Summary of Contents for Kaco blue planet PVI 1501і
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operator’s manual full of energy We reserve the right to technical alterations.
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Example: “Disconnect from grid before opening the device.“ This symbol indicates additional information. Technical alterations reserved – Status: December 2004 operator’s manual (AU) KACO GERÄTETECHNIK GmbH...
Grid-Tied String Inverter Blue Planet PVI 1. Short Description of Blue Planet PVI 1501i With Blue Planet PVI 1501i the successful family of KACO photovoltaic line input inverters is now also available with a performance range up to 2.0 kWp. Technical features: ...
(see Section 6.3, Display Operation and Settings). 4. It may be necessary to reset the date and hour (please refer to Section 2.4, Setting the Date and Hour:). 5. The inverter is now fully in operation. operator’s manual (AU) KACO GERÄTETECHNIK GmbH...
If you have to carry out any work on the solar generator you must additionally disconnect all connections of the DC main switch . It is not sufficient to switch off the grid voltage in this case! operator’s manual (AU) KACO GERÄTETECHNIK GmbH...
2%; current tolerance: xxx.x V xx.xx A 3 %. Short-team peak grid feeding capacity day, Daily peak displayed in W. capacity xxxx W operator’s manual (AU) KACO GERÄTETECHNIK GmbH...
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There is a problem with the grid voltage, which prevents Line failure grid-feeding. The display indicates which phases are affected (overvoltage or low voltage). Status: Device shut- The devices changes over to night shutdown. down operator’s manual (AU) KACO GERÄTETECHNIK GmbH...
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Today’s operating hours since sunrise. Displayed in hours Operating hours and minutes. Today xxxxx:xx Annual operating Operating hours during the past calendar year (January 1 to-date). hours xxxxx:xx Total operating Operating hours since the time of inverter start-up. hours xxxxx:xx operator’s manual (AU) KACO GERÄTETECHNIK GmbH...
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Measuring errors that are within tolerance limits will not reduce the solar yield. Due to tolerances the daily yields as displayed by the inverter may deviate up to 15% from the power meters provided by the Electrical Power Company. operator’s manual (AU) KACO GERÄTETECHNIK GmbH...
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In the event of a failure of the grid feeding phase the Disturbance LED is not lit up. In this case, all LED’s and the display are extinguished and the inverter is shut-down completely. Only after the grid feeding phase is available again can the inverter resume its normal operation. operator’s manual (AU) KACO GERÄTETECHNIK GmbH...
(with an audible click of the relay), and the green Grid Feeding LED is lit up. If there should not be enough solar generator power the inverter will be shut-down again after a short period of time. operator’s manual (AU) KACO GERÄTETECHNIK GmbH...
Phone max. 31 PVI mit Netzteil 230VAC A B A B A B A B A B A B Fig. 2 RS485 connection The termination resistor “Rab” have to be a 330Ohm 1/4W type! operator’s manual (AU) KACO GERÄTETECHNIK GmbH...
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Data transfer is independent on whether or not a computer has been connected. A status line such as described above will be sent every ten seconds via the RS232 interface. At the end of a workday these 10-second-values can be summarized into a complete "profile" of the day. operator’s manual (AU) KACO GERÄTETECHNIK GmbH...
Planet PVI to log your data and no additional equipment is required, which makes KacoViso ideal for subsequent upgrading of older photovoltaic installations without any changes to be performed on the grid-tied string inverters. Fig. 3 Daily yield curve operator’s manual (AU) KACO GERÄTETECHNIK GmbH...
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The readings can be displayed online and based on earlier data records. Easy operation and automatic chart generation offer a fast and efficient way of monitoring and visualizing your PV installation. operator’s manual (AU) KACO GERÄTETECHNIK GmbH...
Circuit design Grid-conducted, electrically isolated, RF transformer Clock frequency 18 kHz Principle 1.) Potential-free DC/DC converter 2.) IGBT full bridge as part of the inverter Grid monitoring BISI according to E VDE 0126 VDEW-compliant operator’s manual (AU) KACO GERÄTETECHNIK GmbH...
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Voltage fluctuations + flicker: EN 61000-3-3: 1995 Semiconductor inverters: EN 60146 Part 1-1: 1994; EN60146-1-3: 1994 CE marking according to Directive 93/68/EWG Including: Low-voltage directive for electrical operations according to Council Directive 71/23/EWG; Electromagnetic compatibility according to Directive 89/336/EWG operator’s manual (AU) KACO GERÄTETECHNIK GmbH...
110 V. If this is the case but the inverter still fails to deliver power the device has to be returned to KACO for repair. operator’s manual (AU) KACO GERÄTETECHNIK GmbH...
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100 V. If this is the case but the inverter still fails to deliver power the device has to be returned to KACO for repair. Inverter is active but Insufficient generator...
If necessary, your solar installation provider or KACO will assist you in this matter. In any case, written damage reports must be submitted to the carrier within six days after receipt of the goods at the very latest.
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Grid-Tied String Inverter Blue Planet PVI Your solar installation provider: Our product range: INVERTERS FREQUENCY CONVERTERS DC / DC - CONVERTERS CHARGE RECTIFIERS POWER SUPPLIES FUSED DC VOLTAGE SUPPLIES EMERGENCY POWER SUPPLIES operator’s manual (AU) KACO GERÄTETECHNIK GmbH...