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Installation Manual
Prerequisites / Tips for Success
3.1.2. TIPS FOR SUCCESS
To ensure that the installation is as seamless as possible and to avoid common
pitfalls, it is best to adhere to the following tips:
Installation: PowerTools App
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Download the PowerTools app.
THE POWERPOD 2 SYSTEM CANNOT BE
COMMISSIONED WITHOUT THIS APP.
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Follow along with the PowerTools app and take the required pictures as you
progress through the installation.
Installation: Placement
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The wiring kits shipped with each system are set to a specific length.
Placement of the enclosures are critical when determining the install site of all
the hardware components of the PowerPod 2 system.
Refer to the 'Clearances
& Knockout Locations' section for more information.
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Observe clearances in section 3.2, “CLEARANCES & KNOCKOUT LOCATIONS”
for adequate cooling and maintenance. No conduit must be placed within 2"
of the wall's surface of the inverter’s or auto-transformer’s top and bottom to
allow for adequate cooling of the equipment rear cooling fins.
Installation: Assembly
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When placing the batteries in the main (10kWh) enclosure, the first battery is
always installed on the bottom and the BMS is always in the top spot (above
the fourth battery).
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The inverter and add-on (5kWh) enclosure must be on opposite sides of the
main (10kWh) enclosure.
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If there are two add-on (5kWh) enclosures, the second one is placed on top of
the first add-on (5kWh) enclosure.
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The battery DC power connections in the main (10kWh) enclosure face away
from the inverter.
Follow the sticker guides within the enclosures.
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The battery DC power connections in the add-on (5kWh) enclosures face
toward the main (10kWh) enclosure.
Follow the sticker guides within the
enclosures.
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Assure there are enough batteries so that the backup load doesn't exceed
1200W continuous per battery module.
Installation: Wiring
•
When wiring the batteries together, the order in which these are connected is
important.
Use Section 3.3.3 BATTERY, Step 17 to wire the system properly
(BMS
→
8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1).
System Commissioning
•
When commissioning the system, inspect the display on the PowerPod 2, 10
kWh enclosure, inverter indicators and commissioning app to see what state it
is in.
Battery Size
Maximum Continuous Backup load
75% DoD
10 kWh
5000 W
15 kWh
7500 W
20 kWh
7600 (7600 W Inverter)
20 kWh
9600 (9600 W Inverter)
*Max power subject to inverter size.
DO NOT EXCEED INVERTER RATING.
