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3.0 Setup
3.3.3 METER
Menu
Pressing the METER button accesses the various meters that assist in
determining the status of the inverter/charger and the battery system.
Info:
All displays revert back to the home screen (except for the
displays under the METER button) if no button has been pressed
for approximately
fi
ve minutes.
METER
Press
Status...
01 INV/CHG Meter
Display shows
menu item:
Status...
DC: ##.#V #A
Display shows
DC meter:
Press to select
Figure 3-5, METER: 01 INV/CHG Meter Display
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METER: 01 INV/CHG Meter
– This menu item displays the DC voltage
and current while either inverting or charging.
DC: V (Volts) & A (Amps):
First value displays the voltage from the
batteries connected to the inverter. This reading’s accuracy is ±1.5% with
a 0.1 VDC resolution. Second value displays (while inverting) a negative
number to show the battery current used by the inverter. If charging, the
DC: A (Amps)
reading displays a positive number to show the amount of
current delivered to the batteries.
This meter converts AC amps to display DC amps, so the accuracy below one
amp AC (~10 amps DC @ 12 VDC) is not detected. When the current in or
out of the batteries is greater than one amp AC, the accuracy of this meter
is ±20%.
VAC Out:
Display provides the AC voltage measurement at the inverter’s
output terminals. If inverting, this meter accurately measures the pure sine
wave inverter’s output voltage. When in Standby mode, this measures the
AC voltage that is passing through the inverter from the source (e.g., grid or
generator) to the inverter’s output terminals.
MS-PAE Series (240 VAC output): Even though these inverters provide a 240-
volt output, this meter displays the average of the two hot outputs (i.e., HOT
1 to NEUTRAL and HOT 2 to NEUTRAL) as a nominal 120-volt value.
Note:
This meter is only accurate when the inverter is pure sine wave.
Hz Out:
While inverting, this meter displays the output frequency of the
inverter. When in Standby mode, this meter displays the frequency of the
incoming AC source (i.e., grid or generator) that is passing through the
inverter to the inverter’s output terminals. The frequency value is shown in
Hertz (Hz).