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- Page 1 Installation Manual Tesseract 5K14 Integrated Home Battery Storage System Version 1.0...
- Page 2 Publisher GreenPower Investment Pty Ltd Notice of copyright Tesseract 5K14 Integrated Home Battery Storage Unit installation manual © 2019 by GreenPower Investment Pty Ltd. All Rights Reserved. Date and version February 2020, Version 1.0...
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Pre-Installation Check ................. 16 Tools and Instruments ................. 16 Determining the Installation Position ............18 Installing the Mounting Bracket ..............19 Wall-Mounted Installation ................20 Installing the Tesseract 5K14 ..............21 4.6.1 Battery Box Installation ..............22 4.6.2 Main Control Installation ..............23 Electrical Connections .................. - Page 4 Technical Specifications ..................4 DC Input ......................4 AC Output ...................... 4 Internal Charger ..................... 5 Efficiency ....................... 5 General Data ....................5 Dimensions ....................5...
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Page 5: About This Document
This document describes the Tesseract 5K14 Integrated Home Battery Storage Unit in terms of its installation, electrical connections, commissioning, maintenance, and troubleshooting. Before installing and operating the Tesseract 5K14, ensure that you are familiar with the features, functions, and safety precautions provided in this document. Intended Audience This document is intended for: •... -
Page 6: Safety Precautions
GreenPower. GreenPower will not be liable for any consequence caused by the violation of the safety operation regulations and design, production, and usage standards. Disclaimer GreenPower shall not be liable for any consequence caused by any of the following events: • Transportation damage. -
Page 7: Personnel Requirements
Installation Never operate the Tesseract 5K14 under power during installation. • Ensure that the Tesseract 5K14 is not connected to a power supply or powered on before finishing installation. • To allow proper heat dissipation and installation, maintain appropriate clearances between the Tesseract 5K14 and other objects, as shown in Figure 1-1. -
Page 8: Electrical Connections
Do not remove the terminals and ports at the bottom of the Tesseract 5K14. Electrical Connections Before connecting cables, ensure that the Tesseract 5K14 is secured in position and not damaged in any way. Otherwise, electric shocks or fire may occur. •... -
Page 9: Operation
High voltage may cause an electric shock, which results in serious injury, death, or serious property damage from the Tesseract 5K14 in operation. Prior to maintenance, power off the Tesseract 5K14 and strictly comply with the safety precautions in this document and associated documents to operate the Tesseract 5K14. -
Page 10: Product Overview
Product Introduction Function The Tesseract 5K14 is a single-phase grid-connected PV string inverter and energy storage system. It can store the DC power generated by the PV string into the battery, or convert the DC power generated by the PV string or the stored energy of the battery into AC power. -
Page 11: Appearance
Supported Power Grid Power grid types supported by the Tesseract 5K14 include TN-S, TN-C, TN-C-S, and TT. In a TT power grid, the N-PE voltage should be lower than 30 V. Figure 2-2 Power grid types Appearance Front View 1. LED 1 2. - Page 12 Maintenance BHSS failure or maintenance indicator required Solar Orange Solar equipment working indicator Green Feeding energy to the grid Grid Orange Absorbing energy from the grid indicator Grid off Green (steady) Battery charging Battery Orange Battery discharging indicator Green (blinking) Waking up Rear View Figure 2-4...
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Page 13: Label Descriptions
Dimensions Figure 2-5 Enclosure dimensions Figure 2-6 Main control box mounting bracket dimensions Figure 2-7 Battery box mounting bracket dimensions Label Descriptions Symbols Symbol Name Meaning Burn warning Do not touch a running Tesseract 5K14 because the shell is hot... - Page 14 Tesseract 5K14 is running. • Delay discharge High voltage exists after the Tesseract 5K14 is powered on. Only qualified and trained electrical technicians are allowed to perform operations on the Tesseract 5K14. • Residual voltage exists after the Tesseract 5K14 is powered off.
