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Solis Catch Power Solis Inverter Installation guide

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CATCH Power SOLAR RELAY – Inverter Control – SOLIS
CATCH Power
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180 Dumaresq Street
Glen Innes
NSW 2370
Australia
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INVERTER CONTROL
with
SOLIS 1Phase S5 Series & 4G Series (With Metering Interface)
SOLAR RELAY
CATCH Power SOLAR RELAY – Inverter Control – SOLIS
Wiring Instructions
This guide discusses the specific wiring and
configuration need to implement inverter
control. Ensure the installation guide for both
products is also followed.
IMPORTANT
Ensure the data cable is rated for the voltages it will be in close proximity to.
A 120 Ohm terminating resistor may be required at the CATCH Relay terminals as shown in
the diagram below if the cable run is longer than 10m.
RS485 A to
the + terminal
RS485 B to
the - terminal
Note: The Solis Meter Plug is
sold separately.
CATCH Power SOLAR RELAY – Inverter Control – SOLIS
Wiring Instructions - Continued
Plug into the
METER
receptacle
S5 – EH Series
S5 and 4G Series
CATCH Power SOLAR RELAY – Inverter Control – SOLIS
SOLAR RELAY Setup
Navigate to the Configuration page on CATCHPower App, and under the Modbus
configuration set the parameters as shown.
Cluster Export Limit
1
9600
Model: 1P5K-4G (4G
series)
Choose: Solis Acrel
Model: S5 Series
Choose: Solis S5 Series
CATCH Power SOLAR RELAY – Inverter Control – SOLIS
Checking the status of the RS485 interface
Within the CATCH Power app if you navigate to the bottom of the Live Data screen
you will see something similar to the screen below.
The RS485 Status Can be used to confirm correct operation
1
Indicates the inverter is
transmitting data on the
RS485 cable.
If this is zero it means the
inverter is not
communicating or there is
a break in the cable.
This indicates the inverter
and the CATCH Relay are
talking the same language.
If this is zero it is likely you
have not chosen the
correct meter when
configuring the relay or the
+ve and –ve wires are
crossed over.
This number continually
counts the number of
successful messages. This
number will continue to
rise if communications the
link is good.
CATCH Power SOLAR RELAY – Inverter Control – SOLIS
Inverter Setup – Solis 1Phase 4G Series
The next step is to set the unit up for export control.
Advanced Settings Password
0010 Internal EPM Set
Mode Select Meter in Grid
Backflow Power Power: XXXX W
Fail Safe ON/OFF ON
Meter Select Select 1Phase and Choose ACR10RD16TE
The Export Limit
CATCH Power SOLAR RELAY – Inverter Control – SOLIS
Inverter Setup – Solis 1Phase S5 Series (NON
Hybrid)
The next step is to set the unit up for export control.
Advanced Settings Password
0010 Internal EPM Set
Mode Select Meter in Grid
Fail Safe ON/OFF ON
Meter Select Select 1Phase and Choose ACR10RD16TE
Soft Hard Lmt Set
Soft Backflow Power Power: XXXX W
Hard Limit OFF
Hard BackflowPower Power: 0 W
The Export Limit
CATCH Power SOLAR RELAY – Inverter Control – SOLIS
Inverter Setup – Solis S5 EH Series (Hybrid)
The next step is to set the unit up for export control.
Advanced Settings Password
0010
Storage Energy Set Meter Set
Meter Select 1PH Meter
Meter Placement Grid
CT Direction Forward
Export Power Set
ON/OFF ON
Backflow Power ON
Hard Limit OFF
Soft Backflow Power 000W
Hard Backflow Power 000W
FailSafe ON
The Export
Limit
CATCH Power SOLAR RELAY – Inverter Control – SOLIS
DYNAMIC / FLEXIBLE EXPORT CONTROL
DYNAMIC / FLEXIBLE EXPORT CONTROL
THE FOLLOWING ONLY NEEDS
TO BE FOLLOWED IF YOU ARE ENABLING
DYNAMIC / FLEXIBLE EXPORTS
COMPLETE
CATCH Power SOLAR RELAY – Inverter Control – SOLIS
DYNAMIC / FLEXIBLE EXPORT CONTROL
DYNAMIC / FLEXIBLE EXPORT CONTROL
RTU Control – Solis 4G Series
DYNAMIC / FLEXIBLE Export Control
NO NATIVE MONITORING
If you choose to use RTU Control for this inverter, the inverter
monitoring platform(SolisCloud) will not work
NO BATTERIES
RTU Control cannot be used on Hybrid inverters that have a battery
connected.
Advanced Settings Password
0010 Internal EPM Set
Mode Select Meter in Grid
Backflow Power Power:0W
Fail Safe ON/OFF ON
Meter Select
Set the
Export limit
to ZERO
The inverter export limit needs to be set to ZERO
Select 1Phase and Choose ACR10RD16TE
COMPLETE
CATCH Power SOLAR RELAY – Inverter Control – SOLIS
DYNAMIC / FLEXIBLE EXPORT CONTROL
DYNAMIC / FLEXIBLE EXPORT CONTROL
RTU Control – Solis S5 Series
(Non Hybrid)
DYNAMIC / FLEXIBLE Export Control
NO NATIVE MONITORING
If you choose to use RTU Control for this inverter, the inverter
monitoring platform (SolisCloud) will not work
NO BATTERIES
RTU Control cannot be used on Hybrid inverters that have a battery
connected.
The inverter export limit needs to be set to ZERO
Advanced Settings Password
0010 Internal EPM Set
Mode Select Meter in Grid
Fail Safe ON/OFF ON
Meter Select ACR10RD16TE
Soft Hard Lmt Set
Soft Backflow Power Power: 0 W
Hard Limit ON
Hard BackflowPower Power: 6000 W
Set the
Export limit
to ZERO
Set this to
total system
size +
1,000W
COMPLETE
CATCH Power SOLAR RELAY – Inverter Control – SOLIS
DYNAMIC / FLEXIBLE EXPORT CONTROL
DYNAMIC / FLEXIBLE EXPORT CONTROL
RTU Control – S5 EH Series
(Hybrid)
DYNAMIC / FLEXIBLE Export Control
NO NATIVE MONITORING
If you choose to use RTU Control for this inverter, the inverter
monitoring platform (SolisCloud) will not work
NO BATTERIES
RTU Control cannot be used on Hybrid inverters that have a battery
connected.
The inverter export limit needs to be set to ZERO
Advanced Settings Password
0010
Export Power Set
ON/OFF ON
Backflow Power ON
Hard Limit ON
Soft Backflow Power 0000W
Hard Backflow Power 6000W
FailSafe ON
Set the
Export limit
to ZERO
Set this to
total system
size +
1,000W
COMPLETE
CATCH Power SOLAR RELAY – Inverter Control – SOLIS
DYNAMIC / FLEXIBLE EXPORT CONTROL
DYNAMIC / FLEXIBLE EXPORT CONTROL
SUNSPEC Control
DYNAMIC / FLEXIBLE Export Control
SUNSPEC Configuration
SOLIS Does not support SUNSPEC
over modbusTCP
COMPLETE
CATCH Power SOLAR RELAY – Inverter Control – SOLIS
DYNAMIC / FLEXIBLE EXPORT CONTROL
DYNAMIC / FLEXIBLE EXPORT CONTROL
REGISTER SITE
DYNAMIC / FLEXIBLE Export Control
Follow the Configuration steps in the
Electricians Guide to register the site for the
MONOCLE, and for Dynamic / Flexible Exports
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