Latronics PVE1200 User manual

Brand: Latronics

Model: PVE1200

Category: Power adapters & inverters

Type: User manual

This manual is also suitable for

PVE2500

INSTRUCTIONMANUAL

DocNo A340-D05-V22-Q203/12

INVERTER WITH ENERGY METER

WELCOME

Latronics

productsareallproudlydesigned,engineeredand

manufacturedin Australia. Asaspecialistsinewaveinvertercompany

weproduceInvertersforadiverserangeofapplicationssuchas;

mining,railways,telecommunications,marine,remotepower,motor

homes,andotherindustrialorcommercialinstallations.

Inordertoproducethemostreliableproductsavailable,

Invertershavebeendesignedtoendurethemostruggedterrainand

theharshestconditionsacrossthe Australiancontinent.

Allproductsareengineeredusingthelatesthighqualitycomponents

andmanufacturedtostringentqualitystandards,thusensuring

customersallenjoymanyyearsoftroublefreeoperation.

Itisimportanttousat ,thatourclientsenjoythemaximum

benefitsfromourInvertersinasafeandproductiveenvironment.So

westronglyadvisethatyoureadthroughthenextfewpagesofthis

manual,whichexplainsallthemodesofoperationandrelevantsafety

precautionsforyournewPowerInverter.

NZ Distributor:

Fax: +64 9 837 3446, www.innovative.co.nz

Phone: +64 9 835 0700, Free call NZ: 0800 654 668

PO Box: 19 501, Auckland, New Zealand, 1746

1 Heremai Street, Henderson, Auckland, New Zealand, 0612

TABLEOFCONTENTSPAGE

INSTALLATION

DCWIRING/DCEARTHING

WIRINGDIAGRAMS

SPECIAL FEATURES

DIP SWITCHSETTINGS

INVERTEROPERATION

SOLARINPUT CONFIGURATION

FAULT FINDING

RADIOFREQUENCY INTERFERENCE

WARRANTY CONDITIONS

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS 18

ACWIRING 5

DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY

DECLARATIONOFCONFORMITY

Manufacturer:

LatronicSunpowerPtyLtd

105GrigorStWest

MoffatBeachIndustrialPark

CaloundraQueensland4551

Australia

DeclarethatthePVEdgegridconnectedInverterModelNo.PVE1200and

PVE2500conformtotherequirementsoffollowingstandards

EN61000-6-1

EN61000-6-3

EN55014

AS1044

EN60335-1

AS3100

AS4777

AndthereforeconformtotheregulationsoftheECdirectives

Directive2004/108/CE(EMCdirective),Directive2006/95/CE(lowVoltage

Directive)

DatethatCEmarkingwasfirstaffixed2007

AlsoconformstotheregulationsofC-tickmarkforAustralianemissionstandards

AustralianSafetyCertificateapprovalnumberCS06713V

Allproductsaremanufacturedwithfulltraceabilityinaccordancewiththe

QualitySystemRequirementsofAS/NZSISO9002

Signed

WilliamPettit

ElectronicEngineer

7 Feb2009

PhotovoltaicCells

Mains

PVEdge

INSTALLATION

BEFOREINSTALLATION

GridInteractiveSolarSystemshavebecomeincreasinglypopularinrecent

years. Thesesystemsdonotnecessarilyrequirebatteriesforstorageand

thereforecanhaveaverysimpleconfiguration.

EnsuretheInverterhasnotbeendamagedintransit.

Theunitmustbeplacedinawellventilatedandprotectedarea,notexposed

totheopenenvironment,andfreefromcontaminates(i.e.exhaustgases,

seaair,dustetc.).

ThePVEdgeisdesignedforindoorinstallationinasuitablelocationwhere

ambienttemperaturewillnotexceedratedvalues.

IfthePVEdgeistobeinstalledoutdoors,pleaseusetheLatronicsOutdoor

Enclosure(Partno:OE)

Itisimportantthatallwiringintheinstallationcomplieswiththerelevant

standardssuchas AS4777and AS3000.

Anyworkcarriedoutistobepreformedby

QualifiedandLicensedpersonnel.

