4.1 LED ................................28 4.1.1 LED Interface ............................ 28 4.1.2 LED Indication Lights ........................29 4.1.3 LED Display Definition ........................29 4.1.4 LED Display Menu Definition ......................30 4.1.5 LED Setting Menu ..........................30 User Manual - 2 - GHESS 9.8-14.4-TH hybrid system...
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5.4 System Maintenance ..........................47 6 Troubleshooting ............................47 6.1 Safety during Troubleshooting ......................47 6.2 Fault Messages List ..........................48 6.3 Fault Acknowledgement ........................49 6.4 Technical Service ............................ 50 User Manual - 3 - GHESS 9.8-14.4-TH hybrid system...
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Thank you for purchasing our products, this hybrid solution is highly reliable and efficient. This GHESS 9.8-14.4-TH system device is IP20 which is only suitable for indoor installation. If you are reading the electronic version of the manual, please note that you can click the content to find information you want quickly.
Risk of improper handling! Personal injury by crushing, shearing, cutting or striking. Cancellation of the operating license! If the GMDE inverter is operated with a wrong country code, the electric supply company may cancel the operating license. Hot surface! Surfaces of the housing can be hot! Risk of injury! Risk of burns.
Before connecting the solar modules or battery packs with the product, please check the voltages and make sure they are within the limits of the GMDE inverter specifications. Failure to observe these specifications could void your warranty.
We do not assume any liability for an incorrectly set country code. We reserve the right to make alterations that will improve the function of the device. 2 System Description GHESS 9.8-14.4-TH hybrid system is designed for the new installation of solar battery hybrid system. User Manual - 8 - GHESS 9.8-14.4-TH hybrid system...
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Global Mainstream Dynamic Energy Technology Ltd. Figure 1 GHESS 9.8-14.4-TH hybrid system The system includes three main parts: Hybrid inverter, LFP battery packs and energy meter. Figure 2 Main system parts A. Powervortex 309KTL solar battery hybrid inverter The hybrid inverter converts the DC power generated by PV into AC power. The generated electricity from PV is used by the household loads, charged into the battery packs or fed into the grid.
45◦C (The cooler the air temperature, the longer the life expectancy of any electronics device) 4. Please refer to the Figure 3 to Figure 4 with regards to the installing space for GHESS 9.8-14.4-TH 5. The system should be installed in a location where is inaccessible to children 6.
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Global Mainstream Dynamic Energy Technology Ltd. Figure 3 Powervortex 309KTL dimension Module Powervortex 309KTL Battery cabinet (battery included) Dimension(L*W*D) 540mmx670mmx289mm 563mm x 1609mm x400mm Weight 55kg 200kg Table 1 Mechanical data of inverter and Battery Cabinet User Manual - 11 - GHESS 9.8-14.4-TH hybrid system...
Figure 5 Powervortex 309KTL packing list Item Description Powervortex 309KTL hybrid inverter Powervortex 309KTL user manual Aviation plug (for AC Grid on the Battery Cabinet) Wall bracket Expansion tube (M8*12mm) Table 2 Powervortex 309KTL packing list User Manual - 12 - GHESS 9.8-14.4-TH hybrid system...
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Li nk Port 1 STATUS Figure 7 H48050A-15S battery module (C) Item Description H48050A-15S battery module Table 4 Battery packing list 3.1.3.4 Unpacking the Accessories Box 11 12 9 10 Energy Met er User Manual - 13 - GHESS 9.8-14.4-TH hybrid system...
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RS485 ports/ 1.5 m Communication line between inverter RS485 and energy meter ports/ 5.0 m Communication line between battery module and controller/ 1.80 m Communication line between battery modules/ 1.00 m User Manual - 14 - GHESS 9.8-14.4-TH hybrid system...
2. Insert the hook on the bracket into in the slot behind the inverter 3. Slowly move down the inverter and hook it on the bracket 4. Fix the inverter on the wall bracket tightly User Manual - 15 - GHESS 9.8-14.4-TH hybrid system...
1. Mount the wall lock on the upper and lower Battery Cabinets, as shown below: Figure 11 Wall lock mounting 1. Open the side door and install the 3 battery modules into the lower Battery Cabinet. User Manual - 16 - GHESS 9.8-14.4-TH hybrid system...
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2. Lay the upper Battery Cabinet on the lower Battery Cabinet, lock the upper and lower Battery Cabinet with screws Figure 13 Installing Battery Cabinets 3. Install the rest 3 battery modules into the upper cabinet User Manual - 17 - GHESS 9.8-14.4-TH hybrid system...
