AC Battery Installation
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Removing or Replacing an AC Battery
If problems remain after following the troubleshooting steps above, contact Enphase at
enphase.com/en-
us/support/contact.
DANGER!
Risk of electrocution! Do not disconnect the consumption CT leads from the terminal
block while the sensed circuit is energized.
DANGER!
Risk of electric shock. Risk of fire. Do not attempt to repair the Enphase AC Battery; it
contains no user-serviceable parts. Tampering with or opening the Enphase AC Battery will void
the warranty. If the AC Battery fails, contact Enphase Customer Support for assistance at
enphase.com/en-us/support/contact.
Warranty void if the Enphase AC Battery housing is removed.
Refer servicing to qualified personnel.
DANGER!
Risk of electric shock. Always de-energize the load center before beginning wiring.
WARNING!
The AC Battery must have a charge state of at least 30% when placed in storage.
After the AC Battery has been installed, you can store it subsequently for a maximum of two
months. When placing the AC Battery in storage, ensure that the DC connector is unplugged
from the DC socket.
Removing the AC Battery
In the event that one or more AC Batteries needs to be temporarily uninstalled, or if Enphase Customer
Support authorizes an AC Battery replacement (RMA), perform the following steps.
1.
Prior to uninstalling an AC Battery, you must initiate battery Sleep Mode to ensure that the state
of charge is not too high or too low for storage or transport. Once Sleep Mode is initiated, the AC
battery will continue to operate until it reaches the desired state of charge. Since the rate at
which the AC battery can charge or discharge is governed by the loads connected at the point of
coupling, it can take several hours for the desired state of charge to be reached and for the AC
Battery to ‘Fall Asleep’. Therefore, Enphase recommends that you initiate Sleep Mode 24-48
hours in advance of the physical removal of the AC Battery. This is to ensure that sufficient time
has passed to allow the AC battery to ‘Fall Asleep’. You can initiate Sleep Mode in one of three
ways:
Remotely (Recommended). Using Enlighten Manager, you can remotely enable one or
more AC Batteries to initiate Sleep Mode by selecting this option under the
Devices
tab.
At the site. Using the Installer Toolkit App, you can connect to the Envoy and enable
Sleep Mode for one or more AC Batteries using the
Storage
button on the App.
Enphase Support. Contact Enphase Support at
enphase.com/en-us/support/contact
for
assistance activating Sleep Mode for one or more AC Batteries.
Once the desired state of charge is reached for the AC Battery(ies) operating in Sleep Mode, the
AC Battery enters into an idle state and you will be alerted that the battery has ‘Fallen Asleep’.
