Sigineer Power M3024NC User Manual

Sigineer Power M3024NC User Manual

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Transformerless Off Grid
Solar Inverter Charger
User's Manual
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M3024NC
M3048NC
Version 2.1 (PN:60M3211222)
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Sigineer Power Limited
Email: info@sigineer.com
TEL: +86 769 82817616
US Warehouse: 4415 S 32nd St, Phoenix AZ 85040
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  • Page 1 Transformerless Off Grid Solar Inverter Charger User’s Manual For Models: M3024NC M3048NC Version 2.1 (PN:60M3211222) Manufacturer Information Sigineer Power Limited Email: info@sigineer.com TEL: +86 769 82817616 US Warehouse: 4415 S 32nd St, Phoenix AZ 85040...
  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Appendix 1 : M 3KW Solar Inverter Spec Sheet ........................52 Please record the Sigineer Power unit’s model and serial number in case you need to provide this information in the future. It is much easier to record this information now than try to gather it after the unit has been installed.
  • Page 3: Important Safety Information

    www.sigineer.com 1 Important Safety Information Save This Manual! Read this manual before installation, it contains important safety, installation and operating instructions. Keep it in a safe place for future reference. All wiring must follow the National Electric Code, Provincial or other codes in effect at the time of installation, regardless of suggestions in this manual.
  • Page 4: Precautions When Working With Batteries

    www.sigineer.com FOR SUCH USES. USING THE INVERTER/CHARGER WITH THESE PARTICULAR EQUIPMENTS IS AT YOUR OWN RISK. 1.2 Precautions When Working with Batteries 1.2.1 If battery acid contacts skin or clothing, wash immediately with soap and water. If acid enters eye, immediately flood eye with running cold water for at least 20 minutes and get medical attention immediately.
  • Page 5: Mechanical Design

    www.sigineer.com Our MPPT charger is electrically integrated into the inverter design and is able to harness the PV production to charge batteries when the the inverter is powered off. Its powerful DSP (digital signal processor) makes the M3KW solar inverter very versatile and almost all of its specifications can be adjusted via its top cover LCD or remote LCD panel, such as AC output voltage, frequency, power priority, low/high battery cutoff, charging profiles &...
  • Page 6: Features

    www.sigineer.com 2.3 Features *Automatic Solar Charging When the Inverter is Powered Off *Auto Generator Start *Overload Bypass *Battery Polarity Reverse Protection *Smart remote monitor with WIFI or GPRS Module *Remote LCD Panel with Adjustable Parameters *80A MPPT Solar Charger *Maximum THD: 3% at nominal battery voltage *Powerful 4-stage power factor corrected battery charger *High surge output capability, 200% peak load for 5 seconds *Low quiescent current, low power ‘Power Saver Mode’...
  • Page 7 www.sigineer.com The M Series pure sine wave inverter/charger is equipped with an active PFC (Power Factor Corrected) multistage battery charger. The PFC feature is used to control the amount of power used to charge the batteries in order to obtain a power factor as close as possible to 1. Unlike other inverters whose max charging current decreases according to the input AC voltage, the Sigineer Power M Series pure sine wave inverter/charger is able to output max charge current as long as input AC voltage is in the range of 65~140VAC, and AC frequency is qualified.
  • Page 8 The M Series pure sine wave inverter/charger is built with MPPT solar charging modules up to 80A. Model # AC Charging Current MPPT Solar Charger Max Charging Current M3024NC 140A M3048NC 120A...
  • Page 9: Dc&Ac Transfer

    Input Voltage 2.4.4 Power Saver There are two working statuses for M3024NC and M3048NC inverters: “Power On” and “Power Off”. When power switch is in the “Unit Off” position, the inverter is powered off. When power switch is turned to “Power ON”, the inverter is powered on.
  • Page 10: Protections

    www.sigineer.com Note: The minimum power of a load to take inverter out of sleep mode (Power Saver On) is 100 Watts. When the inverter is in idle, even there is AC input power, the inverter will discharge the battery as the LCD, relay, fans are powered by DC.
  • Page 11 www.sigineer.com 1. Plug in the remote LCD panel to the RS485 port. 2. Connects it to a computer via the USB port and monitor the inverter on the software. 3. Plugs a Wi-Fi or GPRS module into Wi-Fi port, monitor it on a computer or cellphone APP. 4.
  • Page 12: Lcd & Specification Setup