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Page 15: Storage
Keep the storage temperature at -40°C to +70°C and the humidity at 5%–95% RH. • The Tesseract 5K14 should be stored in a clean and dry place, and be protected from dust and water vapour corrosion. • A maximum of two Tesseract 5K14s can be stacked. To avoid personal injury or device damage, stack Tesseract 5K14s with caution to prevent them from falling over. -
Page 16: System Installation
Before unpacking the Tesseract 5K14, check the outer packing materials for damage, such as holes and cracks, and check the Tesseract 5K14 model. If any damage is found or the Tesseract 5K14 model is not what you requested, do not unpack the package and contact your supplier as soon as possible. - Page 17 Category Tools & Instruments Rubber mallet Utility knife Cable cutter Crimping tool (model: Open-end wrench Cable tie H4TC0001; (model: H4TW0001; manufacturer: manufacturer: Amphenol) Amphenol) Vacuum cleaner Multimeter (DC Marker voltage measurement range ≥ 600 V DC) Measuring tape Bubble or digital level Hydraulic pliers Heat shrink tubing Heat gun...
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Page 18: Determining The Installation Position
The Tesseract 5K14 is protected to IP54 and can be installed indoors or outdoors. • Do not install the Tesseract 5K14 in a place where a person can be easy to come into contact with its enclosure and heat sinks, because these parts are extremely hot during operation. -
Page 19: Installing The Mounting Bracket
Figure 4-1 Installation angle Installing the Mounting Bracket There are four mounting brackets, which are installed through the mounting brackets provided with the product. Figure 4-2 Opening position plate... -
Page 20: Wall-Mounted Installation
Install the expansion bolts. Avoid drilling holes in the utility pipes and/or cables attached to back of the wall. If the length or number of M8x80 expansion bolts supplied with the Tesseract 5K14 is not enough, prepare M8 stainless steel expansion anchor bolts. -
Page 21: Installing The Tesseract 5K14
Do not use the wiring terminals and ports at the bottom to support any weight of the Tesseract 5K14. • When you need to place the Tesseract 5K14 on the ground temporarily, use foam, paper or other protection material to prevent damage to its cover. -
Page 22: Battery Box Installation
4.6.1 Battery Box Installation Step 1 Ensure the battery box is firmly affixed to the wall. Figure 4-6 Mounting battery box Step 2 Open the front panel. Step 3 Check the battery packs that will be installed in the battery box, and make sure that each battery pack is intact and has a number from 1 to 4. -
Page 23: Main Control Installation
Figure 4-8 Installing the battery pack 1. Battery pack #1 2. Battery pack #2 3. Battery pack #3 4. Battery pack #4 4.6.2 Main Control Installation Step 1 Ensure the main control box is firmly affixed to the wall. Figure 4-9 Mounting the main control box Step 2 After verifying that the main control box is affixed, affix the side panels as... - Page 24 Figure 4-10 Mounting the side panels...
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Page 25: Electrical Connections
Electrical Connections Before connecting any cables, ensure that the DC switch on the Tesseract 5K14 and all the switches connecting to the Tesseract 5K14 are OFF. Otherwise, the high voltage of the Tesseract 5K14 may result in electric shocks. •... - Page 26 A PV string is composed of the PV modules Prepared by the connected in series and works with an customer optimiser. The Tesseract 5K14 supports the input from two PV strings. DC switch Recommended: DC circuit breaker with a Prepared by the...
- Page 27 • If the external AC switch can perform earth leakage protection, the rated leakage action current should be greater than or equal to 100 mA. • If multiple Tesseract 5K14s connect to the general residual current device (RCD) through their respective external AC switches, the rated leakage action current of the general RCD should be greater than or equal to the number of Tesseract 5K14s multiplied by 100 mA.
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Page 28: Installing The Battery Box Cable
Installing the Battery Box Cable Do not connect the negative plug (black) of battery pack #1 until the battery box is connected to the inverter. Procedure Step 1 Insert the DC cable into the battery pack according to the left side of Figure 5-5. - Page 29 Figure 5-6 Communication cable installation Step 3 Connect the PE cable as shown in Figure 5-7. Ensure that all battery packs are well grounded. Figure 5-7 PE cable installation...