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A Terminal Box and high-voltage battery controller have already been pre-installed in the upper Battery Cabinet. The electric and communication cables from battery controller to the Terminal Box are pre-wired as well. User Manual - 18 - GHESS 9.8-14.4-TH hybrid system...
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Terminal Box and Terminal Box Figure 15 Battery controller and system Terminal Box Inside the Battery Cabinet, electric wiring and communication line connecting work to be done are illustrated as below: User Manual - 19 - GHESS 9.8-14.4-TH hybrid system...
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Global Mainstream Dynamic Energy Technology Ltd. Electric wiring diagram Communication line connection Figure 16 Line connection Electric wiring inside Battery Cabinet (with battery module connecting from top to bottom and from right to left): User Manual - 20 - GHESS 9.8-14.4-TH hybrid system...
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L ink P or t 1 RS232 L ink P or t 0 L ink P or t 1 STATUS STATUS #2 battery module-‘Link Port #1 battery module-‘Link Port 1’ 0’ User Manual - 21 - GHESS 9.8-14.4-TH hybrid system...
The energy meter should be mounted on the AC side of the hybrid system, between the system and the grid. Generally the energy meter is mounted between the system and the household Gateway meter. Please notice that the energy meter provided by GMDE cannot replace the household Gateway meter. User Manual - 22 - GHESS 9.8-14.4-TH hybrid system...
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SYSTEM 9 10 11 12 Energy Meter GRID Figure 18 Energy meter output port The Meter Address is referring to the “Address:” marked on every meter label (marked in red as User Manual - 23 - GHESS 9.8-14.4-TH hybrid system...
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Figure 19 Meter address Warning! Please ensure the grid is disconnected before installation Caution! A standard AC breaker should be installed after the “GRID” port of the inverter Table 8 Warning User Manual - 24 - GHESS 9.8-14.4-TH hybrid system...
Global Mainstream Dynamic Energy Technology Ltd. 3.3 System Connection BAT+ BAT- To Load To Inverter T o G ri d Output Figure 20 System connection User Manual - 25 - GHESS 9.8-14.4-TH hybrid system...
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3. Connect the “AC GRID” port on Powervortex 309KTL inverter to “To Inverter Output” port on the Terminal Box with D3 (AC cable terminated with aviation plugs) 4. Connect public grid and grid-tied loads (distribution box) to “To Grid” port on the Terminal Box User Manual - 26 - GHESS 9.8-14.4-TH hybrid system...
Figure 22 PV+ connector(F1) and wiring Figure 23 PV- connector(F2)and wiring Figure 24 GRID connector(F3) and wiring Line definition: the brown is power line(L), the blue is neutral line(N), the yellow green is grounding line(PE) User Manual - 27 - GHESS 9.8-14.4-TH hybrid system...
Line definition: the red is power line (L), the black is neutral line (N), the yellow green is grounding line (PE). 3.3.2 RS485 Communication Line GMDE inverter uses RJ45 jacks as the RS485 communication port. The RJ45 plug pin allocation is illustrated by Figure . Pin No.
Operating status of the inverter(Wait / Start / Normal / System status Warning / Fault/Off-grid) EIN/EOUT/EPV/ELD (EIN: battery charging energy; EOUT: Energy battery discharging energy; EPV: PV generated energy; ELD: energy consumed by loads) PV1 Power Power of PV1 User Manual - 29 - GHESS 9.8-14.4-TH hybrid system...
(54V * No. of cells)+3V Battery charging stop voltage (44V * No. of cells)-3V Battery discharging stop voltage Max. discharging current 20A (default) Max. charging current 20A (default) PV connection 03 (default) Operation Mode 00(default) User Manual - 30 - GHESS 9.8-14.4-TH hybrid system...
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Figure . Long pressing “OK” button for 3 seconds on the display menu to enter into setting menu, the password input interface as Figure will be displayed. Figure 29 Display menu User Manual - 31 - GHESS 9.8-14.4-TH hybrid system...
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“OK” to finish the setting. After time setting, the system will automatic enter into the battery number settings interface as in Figure 32 Battery quantity setting. User Manual - 32 - GHESS 9.8-14.4-TH hybrid system...
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Figure 32 Battery quantity setting BN refers to the quantity of H48050A battery modules are connecting in string in this system. For 14.4kWh in this GHESS 9.8-14.4-TH, as there are 6 units of 2.4kWh battery module in string, the default BN is 06.
