Summary of Contents for Amerisolar AS-B2 Series
- Page 1 User Manual of PV Grid-Connected Inverter AS-B2 Series (1500-6000) Worldwide Energy and Manufacturing USA Co., Limited...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
Content 1. Safety ......................1 1.1 Safety Announcements ............................1 1.2 Requirements for Operator ..........................3 1.3 Environment Requirements ..........................3 2. Overview ......................4 2.1 Product Features ..............................4 2.2 Appearance and Structure ........................... 4 3. Installation ...................... 7 3.1 Installation Process ............................... - Page 3 5.Troubleshooting ..................... 29 5.1 Startup ................................... 29 5.2 Shutdown ................................29 6.Maintenance and Troubleshooting ..............29 6.1 Maintenance ................................. 29 6.2 Troubleshooting ..............................29 7. Package, Transportation and Storage ............32 7.1 Package ................................32 7.2 Transportation ..............................32 7.3 Storage .................................. 32 8.
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Page 4: Safety
NOTE: Amerisolar Company does not undertake the responsibility caused by violating common safety operation requirements or the safety standard of design, manufacture and use. - Page 5 Worldwide Energy and Manufacturing USA Co., Limited accident, it may cause electric shock or endanger human life. DANGER:There is deadly high voltage between the positive and negative of the PV array. During installing, ensure that the connection between inverter and PV array is completely disconnected and set warning marks at the disconnection to avoid reconnecting by accident.
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Page 6: Requirements For Operator
Worldwide Energy and Manufacturing USA Co., Limited The grid-connected generation must be allowed by local power supply department and operate by professionals. All the electrical connection must accord with the electrical installation standard of local nation and district. 1.1.8 Measure with Electricity CAUTION:There is dangerous high voltage, contacting by accident may lead to deadly danger. -
Page 7: Overview
Worldwide Energy and Manufacturing USA Co., Limited 2. Overview This chapter mainly introduces the inverter features, appearance, operation panel, work principle, etc. 2.1 Product Features Efficiently power generation: adopt efficient HERIC inverter topology and advanced completely digitized control technology. Safe and reliable: adopt aluminium alloy to diecast the outer case, so that the inverter can ... - Page 8 Worldwide Energy and Manufacturing USA Co., Limited Table2-1 Illustration of the operation panel Short press: less than 1s, Long press: more than 1s. 2.2.2 External Terminal Illustration The external terminals are all located in the bottom of the inverter, including PV input, AC output, communication port and DC switch, etc, as shown in Figure2-3.
- Page 9 Worldwide Energy and Manufacturing USA Co., Limited NOTE:When the DC SWITCH and COM. is not selected, the corresponding port is filled with a waterproof plug. DC switch DC switch (as shown in Figure2-5 ○ 1 ) is the connection switch of inverter and PV array.
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Page 10: Installation
Worldwide Energy and Manufacturing USA Co., Limited 3. Installation 3.1 Installation Process Figure3-1 Installation process 3.2 Installation Preparation 3.2.1 Tools CAUTION:The installation tools must be insulated to avoid electric shock. - Page 11 Worldwide Energy and Manufacturing USA Co., Limited 3.2.2 Installation Environment Do not install the inverter in the place with poor ventilation. Ensure that there has sufficient fresh-air supply around the inverter. To ensure long service life and stable operation, avoid direct sunshine, rain or snow on the ...
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Page 12: Transportation And Unpacking
Worldwide Energy and Manufacturing USA Co., Limited 3.2.4 Installation Way Figure3-4 Installation way 3.3 Transportation and unpacking 3.3.1 Transportation The inverter should be transported by trained professional. CAUTION:During transporting, please take care and avoid impacting or dropping. 3.3.2 Unpacking and Checking NOTE:Select the unpacking site in advance. -
Page 13: Installation
Worldwide Energy and Manufacturing USA Co., Limited 2. WIFI/GRPS and smart meter are optional, they are provided according to the contract. 3. The hexagonal wrench is packaged in the AC connector. CAUTION:If the inverter needs to be stored for a long time after unpacking, it is necessary to pack the inverter by original package and save properly. - Page 14 Worldwide Energy and Manufacturing USA Co., Limited CAUTION:When installation, please keep the installation holder horizontal. Figure3-8 Mark the drilling position NOTE:The depth of drilled holes should be within 45~55mm. Clear the dust and measure the net depth. Ensure that the depth of four holes is the same. Step 3 Install the equipped 4 expansion plugs into the holes, as shown in Figure3-9.