    www.sigineer.com The PV Butler APP will automatically refresh the data in every 5 minutes. To access real date, please roll down the screen to refresh. To monitor the inverter via both WIFI and USB port, the CUBEWiFi module can be connected via a short extension cable.
  • Page 13 < 43.6V <44.8V 48-50V 41.2-43.2V 43.6-45.6V 44.8-46.8V 50-52V 43.2-45.2V 45.6-47.6V 46.8-48.8V >52V > 45.2V > 47.6V >48.8V For model# M3024NC, the value is half of above value. Load Information Indicates overload. Indicates the load level by 0-24%, 25-49%, 50-74% and 75-100%.
  • Page 14 www.sigineer.com 0%~24% 25%~49% 50%~74% 75%~100% Mode Operation Information Indicates AC input is available. Indicates PV Input is available. Indicates load is supplied by AC power. Indicates the AC to DC charging. Indicates the DC to AC conversion. These three signs indicate the AC output priority. SOL.FIRST indicates solar Priority.
  • Page 15 www.sigineer.com 01 SbU: SBU Priority As indicated by the abbreviation, the power priority comes as solar>battery>utility. Solar energy provides power as first priority. If solar energy is insufficient, battery energy will be consumed. Utility provides power to the loads only when battery voltage drops to either low-level warning voltage or the setting point in program 12(DC to AC Transfer Voltage in “SBU Priority”).
  • Page 16 AGM Battery (Default) : CV :56.4V, Float 54V(M3048NC). CV :28.2V, Float 27V(M3024NC). 05: FLd Flood Battery: CV :58.4V, Float 56V(M3048NC)/ CV :19.2V, Float 28V(M3024NC). 05: USE User-Defined If “User-Defined” is selected, battery charge voltage and low DC cut-off voltage can be set up in program 19, 20 and 21.
  • Page 17 The AC Output Frequency can be set to 50Hz or 60Hz(default). Program 10: Number of 12V Batteries Connected in Series The default value is 4 for model # M3048NC, and 2 for model # M3024NC. This program is only a reminder about the 12V battery quantity.
  • Page 18 Program 18 Overload Bypass When enabled, the unit will transfer to line mode if overload occurs in battery mode. Program 19 Constant Voltage Charging Voltage Model # Default Value Resettable Range M3024NC 28.2V 24V~28.2V M3048NC 56.4V 48V~58.4V If user-defined setting (USE/US2) is selected in program 5, this program can be set up.
  • Page 19 M3024NC (Or 10% more SOC than low battery cut off in Lithium mode). To make it work, the power switch must remain in the original “ON” position. The minimal voltage for the LCD to illuminate is 30Vdc for M3048NC, and 15V for M3024NC. Program 22 Solar Power Balance When enabled, the solar input power will be automatically adjusted according to the load wattage.
  • Page 20 If “Flooded” or “User-Defined” is selected in program 05, this program can be set up. The Equalization is banned for AGM batteries. Program 44 Battery Equalization Voltage Model # Default Value Resettable Range M3024NC 29.2V 24V~29.2V M3048NC 58.4V 48-58.4V Program 45 Battery Equalized Time...
  • Page 21 www.sigineer.com 05 Battery Type User-Defined 2 05 Battery Type Lithium 06 Automatic Overload Restart Disable (Default) Restart 06 Automatic Overload Restart Enable Restart 07 Automatic OverTemp Restart Disable (Default) Restart 07 Automatic OverTemp Restart Enable Restart 08 AC Output Voltage 120V (Default) 09 AC Output Frequency 60Hz (Default)
  • Page 22 www.sigineer.com 17 Beeps once between AC Alarm on (default) and DC Transfer 17 Beeps once between AC Alarm off and DC Transfer 18 Overload Bypass Bypass Disable (default) 18 Overload Bypass Bypass enable 19 Constant Voltage 48V model: default 56.4V, Charging Voltage 48.0V~58.4V Settable 20 Float Charging Voltage...
  • Page 23 www.sigineer.com LCD Display Setting The LCD display information will be switched in turns by pressing “UP” or “DOWN” key. The selectable information is switched as below order: input voltage, input frequency, PV voltage, MPPT charging current, MPPT charging power, battery voltage, output voltage, output frequency, load percentage, load in VA, load in Watt, DC discharging current, inverter PCB software version and MPPT PCB software version.
  • Page 24 www.sigineer.com Load percentage Load in Watt Load ≧1KVA, displayed in x.x kVA. Load< 1kVA, displayed in xxx VA Load in VA Load in VA Load in Watt (≧1KW) DC discharging current Inverter PCB Software Version MPPT PCB Software Version The LCD will display different inverter status when the up or down button is pressed. The last two pages of LCD show the software version of the inverter PCB and MPPT PCB.
  • Page 25 www.sigineer.com output. Charging by AC. *Power saving mode: When enabled, the output of inverter will be off when connected load is under 100w. Charging by PV energy. No charging. Charging by AC and PV energy. Charging by AC. Fault mode Note: *Fault mode: Errors are PV energy and AC can...
  • Page 26: Audible Alarm

    www.sigineer.com When the inverter shuts off due to low battery voltage protection, and the switch is kept on “on” position, the inverter will use qualified AC power or PV power to charge batteries and wake up at “cold start voltage” to discharge the battery to provide AC output.
  • Page 27: Automatic Recovery Operation