TheInvertercanbemountedhorizontalontableorfloor. TheInvertercan

alsobemountedonawall,takingnoteofthestickerbeingthecorrect

orientation.

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DCWIRING

Checksolararraywillnotexceedinverter’smaximumvoltagerating

of103V(PVE1200)or206V(PVE2500)

IfothersourcesofDCinputarerequirede.g.windturbines,microhydro

turbinesetc. A batterybankorLatronics TurbineController(seepg9)will

berequiredwiththeMaximumPowerPoint Tracking(MPPT)disabled

(seepg13).

TheDCinputvoltageisstatedonthePVEdgecompliancelabelandthe

technicalspecificationssheetwithinthismanual.Checkthattheinput

voltageiswithintherequiredlimitsanddoesnotexceedthemaximum

limit(seepg18).

RecommendedcablesizefortheDCInputis6sqmmwithaninsulation

ratingof0.6/1KV.

* A DCisolatorisrequiredtobeinstallednexttotheinvertertoisolatethe

inverterformaintenance.

ThePVEdgeinverterissuitableforusewithsolararraysthatrequirepositive

ornegativeearthing.Duetotheinverter’sgalvanicisolationbetween ACand

DCinputsnoadditionalmodificationsarerequired.Simplyconnectthe

positiveornegativeofthesolararraytothesystemearth.

ObservePolarity.

* Theinverterisdesignedtooperatewitha48Vnominalsolarpanelarray

(PVE1200)or96Vnominalsolarpanelarray(PVE2500).

* A 48Vnominalsolararrayatatemperatureof25 shouldhaveanopen

circuitvoltagelessthan92V

* A 96Vnominalsolararrayatatemperatureof25 shouldhaveanopen

circuitvoltagelessthan185V

*EnsuretheDCIsolatorsareoffwhenconnectingtheDCLeads

POSITIVE/NEGATIVEEARTHING

°C

SPECIFICATIONS

Model PVE1200 PVE2500

Input Data

Maximum Solar Input Power 1600W 3100W

Maximum DC Input Current 25A 25A

Maximum DC Input Voltage 103V 206V

Maximum Power Point

Tracking Range 54VDC - 100VDC 108VDC - 200VDC

Ideal Operating Window

(Array VOC) 75-92VDC 150-185VDC

Automatic Turn ON (PV

Mode) 70VDC 140VDC

Automatic Turn ON (Battery

mode) 54VDC 108VDC

Starting Operation

Reverse Polarity Protection

Output Data

Output Power 1100W at 50ºC (1250W Max) 2100W at 50ºC (2500W Max)

Output Voltage Range

Output Frequency

Peak Efficiency 94% 95%

Night Time Power

Consumption

Input/Output Isolation

Operating Temperature

Anti islanding Protection

General Data

Wall Mount Enclosure

Dimensions 330mm Hx 296mm Wx

150mm D

370mm Hx 386mm Wx

180mm D

Weight 11 kg 22 kg

Connections

Warranty

Powder Coated Aluminum

AC/DC Pluggable Connectors

5 years

Status Indicators Solar Input ON

Grid Fault

Overload

LCD Meter - Power, Voltage, Current, Power Factor,

Output power in 25% Increments

Grid Monitoring - Stability check

3500V via Toroidal Transformer

-10ºC to 50ºC

Over/under voltage, Over/under frequency, Active phase shift

50Hz tolerance +/- 1Hz

NIL. Automatically Disconnects from AC Grid

10W

Short Circuit Diode Across DC Input Terminals

205 - 265 Vac

SBS50CONNECTORWIRING

TheinvertercomeswithanSBS50connectorpanelmountedonthe

case. Toassembletheconnectingpartner,taketheSBS50connector

andfollowtheinstructionsbelow.

1.Removethelugswithascrewdriverfromtheplugbyinsertinginto

theendandpressingdownonthethinmetalretainingstrip.

2.Firstchecknovoltageispresentonthecables,thenstripback

10mmofcable(RecommendedCable:6sqmmorbigger).Insertthe

strippedDCcableintothemetalinsertandcrimpshut.

3.Pushcablelugsintothemainbodyuntilclippedin,takingcarewith

polarity,whichismarkedontheconnectorhousingby+&-.

