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Installation and Owner’s Manual ® Generac PWRcell Inverters XVT076A03 XVT114G03 X7602 X11402 009954 WARNING Loss of life. This product is not intended to be used in a critical life support application. Failure to adhere to this warning could result in death or serious injury.
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Use this page to record important information about your Generac Product Serial Number Location Record the information found on your unit data label on this page. See When contacting an Independent Authorized Service Dealer (IASD) or Generac Customer Service, always supply the complete model number and serial number of the unit.
Section 1: Safety Rules & General Section 4: Installing PWRcell Inverter Information Mounting Clearances ........11 Introduction ............1 Mounting Bracket Dimensions ......11 Read This Manual Thoroughly ........1 Mounting the Inverter ........12 Safety Rules ............1 How to Obtain Service ..........1 Section 5: Electrical Connections General Hazards ..........2 PWRcell Inverter Wiring Compartment ...
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Section 6: Commissioning Section 7: System Operation Commissioning the System ......25 General Information .......... 39 Connect to High Speed Broadband Internet ...25 Operation and User Interface ......39 Register System ..........25 Home Screen ............. 39 Connect PWRcell Inverter to AC Power ..25 Home Screen Icons ...........
Safety Rules & General Information Section 1: Safety Rules & General Information Introduction hazardous if performed incorrectly or carelessly. Observe them carefully. Alert definitions are as follows: ® Thank you for purchasing a Generac PWRcell product. The Generac PWRcell Inverter is a storage-ready DANGER inverter that connects to the PV Link™...
Safety Rules & General Information General Hazards CAUTION DANGER Equipment damage. Connect only to REbus-compatible Electrocution. Do not wear jewelry while devices to the DC bus. Never connect to any other DC working on this equipment. Doing so will power source. Connecting to other DC power sources result in death or serious injury.
Safety Rules & General Information Electrical Hazards DANGER Electrocution. Water contact with a power source, if not avoided, will result in death or serious injury. (000104) DANGER Electrocution. PWRcell Battery front cover should be removed by a qualified technician only. Removing the front cover could result in death, serious injury, equipment or property damage.
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Output power factor rating AC (25%, 50%, 100% of rated power) 0.96 0.98 0.99 Operating voltage range AC, XVT076A03 / X7602 (L-N) V rms Operating voltage range AC, XVT076A03 / X7602 (L-L) V rms Operating voltage range AC, XVT114G03 / X11402 (L-N)
General Information Serial Number Location Component Locations Refer to Figure 2-2 to locate unit serial number (D). Record the information from this tag in Table 1: PWRcell Inverter Important Information on the inside front cover of this manual. Unit Dimensions 009654 Figure 2-2.
General Information Inverter Control Panel Internet LED Internet LED (G) is illuminated when the inverter has a connection to the Generac server. Shutdown Mode DANGER Electrocution. Initiate a system-wide shutdown and turn the PWRcell DC Disconnect Switch OFF on all connected batteries before performing service.
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Location and Compliance Section 3: Location and Compliance Location Note on DC Wiring and the NEC When installing the PWRcell Inverter, consider the follow- Some electricians or installers may be unfamiliar with DC ing: wiring in a residential setting. Note the following: •...
Location and Compliance Voltage and Frequency Trip Thresholds This unit or system is provided with fixed trip limits and The inverter is disconnected from the grid during this shall not be aggregated above 30 kW on a single point of 300-second delay.
Installing PWRcell Inverter Section 4: Installing PWRcell Inverter Mounting Clearances 4 in 19-1/4 in 8 in 20 in 8-1/2 in (10.16 cm) (48.9 cm) (20.32 cm) (50.8 cm) (21.6 cm) 8 in (20.32 cm ) 24-1/2 in (62.23 cm) 8 in 28-1/2 in (20.32 cm) (72.4 cm)
Installing PWRcell Inverter Mounting the Inverter NOTE: is for illustration purposes only. Figure 4-3 CAUTION Equipment damage. Mount inverter to a strong, stable surface. Never mount to drywall, plaster, or other non-structural wall treatments. Failure to mount inverter to a strong, stable surface could result in equipment or property damage.
Electrical Connections Accessing Wiring Compartment DANGER Electrocution. Initiate a system-wide shutdown and turn the PWRcell DC Disconnect Switch OFF on all connected batteries before performing service. Failure to do so will result in death, serious injury, or equipment and property damage.