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4.1.5.4. Press “OK” to finish this setting and you will enter the setting interface as shown in Figure. 4.1.5.6 Setting Maximum Discharging Current Figure 35 Maximum discharging current setting User Manual - 34 - GHESS 9.8-14.4-TH hybrid system...
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CNY refers to the connection way of PV strings. The CNY should be set to 01 when Powervortex 309KTL only have PV1 port connected with PV string; the CNY should be set to 02 when User Manual - 35 - GHESS 9.8-14.4-TH hybrid system...
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8am to 5pm(17:00) every day, then please set the digits on Figure 41 as “08:00 17:00” . The discharging current is the same as the Id current that has been set in 4.1.5.6. User Manual - 36 - GHESS 9.8-14.4-TH hybrid system...
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Global Mainstream Dynamic Energy Technology Ltd. Figure 39 Time of Use(ToU) mode setting Figure 40 Charging time range setting under ToU operation mode Figure 41 Discharging time range setting under ToU operation mode User Manual - 37 - GHESS 9.8-14.4-TH hybrid system...
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Please check the address column on energy meter label as shown in Figure, you will find the ME2 value is “000”. Press “OK” and change the meter address to“000” accordingly. Note: Each meter has a unique address, ensure this value is input correctly. User Manual - 38 - GHESS 9.8-14.4-TH hybrid system...
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CT1 and CT2 is 01. 4.1.5.12 Setting Lithium-ion BMS Code Press “OK” to finish this setting in Figure and you will enter the setting interface as shown in Figure. User Manual - 39 - GHESS 9.8-14.4-TH hybrid system...
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SOC refers to the left percentage of battery energy before stopping discharging. For example, set SOC as 10%, the system will stop discharging when the battery capacity is reduced to 10%. The SOC default value is 10%, please press “OK” to modify it. User Manual - 40 - GHESS 9.8-14.4-TH hybrid system...
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Press “ESC” to quit from the setting page and enter the display menu. Note: The setting should be operated when the Powervortex 309KTL is under “wait” status, User Manual - 41 - GHESS 9.8-14.4-TH hybrid system...
Powervortex 309KTL solar battery hybrid inverter has integrated Wi-Fi module. So the user can be connected to the Internet after Wi-Fi-connecting and setting. Then log in the GMDE web portal or GMDE APP on your smart phone, you can monitor your system status timely and remotely. Before setting the Wi-Fi: 1.
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Save your setting and restart, wait at least 2 minutes. If the device IP address is no longer 0.0.0.0, then the device is connected to the Internet successfully. User Manual - 43 - GHESS 9.8-14.4-TH hybrid system...
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Global Mainstream Dynamic Energy Technology Ltd. Figure 53 IP address If you’ve registered on the GMDE web portal: http://portal.global-mde.com/, then login and add inverter site. If not, please register first according to the following steps. 4.2.2.3 User Account Registration Registration procedures are as following: 1.
For details please refer to section Table 13 LED display menu content 4.1.5 LED Setting 4. Turn off the DC switch. 5. wait until the LED screen is black out. User Manual - 45 - GHESS 9.8-14.4-TH hybrid system...
If there is no sufficient PV energy, the system discharges the battery pack first; if PV power and battery discharging power is smaller than the load power, then the grid co-supply energy to the load User Manual - 46 - GHESS 9.8-14.4-TH hybrid system...
An inadequate grounding conductor connection can cause serious injuries to persons and damage to properties. 1. Make sure that the AC and DC wires are not charged. 2. The connection area should only be opened by a licensed electrician. User Manual - 47 - GHESS 9.8-14.4-TH hybrid system...
Pv Fan Lock Warning Bat Fan Lock Warning Gfci Device Fault Curr Sensor Device Fault Inv Over Curr Fault Pv Connect Check Fault Bus Fault Consistent Fault MS Version Fault CPLD Version Permanent User Manual - 48 - GHESS 9.8-14.4-TH hybrid system...
After shutdown due to a fault, the device remains locked against reactivation until the fault is acknowledged. The fault can only be acknowledged after the cause of the fault has been User Manual - 49 - GHESS 9.8-14.4-TH hybrid system...
Global Mainstream Dynamic Energy Technology Ltd. eliminated. To acknowledge the fault messages, press the ESC key or turn the GMDE inverter off with the DC switch. Wait for a while and turn the device on again. 6.4 Technical Service Global Mainstream Dynamic Energy Technology Ltd.
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