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6 Commissioning 12 Decommissioning 6.1 Commissioning of SPA 12.1 Dismantling the Energy Storage 6.2 Operation Modes 12.2 Packing the SPA Inverter 6.3 Country Setting 12.3 Storing SPA Inverter 12.4 Disposing of the SPA Inverter 6.4 Display and Button 6.5 Communication 13 Product Specification 13.1 SPA Series Energy Storage 7 Start-up and Shut Down...
Any changes to this manual by Growatt will not be notified to the user. You may refer to Before proceeding with the installation, make sure that the SPA does the Growatt website ( www.ginverter.com...
3.2 Models This document involves the following product model: Danger of hot surface. SPA will become hot during operation to avoid contact during •SPA 1000TL BL operation. •SPA 2000TL BL •SPA 3000TL BL Table3.1 Designation explanation of the SPA series.
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3.5 Nameplate RS 485 communication interface of Lithium battery Nameplate contains the following information. Take SPA3000 as an example: CAN communication interface of Lithium battery METER input terminal NTC:Lead-acid temperature sensor terminal CT 2( CT terminal use for measure other inverter power) RJ 45 interface of DRMs(used only in Australia) CT 1( CT terminal use for measure grid power) ANTENNA...
Installation Unpacking 5.1 Basic installation requirements Please check whether external damage to the goods before unpacking. After unpacking, Please check whether the unit damage or missing parts, If it is happen, Please contact • The installation location must be suitable for SPA series's weight for a long period time. with supplier.
• Do not install the machine near television antenna or any other antennas and antenna LAN line 1-8 colors as below: cables. •Don't install the machine in the living area. •Be sure that the machine is out of the children's reach. •Taking the battery fixing space into account, about the dimensions please reference Color White orange...
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NOTICE: • For battery with DC breaker no need external DC battery. •The current sensor direction can't be reversed, please follow the arrow direction. Refer to 5.4.3&5.4.6. •There are 3 types of sensors, the default one is CT with cable, wireless CT and meter are optional.
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Step 3:Push threaded sleeve on to connection terminal until both are locked tightly. The suggest length of the wire Conductor cross Max cable length section SPA 1000TL BL SPA 2000TL BL SPA 3000TL BL 5.2mm^2 10AWG Fig 5.13 3.3mm^2 12AWG Step 4:Plug the socket into AC output terminal,clockwise rotation to tighten the...
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•EPS terminal can't connect to grid. •If you want to use on gird and off grid, you can use ATS (Automatic transfer switch) or EPS Changeover Switch(Manual switch) like Fig 5.14 and 5.15 before or ask Growatt for help to connect them.
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During the actual operation, please pay attention to the installation of current transformer as the diagram shows below: NOTICE: We suggest the distance between battery and SPA Series no longer than 1.5m, and The power line area must be larger than 6 AWG(13.3mm^2). 5.4.3 Connection of CT2 terminal If the SPA is installed with an existing inverter, there is a CT2 to monitor the inverter Fig 5.22...
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As illustrated above, open the current transformer and you can see an arrow labeled on it •Meter must be provided by Growatt. If not, maybe meter can't communicate with SPA indicating the direction of current. Put the live wire among the under-detection wires series.
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5.4.6 Connection of communication terminal for lithium battery(RS485) 5.4.7 Connection of communication terminal for lithium battery(CAN) When using lithium batteries which need to connect BMS system of the battery, connect When using CAN communication with lithium batteries, connect lithium battery terminal lithium battery terminal (RJ45) steps as follows: (RJ45) steps as follows: •Unscrew the swivel nut from the cable gland.
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5.4.8 Connection of temperature probe for lead-acid batter y 5.4.9 Connection of DRMs terminal(Australia only) When customer using lead-acid battery, the temperature probe of the lead-acid battery is When SPA series is applied to Australia, the DRMS terminals need to be connected, the used to detect the ambient temperature of the lead-acid battery, the battery temperature connection way appears as follows: cable of the SPA side connection steps are as follows:...
5.4.10 Grounding connection Method of asserting demand response modes: SPA series must be grounded by cable, the grounding point is showed as follow, and the MODE RJ 45 socket Requirement minimum grounding cable wire diameter is 10AWG(5.26mm2). asserted by shorting pins DRM0 Operate the disconnection device.
