficient capacity Our equipment is suitable for countless situations in the field on ships or other places where a mobile 230 VoltAC power supply is indispensable Victron Energy has the ideal powe...

Page 8: ...versed polarity 13 2 7 Ripple voltage protection 14 3 INSTALLATION AND CONNECTION 15 3 1 Location 15 3 2 Installation requirements 15 3 2 1 Installation equipment 15 3 2 2 Battery cables 15 3 3 Connections 16 3 4 Connecting the battery cables 17 3 5 Connecting the 230 Vac cables 18 3 6 Remote control connection 19 3 7 Various points of attention 19 4 OPERATION 20 4 1 LED indications 20 4 2 On off ...

Page 9: ...G LIST 25 6 1 General 25 6 2 Trouble shooting 25 6 3 The ac output voltage is too low 27 7 SPECIFICATIONS 28 7 1 Input 28 7 2 Output 29 7 3 Economy mode 30 7 4 General 30 7 5 Mechanical 31 8 DRAWINGS 32 8 1 Dimensions 33 8 2 Connection diagram 34 ...

Page 10: ...x inverter model is composed as follows For example Phoenix 12 500 12 12 VDC battery voltage 500 500 W continuous electrical load The Victron Phoenix inverter is designed for 12 or 24 VDC battery input voltages and produces a sinusoïdal output voltage of 230 VAC 50 Hz crystal controlled Continuous power can be delivered at all times see the specifications The inverter is developed to serve AC equi...

Page 11: ...x 12 500 500 W 650 W 1350 W Phoenix 24 500 500 W 750 W 1400 W Phoenix 24 900 900 W 1000 W 2500 W 1 Continuous power the continuous power at 40 C ambient temperature 2 Short term power the power during 30 minutes at 40 C ambient temperature 3 Surge power the power during 3 seconds at 40 C ambient temperature Watt unit of power Volt unit of voltage VoltRMS root mean square effective value of alterna...

Page 12: ...E POWER LIMITATION The Phoenix inverter can deliver a higher short term power and a surge power for 3 seconds see section 1 2 This level is electronically limited When the inverter is overloaded the LED overload will flash If the overload is too high the inverter will switch off and the LED overload will illuminate continuously 2 3 TEMPERATURE PROTECTION The temperature of the electronics is conti...

Page 13: ...te continuously 2 5 HIGH INPUT VOLTAGE PROTECTION 2 5 1 12 VoltDC battery The inverter switches off if the input voltage rises above 17 0 VDC and restarts once the input voltage has dropped below approximately 16 5 VDC 2 5 2 24 VoltDC battery The inverter switches off if the input voltage rises above 32 5 VDC and restarts once the input voltage has dropped below approximately 31 0 VDC 2 6 REVERSED...

Page 14: ...C input voltage the inverter will state an alarm the LED low batt and the LED overload will flash If the previous alarm situation is on for a period of over 21 minutes the inverter will switch off and the following alarm indication can be seen the LED low batt and the LED overload illuminate The inverter has to be resetted before it will continue operation Resetting can be done by means of switchi...

Page 15: ...cal position for optimal cooling Make sure you will have easy access to the inside of the unit after installation Keep the distance between the Phoenix inverter and the battery as short as possible to minimize the losses in the cables 3 2 INSTALLATION REQUIREMENTS The Victron Phoenix inverter should be installed with the help of the following equipment 3 2 1 Installation equipment two battery cabl...

Page 16: ...CTIONS The connections are an important issue The connections are situated inside the unit on the PCB Illustration 1 The battery connections are coded and indicate the positive and the negative connections Illustration 1 ...

Page 17: ...Y CABLES To take full advantage of the Phoenix inverter particularly under peak surge load conditions the inverter should be connected to the battery with special battery cables See section 3 2 2 Connection procedure battery cables The following procedure is to be carried out carefully step 1 Unscrew the four screws of the front panel step 2 Connect the battery cables the red to the left and the b...

Page 18: ... Unscrew the four screws of the front panel step 2 The 230 VAC equipment may be directly connected to the connector block on the left side of the PCB with a three wire cable The connections are clearly coded and from left to right they are L N and PE The AC output is automatically current limited in the event of a short circuit on the output see section 2 1 The inverter will be seriously damaged i...

Page 19: ... Alternatively a complete remote control panel incorporating the indicator LED s and on off economy switch is available from Victron Energy 3 7 VARIOUS POINTS OF ATTENTION The rms value of the ripple voltage at the input should be limited to maximum 10 of the DC input voltage Never use a battery charger as a power supply for these Victron Energy inverters unless batteries or a suitable ripple supp...

Page 20: ...e see Illustration 5 When switching to ON the following startup procedure takes place 1 The LED low batt will illuminate for one second 2 The LED on will illuminate When switching to economy the led economy will flash If the load is high enough the inverter will switch on and the led economy and the led on will illuminate see section 4 7 4 3 OVERLOAD INDICATION When the inverter is overloaded the ...

