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Solar MD (PTY) ltd. Unit 23, Alternator Park Montague Gardens 7441 Cape Town, South Africa INSTALLATION MANUAL SS4074-11 Advanced Lithium-Ion battery ...
Product Description The SS4074-11 battery solution is available in one standard size and can be paralleled to meet most residential applications. The rated voltage is 51.2V nominal (to suit 48V systems). Larger systems are provided by Solar MD based on specific project requirements.
SS4074-11 INSTALLATION MANUAL v1.0 Product Specifications All SS4074-11 specifications & descriptions contained in this document are verified to be accurate at the time of printing. Solar MD reserves the right to make any product revisions & improvements at any time. Errors or Inaccuracies To communicate any inaccuracies, omissions or to provide general feedback regarding this manual, send an email to...
E: info@solarmd.co.za T: (021) 555 2181 Cape Town, South Africa SS4074-11 INSTALLATION MANUAL v1.0 Mechanical installation Please use the correct mounting screws for the correct wall surface. Screw heads should not be larger than 16mm in diameter. The Battery is only to be installed in an upright position.
E: info@solarmd.co.za T: (021) 555 2181 Cape Town, South Africa SS4074-11 INSTALLATION MANUAL v1.0 Installing bottom cover plate Figure 3 Bottom cover installation single or multiple batteries in line The Battery comes with two covers for single out or double out on both sides of the battery. Use...
Montague Gardens 7441 E: info@solarmd.co.za T: (021) 555 2181 Cape Town, South Africa SS4074-11 INSTALLATION MANUAL v1.0 Electrical installation Step 1 . Before connecting anything be sure that the battery ON/OFF switch is at OFF position. (fig4 pos 3) Figure 4 BMS board component locations...
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E: info@solarmd.co.za T: (021) 555 2181 Cape Town, South Africa SS4074-11 INSTALLATION MANUAL v1.0 Connecting Inverters/chargers/UPS to the battery unit while is ON can cause big sparks due to capacitors inside the connected device. This can be harmful for people.
E: info@solarmd.co.za T: (021) 555 2181 Cape Town, South Africa SS4074-11 INSTALLATION MANUAL v1.0 Switching the Battery ON Step 1 . Make sure all DC cables are tightened according specifications. Step 2 . If the battery operates in parallel with other Energy sources, make sure that the difference between battery voltage and DC bus is not more than 2.5V.
Figure 6 : Multicolor / Multipurpose button. Button functions The new Solar MD Multipurpose button has an extended functionality in combination with the BMS-EX. The Multipurpose Button can be used to directly execute 6 predefined functions and a shutdown instruction. In combination with the 6 Indication LEDs on BMS-EX, the user can choose between each function by holding the button until the LED count matches the number of the function.
- study color for 1 interval and slow loss of color following illumination interruption. Solar MD users refer for both as charging / discharging waves. Fixed color with current direction based in shading...
Montague Gardens 7441 E: info@solarmd.co.za T: (021) 555 2181 Cape Town, South Africa SS4074-11 INSTALLATION MANUAL v1.0 BMS Warnings and Errors Method of displaying general warnings and errors: Figure 7 : Display general warnings and errors, Main status LEDs and Indication LEDs.
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Montague Gardens 7441 E: info@solarmd.co.za T: (021) 555 2181 Cape Town, South Africa SS4074-11 INSTALLATION MANUAL v1.0 Warning codes. Figure 6. Indication LEDs: (1,2,3) orange left and (4,5,6) green right. In combination with Orange Stat LED (WARNING) ◼ + ...
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Solar MD (PTY) ltd. Montague Gardens 7441 E: info@solarmd.co.za T: (021) 555 2181 Cape Town, South Africa SS4074-11 INSTALLATION MANUAL v1.0 Error codes Figure 7. Indication LEDs: (1,2,3) orange left and (4,5,6) green right. In combination with Red Stat LED (ERROR) ◼...
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Montague Gardens 7441 E: info@solarmd.co.za T: (021) 555 2181 Cape Town, South Africa SS4074-11 INSTALLATION MANUAL v1.0 Error codes continued. Figure 8 Indication LEDs: (1,2,3) orange left and (4,5,6) green right. In combination with Red Stat LED (ERROR) ◼ ...
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Montague Gardens 7441 E: info@solarmd.co.za T: (021) 555 2181 Cape Town, South Africa SS4074-11 INSTALLATION MANUAL v1.0 Error codes continued. Figure 8 Indication LEDs: (1,2,3) orange left and (4,5,6) green right. In combination with Red Stat LED (ERROR) ◼ ...
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Montague Gardens 7441 E: info@solarmd.co.za T: (021) 555 2181 Cape Town, South Africa SS4074-11 INSTALLATION MANUAL v1.0 Error codes continued. Figure 8 Indication LEDs: (1,2,3) orange left and (4,5,6) green right. In combination with Red Stat LED (ERROR) ◼ ...
E: info@solarmd.co.za T: (021) 555 2181 Cape Town, South Africa SS4074-11 INSTALLATION MANUAL v1.0 CANBUS connection. Bms EX used CAN 2.0B @ 500000 kb. Connecting other device operating at different speed rate is not allowed. For connection please use twisted pair wires in a shielded cable to minimize RF emissions.
E: info@solarmd.co.za T: (021) 555 2181 Cape Town, South Africa SS4074-11 INSTALLATION MANUAL v1.0 CANBUS warnings. Figure 9 CANBUS Termination resistor and Warning LED location The Orange LED (WARN) is used to display warning for canbus only. Reading this warning is possible with pulse counting.
The BMS will restart automatically, please achieved contact support team or approved installer The BMS is set for different number cells in series as the actually Contact your installer or Solar MD support team installed cvt22 Battery cell voltage way too low.
@0.3C discharge / charge current. If so adjust the values above. Please check if your inverter charger has been approved by Solar MD and it is CAN compatible. For the latest Solar MD installation documents go to: www.solarmd.com...
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