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Electrical Connections 1-19/32 in 40 mm 21-23/32 in 552 mm 3-13/16 in 2-7/32 in 97 mm 1-31/32 in 56 mm 50 mm 1-21/32 in 42 mm 2-13/16 in 5-17/32 in 5-13/32 in 72 mm 140 mm 137 mm 2-9/32 in 2-5/32 in 58 mm 55 mm...
Electrical Connections Wiring Guidelines Grounding Bar Wiring CAUTION DANGER Equipment damage. Never connect REbus conductors Electrocution. Verify all system voltages are safe before wiring. Disconnect all AC and DC sources of power before to ground. Connecting REbus conductors to ground touching terminals.
Electrical Connections DC Wiring Table 5-6. DC Wiring Terminal Specifications DANGER Terminal Wire Min Wire Size Torque Temp Range Temp Rating Electrocution. Never touch terminals when 18-6 AWG -40 to 266ºF 194ºF 12 in-lb inverter and PWRcell DC disconnects are ON. (.75-10 mm) (-40 to 130ºC) 90ºC...
Electrical Connections Protected Loads power from AC grid terminals through to the protected loads terminals. This includes when the inverter is CAUTION disabled. During a grid outage, internal relays inside the Equipment damage. Never connect protected loads inverter isolate the AC grid connection and the inverter terminals to other sources of power, including any other powers the protected loads only, using PV array and inverter, the utility grid, or a generator.
Electrical Connections Connecting Ethernet Configuring Static IP Settings IMPORTANT NOTE: Generac requires all PWRcell NOTE: For networks not configured for DHCP, use the system components to be connected to the Internet MAC address to locate the device on the network. and to maintain such connection throughout the war- To manually configure settings: ranty period.
Electrical Connections Verifying Connectivity NOTE: Use a laptop or other device to verify the Internet connection on the field installed Cat 5 cable. For a successful connection the following must be valid: • The Internet LED on the control panel must be lit. NOTE: Wait at least 5 minutes after the blue light illumi- nates to be certain the connection is stable.
Electrical Connections Current Transformers (CTs) Connecting Current Transformers • 5-9. Install CTs around the main Figure CAUTION service conductors between the service meter and point of interconnection with the inverter. Equipment damage. Only connect CTs provided by Generac. Never connect to any other CTs. Connecting •...
Electrical Connections NOTE: Make sure to use the same pinout and Table 5-8. CT RJ-45 Pinout connections. Wire Color Wire Color Value Table 5-9. Multiple CT Connection (T-568A) (T-568B) White / Green White / Orange CT3+ Service CT Port Adapter Adapter Phase and Green...
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Electrical Connections – To calibrate CTs, navigate to the inverter device – CT1 must be connected to Line 1. page, access the menu, and select the Calibrate – CT2 must be connected to Line 2. CTs option. – CT3 must be connected to line 3 (for three phase –...
Electrical Connections Other Accessories PWRcell ATS Load Management Options A Generac PWRcell ATS can be integrated into the Load management systems are designed to work PWRcell installation to facilitate alternate backup power together to prevent the PWRcell system from being configurations.
Commissioning Section 6: Commissioning Commissioning the System To register a system for PWRview monitoring: 1. See Figure 6-1. Locate the serial number and reg- NOTE: See the Generac PWRcell Commissioning Quick istration code on the registration decal on the front Start Guide for more information.
Commissioning System Mode Menu Safety Shutdown Grid Tie * Self Supply Clean Backup < EXIT SCROLL > NEXT • SELECT 010006 009967 Figure 6-2. Inverter Power-Up Figure 6-4. Selecting System Modes (2 of 4) NOTE: If grid power is temporarily not available to com- 4.
Commissioning NOTE: Reference the PWRcell Battery Installation and 4. Scroll through the settings using the up / down Owner’s Manual for advanced battery settings. arrow keys. 5. Use the center button to select a setting. Adjusting Inverter Settings 6. Use the up / down arrow keys to change the value 1.
Commissioning Set Export Override (optional) the grid. The system limits solar power generation to match power consumption measured by the PWRcell NOTE: This feature requires CTs to be properly installed CTs. Using the Inverter control panel, a user can find this and calibrated prior to use.
Commissioning Test Island Mode To test Island Mode, AC power to the inverter must be PWRcell 2P Inv. Menu disconnected. If configured to provide backup power to a protected loads subpanel, this may be accomplished by Enable turning OFF the solar backfeed breaker or solar AC dis- Mod.