- Page 15 Worldwide Energy and Manufacturing USA Co., Limited Figure3-11. CAUTION:Do not loosen the inverter until the inverter has been hang in the installation holder completely. Figure3-11 Hang the inverter to installation holder Step 6 Fasten the inverter to the installation holder by 2 stainless steel combination bolt M5*12 (as shown in Figure3-12), and then lock it.
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Page 16: Electrical Connection
Worldwide Energy and Manufacturing USA Co., Limited 3.5 Electrical Connection 3.5.1 Wire Requirement The wiring of the inverter is all at the bottom, as shown in Figure2-5and Table2-2. The corresponding recommended wire specification as shown in Table3-1. Table3-1 Wire specification 3.5.2 External Grounding Connection The external grounding terminal is as shown in Figure2-5 ⑦... - Page 17 Worldwide Energy and Manufacturing USA Co., Limited 3.5.3 DC Input (PV) Connection When installation, it must use the equipped DC terminals to avoid inverter damage. It is recommended to use independent breaker for each PV input, and before connecting, ...
- Page 18 Worldwide Energy and Manufacturing USA Co., Limited Step 3 Insert the positive wire and negative wire into corresponding insulation crust respectively. If there has a click sound, it means that the wire have been inserted properly, as shown in Figure3-18. Figure3-18 Fasten the metal terminal Step 4 Tighten the sealing nuts of positive connector and negative connector to the corresponding insulation crusts respectively, as shown in Figure3-19.
- Page 19 Worldwide Energy and Manufacturing USA Co., Limited 3.5.4 AC Output (GRID) Connection CAUTION: It's forbidden that several inverters shares an AC switch. It's forbidden to connect with load between inverter and AC switch. To ensure the inverter can be disconnected with load safely, we suggest equipping independent dipolar breaker for each inverter to protect the inverter.
- Page 20 Worldwide Energy and Manufacturing USA Co., Limited corresponding port of AC connector. NOTE:When crimping the wires, please ensure the live wire, neutral wire and PE wire are connected to the corresponding port of AC connector. Figure3-22 AC connector Figure3-23 Connect the wires of AC connector CAUTION:There is L, N, PE mark on the AC connector, the wire connection must be accord with the mark correspondingly.
- Page 21 Worldwide Energy and Manufacturing USA Co., Limited 3.5.5 WIFI/GPRS Connection f the inverter is equipped with WIFI/GPRS, insert it to the WIFI/GPRS port (as shown in Figure3-25 )to monitor on the internet. The monitor way is as shown in Figure3-26. Figure3-25 WIFI/GPRS communication connection Figure3-26 WIFI/GPRS monitor way NOTE:The GPRS do not need to set.
- Page 22 Worldwide Energy and Manufacturing USA Co., Limited cannot connect wires. The PIN7 and PIN8 of external DRM adapter’s RJ45 plug must be short connected together. RS485 communication port RS485 communication port is used to communicate with smart meter to achieve anti-countercurrent.
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Page 23: Check The Installation
Worldwide Energy and Manufacturing USA Co., Limited RJ45 port and crimp it to the RJ45 plug.. Figure3-29 Crimp the wires of RJ45 port Step 2 After crimping, insert the RJ45 plug into the buckle (as shown in Figure3-30), and then, screw the RJ45 port. Figure3-30 Buckle position Step 3 Screw the waterproof cover on the COM. -
Page 24: First Startup
Worldwide Energy and Manufacturing USA Co., Limited 4.1 First Startup When first power on, if it shows the power-on password page, as shown in Figure4-1, please contact the agent to obtain the startup password. The corresponding button function is as shown in Table4-1. -
Page 25: Main Menu Page
Worldwide Energy and Manufacturing USA Co., Limited Figure4-5 Grid-connected main page (3) Table4-2 Button function on main page 4.3 Main Menu Page There are 5 sub-menu, including running information, power query, record query, system setting and system information, as shown in Figure4-6 to Figure4-8, corresponding button function is as shown in Table4-3. - Page 26 Worldwide Energy and Manufacturing USA Co., Limited P_in 00.0kW△ P_out 00.0kW Figure4-9 Running information page (1) 00.0Hz△ Freq Volt 000.0V Figure4-10 Running information page (2) Curr 000.0A△ PV1_U 000.0V Figure4-11 Running information page (3) PV1_I 000.0A△ PV2_U 000.0V Figure4-12 Running information page (4) PV2_I 000.0A△...