NB. ThisisatouchproofconnectorasperUL 1977,Section10.2.

TheDCconnectorcanbedisconnectedunderload.

CrimpShut

WARRANTYTERMSANDCONDITIONSFORAUSTRALIA

LatronicSunpowerPtyLtd(“Latronics”)providestheoriginalpurchaserofaLatronicsproduct(“You”)withthefollowingLimitedWarrantiesas

setoutinthiswarrantycertificate,inadditiontoyourrightsandremediesunderconsumerlaw.

TheLimitedwarrantyperiodsofthisinverteris5years.InallcircumstancesLatronicsproductsareguaranteedfromthedateofpurchase.

Part1-WarrantyDescriptions Part2–ReturningaLatronicsproductforserviceunderwarranty.

Part3-GeneralInformation

LatronicswarrantstoYouthatourproductsareguaranteedagainst

defectsinmaterialorworkmanship,wheninnormaluseand

service.

Whatyoumustdo

1.ForaLimitedWarrantytoapplytheRegistrationCardmustbe

validlycompletedbyYouandreturned,priortotheexpirationof3

monthsfromthedateofpurchase.

2.Youmustprovideproofofpurchase.

3.LatronicsrecommendsYoukeepyourreceiptasproofof

purchase,shouldanydifficultiesariseconcerningthereturnofyour

RegistrationCard.

Exclusions:

Fortheavoidanceofdoubt,theLatronicsproductwarranties

providedhereindonotcoverdamage,malfunctionsorservice

failurescausedby,amongstotherthings:

• Unauthorizedopeningoftheproducts,repair,

alterationorsubstitutionofnonstandardparts;

• Incorrectdesignand/orinstallationof‘balance

ofsystem’;

• Actsofgod,accidentorsimilarcause;

• FailuretofollowLatronicsinstallation,operation

ormaintenanceinstructions;

• Abuse,misuseornegligentacts;

• Powerfailuresurges,lightning,fire,flood,pest

damage,accidentalbreakage,actionsofthird

partiesandothereventsoraccidentsoutside

Latronics’reasonablecontrolandnotarising

fromnormaloperatingconditions;

• Suitablyqualifiedpersonnelnotcarryingoutall

ACandDCpermanentwiringinaccordance

withrelevantwiringrules.

ProductssuppliedbyLatronics,orLatronicsagentsaresupplied

undertheexpressconditionthatnoresponsibilityisimpliedor

acceptedbyLatronicsforanydamagetoanyappliance,

equipmentorpropertyusedincombinationwiththecorrect

operationofaLatronicsproduct.

Allconditionsandwarrantiesexpressedorimpliedbystatute,

commonlaw,equity,trade,custom,usage,orotherwise

howsoeverareherebyexpresslyexcludedtothemaximumextent

permittedbylaw.Wheresopermitted,theliabilityofLatronicsfora

breachofconditionorwarrantythatcannotbeexcludedislimited

(atLatronicsoption)tothereplacementorrepairofthegoodsor

ofacquiringequivalentgoodsorthecostofreplacingorrepairing

thegoodsorofacquiringequivalentgoods.

Latronicsdoesnotundertakeanycommitmenttoguarantee

continuityofsupplyinthecaseofobsolescence.Inaddition,

Latronicsreservestherightstochangeitsstandardproductrange

orspecificationofanymodelsubsequentlywithoutnoticeandno

liabilityasaresultoftheseoccurrenceswillbeaccepted.

Ifserviceisrequiredcontactyourlocalsupplier/installerorplaceof

purchaseforadvice.

ToClaimUnderWarranty:

1.YoushouldcontacttheCustomerCareCentreon1300550

204.ProductModelnumberandSerialnumberneedtobereadily

availabletoenablepromptprocessing.

2.If,afterinvestigation,theCustomerCareCentredeterminesthe

productisormaybedefectiveinmaterialorworkmanshipand

withinthewarrantyperiod,theywillissueinstructionsonhowto

proceedwithreturnandshippingtoLatronics.