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Page 30: Installing The Main Control Box
Installing the Main Control Box Figure 5-8 Main control box equipment layout DC switch 4G model Battery switch AC & PV terminal Inverter model... -
Page 31: Installing The Dc Input Power Cable
5K14 is OFF. Failing to do so may result in electric shocks. • When the Tesseract 5K14 is operating, it is not allowed to work on a DC circuit, such as connecting or disconnecting a PV string or a PV module in a PV string. - Page 32 Procedure Step 1 Disconnect the PV switch. Step 2 Select the 12 AWG wire to connect the PV module. Step 3 Trip 6 mm of insulation from the wire end as shown in Figure 5-9. Figure 5-9 Stripped length Step 4 Connect the cable through the waterproof connector and connect the terminal in the main control box as shown in Figure 5-10.
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Page 33: Installing The Ac Input/Output Power Cable (Grid)
5.3.2 Installing the AC Input/Output Power Cable (Grid) Do not connect any load between the Tesseract 5K14 and the AC switch. Procedure Step 1 Check the grid voltage and compare with the permissible voltage range (see technical data). Step 2 Disconnect the circuit-breaker from all the phases and secure against reconnection. -
Page 34: Installing The Eps Cable
5.3.3 Installing the EPS Cable The system has on and off grid function. It will have output through the grid output when the grid is on, and will have output through the EPS output when the grid is off. Procedure Step 1 Insert the tripped end of each of the three wires (L, N and PE) as shown in Figure 5-13 and tighten them. -
Page 35: Installing The Pe Cable
5.3.4 Installing the PE Cable Do not connect the neutral wire to the enclosure as a PE cable as this will cause an electric shock. Procedure Step 1 Crimp the OT terminal as shown in Figure 5-15. • Pay attention not to damage the core wire when stripping a cable. •... -
Page 36: Installing The Cable Between The Main Control Box And Battery Box
Figure 5-16 Connecting a PE cable • The PE point at the AC output port is used only as a PE equipotential point, and cannot be substituted for the PE point on the enclosure. • To enhance the corrosion resistance of a ground terminal, apply silica gel or paint around the terminal after connecting the ground cable. - Page 37 Step 6 Make sure the positive and negative sides of the battery are connected.
- Page 38 • Ensure that the exposed core wire is totally inserted into the cable hole. • Ensure that the signal cables are connected securely. • Ensure that the cable is not twisted. • If a connector needs to connect to only one signal cable, block the unused cable hole on the seal using a cap and tighten the cable gland.
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Page 39: System Commissioning
Checking before Powering On Table 6-1 Installation checklist Check Item Acceptance Criteria Tesseract 5K14 The Tesseract 5K14 is installed correctly, securely and installation reliably. Cable layout Cables are routed properly as required by the customer. Cable tie Cable ties are secured evenly and no burr exists. -
Page 40: Powering On The System
AC voltage on the power grid side of the AC switch is within the specified range. • If the DC is on and the AC is off, the Tesseract 5K14 reports a Grid Failure alarm. The Tesseract 5K14 starts normally only after the fault is rectified. •... -
Page 41: Powering Off The System
If the Tesseract 5K14 is connected to the battery, ensure that a shutdown command is sent from the app. Power off the system after the Tesseract 5K14 has shut down. If no shutdown command is sent from the app, the Tesseract 5K14 will shut down after the power grid is powered off. - Page 42 6.4 Operation Method Context ⚫ The machine will be set up when it is installed to the house by install engineer with a handle debugging tool (a handle control panel). Non- professionals are not allowed to use. • Control Panel Object Name Description...
- Page 43 Note: * Can be set by end user. Others can only be set by the technician or installer with the installer password. • LCD Operation • LCD Digital Display The main interface is the default interface, and the inverter will automatically jump to this interface when the system starts up successfully or be not operated for a period of time.
- Page 44 The information of the interface is as below. “Today” means the power generated within the day. “Normal” show the status of the inverter. • Menu Interface The main interface is a transfer interface for user to get into the other interface to finish the setting or to get the information.
- Page 45 Grid This status shows the real time grid condition such as voltage, current, output power and the local consumed power. Pout measures the output of the inverter, Pgrid measures the export to or import from the grid. Positive value means the energy feed into grid. Negative value means the energy used from grid.
- Page 46 This status shows the charger situation of the system. Include the battery voltage, charge or discharge current. Charge or discharge power, battery capacity and battery temperature. “+” means in charging; “-” means in discharging. Press up and down button to review the parameter. Press “ESC” to return to Status. EPS will only have data when the iverter is working in EPS mode, it will show the real time data of the EPS output.