Commissioning 6.1 Commissioning of SPA Battery First: When SPA series working under this mode, battery would be charged first, it's suitable working on the period when the electric charge is low. User need to set the 1)Electrify SPA series after all installation of Part5 be finished,here are the steps : mode ON and OFF time,and the end time of battery SOC.
After all the actions are done, you still have to wait for more than 5 minutes. For Battery first and Grid first mode, customer can set the timetable for it. Through LCD can set one time period, through Growatt ShineServer can set 3 time periods each. 6.3 Country setting 6.2.2 Fault mode...
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Caution : When you setting the DIP, you must turn off AC and battery CEI 0-21 GT0XXXXXX4 breaker to make sure all of the power are off. Caution: 1. After setting the DIP, please power on the SPA series and GT0XXXXXX5 check the model display (show as 6.3.1).
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6.4 Display and button 6.4.1 LCD display area Thailand MEA GT0XXXXXXE Normal Thailand PEA GT0XXXXXXF Vb/Cb:50V/40% Sp1663 GT1XXXXXX0 Fig 6.9 CQC-1 GT1XXXXXX1 Location Description Information TAIWAN GT1XXXXXX2 State SPA inverter Power flow line EN50438-Ireland GT1XXXXXX3 Grid Local load TUV000 GT1XXXXXX4 Wireless communication RS 232 Table 6.1...
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6.4.2 LED and button instruction 6.4.3 LCD display column LCD display column is used to show the current state, basic information and fault information. Also include language setting, program charging/discharging priority and system time. On default condition will take turns to display the information. Normal Vb/Cb:50V/40% Fig 6.10...
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If you choose CEI and used SPA inverter in Italy, SPA inverter have Auto Test function. Some special definitions: How to use the Auto test function. Please see the annex. Parameter:Description •Under the Basic Para ,you can see the setup options below after pressing Enter for 1S: Vb:Battery voltage Cb:Battery capacity (only for lithium battery) Press “enter”...
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6.5.1 U-disk Firmware upgrade If Load first is choosen User can upgrade inverter's firmware via the USB port use a U-disk. Choose “OFF” Please contact Growatt service support to get the upgrade files, and extract into the U- WorkMode WorkMode WorkMode to the next item disk.
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The wiring diagram is as follows: NOTICE: This kind of monitoring can only be used by the monitor of Growatt's Shineserver /shine phone provided by the company. Through RS232 interface connect to Wi-Fi-S/shinelink, use computer terminal/or mobile phone for data monitoring.
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Start-up and shut down SPA system Attention of the installation Heat dissipation performance is very important when SPA series work under the 7.1 Start-up the SPA system environment of high temperature.Better heat dissipation can reduce the possibility of Users can start-up SPA inverters through following steps: SPA series stops working.
Trouble shooting Our products are rigorously tested before production. If you have difficulty in the installation process, Grid frequency fault. 1.Make sure the frequency is in the please visit www.ginverter.com to view the Q&A plan. Please refer to the local range of local standard.
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1.Check the load of EPS. BMS Error:XXX BMS report error 2. Please contact Growatt service OP Short Fault EPS Output Short Fault 2 . C h e c k t h e o u t p u t o f E P S .
2011/65/EU RoHS Directive and its amendment (EU)2015/863 card, and ensure the nameplate of the inverter is legible. Shenzhen Growatt New Energy Technology Co. Ltd confirms that the Growatt inverters Otherwise, Growatt has the right to refuse to provide the warranty service.
Decommissioning Product specification 13.1 SPA series energy stroage machine product specification 12.1 Dismantling the energy storage • Turn the switch off in turn of Grid and battery. •Waiting until LED and LCD display have gone out, the SPA is shut down completely. Model SPA 1000TL SPA 2000TL...
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Stand-alone Data (AC ) Ground fault monitoring AC nominal output power 1000W 2000W 3000W Grid monitoring Max. AC apparent power 1000VA 2000VA 3000VA Anti-islanding protection Nominal AC voltage 230Vac General Data Nominal AC frequency 50Hz / 60Hz 428*474*178 Dimensions (W / H / D) in mm Max.
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13.3 Appendix The following chart is the energy storage machine optional appendix list, if there is a need please contact the Growatt New Energy Technology Co., Ltd or dealer orders. (P/N is only for reference and it may be changed).
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Contact If you have technical problems about our products, contact the Growatt Service line or dealer. We need the following information in order to provide you with the necessary assistance: •SPA inverter Serial number. •SPA inverter module information. •SPA inverter communication mode.
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