3.WhenpackagingaLatronicsproductforreturnappropriate

measuresmustbetakenbyYoutoensuretheproductsaresafely

packedfortransit.Productsdamagedintransitduetoinadequate

packagingwillbevoidofwarranty.

4.IftheproductmanualhasaWarrantyReturnFormincluded,this

formshouldbecompletedandaccompanyproductsbeing

returned.

5.If,asaresultoffurtherinvestigationbyoronbehalfofLatronics,

suchadefectisconfirmed,thenLatronicsmust,atitssole

election,eitherrepairorreplaceyourLatronicsproduct.Latronics

willalso,attheirdiscretion,determinethemostappropriate

meanstoreturnanyWarrantyrepairs(orreplacements)toYouina

timelymanner.

Replacementofanypartorlabourinvolvedinrepairswillnothave

theeffectofextendingtheoriginalperiodoftheLimitedWarranty

ofthegoods.AnyfaultypartreplacedunderLimitedWarranty

becomesthepropertyoftheCompanyforpurposeof

examinationandclaimunderproprietarywarranty.

Undertheseproductwarranties,Latronicsisnotresponsibleforand

youherebyagreetobearanycostsassociatedwithremoval,

transportationorreinstallationofyourLatronicsproductsorany

peripheralcomponentsinthebalanceofanysystemusedin

conjunctionwithLatronicsproducts.

ProductsreturnedtoLatronicswithoutpriorauthorisationwillbe

returnedtothesenderattheirexpense.

AllWarrantyrepairsarecompletedex-factorytoensure

• Fastserviceturnaroundtime

• Specialised,factorytrainedtechnicians

• Allrequiredcomponentsareavailable(except

inthecaseofobsolescence)

• ThoroughtestingtoallLatronicsspecifications

• Dedicatedtestequipment

• Upgrades/updatestolatestLatronics

standards/specifications(whereapplicable).

OurgoodscomewithguaranteesthatcannotbeexcludedundertheAustralianConsumerLaw.Youareentitledtoareplacementor

refundforamajorfailureandcompensationforanyotherreasonablyforeseeablelossordamage.Youarealsoentitledtohavethegoods

repairedorreplacedifthegoodsfailtobeofacceptablequalityandthefailuredoesnotamounttoamajorfailure.

ACWIRING

Bothmodelsrequireanexternalcircuitbreakerforprotectionof

inverter’s ACinput.Usuallymountedinmainswitchboardand/ornexttothe

inverter. Theactiveandneutralofthe ACoutputareelectricallyisolatedfrom

theDCinputsandearthconnections.

LatronicsInvertershavethe ACoutput(activeandneutral)floatingwith

respecttotheDCandEarth. Thisconfigurationprovidesthehighestdegree

ofsafetyandflexibilityforinstallationwiring. Theearth isconnected

internallytotheInvertercaseandissuitablefor wiring.

Theunitissuppliedwithbothmaleandfemale20AmpWielandGesis

lockable ACconnectors

Toinstallconnectorsreadthefollowingprocedure.

1. Turnexternal ACCircuitBreakerswitchintoOFFpositionandmake

sureitcannotbeswitchedbackon.

2. Testthewiringwithavoltmetertomakesurenovoltageispresent.

3. Peelback30mmofcablejacketandcut ActiveandNeutralcables

5mmshorterthanEarth.

4. Strip5mmoffallthreecables.

5. TaketheWielandGesisconnector,disassembleintothreemainsections

andinsertstrippedwirethroughasshownbelow.

MEN

30mm

Earth

PressureRing

MainBody

Socket

Round2.5sqmmTwin&EarthCable

RADIOFREQUENCY INTERFERENCE

RadioFrequencyInterference(RFI)isaphenomenonthatexistsinmodern

societyandisaprobleminmanyareasofelectronics.ForInverterusers,

RFInormallypresentsitselfintheformofstaticand/orinterferencewhen

listeningtoan AMradioandinunusualcasesmayinterferewith TVreception.

OvertheyearsLatronicshascontinuedtoinvestsignificanttimeandeffortin

thereductionofRFIrelatedemissionsfromtheentireproductrange,sothat

theycomplywiththeappropriateInternationaland/or AustralianStandards.