- Page 47 Inverter Yield The inverter yield function contains the energy generated by today, yesterday, this month, last month and total. Press up and down button to review the parameter. Press”ESC” to return to History. Charger Yield The charger Yield function contains the energy generated from battery by today, yesterday, this month, last month and total.
- Page 48 Setting function is used for set the inverter for time, connection, battery, Ethernet, Grid and so Since the function will change the inverter’s parameter, the end user with the user password as “0000” have the limited authority to change the settings. We need installer password to do the most of professional setting.
- Page 49 Date time This interface is for user to set the system date and time. Increase or decrease the word by pressing up or down button. Press “OK” to confirm and alternate to the next word. After all the words are confirmed. Press “OK” to enter the date and time. New Password User can set the new password here.
- Page 50 PV Connection This function can set the mode of PV input. There are two modes for choice; Comm and Multi. The “Comm” mode means single MPP tracking, 2 MPPT working together; “Multi” means multi-MPP tracking, 2 MPPT work independently. Press up or down button to select and press “OK”...
- Page 51 Reactive power control, Reactive standard curve cosφ=f (P) For VDE ARN 4105, curve cos φ = f(P) should refer to curve A. default values of setting are as shown in curve A. For E 8001, curve cos φ = f(P) should refer to curve B. default values of setting are as shown in curve B.
- Page 52 Reactive power control, Reactive standard curve Q= f (V) Power limit User can set the output power limitation of the inverter here, the setting value is from 0.00-1.00. Grid...
- Page 53 Usually end users do not need to set the grid parameters. All default values have been set before leaving factory according to safety rules. If need to reset, any changes should according to the requirement of local grid. All parameters are shown below. Work mode The default work mode of the inverter is Self-Use mode.
- Page 54 Export control With this function the inverter can control the energy exported to the grid. There are user value and factory value. The factory value is default which cannot be changed by user. The user value setting by installer must be less than the factory value. Press up and down button to select and press “OK”...
- Page 55 Ethernet Users can set the information about Ethernet here, such as IP address, subnet mask number, and default gateway number. Press up or down button to select and press “OK” to confirm. EPS system The ESC-Hybrid inverter can work in the EPS mode. Installer can set the EPS parameters here.
- Page 56 You can adjust the discharge cut voltage and the battery backup discharge Voltage or increase Min capacity to adjust the Capacity for EPS usage in case you have frequently power cut. Reset energy User can reset the energy record here. Press up or down button to select and press”OK” to confirm.
- Page 57 Relay Control Relay Control is an optional function which can control designated load intelligently by consuming the surplus energy when feed in power reaches certain value. For specific operation, please refer to “Load remote control installation guide” • About This interface shows the information of the inverter, such as series numbers and software version.
- Page 58 Tesseract 5K14 can realize remote monitoring through 4G / Wi-Fi / Ethernet ⚫ Tesseract 5K14 can access the Renac Wi-Fi module and Renac remote monitoring platform by Renac Power Technology Co., Ltd. Please see the attachment "Renac Wi-Fi User Manual V2.0"...
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Page 59: Handling The Tesseract 5K14
Remove the mounting bracket. Packing the Tesseract 5K14 If the original packaging is available, put the Tesseract 5K14 inside it and then seal it using adhesive tape. If the original packaging is not available, put the Tesseract 5K14 inside a suitable cardboard box and seal it properly. - Page 60 Technical Specifications DC Input Model Tesseract 5K14 Maximum DC Input Power 5000W Maximum DC Input Voltage 580V MPPT Voltage Range 100-550V MPPT Range for Full Load 210-500V Start-up Voltage / Initial Feeding Voltage 75V/110V Maximum Input Current 12A/12A Maximum Short Current...
- Page 61 Internal Charger Model Tesseract 5K14 Battery Type CATL Nominal Battery Voltage 51.2V Battery Voltage Range 40-60V Maximum Charging Current Maximum Discharging Current Discharge Depth Communication Port Charging Curve 3-stage adaptive with maintenance Efficiency Model Tesseract 5K14 Maximum Efficiency 97.60% MPPT Efficiency 99.90%...
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