Page 21: ...ed The Phoenix inverter will then switch off As the temperature has dropped to a sufficiently low level the inverter will automatically switch on again 4 6 ADJUSTMENTS To adjust output voltage open the Phoenix inverter cabinet by loosening the four screws on the front and removing the front panel see Illustration 6 It will be necessary to remove the dripshield and top plate to gain access to the a...

Page 22: ...the output exceeds 26 Watt The green LED on lights up and the yellow LED economy will also light up continuously The inverter switches back to the economy mode as soon as the load drops below 13 Watt The yellow LED economy flashes again and the green LED on is off 4 8 MAINTENANCE Phoenix inverters do not require any specific maintenance other than a yearly inspection of the connections Keep the un...

Page 23: ... The calculation on the internal loss is a two step process First we calculate the loss when the inverter is supplying power to a load The efficiency of the inverter in this state is 85 adding roughly 15 to the power consumption When the inverter is not supplying power to a load power consumption is approximately 8 5W in on mode or 2 5W in economy mode Determine the number of Ah by dividing the po...

Page 24: ...he inverter not supplying a load for 12 hours 12 hours x 8 5 W 102 Wh Total power consumption 1827 Wh Total battery capacity consumption in Ah 1827 24 Volt 76 Ah Daily use safety factor Required in Ah 76 Ah x 1 7 129Ah The result is with a requirement of 129 Ah the battery should have a minimum capacity of 130 Ah This example is suitable for a standard lead acid battery For sealed and gel batterie...

Page 25: ...hin the correct values see section 7 for these values The plus and the minus of the batteries and the inverter do not correspond Switch the inverter off and connect the battery correctly The LED low batt flashes The battery voltage is low Recharge the batteries or check the battery connections The LED low batt illuminates The inverter is switched off because the battery voltage was too low Recharg...

Page 26: ...pple voltage at the input exceeds 10 Recharge the batteries disconnect a part of the load or place a ripple suppressor and or batteries with a higher capacity Mount shorter and or thicker battery cables The LED s low batt and overload illuminate The inverter is switched off due to a too high ripple voltage at the input Place a ripple suppressor and or batteries with a higher capacity Mount shorter...

Page 27: ...put voltage is too low when measured by means of a RMS voltmeter Turn potentiometer R15 see section 4 6 Adjustments to the right and check whether the voltage returns to the normal value If not contact your Victron Energy dealer to have the inverter repaired ...

Page 28: ...on voltage low Phoenix 12 300 11 0 VoltDC Phoenix 12 500 11 0 VoltDC Phoenix 24 500 22 0 VoltDC Phoenix 24 900 22 0 VoltDC Switch on voltage high Phoenix 12 300 16 5 VoltDC Phoenix 12 500 16 5 VoltDC Phoenix 24 500 31 0 VoltDC Phoenix 24 900 31 0 VoltDC Switch off voltage low Phoenix 12 300 9 6 VoltDC Phoenix 12 500 9 6 VoltDC Phoenix 24 500 19 5 VoltDC Phoenix 24 900 19 5 VoltDC Switch off voltag...

Page 29: ...mode All four types 2 5 W 7 2 OUTPUT Output voltage 230 VAC 1 Output voltage range 185 VAC 245 VAC Frequency 50 Hz 0 2 crystal controlled Waveform output voltage sine wave Total harmonic distortion max 2 5 Powerfactor cos phi 0 2 capacitive to 0 4 inductive Nominal power Phoenix 12 300 300 W Phoenix 12 500 500 W Phoenix 24 500 500 W Phoenix 24 900 900 W cos phi 1 0 0ºC 40ºC At higher ambient tempe...

Page 30: ...rent is approx 5 5 ARMS for the 12V version and 11 ARMS for the 24V version 7 3 ECONOMY MODE Switch on load 26 W Switch off load 13 W Testvoltage economy 60 msec 230VRMS 50Hz 1 second no voltage 7 4 GENERAL Cooling 12 300 and 24 500 Natural convection Cooling 12 500 and 24 900 Forced convection internal Protection against excessive ambient temperatures overload and short circuit The temperature of...

Page 31: ...ission EN 55014 1993 Immunity EN 55104 1995 Safety EN 60950 1991 7 5 MECHANICAL Case Aluminum IP 21 Colour Blue RAL 5012 epoxy Dimensions hxwxd 283 x 200 x 180 mm Weight 8 5 kg Output 230 VAC Connections on PCB Connector suitable for 2 5 mm2 wires Input 12 or 24 VDC Connections on PCB M6 bolts Remote on off Connections on PCB Connector suitable for 1 5 mm2 wires PCB Printed Circuit Board ...

Page 32: ...32 manual 8 DRAWINGS Victron Energy Phoenix inverter dimensions 33 Victron Energy Phoenix inverter connections 34 ...

Page 33: ...manual 33 8 1 DIMENSIONS ...

Page 34: ...34 manual 8 2 CONNECTION DIAGRAM ...

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