Contents Contents 1.About This Manual ..... 1.1 Scope of Validity ......1.2 Target Group .
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About This Manual 1.About This Manual 1.1 Scope of Validity This manual describes the installation, commissioning, operation and maintenance of the following on-grid PV inverters produced by Afore New Energy: Three-Phase BNT036KTL BNT040KTL Please keep this manual all the time available in case of emergency.
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6. Please ensure that the used device and any relevant accessories are disposed of in accordance with applicable regulations. 7. Afore inverter should be placed upwards and handled with care in delivery. Pay attention to waterproof. Do not expose the inverter to water, rain, snow or spray.
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Safety & Symbols 2.2 Explanations of Symbols Afore inverter strictly comply with relevant safety standards. Please read and follow all the instructions and cautions during installation, operation and maintenance. Danger of Electric Shock. The inverter contains fatal DC and AC power. All work on the inverter must be carried out by qualified personnel only.
Instruction 3.Installation 3.1 Package Unpacking On receiving the inverter, please check to make sure the packing and all of the components are not missing or damaged. Please contact your dealer directly for supports if there is any damage or missing components. Package List Open the package, please check the packing list shown as below.
Installation 3.2 Product Overview 465mm 222mm Overview of the Connection Area The following figures show the assignment of the individual connection areas on the bottom of the inverter.
Installation Items DC Switch DC Connectors ( + ) For PV Strings DC Connectors ( − ) For PV Strings AC Connector Monitor Module Port Zero-Injection Port (Optional) 3.3 Mounting Location The inverters are designed for indoor and outdoor installation (IP65), to increase the safety, performance and lifespan of the inverter, please select the mounting location carefully based on the following rules: The inverter should be installed on a solid surface, far from flammable or...
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Installation The inverter should be installed vertically on the wall, or lean back on plane with a limited tilted angle. Please refer to below picture. <30° >0° Leave the enough space around inverter, easy for accessing to the inverter, connection points and maintenance. 500mm 300mm 300mm...
Installation 3.5 Electrical Connection 3.5.1 PV Connection The inverter is equipped with 3 MPPT channels, and each channel contains 2 PV string inputs. For best results, make sure to connect each MPPT channel to the PV string separately. Otherwise, the inverter will activate voltage or automatic current protection.
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Instruction Step 3 STOP ! Note: You’ll hear click sound when the connector assembly is correct Note: It is strongly recommended to connect by 8 strings of panels for models of 8 sets of DC connectors.
Installation 3.5.2 Grid Connection The three-phase on-grid PV inverters work with grid (380/400/415/440 Vac, 50/60 Hz). The external AC switch should be installed between inverter and grid to isolate from grid. Please make sure below requirements are followed before connecting AC cable to the inverter.
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Installation Step 2 N=Neutral line W, V, U=Live line Unscrew the row of screws, insert the wire harness into the W,U,V,N caps one by one, and tighten the screws Step 3...
Installation 3.5.3 Earth Connection The user must connect a protective earth (PE) terminal to prevent electric shock. And make sure this PE terminal is properly grounded. Step 1 Grounding Terminal 3~5 mm Note: copper cable or aluminum cable more than 16mm² Step 2...
Installation 3.5.4 Communication Connection The monitoring module could transmit the data to the cloud server, and display the data on the PC, tablet and smart-phone. Install the Wi-Fi / GPRS / RS485 Communication Wi-Fi / GPRS / RS485 communication is applicable to the inverter .Please refer to "Communication Configuration Instruction"...
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Installation Install the Zero Injection Smart Meter(optional) The Smart Meter is used for monitoring the power consumption of home electricity, the inverter will active export power limit function based on the monitoring data. Please refer to "Zero injection Smart Meter Instruction" for detailed instruction.
Distribu�on Cabinet Router PV Array L1‘ L2’ PV Inverter L3’ PV Array Grid Energy Meter PV Inverter Afore Smart Meter RS485 / WiFi / Ethernet / GPRS Load PV Array PV Inverter 4.Operation 4.1 Control Panel POWER GRID FAULT DOWN N N o o .
Operation 4.2 Menu Structure Fourth Level Menu U xx(V) Three Level Menu I xx(A) Second Level Menu P xx(W) DC Input U xx(V) P(%) Power 40.000KW I xx(A) EDay 15.6 KWh P xx(W) EAll 497000KWh StatrRun State RUNNING ISOPGa xx 5 8 11 14 17 20 23 11/11/2019 11:00 Three Level Menu...
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Operation Explanation of LCD Display Content Nouns Explanation Run Info Check the grid connection status of the inverter Error Record Check the error list of inverter including date and time Set the protection parameter of inverter ON/OFF Development function, unavailable WIFI info View WIFI SN and IP address Version...
Operation 4.3 Startup Setting system checking... 1s Delay 》》》》》》》》》 www.aforenergy.com Enter UP/DOWN Switch setting Main Menu P(%) Power 40.000KW Run Info Wifi Info EDay 15.6 KWh Enter Err Record Version EAll 497000KWh System Info State RUNNING ON/OFF 5 8 11 14 17 20 23 11/11/2019 11:00 Enter UP/DOWN...
Commissioning 5.Commissioning Before starting up commissioning at site, please make sure below procedures and requirements are fully meet. · Mounting location is meet the requirements. · All of the electrical wiring is firmly connected, including PV wiring, Grid wiring and Earth wiring. ·...
Shut Down & Restart the Inverter 6.Shut Down & Restart the Inverter 6.1 Shut Down Procedures ・Turn off the DC switch on the inverter; ・Turn off the PV switch of the system; ・Turn off the AC switch between inverter output and the public grid. Note: The inverter will be operable after minimum 5 minutes.
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Maintenance&Trouble Shooting Trouble-Shooting List Error Display Error Message Possible Fault Correctie Measure low start up power under low light EepromErr Storage device fault conditons, inverter self-check procedure The inverter will restart automatically when the start up power is enough cannot be complete Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter 1.ground leakage current high 1.
Specifications 8.Specifications PV Input Data BNT036KTL BNT040KTL Max. DC Power ( W ) 54000 56000 1000 1000 Max. DC Voltage ( V ) 200-950 MPPT Voltage Range ( V ) 200-950 MPPT Full Power Voltage Range ( V ) 500-850...
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