    When the battery setting is in “LI” mode, low battery alarm is 5% higher than Low DC Cut-off Soc. 2.4.11 Automatic Recovery Operation For the M3024NC and M3048NC, it is designed with automatic recovery from: ⚫ Overloads shutoff ⚫ Over temperature shutoff ⚫...
  • Page 28: Unpacking And Inspection

    www.sigineer.com Follow all the local regulations to install the inverter. Please install the equipment in a location of Dry, Clean, Cool with good ventilation. Working temperature: ‐10℃ to 55℃(14℉ to 131℉) Storage temperature: ‐15℃ to 60℃(5℉to 140℉) Relative Humidity: 5% to 95%,non-condensing Cooling: Forced air Warning! Operation in a condensing environment will invalid warranty.
  • Page 29: Battery Wiring

    Ring Terminal Torque Model# Amperage capacity Wire Size value Cable Dimensions D (mm) L (mm) 1*2AWG 39.2 M3024NC 164A 200AH 2~ 3 Nm 2*6AWG 33.2 1*4AWG 39.2 100AH M3048NC 82A 2~ 3 Nm 2*8AWG 33.2 200AH Recommended breaker specification of battery for each inverter:...
  • Page 30 www.sigineer.com Model 2 units 3 units 4 units 5 units 6 units 3KVA 100A/230VAC 150A/230VAC 200A/230VAC 250A/230VAC 300A/230VAC Note1: Also, you can use 50A breaker for only 1 unit, and each inverter has a breaker at its AC input. Note2: Regarding three phase system, you can use 4 poles breaker, the rating is up to the current of the phase which has the maximum units.
  • Page 31: Pv Wiring

    Max. PV Array Open Circuit Voltage is 150Vdc, pls make sure Open circuit Voltage (Voc) of PV modules does not exceed 150V and higher than 34Vdc The PV voltage must be higher than battery voltage to activate charging. There is no voltage boost in the MPPT module. INVERTER MODEL M3024NC M3048NC...
  • Page 32: Ac Wiring

    www.sigineer.com Max. PV Array Open Circuit Voltage 145Vdc 145Vdc PV Array MPPT Voltage Range 30~115Vdc 60~115Vdc Min. battery voltage for PV charge 17Vdc 34Vdc The PV input will automatically wake up the LCD when PV voltage is over 3 volts higher than battery voltage, the PV charger will charge the battery when the PV voltage is over 5 volts higher than battery voltage.
  • Page 33: Communication With Lithium Batteries

    www.sigineer.com Please follow below steps to implement AC input/output connection: *Before making AC input/output connection, be sure to open DC protector or disconnector first. *Remove insulation sleeve 10mm for six conductors. And shorten phase L and neutral conductor N 3 mm. *Insert AC input wires according to polarities indicated on terminal block and tighten the terminal screws.
  • Page 34 www.sigineer.com Please follow below steps to implement lithium battery connection: Connect one end of RJ45 of battery to BMS communication port of inverter. Connect the other end of RJ45 cable to battery communication port. Lithium Battery Connection (optional) If choose lithium battery for the inverter, you are allowed to use the lithium battery which has been configured.
  • Page 35: Inverter Parallel Operation

    www.sigineer.com Pin#8 LCD setting For Lithium Batteries To make the inverter communicate with the battery BMS, the battery type should be set to “LI” in Program Please refer to “05: LI” for details. Note: When multiple inverters are paralleled with multiple lithium batteries, please follow the below setup. 1 Out of the lithium batteries, set one unit as the master and the rest as slave as per the lithium DIP switches.
  • Page 36 www.sigineer.com Communication Wire Connection Three inverters in parallel: Power Wire Connection Communication Wire Connection Four inverters in parallel: Power Wire Connection...
  • Page 37 www.sigineer.com Communication Wire Connection Five inverters in parallel: Power Wire Connection Communication Wire Connection Six inverters in parallel: Power Wire Connection...
  • Page 38: Parallel To Form Three Phase

    www.sigineer.com Communication Wire Connection 3.7.2 Parallel To Form Three Phase One inverter in each phase: Power Wire Connection Communication Wire Connection Two inverters in one phase and only one inverter for the remaining phases:...
  • Page 39 www.sigineer.com Power Wire Connection Communication Wire Connection Two inverters in two phases and only one inverter for the remaining phase: Power Wire Connection Communication Wire Connection...
  • Page 40 www.sigineer.com Three inverters in one phase and only one inverter for the remaining two phases: Power Wire Connection Communication Wire Connection Two inverters in each phase: Power Wire Connection Communication Wire Connection...
  • Page 41 www.sigineer.com Three inverters in one phase, two inverters in second phase and one inverter for the third phase: Power Wire Connection Communication Wire Connection Four inverters in one phase and one inverter for the other two phases: Power Wire Connection Communication Wire Connection WARNING: Do not connect the current sharing cable between the inverters which are in different phases.
  • Page 42: Parallel To Form Split Phase