- Page 27 Worldwide Energy and Manufacturing USA Co., Limited 4.3.3 Record Query In main menu page, select Record Query, the LCD will show the record query page. In this page, it shows the current fault, history fault, user log, grid-connected and off-grid record, as shown in Figure4-15 to Figure4-16. Long press button, it will turn to detail info of selected item, as shown in Figure4-17 to Figure4-20, corresponding button function is as shown inTable4-8.
- Page 28 Worldwide Energy and Manufacturing USA Co., Limited 17/01/01 001: 12:00:00 G000 1 Figure4-20 Grid-connected and off-grid record page Table4-7 Corresponding list of grid-connected and off-grid record code and information Record code Record information G000 Grid-connected G001 Off-grid Table4-8 Button function on record query page Button Function ...
- Page 29 Worldwide Energy and Manufacturing USA Co., Limited Short press: move the cursor downward Long press: enter the cursor pointed user authority page General user setting The initial password of general user is 000111, as shown in Figure4-22, corresponding button function is as shown inTable4-10.
- Page 30 Worldwide Energy and Manufacturing USA Co., Limited Power OFF? >Cancel Figure4-26 Power-off confirmation page NOTE:The grid standards includes Germany, England, China, Australia, New Zealand, France VDE, Italy, Netherlands, Spain, Thai PEA, Thai MEA, America, California, Canada, Country Grid, Urban Grid, France VFR, France SEI, France CASE, user etc. △...
- Page 31 Worldwide Energy and Manufacturing USA Co., Limited Administrator setting The administrator setting is for the manufacturer, the password must be generated by the product S/N. 4.3.5 System Information In main menu page, select System Info, the LCD will show the system information, as shown in Figure4-31 to Figure4-36, corresponding button function is as shown in Table4-12.
- Page 32 Worldwide Energy and Manufacturing USA Co., Limited 5.Troubleshooting This chapter introduces how to start and shut down the inverter. 5.1 Startup Step 1 Switch on the DC switch (optional) and DC switch in the project site. When the PV arrays provide enough startup voltage, the LCD will enter the main interface. Step 2 Switch on the AC switch between inverter and grid.
- Page 33 Worldwide Energy and Manufacturing USA Co., Limited The inverter is designed on the basis of the grid-connected operation standards and meets the requirements of safety and EMC. Before provided to client, the inverter has been experienced for several rigorous tests to ensure reliable and optimizing operation. If some faults occur, the display screen will show the corresponding alarm information.
- Page 34 Worldwide Energy and Manufacturing USA Co., Limited Code Fault information Solution E038 Relay fault If the fault always exists, please contact the local distributor. Check the insulation resistance of PV system positive and negative. Check the environment and see if the environment is too Leakage current E042...
- Page 35 On the side of the carton, there has warning icons, including keep dry, handle with care, up, stacking layer limit, etc. On the other side of the carton, it prints the device model, etc. On the front side of the carton, there is the logo of Amerisolar company and device name.
- Page 36 Worldwide Energy and Manufacturing USA Co., Limited mechanical shaking, impact or strong magnetic field is also prohibited. Under the storage conditions above, the storage period is six months. If the inverter is stored beyond six months, it should be rechecked. 8.
- Page 37 Worldwide Energy and Manufacturing USA Co., Limited Cooling type Natural cooling Altitude 4000m(＞2000m derating) ℃ ＞45 ℃ Operation temperature -40~60 ( derating) Operation humidity 0~95% Display LCD display+LED indicator Communication RS485/WiFi (optional)/GPRS (optional)/DRM(Australia) DC terminal MC4 Terminal AC terminal Plug and play connector Installation method Wall-mounted Standard...
- Page 38 Worldwide Energy and Manufacturing USA Co., Limited Weight 11.8kg IP Grade IP65 ≤25dB Noise emission ＜1W Self-consumption at Night Cooling type Natural cooling Altitude 4000m(＞2000m derating) ℃ ＞45 ℃ Operation temperature -40~60 ( derating) Operation humidity 0~95%(Non-condensing) Display LCD display+LED indicator Communication RS485/WiFi (optional)/GPRS (optional)/DRM(Australia) DC terminal...
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