Evenwiththiscompliance,therearesituationswhereRFImaystillbeacause

forconcern,andcandiffergreatlyfrominstallationtoinstallation. Accordingly,

thefollowingisalistofrecommendationsmadetoassistintheoverall

reductionofRFI.

1. AvoidrunningDCand ACcablesinthe

sameconduitsand/orcabletrenches.Itisstronglyrecommendedthat

DCand ACwiringbeseparatedbythegreatestdistancepossible.In

extreme cases,theuseofshieldedconduitmaybenecessary.

2. .DCcablescanactasanaerial,

thereforeallsuchcablesshouldbekeptasshortasispracticable.For

bestperformanceminimizeDCcablelengthtoInverterandBatteriesand

ifpossibleavoidtheuseofauxiliaryDCloads.

3. .Forhouseholdinstallations,itisrecommendedthata

“good”EarthStakeislocatedasnearbytheInverterasispossible.

4. Thesetypesofradioequipmentinherentlysuffer

fromallformsofRFI,especiallywhenthereceivedsignallevelisweak.

Insuchcasesreceptioncansometimesbeimprovedbyrelocationofthe

radioitself,alternativelytheuseofanappropriateexternalantenna and

co-axialcable maybenecessary.Externalantennasshouldbelocated

inamannerthatensuresmaximumsignalstrengthwhilstaffordingthe

greatestpossibledistanceawayfromtheInverterandBatteries.

5. TVsignalsaretransmittedasFMwaveforms. Thistypeof

signalfundamentallyreducestheeffectsofRFI,thereforetheuseofa

goodantennaandfeedercableisnormallysufficienttoensurequality

reception.LocatingthetelevisionasfaraspossiblefromtheInvertermay

alsoimprovepictureclarity.

SeparateDCand ACwiring.

MinimizelengthofDCcabling

240VacEarth

AMandHFRadios.

Televisions.

16 5

6. Connectthe Active,NeutralandEarthcablesasperdiagrambelow.

7.PushthesocketbackintotheMainBodyuntilitclipsin.

8.ScrewthePressureRingbackintoformatightseal.

9.PlugintoPVEdge.

Todisconnecttheplug,simplypushthereleaseclipinandunplug.

Note: Thereleaseclipsectioncanbecompletelytakenoutifalockable

connectorisnotdesired.

Neutral Active

Earth

Socket

FAULTFINDING

HELPFUL HINTS

ShouldtheInverterappeartobemalfunctioningwesuggestthefollowingto

eliminateanyexternalproblems.

TurntheInverterOFFbyswitchingtheExternalDCand ACisolators

OFF.LeaveOFFfor60seconds.

ReconnecttheDCSolarInputbyswitchingexternalDCIsolatorON. All

lightsontheInvertershouldcomeONfor1secondatpowerupand

thengoOFF. The75%lightshouldremainONtoindicatetheSolar

Inputisavailable.SolarInputvoltageneedstobeabovetheautomatic

turnONvoltage,forthelighttoturnON .Ifthelightdoesnot

illuminatecheckSolarInputforcorrectoperation.

Nextreconnectthe ACgridbyswitchingtheexternal ACbreakerON.

After20secondsthe75%lightshouldbeginflashingtoindicateInverter

reconnectingtothe ACgrid. Thelightwillflashfor60secondswhilethe

PVEdgechecksthatthemainsvoltageandfrequencyarestable.

Shouldthelightnotbeginflashingcheckifthe ACgridispresent.

Afterthe75%lightstopsflashingtheInverterwillbeginfeedingpower

intothe ACGrid.

,seepg18

MakecertainthatyouunderstandtheoperationoftheInverter.

Rememberthatithasautomaticreconnectiontothe ACgrid.

Makesureleadsandterminalsarenotcorroded,looseorfaultyinany

way.

MakesureallexternalDCand ACisolatorsareresetproperly.Ifunsure

switchOFFandONagain.

