
December 2020
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Solar Stik
®
, Inc.
2
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Operator and Maintenance Manual for the PRO-Verter S 3000
PRELIMINARY
Contents
GENERAL INFORMATION, EQUIPMENT DESCRIPTION, AND THEORY OF OPERATION
Introduction to Hybrid Power Systems 7
HPS Flexible Open Architecture 7
Important Safety Information and Instructions 8
Safety Information Labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Fire Hazard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Recommended Fire Extinguisher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Electric Shock Hazard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Grounding a PRO-Verter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Environmental and Handling Precautions 11
DC-only/Inverter (Automatic Functions) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Hybrid (Automatic Functions) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Peak Power Delivery (Manual Functions) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
UPS (Automatic Functions) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Selecting a Generator/Grid AC Source . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Energy Storage Requirements for Operation 14
DC Voltage: Master Metric 14
PRO-Verter Circuits and Functions 15
Load Prioritization 16
Real-time Load Management 16
“Pass-through” Power and the Internal AC Transfer Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Qualifying AC Input Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Charge Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Invert Function. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Transfer of Loads From Grid/Generator Input to Inverter (Batteries) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Transfer of Loads From Inverter (Batteries) to Grid/Generator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Solar Charging and Solar Prioritization 19
Automatic Generator Start/Stop (AGS) Function 20
AGS Audible Alarm 20
Soft Start 20
Cooling Fan Operation 20
Protection Circuits 20
Dead-battery System Recovery Circuits 21
Derating 21
Historical Data and Fault Tracking 21
Circuit Limitations 21