    www.sigineer.com 3.7.3 Parallel to Form Split Phase One inverter in each phase: Power Wire Connection Communication Wire Connection Two inverters in each phase: Power Wire Connection Communication Wire Connection Three inverters in each phase:...
  • Page 43: Lcd Setting For Parallel Operation

    www.sigineer.com Power Wire Connection Communication Wire Connection WARNING: Do not connect the current sharing cable between the inverters which are in different phases. Otherwise, it may damage the inverters. CAUTION: For parallel operation,each inverter should connect to PV modules separate 3.7.4 LCD Setting For Parallel Operation Setting Program: Please refer to program 23 for details.
  • Page 44 www.sigineer.com LCD display in Master unit LCD display in Slave unit Note: Master and slave units are randomly defined. Step 4: Switch on all AC breakers of Line wires in AC input. It’s better to have all inverters connected to the utility at the same time.
  • Page 45: Communication With Computer

    www.sigineer.com Note 2: To avoid overload occurring, before turning on breakers in load side, it’s better to have whole system in operation first. Note 3: Transfer time for this operation exists. Power interruption may happen to critical devices, which cannot bear transfer time. Parallel in split phase Step 1: Check the wire connection Ensure all breakers in Line wires of load side are open and each Neutral wires of each unit are connected...
  • Page 46: Grounding

    www.sigineer.com a computer and follow on-screen instruction to install the monitoring software. For the detailed software operation, please check user manual of software. 3.9 Grounding Connect an AWG 8 gauge or greater copper wire between the grounding terminal on the inverter and the earth grounding system or the vehicle chassis.
  • Page 47: Maintenance & Troubleshooting

    www.sigineer.com 4 Maintenance & Troubleshooting This troubleshooting guide contains information about how to troubleshoot possible error conditions while using the M 3KW Solar Power Inverter/Charger. The following chart is designed to help you quickly pinpoint the most common inverter failures. Indicator and Buzzer Fault Code Fault Event...
  • Page 48 www.sigineer.com Warning Indicator Warning Code Warning Event Audible Alarm Icon flashing Beep three times every Fan Lock second Over temperature Beep once every second Battery over-charge Beep once every second Low battery Beep once every second Overload Beep once every 0.5 second Output power derating Beep twice every 3 seconds Solar charger stops due to low battery Beep once every second...
  • Page 49 www.sigineer.com Discharge over temperature Beep once every second Charge over temperature Beep once every second Mosfet over temperature Beep once every second Battery over temperature Beep once every second Battery under temperature Beep once every second System shut down Beep once every second TroubleShooting Problem LCD/LED/Buzzer...
  • Page 50 www.sigineer.com 2.Check whether the thermistor plug is loose. code) Buzzer beeps once Restart the unit, if the error happens again, Battery is over-charged. please every second, and return to repair center. Fault code 03 Check if spec and quantity of batteries are The battery voltage is too LED is flashing.
  • Page 51: Warranty

    www.sigineer.com connected well in the same parallel phases. 4. Check whether all neutral wires of all parallel units are connected together. 5. If problem still exists, contact repair center. 1. Check whether the parallel communication Fault code 80 CAN fault cables are connected well.
  • Page 52: Appendix 1 : M 3Kw Solar Inverter Spec Sheet

    Appendix 1 : M 3KW Solar Inverter Spec Sheet MODEL # M3024NC M3048NC Nominal AC Output Power 3000VA/3000W 3000VA/3000W AC Input Waveform Sinusoidal (Utility or Generator) Sinusoidal (Utility or Generator) AC Input Voltage 100/110/120 VAC 100/110/120 VAC Max AC Input Voltage...
  • Page 53 www.sigineer.com Mode) Low DC Cut-off SOC (Li Mode) Default 20%, 5%~50% settable Default 20%, 5%~50% settable High DC Recovery Voltage 28.2Vdc(C.V. charging voltage) 56.4Vdc(C.V. charging voltage) High DC Cut-off Voltage 30.4Vdc 60.8Vdc Idle Power CV & Float Charge voltage 24.0V~29.2V Settable 48.0V~58.4V Settable Maximum PV Array Power 4500W...
  • Page 54 READ THIS MANUAL BEFORE INSTALLATION, IT CONTAINS IMPORTANT SAFETY, INSTALLATION AND OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS. KEEP IT IN A SAFE PLACE FOR FUTURE REFERENCE. Sigineer Power Limited Email: info@sigineer.com TEL: +86 769 82817616 US Warehouse: 4415 S 32nd St, Phoenix AZ 85040...

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