Pushtorelease

BatteryBack-UpSystem

10A

Legend

PV Edge

LSInverter

SolarPanels

AC TransferSwitch

(ACTS-2)

Regulator

(Optional)

Switchboard

Power

Lights

Hot Water

Stove

AirCon

(Exampleonly)

PVE1200 –48V (min200Ahrs)

PVE2500 –96V (min200Ahrs)

Batteries

=CircuitBreaker

10A

ExportMeter

Import Meter

GridMains

TheDCinputissuitableforconnectiontosolarmodulesonly,when

MPPT isenabled.

DonotexceedrecommendedMaximumDCInputPower.

!Allsolarmodulesshouldbeofthesametypeandbrand. Therefore

themaximumpowerpointandvoltagevariationwithtemperatureare

consistentforallmodules,whichwillensuremaximumsystemoutput.

SOLARINPUTCONFIGURATION

EnergyMeter

!ThePVEdgemetershowsthefollowingmeasurementsonscreen.

ToscrollthroughthevaluesUsethebuttonbelowthescreen.

Instantaneouspowerthatisbeinggenerated.

ResettableaccumulativePower(kWhmeter)

OutputVoltage(V)

OutputCurrent(A)

OutputFrequency(Hz)

OutputPowerFactor

Note:

kW:

kWh:

PF:

ToresettheResettablekWhmeter.Pressonholdfor10sec

235 8.

A kWhV

00125 6.

ValuesofInvertersoutput

Non-resettable kWh meter

http://www.latronics.com.au/products/grid-connect-inverter-pv-edge-series

ToconfigureyourpanelswiththePVEdgeinverter pleasegoto

StandardGridConnectSystem

WARNING:

TheInverteroutputisconnectedtomainselectricity,thusitisimportantthatall ACwiringcomplies

withtherequirementsoftherelevantwiringstandards,(AS3000, AS4777).

Anyworkcarriedouton AC/MainswiringistobeperformedbyQualified AndLicensed

personnelonly.

SolarPanels

GridMains

Switchboard

Power

Lights

Hot Water

Stove

AirCon

(Exampleonly)

10A

Legend

=CircuitBreaker

ExportMeter

Import Meter

DIP SWITCHSETTINGS

Switch1-MPPT/Batterymode

Switch2-50/60Hz

Switch4

Switch5

Switch6

IntheONposition theMaximumPowerPoint Trackingisenabled.

ThisisrequiredwhentheDCinputisPhotovoltaicSolarModulesonly.

IntheOFFpositiontheMaximumPowerPoint Trackingisdisabledandthe

voltagetrackingwilloperateatafixedvoltageof54V(PVE1200)or108V

(PVE2500). Thissettingisrequiredinasystemwherea48V(PVE1200)or

96V(PVE2500)BatteryBankisrequiredontheDCinput.

IntheONpositiontheInverterissetfor60Hzoperation.

IntheOFFposition theInverterissetfor50Hzoperation.

MustbeinOFFposition fornormaloperation. TheONpositionisa

factory ACtestsetting.

MustbeintheOFFposition fornormaloperation. TheONposition

isafactoryDCtestsetting.

Notused.

(default)

(IfSwitch1OFF) (IfSwitch1ON)

(Default)

(default)

Switch3

ON=Gel/SLA battery. ON=255VACsustainedoperation

OFF=Floodedbattery. OFF=Sustainedoperationturnedoff

DIP SWITCHLOCATION

MAINPCB

DIP SwitchlocatedonMainPCB

123456

OFF

WARNING:

Duetodangerousvoltagesexistinginsidetheunit,makesure

theexternalDCand ACsolarisolatorsareturnedoffbefore

openingtheunit.Only arepermittedto

adjustthesesettings.

qualifiedTradesPersons

PV Edge

SPECIAL FEATURES

DigitalEnergyDisplay

NightTimeDisconnect

ParallelOperation

Note:

MaximumPowerPointTracking

Protection

MaintenanceCycle

Thebacklitenergydisplayshowsinstantaneouspower,accumulativepower,

ACvoltage, ACcurrent, ACpowerfactorand ACfrequency.Seepage14for

moredetails.

AfterdarkwhenthesolarinputisnolongeravailabletheInverterwill

automaticallydisconnectfromthe ACgrid. Thisfeatureensuresthatduring

thenight,theInvertercannotconsumeanypowerwhatsoeverwhile

remainingidle.Uponsunrisethenextmorningwhensolarinputbecomes

availableagain,thePVedgewillautomaticallyreconnecttothe ACgridand

begingeneratingpower.