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Commissioning 2. See Figure 6-12. Use the up and down arrows to Table 6-3. Time Zone Codes highlight Mod. Settings and press the center button Time Zone Units to enter the settings menu. US / Eastern REbus Beacon Menu US / Central Enable US / Mountain Mod.
Commissioning REbus Beacon REbus Beacon TOU Scheduler TOU Scheduler disabled Priority Backup To enable scheduler, Next Change: 1h:37m press center button Self Supply and select “Enable”. Schedule: SDGE 010118 010114 Figure 6-19. Enabling Beacon (1 of 2) Figure 6-16. Current System Mode. 6-18.
Commissioning NOTE: All PWRcell Inverters come with a REbus Bea- Configuring Basic PWRcell Settings con pre-installed. NOTE: To customize basic settings, the inverter must be disabled. Before disabling the inverter, ensure all REbus How to Access the Installer Configuration Tool devices have first been disabled.
Commissioning • Zero Import. CRD200 Export Only compliance to ance standard from the menu at the bottom of the remove the ability of the battery to charge from the page. Click Submit to apply the compliance stan- grid. See Zero Import.
Commissioning 4. Once logged onto the Installer Configuration Tool, select "Inverter." 5. From the Inverter menu select “PWRcell Configu- ration.” 6. See Figure 6-30. Uncheck Priority Backup from the “Enabled SysModes” list. 7. Find Zero Import setting select “ENABLED”. 8. Click the “Submit” button at the bottom of the page. 9.
Commissioning How to set: PWRcell Inverters are manufactured with some common default parameters. One of these default parameters is 1. Navigate to the inverter device page. the default Power Line Modem (PLM) channel. PWRcell 2. Disable inverter if enabled. Inverters use the PLM channel to communicate with and 3.
Commissioning 1. Close the AC backfeed breaker to supply AC PLM Crosstalk Recovery Procedure power to one PWRcell Inverter AC Grid Input/Out- For each PWRcell Inverter that has crosstalked, perform put Terminals. This will allow the inverter to ener- the following procedure to clear the foreign devices from gize and illuminate the Inverter control panel.
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System Operation Section 7: System Operation General Information Home Screen The PWRcell system is a flexible, highly customizable Figure 7-2. The power flow display on the home system that can be configured in a number of ways to screen illustrates the flow of power in the system. As meet customer needs.
System Operation System Modes Overview mode. Some modes interact with PWRcell Batteries to store power and/or balance production and consumption. Generac PWRcell offers several system modes for vari- for an overview of available Table 7-1 Table 7-2 ous installation configurations, markets, and applications. system modes.
System Operation Figure 7-9. If there is a utility service interruption while operating in Clean Backup, the system will enter Island Mode. Protected loads will be supported by solar and battery power. If enough solar power is available, solar will simultaneously charge the battery and support the loads.
System Operation Island Mode Sell In the event of a grid outage, the PWRcell Inverter enters Sell mode sets the system to export all available DC Island Mode. While in Island Mode, the inverter discon- power to the grid up to the rated grid-tied output maxi- nects from the utility grid and powers the building from mum.
Maintenance Section 8: Maintenance Service DANGER Electrocution. Verify all system voltages are safe before wiring. Disconnect all AC and DC sources of power before touching terminals. Failure to ensure no dangerous voltages are present on conductors and terminals before wiring will result in death or serious injury. (000642) DANGER Electrocution.
Maintenance Annual Maintenance To replace a fuse: 1. Initiate an inverter shutdown. See Shutdown On an annual basis: for more information. Mode • Clean the exterior of the enclosure with a soft cloth. 2. See Figure 8-1. Open all PWRcell DC Disconnects •...
Troubleshooting Section 9: Troubleshooting General Troubleshooting Some of the more common problems are listed in the table below. This information is intended to be a check or verification that simple causes can be located and fixed. It does not cover all types of problems. Procedures that require in-depth knowledge or skills should be referred to an Independent Authorized Service Dealer.
Troubleshooting Overload Behavior Table 9-2. Overload Behavior Island Overload Event Cause Behavior Solution Overload on Voltage Motor load has demanded – If inverter output voltage – Turn OFF motor loads additional current for starting drops below 114 V, inverter causing voltage to drop will attempt to shed any –...
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