ThePVedgeautomaticallysynchronizestothe ACgrid,thereforetheoutput

ofmultipleunitscanallbeconnectedtogether,andtheywillallbe

synchronizedbythe ACgrid.

Theoptimumpowerlevelfromthesolarinputdependsontheavailablesolar

modules.Evenincloudyweatherwithfluctuationsinthesolarradiation

level,thePVEdgeconstantlymonitorsandtrackstheoptimumoperating

pointtoensuremaximumpowerfromthesolarmodulesisachieved.

The ACgridvoltageandfrequencyiscloselymonitoredbythePVEdge

alongwithantiislandingchecksviaactivephaseshifts.Isolationbetween

theDCinputand ACoutputisachievedviathe Toroidal Transformer. The

Inverterisfittedwithacoolingfan,whichistemperaturecontrolledandonly

operateswhenrequired.

WheninBatterymode(MPPT disabled)amaintenancecycleisperformed

every30days. Thisisashortboostcycleforsealedbatteriesoranequalize

chargeforfloodedcells.InthismodethebottomLEDwillflashslowlyuntil

thecycleiscompleted.

TheSolarinputsofmultipleunitInvertersarenottobeparallelled

unlessusedwithabattery.PleasecontactLatronicsformoredetails.

TheLatronics TurbineControllerutilizesthelatestinmicro-controllerdesigntodelivera

stableandsafesupplyofpowertothegridconnectinverter.Designedspecificallyto

integratewiththePVEdgelineofLatronicsinverters,itallowsbattery-lessgrid

connectionofwindandwaterturbines.

NOTE: PVEdgemustbeinBatteryMode.

Turbinecontrollermayrequireadumpload.

(Seepg13)

(see TurbineControllermanual)

Turbine

Controller

GridMains

Turbine

3PhaseorDCVoltage

PVEdge

10 11

DCSolarConnector

Foreasyconnectionand

disconnectionofDCInput

PowerfromSolarPanels

orBatteryBank.

Fan

Ifthetemperatureinsidethe

Inverterreachespresetlevels,the

variablespeedfanwillswitchon

initiallyinlowspeedandtheninto

higherspeedifthetemperature

continuestoincrease.Obstruction

oftheairintakeandoutputwill

reducethepowerratingofthe

Inverter.

DigitalEnergyMeter

Usingtheyellowbuttonyouare

abletoscrollthroughthe

differentvalues.Seepage14

formoredetails.

Plug&Play AC

Connector

Foreasyconnectionand

disconnectionto ACgrid.

INVERTEROPERATION

WhentheInverterisswitchedonall4LED'Slightupfor1secondwhilethe

microprocessorperformsastartupandsystemcheckprocedure.

100%LED(Overload)

ThisLEDindicatesovertemp/overload.

InthismodetheallotherLED’swillbe

OFFandthisLEDwillflash.

75%LED(ACGrid)

ThisLEDhas2modesofoperation.

ThisLEDwillbeONsolidwithallotherLED’soff

whenthesolarinputispresentandthe ACgrid

isdisconnectedand/orawaitingreconnection.

ThisLEDwillFLASHfor90secondswithall

otherLED’soffwhentheinverterinitially

connectstothe ACgridandperformsavoltage

andfrequencystabilitycheckbeforefeeding

powerintothe ACgrid.

50%LED(ACFault)

Whenan ACfaultispresentthisLEDwill

FLASHandallotherLED’soff

25%LED

ThisLEDwillflashwithallotherLED’soff

duringabatterymaintenancecycle(see

pg12).

IndicatorLamps

The4LED’sonthefrontpanelaredualpurpose.

Wheninnormalrunmodetheyoperate

asabargraph

LED4-76%-100%(topLed).

LED3-51%-75%.

LED2-26%-50%.

LED1-1%-25%.(BottomLed).

IftheInverterweresupplying60%of

FullpowerthenLed’s1,2&3wouldbeilluminated.

Latronics PVE1200 User manual

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Model: PVE1200

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